The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-21
THE LEGISLATURE.
The senate.

b. Senator. 1,,,
the special order. 1t being House bill
1914, the general revenue bill.
On motion of Mr.. Steven the repor
OF the committee was adopted. and thu
bill as amended was considered by sec
tions.
The bill is entitled "An not regulating
the mode Of assessing and coilectint
taxes throughout the State: providing
for the collection of over and under
assessments. providing for the collec
tion OF State and parish taxes and the
appointment OF tax collectors; limitinl
tf,e power of taxation OF all parishes
and municipalities throughout the State.
giving relief to taxpayers and appoint
Ing board to examine outstanding
claims, and repeating ell laws In CON
ilict Herewith, and to remit certain
interest snd penalties on certain un.
paid taxes, and limiting the liene, the
privileges and right Of pledge for
licenses, taxes and assessments, and
appointment of assessors In oil the
parishes, and for the taking OF the CEN
aus Of the youths between the ages oil
six and twenty-one in oil the parishes
OF the State"
Mr.. Ellis proposed to strike out the
first section providing for q parish
He argued In favor of the sheriffs col
leeting the taxes. The motion was lost.
Pending consideration Of the bill Mr..
Texada reported rs correctly enrolled
Senate bills SO, 1909 and 12t and joint
resolution No. l.
Section / was adopted as printed with.
out amendment.
Section 2 adopted as printed. 1t re-
lates to qualifications for assessors.
Section was amended by inserting in
line %, after the word ''other." as print
ed, the words lin case OF refusing to do
40 by the Auditor OF Public Accounts
The section relates to approval OF bonds
OF the parish assessors. ..
Section 4, requiring each assessor to
file duly certified copy of his bond
with the State Auditor, was adopted as
printed.
Section was amended by adding q
provision for annual assessments of
personal property and revision OF as
sessment rolls for the purpose OF indi-
eating thereon all changes In the owner
ship and valuation OF property, changes
In real property affected by overflows
and crevasses to be noted. The section
relates to assessments and revisions OF
assessments, the assessments to be
made every four years and the reyisions
annually.
Mr.. Robertson In the chair.
Section G-Adopted. 1t provides that
the Auditor may require statistical in
formation as to lands, crops, etc., to be
furnished by the assessors when desired
from time to time.
Section Adopted. Itrelates to lands
OF nonrresidents.
Section S-Relative to lands lying on
both sides of parish dividing lines.
Adopted.
Section o-Thatall movable property
shall be assessed In the parish where it
10 located. Adopted.
Sections 10 to 10 inclusive were adopt
cd as printed.
Section II was amended to read,
"That IL any tract or lot OF land or
other property shall be omitted In the
assessment Of any year or series OF
years, the same, when discovered, shall
be assessed by the Assessor for the
whole period for which the same may
have been omitted; provided, no back
taxes for more than three years shall
be assessed against said property, and
shall be subjected to the State and parish
taxes which may have been, or may
hereafter pc, assessed In accordance
Mr.. George was adopted, allowing par
Ties to make affldavits of excessive |
and have revisions made |
by the assessors.
Section 10 was adopted as printed.
when, pending further consideration of
he bill, the Senate went into executive
session, which was shortly raised.
MIR. Demas In the chair.
House bill $50, fixing the salaries of
he judges OF the Supreme Court The
Jhief Justice at $500 and the Asso-
hates at $1,000 each, reducing them to
he old standard, was passed finally.
Senate bill 1913. relative to lotteries. to
epeal the lottery act, was referred to
he Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Grover, without previous notice,
Introduced an act to facilitate liquida-
ion OF the bonded and floating debt OF
gew Orleans by authorizing said city
Q sue, etc., without subsection to merger
1 claims. Referred.
Senate bill No. 1876, (Mr. Breaux's), re-
alive to lotteries, to repeal acts Nos.
nd 10, OF 1874, In reference thereto, was
eferred.
Senate bill No. 100, to authorize Fin
ny q Co. to sue the State fer medi-
ines furnished to the Charity Hospital
4 1871, 1872, 1873 and 1874, was amended D
nd finally passed.
House bill 251, to authorize suit for
Va tuS Ghhkl5l VI ila5 ltGVe6 1
company, was referred to Committee
D Lands and Levees.
House bill 2S5, to authorize receipts of
. g, Payne for taxes by the tax collec-
u, was finally passed.
House bill IS, to define tax liens and
idgments against real property, and
utes or sheriffs, notaries, recorders, &
tc., In reference thereto, was finally
assed.
MIR. Garland, for the Committee on
laims, reported on Senate bill No. 112,
n the relief OF the Board Of Engineers,
on the claim therein Of Jas.
ongstreet, and unfavorably on the
aim Of the Secretary named in the q
ILL., Report received. t
An act for the relief of Miss Mary A.
urke, Of Orleans, was read and re- a
red. e
Ats:1o p. N. the Senate adjourned till /
n. Wednesday.
The WGuse. +
The House WAS called to order at the l.