Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-04-17
The Revenue Bill.


in the State not exempted from taxa
ton bv the constitution section for
the assessing Of property, fixing the
penalty of failure to list all taxable
property at the full amount Of the tax
Oh such property, with tie addition
Of ten per cent thereon; section :
that taxes may be paid in any lawful
currency of the l nittd States /; section
{. that the taxes are levied for the fol
lowing purposes: three mills To pay
interest on State bonds. any excess of
which over $4,000 to be applied TO
public school fund; one mill for levce
fund; one mill FOR public educatlon--
srst, to pay Interest on public school
fund-sccond, to pay interest on sem
mary fund-,hird 10 pay interest on
Agricultural and Mechanical College
fund, and balauce Of ANY, To the sup-
port Of public schools one mill to
support The State government aud
prov ldc artificial limb, for those who
lost limbs in the Confederate service.
Section ) provides that no taxes shall
be collected on the assessments OF
1879 mode for this year section 6,
that all taxes shall be collected in the
wear in which the assessment is made.
/ Sections : provides for the appoint
ment of two tax collectors for the
} parish of Orleans. fixing the bond OF
one at SO, 900 and the other at $50
600, and their compensation, the first
at . per cent and the other 1 PEI ceut,
provided that The compensation, in
Guiding expenses, shall not excred
5000 and $4,000 respectively. 1t
also provides for the appointment of
seven assessors for Orleans, With a
! salary of two thousand dollars per
annum section 8 provides for the
making of their bonds. Section
provides for the appointment of asses
sors for the country parishes, fixes
their compensation at per cent u
the taxes for the first so 200, aud an
additional ] per cent on any excess Of
that amount. provided that no asses
sor shall receive less than $500 a year,
and fixes their bonds at $4,000 for
every Representative. The term OF
office IS for four years. Section ~,
that the bonds of the city assessors
and collectors shall he approved By
the Governor, and the country officer,
by the President Of the Police jury
and Clerk Of the District Court.
Section | provides FOR the discharge
of assessors and collectors from their
bonds; the fact to be published four
weeks in the paper Of their respective
parishes. any citizen having The right
to bring suit to annul the bond any
time within sixty days Of the las.
publication if the suit is not sus
tanned the plaintiff to pay costs and
attorneys fees for defendant. Sec.
ton IL, that the Auditor shall prepare
tax lists, etc. Section Is prcscribes
the oath to DC taken by the taxoavcr
in listing his property. Section /
makes it the duty OF the Assessor to
furnish each tax payer with q list
Section - authorizes and requires he
assessor 10 administer the oath TO the
tax payer and makes him guilty o'
nonfcasance and ualfcasance if be
fails in any case TO &C. ual : administer
the oath as prescribed. Section lC
makes it the duty Of the assessor tc
fill out the list to the best of bis ahili
~ where the taxpayer fails or refuses
to do so. Section II requires the
assessor to examine records and make
out list of property by the first o
June in 1850. and by the first of May
in all succeeding years. Section Is
that the assessor shall estimate prop
erty at its cash value; it provides fol
the appointment Of referees in case o
disagreement, aud for the manner il
which aggrievei taxpayers may bring
suit for relief Section 10, that tn,
assessor shall file the lists in the Office
Of the record Of mortgages. Section
20 and q makes the city assessors ;
board of assessors and prescribes thei