The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1881-01-15
the Assessor and the third IS hereinafter

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there shall be printed. in substance, the
following form OF o ith or Affirmation to wit.
"I.--...-.-..wIose residence Is On $3.50.
st, do, sole My swear or aiirInl hat the
list an the reverse side Of this paper. Shich
! l have signed, is "a correct accurate amt
! complete list OF ali property IF which l am
owner in the capacity SGT forth III sail list
Of every kind. character and description.
except what Is exempted by article 20 oi
tue Constitution and | do further swear
for ahirml that The valuation affixed OPP"
| 7it- each II IN Of said property 1, SAID is .
is the actual cash value thereof, according
to the best OF my Judgment, knowledge
AN belief 80 help me God.
S~ orn to aud Subscribed before me, ON
this the .....day of.-....A. ID. b..
Section :. BE it farther ordained etc.
| That one OF said lists shall be furnished by
the tax assessor to. or shall he left ut t.le
Residence n place OF ba>lnrsSD II each per
sOa, c 'npanv. liran. o: .tSsncitiion OF two
OF ntrF ittividual> ami it shall b. flied
out with Ill, ma IL. street anl nninbr: II
the block Or squire AID shall ne Signed ard
sworn t. BY eirn person. VIII owns, posses
! Ses or controls an taitDtt property IN his
owR right; aud a separate list shall be- filled
out VITA the naiate sti eel and 1uinbe. VI
the block or square, ani shall be signed
ant sworn to hy each person, IN each sei~-
rate capacity ia which be may possess ta.t
bic property, sue rs pres dent, cashier.
treasurer. secretary, lquldator, muster. ST.
peri .ten,ie Is, manager. sruuestrator, re-.
crlver, trustee. stakeholder. depo>ltary
keeper, curator tutor. executor. L,inlInistrA
tor. tesatee. heir. orn ticiarN- father. agent
at Oruey. n,nfracllar, or Any ot'nr repre-
5 'uta.. We, mandatory. tdici 'ry, public Or
official capacity pr0ritfi, thdt the same
property snail not he ASSESSED n, more than
one capacity. In- ax ,,ayer shall atnx his
v'luatl"n "t each item OF property IN tile
first column for valuation ii sad list.
Section =. BE it inither ordained, etc,
That the tax assessor, is hereby aut i"riZcd
10 administer :i,. oath Or affirm lion GA
the SAIL list, in the hammer required by
iaW Tor AL unill>te ring uaths; ami he is re-
ut.rtd, to attualiy administer The said
"ati or affirmation to the person signing
same aud should he si.il said jurat with
out having actually adm Mustered said OATH
he shall De liable to IA forfeiture of his sala-
r. 10 an amount equaiti',g the amount OF
taxes due by tn person purporiing to
have takeu s:ti,i oath or affirmation.
section .. BIZ II further enacted, etc
That the tax asst s>or shall ill a., the sec
onh column for va ualion, with such vaiu-
alton OF each item vi property as he cnnSi-
ders fair and JUS and ii any person shall
ASi - iNSO ~ Sle Out VI du Ida IlSlS
the tax assessor shall obtain his nume,
street, and Il. full description aud valuation
OF ill the pr"prt.N Of said person. in what
ever wLv lie can and shall himself I'LL ont
| SAID list, from tie n'at information he eau
obtaI ami SHALL til, iiD the sccund column
win ms oWa vtiul lplS; aud t, that .uu
he is authorized to administer uath.s and IL
p:opoun:i Questions to any person who he
supi,oses ca'' give Information in relation
thereto.
section 10. Be it further ordained, etc,
That the tax assessor on aud after the first
| day of January. sh iii diligently examine
til records il the 9th e of mortgages and
convryaac*.s alrt snail OTHERWISE make
aithiul inquiry and investigation to a>rer-
tiih what taxah.e properly y, i'll the cOrpe-
| rate li,1itS ueiunl>.Lo residents and to .,tp-
sent owners aud 10 uuknnwn ow,lers aud
he shall make ii Seperate tax list, drscrib-
ing each tract oil land aad Other item OF
taxabls property bel,l.iug t., any absent
oWn.r whose 'ia:lr Is known, and shall iii x
I tue valuation thereof Ill t,-rson unless 5 nd
absent, owner, or his a.clt or attorney,
have delivered to him ii correct and com
piete tax iis', colilaihin. the name and
pUstuthce address OF SAID absent ow Ter, ANA
of his agent Il attorney, "u or before t..e
fret "p, OF june l., Year 1884. and on or b.
fore the iir>t day 1T Way in each subsequent
Y AZ AMI hi shall inake IA sepera.e tax
list, Describing zach separate tract uf Land
AMI other property belonging to each un-
knONh owner, AID shall aiiX il seperate
valuation to each srperaie tract.
Section Il. BE II further ordained etc.
That ali real All personal property. subject
taxation, shat! be rstl.la.ed wv III. a SCISSOR
at it, cash value. ,n,lcr such rules .aS nav
be established us Il system of equalization
ut the property uf The State, unLrs article
10 uf tae constitution. ana III cas- 0. the
'ilSa. rJeiD"itt. or ou dr. ..,i,i OF til. t,Enptr
ty hul'ter the o>sc>sur SHALL he .~c1uired to
! call To Iii. assistance twn taxpayers, pay
1 2 taxes on bott reat estate tnI ,,ersulal
iropart!, resi- tn. III iii. viciii,y :, to i,~r,,
same. one t., nr chosen b. the assessor
and eie ~ tar tax R,y"T, and IN case of
disagreement they shall call / third party.
qlaIiilrst as before. to act As umpire.
whose decision snail he usrrtd upol the
assessment list, a pray died. In Sertlrn > of
TINS or'.!ndncr All! th. sa'-t shall! b. -lyhsl
10y SAID taxpayer, aud umpire AMI owner
and assessor. ari snail he fiut,. uni .sS the
taXpa.Ne under cat, sili,i allie. - that
gross Injustice has been ia ~ han, in
which case III appeal sinai lie to the
coutts. All such eases. Sud! have prefer
ence aud be tried %snmmarily ana in cham
hers ny RUE. au'i tue court shall. III leu
eng the JiuHntit. assess ten PR rtut dam
ages Oh the auou.t %. tne taA against the
party complaining, If the appeal he deemed
1ilvoio Is. FOr'aen, That IA, required uy
Act Ib3 NJ the .ohSt.!nlun.. Of the 5 ate
the v"iua'ioA rtt upoi, fluitrfy tor the
purposes u. state tRAatiUu shall IL. taken
Is the iOtet valuation iur nurio>es oi the
Corporation taNsti"i4.
otctson :. lie II .~-.til-r ordained, etc,
mat tnc lax -As>tssu. siti. proceed on
aid a't.hr lie INST day OF j January ia ,aci,
year to have s..id ii"iS ii .e:i GU, sig, ed
ana sworn 10. as asove provided ami shall
Ute saline III the oiiee where the m,rt..ue
record or the Parish ot L%.ttourcle ar.
kept, On or beicrr tn first siay OF Mty in
each !e-f, stitched together III such form
as Tue Fintnce Com 1ittee shall pr+str.oc,
Srcfiou Is. De it further o. iained. etc,
That the Finance 'umin;ttee hail farm !sl
to the Assessor three tax rolls IN su-h, con
venltnt form. to NEE the eunlreunents of
TN. ordinance, as they shall prescribe a:
and the Assessor to whom furnished shall
ll oceed to I'LL ont the SAID tax rolls from
the tax lists. as iu>t rs they are completed /;
ana he shall deposit one TAX lo.l in the of
nee 10 winch the mortgage records of the
parish oi ua1ourche are kept. the s.coad
ne snail deliver to the Corporation Tax
Collector, and the third he shall deliver to
the Finance Committee, as soon as possible
before tue first day OF June III each year.
These rolls shall cOutain all the necessary
extensions, entries. additions and rec..pi u
lat4'''> AMI the Assessor sh II deliver to the
treasurer OF the Town. at the same tint he
delivers the rolls AS above provided, a cerfi
ned copy "i the recapitulation thereof, show
thF 2 a A. ~.