Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-28
A State Board Of Equalization.

I'pnn an examination Of the New Con-
-titniian is will Il" fnnnd that II il within /
the power at the Legislature I" enact such .
laws as they may drrm ht with ref renee |
10 assessments. Indeed the G"ucrai A. ,
s-mhl, j. required ~ its first session :"
PROVIDE, system at equality and uniform. /
itv in as,r,~nrn's hns''l upon the relative (
value nj property IN different PORTIONS If /
the state. BY this clause Of Art. 203 the
Convention shifted tho responsibility for
this Legislature upon the General Assem- I
bly,.
The people know what ia threatened
them under a guis- Of Board Of EIual-
zatiou. rh- Guardian has hrru heard
npon this question when We were mruarrd
with acriuu- 10y previous legislature and
h, tin tnnN rniion. But lit order that the
prnple may not Lee taken ums~ar 10y
their delegates We think it proper To ven
ilatr the subject agsin.
our advicr- from New Orleans ARE that
an attempt will Lee u'adr 10y the l"rl-la-
turr I" organize n state Boaid at fquall-
lati"u ~ ~ :" virtually change thu origin
al valuation of property A. given 10y the
people to the A-sr-~urs. on course, Tins
nrs- \ pr'amhh Z" the hill viii irrit"
tn. H., r,>>it, iih >uh grtini.. a'd many
c"nnirN m,n may Lee induced &" support
such tall Without knowledge | ~ nual
workings and effect.
The truth l. that n ~ rnisid, rcd lay
many that the rate ot taxation hN'd h
amount raI-rd upon all property ns~, >-,d
~ il l. i"w viii not L" suiicirnt Ia run
the government aud pay the i:trrrsl on
bonds. IL il considered We say. With more
/ proprcty II may lie said II is 80 claimed.
/ This Board oi Equalization is To be- con
s,itutrd not I" make more equitable val
uation If property, but really to increase
the amount Of taxes to he paid into the
/ Treasury. Property that in Claiborne
parish j. now assessed al two dollars per
acre viii lkrl, rise To- fpnr Til, State
! Board viii arti,r 0t th,if COMMISSIONS III
such Why, we doubt not. ~ To- largely
inCr,as. the amount of taxes ~ be paid
lay the people. Under the gulsr Of an
equitable adjustment Of assessments all
this viii hr done. But when II i rrnirm-
h.r,d that this drmAnd comes from New
Orlrnns, II city that cries nut loudly at her
burden of taxes. WE can give the proposed
measure but one meaning, and that ia that
the burden must be- shifted from city to
country. Now, If assessments ARE t"' high
in New Orleans rrlirf should h. had, but
that relief should come in different WAY.
( We favor a system of assessments that
would ct at the true value Of property
but that result must b- reached without
imposing additional hntirn, oil the p-oplr.
Our Senators and Representatives are all
right on this QUESTION, We presume. We
know that senator Vance will be found
opposing with v.h-mrncr and ability any
snch schrnc. The editor. now in New
Orleans will interview Mrssr>. Watkins
Phipps aud Atkins "n the question, IN
the meantime il would be- we'll for the
people tn correspond with these gentle.
men.
We notice from the proceedings of our
Legislature that SPEAKER X. y. Ogden il
making MP his commuters placed A. l.
Atkins u" two committees, to-wii: Bank,
aid Banking and Appropriations John
X. Philips Nas pisr-d OIL the committee 81
Public Edneation. We notice zlso tina,
Nr. Atkins, ON the l9ih inst, gave motto,
to the Hons. that he would, at .om. FL
,urc day. offer a lii tls'ivr to imposing ,
lisense tax on drummrrs and liquor dealers