The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-26

Ioan "n! interest prior to January
:0ou' winch may be paid as provide
~ Ine miscellaneous ordinances of tn
constitution of 1870 for the relief :
, uei'hqnent taxpayers, and the baIauc
J uue thereon shall be paid in two eqna
instruments on the Ist day of Decem
oef' 1854. ANY default of the paymeu
ol any 'nstallmeut shall work a forte;
! ture, and the tax collector or ex-offici
TAX collector shall immediately en-
'oice payment by summary seizur
and sale. N''
, ~, SEC. II. Be it further enacted. etc
nat II any tax collector or ex.otlici
tax collector shall, after four month
rom the PRONUNCIATION of this act faj
TO advertise such property and offer i
los sale, as required in this act, he an,
MS suretles in solido shall become per
sonally liable aud bound for the entir,
amount of all such taxes, licenses. in
terest, expenses and costs due Jannar1
/, 1851. And it is hereby made tn.
mandatory and imperative DUTY O
each District throughout the State. in.
Guiding the city of New Orleans, to in
st'tute, forthwith, suit in behalf OF
the State of Louisiana, and in bebal,
or each Parish within his District.
against each tax collector or ex-officio
tax collector and his sureties in soljdo
who shall have failed to make said adj
Vertlsements and offerings, which suit
snail be tried summarily by preference
ana without jury; and the District
Attorney shall receive fee of ten per
cent on the amount of the Judgment
obtained in each snit, to be paid nv
the tax collector or ex-officio tax coj.
lector and his sureties in soido, and to
be made part Of the Judgment IN the
case.
SEC. IL. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That should any District Attorney fail
to institute any such suit as ,ueht to
be Instituted under this act, within
sixty days after the failure of the tax
collector to advertise and offer such
property as aforesaid, or should any
District Attorney fail to try said suit
unless prevented by the failure of the
Judge to hold his court,) then in eli
the- event the District Attorney shall
become personally liable for amount of
the taxes, licenses, interest, expenses
aud costs due January /, 1880, and it
Is hereby made the mandatory and
imperative duty of the Attorney Gen.
sral to at once institute suit tor such
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, etc..
That III case of the failure of any tax
or sheriff, or ex officio tax
and of any District Attorney
ina OF the Attorney General to per-
orm his duty as aforesaid, any holder
II any warrant, bond or other oblica.
ion, which by said constitutional ord
nance, or laws, carrying the same into
Eject, is made receivable for taxes and
licenses due the State prior to January
/, 1879, shat have the right to sue the
AK collector, or ex otficio tax coilec.
or, and the District Attorney. sepa-
ately and in solid", for tie full
mount OF the warrants, bonds or 9TH
r obligations held bv him, to an
not exceeding the entii g
mount of the taxes, licenses, interest,
expenses aud costs due January /,
ooO, and for ten per cent. attorneys
ees; and shall have judgment for said
mount sued for within said limits,
nd fol said attorneys fees; and ali
lch suits shall be tried snlumarily by
reference and without a jury.
SEC. IA. Be it further enacted etc !
hat In all Parishes of the Stale whe,e
pigments have been obtained against
ny taxpayer by the State or an, Par
ii Or municipal authority and said !
pigments have become final, it is /
ereby made the duty of the specialj
5torney provided for i'll act No. 4 of
le extra session of 1881 OF t..e Gene
Il Assembly, to proceed to enfor e
he same, for which service he shu.i :,
'celve the same compensation as al :,
wed in said act. wheel, SAID cumpen- !,
I'll N shall Oe cha Q rs costs on said
usmen!s; provided tliat the provis- +
MS OF this section shall not he ct :.
reed against any taxpayer who has ,
'cenfed and complied with the pro- G
slons Ut Sections 8, $ and 10 of this ;,
It. "
SEC ID. Be it further enacted, etc, :
hat all penalties heretofore attached (
or added on any tax bill for Il delin-
'ency on the taxpayer due prior to a
nnary /, 1880, are hereby reluitted, :
ID the taxpayer ST. delinquent shal! k
required to pay in lieu thereof iu- Il
rest at the late of eight per cent per
mum from the date said taxes be- I
me due.
SEC, Is. Be it further enacted, ETC.. E
lat on the advertising and sale of a,
llnquent property the tax collectors ii
roughout tho State shall advertise fl
d sell at one and the same time for al
delinquencies on all taxes tor all w
ais, and the said tax collectors shall n,
,eivc as compensation for their SER
,es the same fee as now allowed by
v. ~
SEC. IL. Be it further enacted, ETC., u:
lat for all the services. labors and I,
ties performed by each Sheriff and VI
.otlicio tax collector throughout the
tie, he shall be paid four per centunl "a "a
all State and Parish taxes collected - -
him and actually paid over to the - :,
tie and Parish treasury. For the ~
cures, sales and tax deeds made by 'S'
III tax collector or Sheriff, he shall +,
allowed the same costs which are T 81
owed by law to shertffs for mileage, ~
lures, sales and sheriif's deeds in "
icial proceedings, and he shall be o.
owed four per centum on amounts va va
lected from tax sales, to be collect 10
as costs should he be prevented by w
lnction or otherwise from collecting ~, -
4 taxes and costs; he shall be re- OF
ned any deficiency for actual ex- Pc
'se incurred out of the taxes collec- LAY
from her property advertised for r..
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&c. lS. Be it further enacted, etc., -.
1t all property sold at tax sales IN|