The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-08

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the State and city. The following fig.
ures will make the reduction in this
particular more obvious:
APPROPRIATION FOR ASSESSORS.
1872 ----------.. .--..--. $50 900 0G
1915 ----..--.-. .-... l5O, ono 0O
1874 ..--.-- $4,000 on
1910 -..-..... l23,OUO Otl
1910 ----.-.-;- - lOG ,S75 0u
lo|f -,---r------ .------- a., is 90
Under the new law, the general as
sessmeht being made only once in four
years, gthe Assessors IN the country
Parishes apeiailowed onlyone-llalf tile
above commissions for every. year but
the year of the general assessment,
making an increase of4he savings NJ.
ready. stated by one-half yearlyafo ev.I
cry three years out of four. The, coli
lectors under the new system have
been equally reduced. Before the war
they received ID per. cent on the first
$4,000, 5 per cent on sums above So 900
and up to $4,000, 3 per cent above
$4,000, 10 per cent on Licenses. DUR
ing reconstruction, or since 1871, 10
per cent for collecting taxes and licsn-
ces. Under the act of 1877, 10 per
cent for less than S. 900, S per cent
over $4,000 or less than $40, 900, and
10 percent on licenses. The estimated
saving on the State revenue alone is
probably $4,000 per annum. Tn New
Orleans the collectors received as
follows:
BEFORE THE WAR.
On first $4,000. and under, 10 per
cent. j - f9l54ifs;f sI95Ssit ~
Over $4,000, and not exceeding slO,-
600, per cent. ..t, .,-,.~. 1.
$ Over $4,000, 8 per cent.
T Onamohutpaid into the treasury for
Licenses IL. per .ceut. les .lfa.e !:
SINCE THE wAR--RADIcAL ADMINS
TRATIoN-AcTs Nos. 8 II OF, 1873
AND ii OF 1872.
tyf 60
Ten per cent for collecting taxes aud
licenses in Third, Fonrth, Fifth and
Sixth Districtsnf New Orleans.
. Two and half per cent in First
District.
Three per cent in Second District.
Eight per cent in Third and Fourth
Districts. , .,al,,4 All a.ts,s. j.,
Ten per cent in Fifth and Sixth
Districts. .tiiI5 2'pR3 ai'y5a's - .
Ten per cent on all back taxes. =
Five per cent for collecting licenses
in First District.
Seven aud aiIalf per cent for collect
ing licenses in Second District.
Ten per cent for collecting licenses
in Third, Fourth and Fifth Districts.
Fifteen per cent for collecting hcen-
SEES in Sixth District rTF3S UaEI Fl
GOVERNOR NICHOLS ADMINfsTRA.
TIoN-AcT No. SO OF 1877.
One and a quarter per cent for for col !,
lecting in First District. .yl4f ~
One and half per cent for collect
ing in Second District.
Three and a half Der cent fo Il collec--
ting in Third District iEeW- diTeH
Two anda halfpcr cent for collect
ing in Fourti. District. =
Six per cent for collecting ID Fifth,
District ,asai sGa sol 3Gri BIZ
Three and q half per cent forcollec-
ting in Sixth District.
Six per cent fof'eollecting in Seventh
District. 10 i've sis saUuiaa1 Hive
And licenses s per cent, ;,,,st u lsas !
The saving by these rates over the
cost before the war is obvious, and
over theaRephblienns rates has been es-
timated by me AZ 500, 900 per annum,
and stated by a revenue offer at. IS,
600 dollars per anbuhi; as follows :N
First District. :.:..!l - ~ sac, 900
Secapd Districts :. =. >. ~. -. I20, 900
THIRD! Iillrd district -r7dr 5000
Fourth District 10000
Fifth Districts u. g.i.tl..i.! ,.i.i 1900
Sixth Districtas- ~. :. -sas = 5000
Seventh District. 1900
- ag..4 So, 200
u The economy in rates of compensa-
ton Is not theoiily saving nfade BY
the act to whichSI have referred, The
cost under it Of enforcing collection is
d mere nothing compared to the odions
SYSTEM whichit replaced. BY its pro-
visions aasimple and uniform system |
of forfeiture for delinquency has been
created, and the term of redemption
from six months to- two
years. Some complaint has beenmade
1t the retention of tax collectors and
the failure to vest the collection Of
taxes in the slIeriffs. AT the time this !
revenue ACT, was 7passed,it wouldbhave
been suicidal so to do. Many of the
sheriffs were adherents Of the uslrpi1g |
government, and icing constitutional
officers, werenot susceptible of reno
val by the executive. & The President
If the United States was. reported to
nave said that the pay ment of taxes |
would Indicate the. government sup
ported by the people, and proinptnsss
# organization was, therefore, as, it
we're, a crucial test. Under such cir
to have turned over the
collection of the revenues in many of
he larger Parishes to opponents, Of the
egal government would l,avs been, if
lot fatal; at least extremely danger
ms. sAbstractly, however; the propri-
'ty Of making the ,sleriffs the collec-
ors is, at least, debatabie.A AS re.
yards economy, the commission. now
aid tax collectors being lower than
hose allowed the isheritfs before thed
var, Of course nothing could ,be, gained
" the change. AS regards efficiency,
he impossibility of removing slieliffs,,d
nd tins placing them; in. a measured
'eyona The control Of the Auditor,
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