The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-22


Administrator OF As@Sssmenta.'
heetion 81 to becomeseetion se9
Section So, strike out alf of lines 9, 4, and O.
Section IS TO become section 81.
Section 81. line o, add utter the word asses
s s1s the Words dd INK IN ns 9nrn er
the exposing of the rolls aforesaid any persons
aggrigved ~ an er.assessment may t MAKE al
Wbo sba u s The and q
to the board Of assessors. presided over by the
Administrator Of Assessments herelnaboye pro-
yided for. who shall pass thereon on or before
tho first day OF September. The Auditor of
Public Accounts or any citizen shall have the
right to complain In the same manner Of any
unequal or under valuation, after notice TO the
party in interest, and said complaints shall be
passed on by the Board of ASSESSORS on or be-
fore the first day Of September"
Section sc to become section So. ..-.
The following TO be @ substitute for section 49,:
Be ID further enacted. etc., That any person
whose, request fol. correction of assessment
shall have been refused by the Board Of Asses
sors, may su nit his case to board of review,
to be- composed of seven. citizens and taxpayers
residing in the parish OF Orleans, 70 be appoint.
cd by the Governor on or before the first day of
September Of each year, and the said board 50
appointed shall meet in room provided there
civ Hall and shall hear ali complaints which
have been made to the Board Of Assessors and
refused they shall certify their findings to the
hereinafter provided. The said board shall not
git for q longer period than forty days from the
first Day, ot September, and each member be
than pay for forty days shall be allowed under
any circumstances, the said compensation 70 be
Ing Of said board shall be final,
Section 81 to become section 80.
Section 50, line 3, strike out the words "Ad-
ministrator Of Assessments" and insert in lieu
thereof The words Board Of Assessors" In
lines 8 and strike out tho words "..Administra-
s St In line gtrks out the word aTbI-
traitors" and insert tho word review" In line
sstrike out the word first and insert tRe word
Section So to become section 90.
Section 90. ine Il, after he word authorized.
insert the words TO apply to the. Assessor OF
the District for redress, who shall sub nit the
same t., the Board of Assessors. who shall pass
thereon as provided above for the year. Of the
general assessment and ia the event Of the re-
matter shall be- determined by submitting the
question 70 tho Board Of RHview rs above pro-
vided and the tax shall be known aad desig
nated rs the tax for the year in which it is pay
able"
Section 81 to become 81. The following to be
substituted for section 81:
Bet FURTHER eHacted, CO.. That, there shall be
six Tax Collectors Tor the parish Of Orleans. 10
be appooted by the Governor, with the adyice Ice
and consent Of tho Senate. One for the FIRST
District, ono for the Second District one for the
Third District one for the Fourth District. one
Seventh Districts That the said Tax Colec-
tors shall give bond, with good and solvent Sc
CURLY thereon, as follows to wit: the Tax, Col
lars the Tax Collector Of the second DISTRICT
forty thousand dollars; the Tax Collector OF the
Third, District. twenty, thousand dollars: the
Tax Collector OF the Fourth District, twenty
five thousand dollars; the Tax Collector Of the
Fifth District, fifteen thousand dollars the Tax
Collector OF The sixth and Seventh Districts,
The bonds to be approved by the Auditor of
Public Accounts, which bonds. conditioned for
the faithful performance OF the duties OF said
tax collectors. shall be recorded in the mortgage
| office, and operate legal mortgage on all the
| property Of said collectors, the original OF said
bonds, with q certificate OF registry thereon, 70
be filed In the office of the Auditor of Public
| Accounts.
Be ii t1rtlter enacted. etc.. That the Auditor OF
Public Accounts shall not recognize any tax col
leetor until he shall have given his bond as
aforesaid, and taken the oath Of Office pre-
scrbed by the constitution; and said oath OF
| offie shall be- fled along. with the bond In the
| Office OF the Auditor OF Public Accounts; that in
case any tux collector sha fail. refuse or neg
| leet to give bond as above provided, within
| twenty days from his appointment, his office
| shall be deemed vacant and the Governor shall
| fill the vacancy. with the advice and consent OF
the Senate, II the same be In session II not the
said name shall DO ssnt in ct the next session
| of the Senate.
| The following to be section o.:
| SEC. 90. Be ii further enacted. ETC., That the
| said tax collectors snail be entitled to the fol-
| lowing compensation and no more. to be COM
puted on the sums actually collected and paid
The tax collector of the First District shall re-.
| ccive one per cent; the tax collector OF the
| Second District shall receive one and q quarter
per cent; the tax collector Of the Third District
| shall receive three and 81 half per cen: the tax
collector Of the Fourth District shall receive two
| per cent; the tax collector Of the Fifth District
shall receive six per cent: the tax collector OF
| the Sixth and seventh Districts shall receive
| three aud half per cent. They shall also re-
ceive five per cent on all licenses; oil said tax
collectors shall be entitled for every seizure one
; dollar and for every notice, when legal notice
iS actually served, ten cents only, to be paid by
the tax oayer, and in no case by the State
| Section 90 to become section 81.
| Section %, in line 5. strike out the words Ad-
ministrator of Finance" and insert the words
| tax collectors"
Section Of to become section 95,
Section. IS, line g. strike put the words I'D
ministrator of Finance and insert tax colec-
tors" Line 8. strike out the words Admins
collectors" In line A. strike out. the word
daily" and insert the word weekly"
The following to be section 90:
before the FIRST day OF March Of each year the
said Tax Collectors shall give notice by publea.
ton In the official journal, three times during
State taxes for the current year on and after the
first day of May of each year all State taxes I'M
paid shall bear interest at the rate Of eight per
cent per anaum. On or before the fl rst day o.
September Of each year. the said Tax Collectors
snail transmit to the Auditor Of Public Accounts
n list of the names Of all parties who have not
paid their taxes for the current year. said list tc
| be alphabetically arranged, to con ain the name
or names OF the party assessed the description
Oh properly anu ID5 amount Oh taxes ul6 bueEe-
on That the Administrator Of Accounts of the
city of New Orleans is hereby directed to furnish
| q similar list at the same time to the Auditor
showing the names oftbose whose taxes assessed
remain unpaid and the description by the as.
sessment roll Of the property. in order that said
deIinquents may be included in the forfeiture tc
b. operated as here natter, provided nothing In
this section being intended to modify. present
existing laws. as to the time when city taxes
become due or the interest thereon. This sec
ton being intended simply to furnish one sys-
tenn of forfeiture for both State and city taxes
and thus relieving the city Of the burden Of en-.
forcing the payment Of taxes through the
! Courts.
| The Auditor Of Public Accounts snail there.
upon before the twentieth day OF September
prepare list of said delinquentS, as handed te
| him by the Said Tax Collectors and Admi nistra-
tors Of Finance ranged alphabetically showing
the names and amounts of taxes due by the de-
linquents. and shall publish the same once In
| the official journal, accompanied with notice
| to the said deinquents, that unless the same bt
paid on or before the first day Of December, the
| title for the property upon which the taxes are
g.. Il l.1kf EnAy N5In