The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-21

| NO. w. AN All
10 authorize tho Administrator Of Finance 70,
| the city Of New Orleans to institute su Ia for
| licenses aud taxes on capital aud PERSONS
| property IN the iustiees' courts OF said
| city. when he may deem fit no 10 do and
when tho amount invn we'd docs not exceed
| ono hundred dollars. To fix aud limit the
fees and costs In sucl easea, to rsauire the
oonstablea OF said courts to pay over the
| amount OF taxes aud licenses thus collected
| and to provide penalties for failure 50 to do
| aud TO repeal MI laws or parts Of laws In
| conf OF Herewith.
HEUT1oN J. Be IL endrfeI by he Senate and
| House Of Representations 9f Mo State IF Louisj.
| ana, IN General Assf,nbiy oonpenei, That here.
after the Administrator OF Finance Of tho city Of
| New Orleans shall have authority III in hia dis.
| erection he deem nv to bring suits for taxes on
capital or personal property aud licenses where
| the amount involved does not exceed one hun.
| dred dollars, before any justice or The peace
| OF The city OF Now Oflean,, in whose dis.
trict tho defendant or defendants may do bust.
ness or reside. Aud said justice shall have power
| to issue such ipjunetions, provisional seizures
aud other orde-s in tho proseo ion and eollec.
ton Of said taxes and licenses, which by existing
laws may ba issued for that purpose.
bEo. =. 10 u further aRacfGd, etc. That tho
fees Of Tho Justices Of the peace aud cons ables in
such suits shall be Rs TO lows and no more.
The foes and charges Of the justice to be:
In each case for an amount not exceeding
twenty five dollars. ono dollar.
NOT exceeding fifty dollars nor Less than twenty
i've dollars, one dollar aud fifty cents.
Not exec ding one hundred dollars, nor less
than fifty dollars, two dollars ana fifty cents.
The fees and charges Of the cons ables, not in
cluding actual d sbarsonents nor the usual CON-
missions on collections aud snlea shall be, In all
onses IN which no receives any process or orders
Of court for service pievons to Judgment one
dollar.
In all cases in which he receives u ,aeri faoiaa
nh additional do lar, il tho amount d not ex-
ceed fifty dollars, and two dollars when tho
amount sued for does not exceed one hundred
dollars. nor oss than fifty pillars. In all Cases
where keeper Is placed in possession Of the de-
fendants property undor seizure, one dollar
day shall be allowed.
SEQ. s. 30 il further enacted, etc.,, That tho
constables OF tho said Justice OF the peace courts
shall, aud are hereby required TO- pay over to the
state tax ctllBCtora or the Administrator Of Fl
nance Of said city, ~ the CAGE may be- al taxes
aud licenses received by them. within ten days
from the time tho money shall have been col.
leoted
sEo. 4. BE IL further enacted. ETC., That should
the said constables, without good and sufficient
cause, fail to pay over all moneys lleeted by
them. IN tax and license suits, within the time
and manner specified In section 3 OF this act,
trey shai BIO deemed guilty OF misdemeanor,
and conviction shall be punished by fine and
imprisonment, within the discretion OF the court,
and also BIO removed from office by the Governor.
SEQ. s. BE IL further enacted, etc, That all
laws, or parts OF laws, Inconsistent or in conflict
herewith, be and tho same hereby repealed,
and that this act shall take effect from and after
it's passage.
(Signed) LOUIS BUSH,
speaker Of the II ,use OF represent atives.
(signed) LOUIS A. WILTZ,
Lieutenant Govern /, aud President OF the Senate.
Approved April 20, 1877
(signed) FRANCIS r. NICHOLLs,
Governor Of the State OF Louisiana.
a true copy
WILL A. SrRoNn,
Secre taty Of State.