The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-04-26

the necessary tour hfths vote O
the Senate 10 suspend the rules
and put The bill upon its thlrd
reading and final passage.
The following is the text OF The
bill:
An lact for the relief of delinquent tax
tpevers; to anllnl certain Tux sttles ID
their property to the State o LOUIS
ana and to facilitate the collection OF
\ taxes.
4 Whereas, the greatest obstacle to the
! collection of current taxes is the fact
that. under existing laws, all buck taxes
| and current taxes, and thepenalties ion
non-payment thereof, must be pad IN
/ full, at one and the same payment, III
! order to relieve the property OF defln-
quent taxpayers from the tax liens ex
listing thereon, and in order to secure a
REDEMPTION Of property sold TO the State
of Louisiana at tax sales; and
Whereas, the speedy collection OF
current taxes has become sn imperative
necessity; therefore,
SECTION j. BE II enncted by the Senate
and House Of Representations Of tie State
Of Louisiana, IN General ASSEMBLY con-
ueaed, That all delinquent taxpayers
who have paid, Or who shall pay prior
to the first day ofJuly, 1879. their State
taxes for the year 1875. due and collecti-
BILE in the year 1879, and their current
State taxes annually thereafter, shall
have and enjoy the right and privilege
of paying the amount dde by them 10
the State for back taxes for all previous
years, up to and including the year
1877. i'll three equal and annual INSTALL
ments, as follows. to-wit: The first in
stallment on or before the first day OF
July. 1886: the second installmeut ON
or before the first day of July, 1881.
and the third installment on or before
the first day Of July, 1882.
SEC. 2. BE IL further endctsa, etc,
That MI delinquent taxpaYers who shall
pay their current and back State taxes,
III accordance with the provisions of the
first section of this act, shall he and
they are hereby relieued from the pay
meut Of AIRY ard all penalties due by
them under existing laws for non-pay-
ment .uf taxes and all tax sales Of
then property TO the State of Lnuisi-
ana, made prior to the passage of this
not. nr which may he made prior to fhe
first day OF July, 1879, shall be and they
are hereby aunullea iu all cases where
the State of Louisiana has not already
sold such property to third persons,
ind executed und delivered t0such third
persons a .fifle fhereto,
SIC. B. BE ii f'afher enacted, etc,
That fine failure Of any Delinquent tax
l,mver to pay any annual instullment Of
his back taxes, OR to pay his current
t,tZes, as provided in tfhe first section Of
Tins act, shall ipsD Jacto. constitute his
forfeiture of all the benefits, nights and
privileges Of fliis act.
SEC. 4. BE II .fnrthe, eaaetaa, sic.,
That State warrants of the Stateeof Lou
iaiana shall he and theg are hereby
made receivable in payment Of all back
tnxes, due bv all delinquent taxpayers
who may offer to pay fheir back aud
current taxes in accordance with the
Of the firstasection of ftilis act
SEC. S. BE III further enacted, etc,
That this act shall take effect from and
after it's passage. and that all laws and
parts Of laws contrary to or in conf let
with the provisions of tlis act he and
the same are hereby repealed.