The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-07-03
Auditor shall not issue warrants

less his assessment rolls be accom-
panied by his affidavit, sworn to
and subscribed before ajuStice of
the peace in and for his parish,
that the description of the proper
ty was actually made By him, call
ing On each tax payer individual
~, and making the description as
required by law.
Sec. 81. Be it further enacted,
etc, Shat each and every State
collector, or assessor, in order to
aid him in ascertaining the taxa
BILE property within his parish or
assessment district, is authorized
and required to interrogate, upon
oath or affirmation, in every in
stance, each and every tax paying
inhabitant of his parish or assess
ment district, in the followingp par
ticulars: All the objects of taxa
ton described by law liable to tax
alton, in his possession or under
his control in any manner, and
each person is required to furnish
the assessor or State tax Collector
with an exact list of such objects
of taxation in his possession, by
whatever title he may hold the
same, which lists shall be carefully
stitched or bound, and shall be
deposited with the description
rolls in the recorders Office and
the Auditor of Public Accounts is
hereby authorized to prepare and
furnish to the State Collector all
blanks necessary to ascertain such
objects of taxation.
Sec. 80. Be it further enacted,
That the oath OF affirmation shall
be in the following words
II, A B, do solemnly swear or
affirm that the foregoing list, by
me made out and signed, contains
a correct statement of all the OBJ
jects Of taxation as fixed by law,
whether movable or immoval, cor
poreal or incorporeal, of which [
am possessed, either in my own
right or as executor, tutor, cura-
tor, trustee, administrator or agent
for others, and that the capital of
every kind by me employed in
trade, does not exceed the sum of
dollars according to the state
ment list which has been exhibit
ell to me. So help me God"
But the State Collector shall
not be bound by such lists when
in his judgment incorrect, but
shall use all meansin his power to
obtain correct list.
Sec. 80. Be it further enacted.
ETC., That if any person shall fail
or refuse to give a list of his pro-
perty after the State Collector has
applied for it, as above provided,
he shall describe the property of
such person according to his
knowledge, and the best informa-
ton he can obtain in relation to it.
/ Sec. 80. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That the Board of Assessors
for the city of New Orleans shall,
from time to time, revise and fix
the valuation Of the property that
may be assessed by each of the as
sesors composing the beard, and
shall make a separate assessment
roll for each representative dis
trict.
Sec. 81. Be it further enacted,
etc., That if a tract or lot of land
or other property shall be omitted
in the assessment of one or more
years, when discovered, it shall be
assessed for the years during
which it was omitted, without in
terest, and also tor the current
year, by the person authorized to
make the assessment.
Sec. 80. Be it further enacted.
ETC., That the Auditor of Public
Accounts shall furnish to the State
Collector in each parish or Asses
sor in each assessment district. an
assessment roll in which shall be
set down, in separate columns, the
objects of taxation as fixed by law.
the number ofacres of land owned
by each individual, and the nun,
Der OF acres it shall contain, cult
waited by him in cotton, sugar.
rice and corn, additional columns
for cotton, mOlasses, sugar, rice
and corn, and it be the duty of the
State Collectors, in making their
description, to set down, in it's an
propriate column, the quantity of
sugar, molasses, cotton, rice and
corn, made by each plantation
during the past year.
Sec. SO. Be it further enacted.
etc., That when a person shall be
assessed as tutor, curator, s-agent,
or in right of his wife, in any other