Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-05-11

themselves, l will be par2oned,
trust, for producing a new version G
this old axiom. 1t is now, take car
OF the pounds and your plantation
will take care Of themselves.
With all Difference to your bette
judgment in The matter. | must b,
permitted to differ with you in som,
OF the points raised.
First. ! was Inexperienced il
asking for uniformity Of valuation. :
l osk for unanmi'y of action. !, las
all others are) am aware that plan,a.
tons with $4,000 worth Of improve.
ments must be Of necessity of more
value than the same sized place would
be without the improvements. Hence,
there can he no uniformity o: vaua-
ton, farther than As pro rata. Hence.
again, this Of itself renders boards of
assessment unsafe. for they must have
uniform or classified ADVERTISEMENTS.
Your first point considers the diff
entity of ascertaining the cash valua.
ton of Ibis or her property" without
actual test. With your permission. |
will illustrate. Ten years ago, mules
which then sold for 5000, now
sell for 500. How do we ascertain
the fact! | answer, by actual sales.
Another illustration which deem
more in point is this: A Iorrows
horse from b; while in his possession
the horse is lost; b demands the value
of bis property. but they can not
agree upon the value ofihe horse. 1t is
consequently referred to the courts
for decision. The judge has a sub
pGna issued for e and ID. They each
testify quot guess) that the horse was
worth 500. The judges decision is
in accordance and the settlement is
Iinal. (Ergo)-The law provides
that where the party (under OATH
and the assessor can not agree upon /
The valuation. a third party shall be
called in, whose appraisement shall .
be final.
l can not appraise my property to-
lay at subsequent rates unless the
market value of real estate and per-
'onal property exactly correspond,
without doing violence to my oath.
\elther could | render report below
he cash value without the same ef
ect. Now to conclude the matter.
10 You hot know the cash value of
be paper upon which you print the
5eacon! Does not the merchant
now the cash value of the goods aud
'ares upon bis shelves? Does not
be farmer. then, know the Cash value
I bis mules and lands?
AT the risk of brevity, nv dear sir,
'r the last ten or fifteen years, there /
as been too much money paid into
re State treasury. aud but little of !
las we can see) has reverted to the ;
eneht of the taxpayer. IT'S a .
lmentable fact. so far, that the return d
better days is very slow. The peo- {
e wished and needed q convention !
lever did people need it worse.
hey could not get it. They wished
r economy, reform and retrench'
emf; they could not get it. What
en! Why. you will see 10 the next
70 years that the people will arise in
e majesty Of their power, and with
lcksonian will, will burl all and
cry obstacle from their way. Yes,
r; they will have economy; they 8
i'll have reform; they will have re.
enchment. Shall l aud the tax.
yers of Louisiana dig. and delve,
ID toll beneath a semi-tropical sun
support for little ones, aud see a
lecnre, or mouopoiist, with gloved
nd, reach out and despoil them OF
No, sir! TAX PAYER,
HERMITAGE, May l, 1878.
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