The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15
RELIEF TO TAXPAYERS.

RELIEF TO TAXPAYERS.
II was the purpose Of the members OF the
Constitutional Convention to extend to DELHI
uuent taxpayers an opportunity TO settle
their taxes and licenses promptly. and In ex-
ecution of this design they adopted special
ordinance, which provides, among other
things--
That all taxne md Licences due the State prior
to January ]. 1879. may be paid as foll We:
NJ L. What portion vi eHid taxes aud licenses due
the genei Ill fu and al other funds. EXCEPT az
hereinafter provided. Ia any valid Audi tors
warrants outstanding at the date # the adop.
tion of this nstitnlon.. except all warrants
issued prior to The FIRST OF January, 1874. and
1874 to fret OF January. 1s75 or other pur oses
than for salaries Of tona officers. or for
tne support vi charitable institutions for the
THAI at the option OF the holders e any Of
eHid war; ante the said warrants may be fund
sd n bonds of the dsnominah,os q W. daaf H.
rate Of 8 per cent / er apnum interest from the
frst day q July. 1880; the faid bonus to be due.
Jam lie s aa t"upa 5sm e aS s Sss
the state treasury on the first day of FEBRUARY
and August.
taxes and licent OF due the 81 ate pttir to he
hrst day of January. 1879. exc nj such az are
otherwise provi,i, for ny this ordinance snail
lar bonds, aud IT, provide linking tnn1 to re,
deem the same. Tbs bonds above Or. vided and
Interest ccnpons Hhsll a,.o ~, be r1eslva3. tor
purchase Of property which has been forfeited
or sold to the state for delinquent taxes and IL
canses Of any Of the years hMtued Ia this article
The bonds 80 issued shall be recev Bile tor the
said taxes aud II enaes aud thu obligations OF
chs public charitable institutions Ut the State
given for the purchase Of necessary supplies of
food. clothing, medicine and hire Of employees,
- %h., ,xrI,, >, ~ u
Be It further ordained, etc. That no Auditors
warrants shall BE- taken as valid for the .pnr-
pose of payment Of taxes aud licenses Or fund
tnE herefnbefore prescribed until the same
Treasurer and Attorney General If the State.
and intoIsed by them az valid. Sal warrants;
when 30 indnTsed. may be snrfendered to said
Omcers and by III m registered aud Cancelled.
aud 10 lieu thereof said Audi or and Treasurer
shall Issue certificates In eums ct five, ten.
twsnty oI CIV dollars: % may O. de1i,sd ~ w
able for oil taxes and licenses due the state
prior 10 January l. 1870. except the taxes due
the interest fund aud levee fund.
The clause requiring warrants to be ex-
amined by the Auditor. Treasurer and Attor
ney General, and to be Endorsed BY those
officers, and alec the necessity Of having the
bonds printed and prepared for Issuance, will
render the ordinance imperative, until the
Legislature shall pass an appropriation to
meet the expenses which must be incurred
The meagre amounts allowed by the oonstitu-
tion to the officers mentioned are not sufIl-
Client for the ordinary expenses Of their de-
partmente, and 1t will be impracticable
for them to undertake these additional
duties, requiring large expenditures and extra
clerical force, unless an appropriation suffi-
Client to cover the necee sary outlay 10 made.
This ID very important matter to large
class OF citizens. who during the years Of
Radical misrule and oppression were unable
10 pay their taxes and licenses, and who are
looking forward hopefully to this much
needed relief, to enable them to
square UP with the State. There are
also q number OF persons whose prop
erty has been seized and sold to pay
taxes. who, II this ordinance could be putinto
execution. would be able to redeem the same.
taxes and for the obligations Of the public
charitable institutions OF the State; and the
bonds are also made receivable for amounts
due to the State for the redemption or
purchase OF property which has been
forfeited or cold to the State for de-
linquent taxes and licenses. but there can be
nothing done, and none Of the relief can
- obtained, Of course, until provision is
made for the examination of the warrants
and the printing and issuing Of the bonds. 1t
seems to us that the Legislature should take
prompt action In this matter. as there will
necessarily be much delay In having the
bonds printed and prepared, even after the
requisite appropriation shall be made. In
the meantime the warrants are being made a
football OF by the brokers, and parties who
have held them in good faith are being forced
to close them out because the outlook for the
relief intended by the trainers OF the consti-
tuition seems to be anything but bright.
There would seem to be absolutely nothing to
gain by delay In this matter, and we trust
the Legislature, In the interest OF the people,
will pass the necessary act as soon as pos
sible.