The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-09
MEASURES OF REFORM.

Editor Democrat The following reso.
| Iutiona, presented by me 10 the Central
Democratic Conservative Club or the
| Tenth Ward, ut the regular meeting oi
August L, 1870, were unanimously
adopted aud ordered to be spread upon
| the minutes
hesol,ed, That in the interests of
| practical reform, and In order TO rescue
our city and State from impending bank
| ourselves to work for the following res
Suits;
/. 10 repeal all laws creating monopo-
lies, and thus place all interests on an
equal and common standpoint.
q, To make all officers, State and city.
salHried. and to secure all perquisites
thereto attached to the State, city or
parish, as the case may be-
4, 10 limit, by constitutional provis-
ion, the total taxable power OF this city,
for all purposes, to one and loneshalf
per cent that Ia, one per cent fof total
city taxation, and oheshalf OF one per
cent for total State taxation.
4. 10 limit assessments upon real and
personal property TO sixty per cent OF
the market cash valuation At forced
sales,
B. 10 prohibit. by constitutional In
terdiptiun, the contraction OF any debt
by this State, or any Of her cities, towns
or parishes, for any purpose Whatever.
O.. 10 abolish the license system, as
wrong In principle. unjust to the. indus
trions. and al absolute reward to the
INDECENT aud idle.
I. 10 have our city government
changed by the next Legislature for
the two boards known az alderman ana
assistant aldermen OF former admini5
trations, and to restore to this city full
and systematic control over her police
and school departments.
3. 10 setutiniae With jealous care our
present indebtedness uf whatever
character, with the view OF ascertain
ing II any OF 1t has been incurred In
violation Of the stfictest Interpretation
of express law guyetningih such cases
pledging ourselves to meet es Far as
possible every cent that we do owe, and
60 cpniemn every cent that has been
illegally contracted.
o. 10 insist that all employees OF our
State and city governments shall be paid
dollar for dollar for work actually done,
and all other interests afterwards.
10. 10 prohibit by proper laws The
contracting for convict labor, whether |
for works Of private or public improve |
mept. because the employment or such |
eonviets brings thein into
improper and unjust competition with |
and lawsabiding citizens Of
the commonwealth, and should not and
must not be further tolerated.
AT the next regular meeting, August
D, 1879, on my molten the club directed
that copy Of the same should be for
wafded by the Secretary to the Demo
cratic Parish Committee, and also TO the
President of every Central Democratic
Club In this city. to be by
them submitted TO the club over which
they respectively presided.
On this motion, [ called FOR a
standing vote. which was carried In a
full meeting by All almost unanimous
vote, only one voting IN the negative,
and this one was said to he Interested
In maintaining the perquisite system,
already too long in vogue.
The Tenth Ward Property Holders
Union had, on my motion. previously
adopted these came resolutions, TRUST
you will see proper to publish this eotn'
IA an expression from the
Tenth Ward Of this city upon the
1eedful measures OF reform.
Respectfully,
q, II, TEBAttf, NJ, y,