The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-27

Or tag on personal property Of any descffp-
ton, py any. person, firm, company, Of cor
poratiof. doing business ID this State, the tax
Ell notice TO such delinquent taxpayer, 10 pay
such license or tax TN personal property, aud
II, at the expiration 81 said notice. the II.
eense and tax, together With all costs, be not
10 seize and sell, after ten days ADVERTISE
ment, the property, rights and credits Of such
delinquent taxpayer, or 90 much thereof az
may be necessary TO satisfy the claims Of the
State as aforesaid, together with all legal
costs.
SEC. g.. Be Il further snaeted, etc. That Il
shall be lawful for the tax collector. when he
has good reasons 10 believe that the State
will lose the license or tax on personal prop
etty by waiting for the expiration OF the
notice or advertisement herein required, to
proceed. by summary seizure and sale OF the
property, OF whatever description, of such
delinauents, TO satisfy the amount of said tax
or License wth , costs ana Peaaa ~
and every license shall expire on the thirty
| first day Of De- ember In the year In which 1t
was obtained; proyided, that any person,
firm or corporation. engaging u any q TIE
this act. after the first day Of July In each
and every year, shall be liable for only hall q
| license
SrG. I. Be u further enacted, ETC., That II
state to list the license taxpayers OF their re-
speetlve parishes or districts In the month u
| January vi each year. and by the thlrty-ftrst
| pf said month return one copy Of such list 70
The tax collectors Of tbe district OF parish and
| one copy to the Auditor OF Public Accounts /;
and also. III addition thereto. assessors shall
render seml-annually thereafter during the
| year a supplemental return, as above pro-
| vided, of persons who during such terms may
have become liable to pay. a license. tax Under
this act, the license tax being collectible on
SEC. s. Be Il further enacted, ETC, That act
| No. 2g. extra session, 1878, known as "The
Moffstt Register Law entitled an act TO pro-
| vide revenues for the State from licenses OF,
occupations Of dealers In and sellers Of wines,
spirituotis and malt liquors. by the drink. and
| Keepers Of bar-rpoms, and from 9 tax on the
| said wines and liquors; to provide Tor the as
certainment and collection of said tax; to pre-.
scribe the Of the register, etc, etc), be and
| the same Is hereby repealed; provided, that
| the collection Of all unpaid licenses for the
| year 1878 may be enforced and collected. =.
SEC. 9. BE II further enacted, ETC., That ell
| license taxes heretofore imposed under the
provisions of any former license act, and not
herein enumerated or provided for. be and
the same are hereby repealed; and that this
act shall take effect from and after It's
passage.
| Mr.. Jeffries moved that the bill be adopted
on It's second reading.
| Carried.
| Mr.. Taylor offered the following amend-
ment as an additional section:
"That u shall not be lawful for any parish
or municipal corporation TO levy, assess on
demand any license tax ON any trade, profess
sion, occupation or calling, In excess Of any
license tax herein levied and established on
any such trade, profession on calling. except
as herein specallpprovided."
BY rising vote OF II yeas to 45 nays the
motion 10 amend was lost.
| On the motion Of Mr.. Jeffries the bill was
ordered 10 be taken as engrossed.
| Under q suspension Of the rules, ON the
| further motion of Mr. Jeffries, the bill was
read third time and passed.
| The title was amended to correspond with
the additional sections Of the bill as adopted
In the committee Of the whole, and the title
was adopted as amended.
/ Mr.. Jsfrries moved TO reconsider the vote
just taken. and ON his own motion the motion
TO reconsider was laid on the table.
| Mr.. Potts moved that
| House bill No. IA,
| IAN act 10 amend and re-enaot section 81
act approved March II, 1878, entitled An aot
TO authorizes the loan Of State bonds to the
New Orleans Pacific Railway Company; k
provide means for the payment Of the prinei
pal and interest; 10 authorize the company
10 make Its mortgage bonds and secure them
by first mortgage OF present and future
property; TO provide pledge Of said mort
gage bonds 10 the State, and the terms there
of. and 10 regulate the use OF the proceeds %
said State bonds,'"
Which had been assigned as the special
order Of the day for.this day at Q O'Clock, be
reasslgned as the special order Of the day,
| Immediately after joint session for election
for United States Senator, tomorrow, the
| twenty-flfth instant.
Pending the motion TO reassign, on the mo-
ton Of Mr.. Demas, the House adjourned until
Saturday, January Is, 1879, at II 80 a. IN.
g. NJ. PEGUES, Chief Clerk.