The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-08-28
Separate Ordinances.

due the State Or any political corperation
therein, prior to the first day of January, 1873.
and yet unpaid, are RENTED and all propertv
forfeited to the State or any political corpora
ton on account of non-payment of taxes and
licenses, or to which the State or any uoitical
corporation now has title, shall be releama
bic, and the title to the State or any political
corporation thereto annulled upon the paw.
ment By the debtor, or any interested party, of
the principal of all taxes and licenses that
may be due thereon at tn, date of r, demption,
and this right of redemption shall continue
until the first day of January, 1881 In the
event the principal of said taxes and licenses
Is not paid by the time the interest penalties.
costs, lees and charges hereinbefore RENTED
shall revive and attach to the property upon
which the taxes and licenses are due, and such
property shall be then sold in the manner to
be provided by law, and the title of the pur-
chaser shall be full and complete; provided,
that nothing herein contained shall be cor-
strued us affecting the rights of third persons
who may have purchased property gally
as 'essed aud sold at tax sales, or from the
Stat ,'rany political corr o-ation, after the
same was legally forfeited to or purchased by
tho State or said corporations; and provided
lected Oh the principal of said delinquent tax
es and licenses at the rate of s per cent per
annum from January |, 1880; and On all said
taxes and licenses paid Il discount of 10 per
cent per annum shall be allowed from the
date ofpaymeni to January l, 1881.
That sll taxes and licenses due the State prior
to Jonuary l, 1879, may be paid us follows:
l. That portion of said taxes and licenses
due the general fund and all other funds, OK
ccpt as hereinafter provided, in any valid Au-
ditor's war; nts outstanding at the date of
the adoption of this constitution, except all
warrants issued prior to the first OF January
1874, and also all warrants issued from first
of January, 1871, to first of January 1873, for
other purposee than for salaries of constitu-
tional officers, or for the support of charitable
institutions for the year 1874.
That at the option of the holders of any of
said warrants, TIE said warrants may be fun
ded in bonds of the denomination of five dol
| lars, with interest coupons attached thereto,
at the rate of per cent per annum interest
from the first day of July 1880. The said bonds
to be due and payable six years from the
first day of January; the said coupons being
payable at the State treasury on the first day
of February and August of each year.
| All moneys received in the treasury for all
! taxes and licenses due the STAGE prior to the
first day of January, 1879, except such as are
otherwise provided for by this ordinance,
shall be set aside to pay the interest Oh said
five dollar bonds, and to provide a sinking
fund to redeem the same. The bonds above
provided and interest coupons shall also be re
ceivable for amounts dae the State for the re
demption or purchase Of property which has
been forfeited or aold to the State for deln
quent taxes and licenses of any of the years
named in this article. The bonds SO issuei
shall be receivable for the said taxes and Ii
censes and the obligations of the public
charitable institutions of the State given fol
the purchase of necessary supplies of food
clothing, medicine and hire of employees.
3 That portion of said taxes and license
1874, in any matured coupons issued by tn
State since that date.
g. That portion of said tax due the leve
fund since the year 1871, to the year 1876, Ill
elusive of both years, i'll any valid warrant
issued by the levee company and Endorsed b.
the Auditor and Treasurer of the State as fo
lows: Receivable for levee tax due for 1871
1876, inclusive;" and the Auditor and Treasul
er are hereby authorized to SO endorse wal
rats issued by the levee company in the cas-
entitled Louisiana Levee Company VS.. tn
Ssate of Louisiana, No 1853, in the Suprem
g Court of Louisiana.
Be it further ordained ETC., That no aud
tors warrants shall be taken as valid for tn
: purpose of payment of taxes and licenses Q
, funding herenbefore described until the SAN
shall have been examined by the Audito
Treasurer and Attorney General of the Stat
and endorsed by them as valid. Said warrant
when so indorsed, may be surrendered to sal
officers, and by them registered and eanclet
and in lieu thereof said Auditor and Treasur,
shall issue certificates in sums of five, te
Q twenty or fifty dollars, as may be desired b
=, the holders of said warrants, which shall be r
yisable for all taxes and licenses due the Sta
prior to january / 1879, except the taxes d'
Y the interest fund and levee fund.
q Be it further ordained, That all taxes al
licenses due any parish or municipal corpor
, ton prior to January |, 1878, may be payah
l. in any valid warrants, scrip floating indel