St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-03-26
AN EXTRA SESSION.

'e.ins. q copy Of petition to the
Governor. praying him to call an
extra session of the Legislature.
with the request that We have the
sam. signed BY the "tax payers or
voters" of this parish The authori-
ties of New Orleans. deeming - tax
of te.. mills insufficient to meet the
demands Of the bond-hOlders and
defrny the expenses Of the city gov
eminent, appealed to the Supreme
Court of the State. which decided
that the CONSTITUTIONAL limit of ten
mills for lie city Of New Orleans
Was, under he circumstance, con-
.rary to the Constitution of the
United States. Both .Le State abd
Federal judiciary lave or,isred .i
,l;t;ona! taxes t. be levied, Which.
IL in direct conflict to tue new con-
,titur,on, WHICH limits The rates of
tsSatirn Of the State to six mills.
nd 6. The city of New Orleans Ia
ten mills '':u all purposes whatso-
ever" The petition therefore be-
seech, the Governor to call M ex.
ira session OF the Legislature, ut
the earliest practical time, "tor tie
purpose Of submitting to their seri-
uns consideration the unfortunate
c md ton of this gr..at community.
mon which The State government
y" largely dep. nds for it's support
ana efficiency, in order that they
may devise some means to place.
the ii. ntiunal Emit to taxation
b:youi the control If the Judiciary,
To the end t,at the true interest OF
the entire people may be protected
ir"m impend n j, hin"
! We have always been strenunusls
opposed +" an extra session of the
General Assembly. for the benefit
II New Orleans, or any other
municipal corporation. and believe
that ia 50 doing We have reA ..cteGl
tile sentiments of a very large ma
j"rity Of the people of the State
The country parishes are in no con.
,iition to bear the expense at m
extra session at this time. Besides
the proposition "f the Tax Payer.
Association would involve HI
amendment to tbs Constitution. anil
the amendment would have to b.
submitted I" the people for rniiticn.
ton, after icing published for three
months in the newspapers VI the
State. That is the mode Of pro.
ce,lure according tn the Cnnstitu.
,inn. But the General Assembly
might possibly "ievi-e" rome mean
for overcoming that obstacle. The,
have peculiarly for ".levising
means" Perhaps the greatest proc
Of this is the fact that the Louisiana
State Lottery monopoly still -four.
ishes. tue provisions of the Consti.
tuition to the contrary notwith.
standing. In that case, by some
sort Of Anatomical hocuspocus, the
desired means were devised. Be
that rs it may. We d" not believe
that the general pubic are w;llin4
to incur the burden II an extra ses.
sion. however much the Tax Pay.
ers Association may consider it nd.
visab!e or a, cessary.
The city Of New Orleans has no,
been Conspicuous for its efforts t.
work out its own redemption. Il
Is u notorious FAC. Lat tue assess.
ments Of property have been place.
1t ri.iieniously low figures, as shown
ny the diuereLce between tue Ia,
electors books aud those uf the
n inrance companies. whenever n
ite occurs. And the city govern.
mert DO not practice economy yer,
extensively. b, reducing expenses
On tie contrary; few days ag,
the members Of the City Council
made an appropriation to pay the