The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1881-01-22
THE WEEKLY rHIBoDAux SENTINEL SATURDAY. JANUARY p, 1881.

poiatlon bank. exchange or association,
oItWe or more individuals.
Sec. Is. That each tax assessor, eithe'
III person or by Il duly qualified deputy
Is hereby authorized to administer the
oati or affirmation on the said list in til.
manner required by law for administer
ing oaths AMI he is repaired. in person
orby deputy. to actually administer the
SAID oath or affirmation to the person
signing same; and should any tax asses
sof or deputy sign said iurat, without
having actually administered said oath
he shall be guilty of of nonfeasance aud
maifeaSance in flee under article 1876 OF
the constitution. and the tax assessor
s''a!i he liable on his bond for all the tax
es due by the person purportine to have
taken said oath or affirmation.
how many Of those Oaths have
oeen administered actually:
Sec. Is. That the tax assessor shall fill
up the second column for valuation.
with such valuation of each item Of prop
erty ms he considers fair aud Just and if
any person sial fail or refuse to sign one
OF said tax lists, the tax assessor shall oh
tam his Lame, ward. street. number and
post office address, and u full description
ami 'aination Of all the property Of said
Person III whatever way he can; and
shalt hill up the second column with his
own valuations; and to that end he is 81
thor.zed to administer oaths and to pro-
pound questions to any person who, he
>upposes, can give information in reIa
ton thereto.
Has this ever reen done by an
assessor
Sec. II. That each tax assessor on and
after TIL. first of January >haii diligently
Examine the records in the offices Of mort
cages and coiveyances and tue abstracts
OF land n les, and shall Otherw ise make
faithful inquiry and investigation to as
certain what taxable property in his ,lis
trict Or parish belongs to residents, and
to abscut owners. and to unknown "
RS, and he shall make u separate tax
list, desc. ibing each tract Of land aud
other item IF taxable property he ongin,
to any absent owner whose Tia e is
known, aud to each unknown owner.
AS the new assessments for
1881 will begin early in January.
it is to be hoped that the assess
ors will either comply with the
plain requirements Of this most
searching tax law, or will resign
and give place to others who will
perform the duties required by it.
70 enable all required work to be
done aud omissions to be supplied
this tax law provides:
Sec. Al. That each tax assessor il an I
thorized to appoint as many deputies AS |
he may require, but he shall be officially |
and pecnniarily responsible on his and |
in all other respects for the acts oil said |
deputies.
Sec. So. That it shall he the dnty q |
the tax assessor to asses, in any wear
to 1881, any property winch
ne shall discover has been omitted from |
The assessment m the year 1880, or in
aDO year . 'bseqaent thereto. and to fix
The valuation thereof npO, the basis of
the valuation prevailing in the omitted
pear + years. subj ct to the revision Of
Beard OF As essors in the parish Of
'rleans. and in o her parishes, in the
manner provided for in section 10 of this
act /; u no shall make out u Separate
lax list Tor each taxpayer for each Of the
omitted years. and attach saine to The tax
OF that year, in the tax collectors or
office, which shall b IA ST. f~icieut
ial iation and roll for the taxes thereon
md the tax CO lector shall collect the
axes thereon Ill the year in which the
assessment is ma.le; or if they
'ecome delinquent. hall sell aid asses-
es'ed propetsy as hereinbefore provid d.
1t Is doubtless The intention of
he auditor 10 furnish the asses
'orS With the printed lax lists
cry early in Janna,y, aud The
interests OF the State, parishes
nd municipal corporations de
nand All early auh IA thorough an ,
Il.
1t will be seen by the above ar !
that the Assessors are to be ,
'eld to Il st.ict account, for the
'ithful performance Of their du-
within the letter Ut the law,
t will also be seen that while the !
responsibilities OF Assessors are !,
the properly holders afe al {
. equally responsible for giving |
1 their assessments as required
y law. IN
Objects Of Tdration. +,
Total value of Real Estate and
1%achinrry. :.
Cash Value of all Horses. Ma. |,
Is, Geldings, jacks, Jrnnics.
Iulrs, Neat Cattle, Hogs, Sheep
nd Goats. G
Cash Value Of all Carriages or t
'ehlcles Of all kinds, Z
Salaries aud Incomes over y
1000. O
Cash Value Of Stock or Inter t
IN Sseamboa,s aud all other II
alter craft. y
Amount Of Money Loaned on e
interest or in Possession. l
FurDiture exceeding $500 in
alue, including Statuary, Pain
ngs, Pictares and Rocks,
Diamonds, Jewelry, Watches I
T Silyprware. =