The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-03
MUNICIPAL.
Several Important Constitutional
Questions To BE Inquired into.


Questions TO Be Inquired into.
Consequent upon conversation will
judged. b. Cotton. who is taxpayer. Admins
! traitor Isaacson came TO the conclusion yester
day of addressing note to the citys legal ad
, vsors. asking them to meet the judge In orde
, to come to an agreement regarding the con
s'ruction ofthe constitutional tax-to bring be
fore our courts for final decision the question
whether IL Is meant that the city is authorize
TO collect fifteen mills or ten mills tax dur
ing the year 1890.
The proposed test ease. In the opinion OF the
Administrator, Will set the question at rest. ant
the decision will be reached before TIE taxes o
this year become 6xtgthis.
i ANOTHER QUESTION.
| Yesterday the Administrator OF Finance re.
cetved communication from Mr.. VIM Walsh
the chief clerk of Sheriff eau breauxs Office
asking the Administrator whether the sheriff
shall, Ia accordance with the provisions Of the
| constitution, receive city obligations of any
wear ior The taxes Of any yea due prior T. Jan
| hitting all costs. In such case. SAYS Mr..
Walsh, the sheriff will look to the city for the
/ The constitutional provisions which provoke
the dilemma tfor dilemma there is. as will be
shown further onl are sufficiently imp ortant TO
peons ordlnaices ' relief Of denausnt tax
layers the following occurs:
| ARTICLE |. BE- i ordained. etc. All interests.
| penalties. costs, fees aud charges whatever ON
taxes and liceuses due this State or any politi-
lchcarporation therein prior to the fret ct Jan.
s reS Se q redsmpeon sha continue
| until ths fret day of January. 1881. LII the
event the principal Of said taxes aud lie ,nsas
| costs. fees and charges hersinbefore RENTED
shall revive and attach to he property upon
which the licenses and taxes are due. and such
property shall then be sold In the manner to be
ptoyided py law. and the title OF the purchaser
shall be full and complete. a.
Ind provided further that Interest
shall accrue and he collected on the prinepal
of eaid DELINQUENT taxes and licenses at the
rate OF per cent per annum, from January l,
discouut uf 10 Der cent psr annum nhai be
allowed from the date OF payment to January
l, 1881"
Further on the same article third paragraph.
third aectiou3 says:
BE il further ordained. That all taxes and II.
een.es dua 9ny parish s e. municipal coep2re
ann raid warrants. scrip or floating indebted
t, 80 Of aaid parish. or municipal corporation.
Although Mr.. Walsh wished an early answer
to bis note, several persons waiting at his office
to settle back taxes. Administrator Isaacson
was unable ~ reDly. bat had to refer the matter
From Mr.. lsaacson's point Of view 1t Is owl
dent that should the adminis ration comply
with the letter OF the constitution of 1879 the
city will havs 10 pay the costs Il court sthe
sherifs fes. those of the recorder of mort
erae on faye Il he a or
all of which have been put into court. The
amount which the city would have TO dsburssin
certainly be very large. II is apprehended by
Mr. Isaaceon that the obligations of the city to
the officials named above would create a new
floating debt. prohibited already by law, aud, rs
we'll. that the entire provision Of the constitu.
tioh on the subject might be declared bs the
United States regarding tho Integrlty OF {, con o
tracts. such as the premium bond act and the
vested rights, Of scrip holders, laws existing
previous 10 the adoption OF the constitution
providing that the revenues of the city OF ono
year shall be applied fret to the payment of the
expenses Of that year
asked Mr.. McCaleb and MFR. Bpne the CITY Mt
torneys. to examine into the matter and give
him their legal opinion IA to what his course
should be.
THE MARKET REVENUES.
BY referring to the books Of tho Admjnistra. |
tor OF Commerce 1t Ia found hat the highest |
bid. Of slG5,eO0. made for tha revenues OF all tho
Inarkets for the year 1880 is less by over $4,000
than the amount collected by Mr.. Dud nhefsr !
and bis asst tant inspectors during 1879. In |
December. through these inspectors Admins |
traitor Behan's department collected over sl5 00l |
from the market people, and yet the highest |
markets for January was only sts 100. which ae- |
counts for the rejection OF all the bids.
THE DOG TAX. |
Before the opening of the department yes |
terday morning there were no fewer than q |
dozen applicants for dog tags: but the tags not |
bsiug accessible when the doors Op ned the |
applicants had to be turned away. BY noon, |
however,, over twenty dog owners had been |
SUPPLIED with the tags, which cost S1-no reduc- |!
ton for children under twelve years OF age.
COMPLAINT AGAINST THE WHARF LEASE.
Messrs. A. X. Miller & Co.. chip agents. of |
this city, have addressed n communication to |
Behan, eomptai ing of the ex-
lstsnce Ia the river around two of their vessels |
of q large quantity of drift wood logs. etc.
which are apt to damage their vessels and |
others lying adjacent to them. The com plain
ants threaten 10 hold the city reSpOnsibla in |
case of damage. The Administrator referred |
the matter to MIR. Ellermann, the wharf lessee
who. II appears. has already been on more than
one occasion notified To remove these accumu-
atiau Mr.. Behan constituting 1t TO be his duty
q do 30. according to the terms Of his lease.
Mr. Elermann. 1t would SEEM has paid no