The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-21
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The Ten-Min Ordinance and Scrip
Ordinance Adopted.

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Ordinance Adopted.
The City Council yesterday ut It's meeting
adopted two very important ordinances, which
are referred to In the official proceedings pub
tiehed In this mornings DEMOCRAT as "an
ordinance to carry into effect act No. 40 of tho
General Assembly of 1880. approved March 40
1880" and IAN ordinance to carry into effect
net No. IS approved April .. 1880"
Act No. 40 referred to is the n-mill tax iimi-
fafion act, and act No. rs IL tho act making all
valid warrants, scrip and evidences Of indebt.
esiness Of parochial or municipal corportions
receivable for taxes and licenees due prior to
january /. 1879. Act No. 40 reads as follows:
SECTION ]. Be il enacted bv the General Assem-
bib az The State OF Louisiana, That all parish or
municipal Sorporations In this state shall re-,
or municipal corporations prior to January 1,
1879, all valid warrants. scrip or evidences OF
tndehedness Of saa parsn or wifh nn,epa G a
elimination as to what years said warrants.
scrip or evidences OF Indebtedness shall have
been issued provided. that all valid metropolt-
tan police warrants or scrip for the years ls74
ISIS and 1876 shall be receivable only for that
portion OF the tax levied for the metropoi tan
police fund and no other. without any discrtmt-
nation as to the year In which said warrants
were Issued or said taxes levied; and that all
school certificates Issued according to law by
taxes due any parish or municipality only for
that portion of the school tax due by said par
ish or municipality. The true intent or meant
ing of this act being to allow the delnquen'
taxpayers TO pay their Indebtedness Of any year
with any kind of valid oeltsations issued or
poration In this State, with the restrictions
above provided. without any discrimination rs
70 the year In which said warrants; scrip or
the debt contracted provided. however, that no
warrant. scrip or other evidence OF indebted.
ness Of any parochisl or municipal corporation
haa lna nnpnln
the same shall, after the. passage of this act,
have frat been examined by the police jury OF
town or city owing the Indebtedness, and found
valid and Endorsed by them az such and II shall
be the duty OF said police juries and municipal
the validity of said scrip and other evidences of
Indebtedness Immediately upon the presenta-
ton Of the same t. them; prortded no right to
plead prescription shall hereby be waived; and
prorSdsd further that all warrants and certifi.
Gates condemned by the police jury or munici-
pal corporation shall be so stamped.
And act No. rs. as follows:
ERCTToN /. BE ii endsted By The General Assem-
biz Of the State OF Louisiana, That no parish
or municipal tax TO be collected during the ear
1850. for said year, shall. for all purposes in
ciuded exceed ten mills on the dollar OF the
value of ell property, real and personal in said
parish or municipality. under the assessment
abt and every parish and az
ity of this State from collecting an aggregate
tax for the year 1880 of more than ten mills on
the dollar OF the assessed valuation of prom
erty except as provided in articles 2oa 2l4 and
ass Of the constitution of this State
SEC. .. Be IL further enacted. etc. That every
official whether police juror. city administra.
constable, City attorney, city clerk or other per-
son. who shall collect or attempt to collect or
demand, or assist another In demanding, col
than as shove provided. shall be held to have
violated this law and the said article of the con-
SEC, 3. Be Il further enacted. ste. All laws or
parts OF laws In conflict with the provision of
this act be and the same are hereby repealed.
resolution was also adopted requesting the
city attorneys opinion as to when the term of
offiee of the present administration would ex-
pire under the terms OF the new constitution.