The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-02-09

ga Wise Order"

StIuCUlHS them tIlaU InclT iSSeSSIneHtS I
must be made by themselves and not
by employees, as has been the custom
in many parishes. And he ordered
that if the asse ssOrs have been in the
habit of allowing employees to make
the assessments, that the practice must
be discontinued at once. He further
instructed them to .hOw their rolls to :
any person desiring to see them, due
regard of course being had that it does
not interfere with the business of their |
Offices.-Adcocate.
If our recollec+iom serves us the
Governor, when he was inaugurated,.
obligated himself to enforce the laws.
not to violate them. Hence, we beg to
differ with our contemporary in the
opinion that the Governors circular
contains "a wise Order," because it vio-
lates instead of enforcing law.
Section 81 of 4 ct So of 1888 provides:
"That each tax assessor is
authorized to appoint us many depu-
ties as lie may require, who shall take
the constitutional oath of office, HnN
require such security in his own favor
as he deems sufficient and he may
perform all the functions Of the office
of tax assessor =. through said
deputies, but he shall be officially and
pecuniarily responsible on his, bonds
and in all other respects for the acts
of his deputies"
This section also applies in the same
sense to sheritfs.
! Section II of the same act says:
"That each tax assessor, either in
person or by duly qualified deputy, is
hereby authorized to administer the
oath or affirmatiOn attached to the said
; ; list in the manner required by law for
administering oaths :: and is required
in person or by deputy, to actually
. administer the said oath or affirmation
orally to the person signing same and
d should any tax assessor or deputy sign
+: such jurat without having actually Mt-
| ministered said oath, he shall be guilty
|. of nOnfeasance and malfeasance III
:. office under Article 1856 of the Consti-
}, tuition, and the assessor shall be- liable
Il on his bond for all the taxes due by
|, the person purporting to have taken
|. said oath or affirmation, and shall for
! felt all his commissions and shall ht
). ut once removed from Office by tht
l, Governor
II In the face of these facts our con
- frere, who is learned in the law, vii
l. hardly continue to believe that tn
III "orderr of the Governor is a wise one
I, 1t is possible that our able confrere
: like the Governor, has gone Oft hal
1e cooked and jumped at cesaclnsio
without having informed himself G
the law governing in this matter,
!. The Item does not believe that Gov
=, ernor Nichols would thus intentiOl
ally violate or ignore IA statute, and
is evident that he has done so purel
nd and simply through a want Of inform;
q ton of the existence Of such provision
in the law, but the Item does belle,
that he has acted hastily without pr
i, perly informing himself before issuiI
his ''order" requiring the assessors
do what is, in many parishes, phys
Rs. cal impossibility. The members
the General Assembly We're no dou
aware of the necessity of such pr
Is, visions when they inserted them i'll t
act.
This act was passed by the Gcncl
}. Assembly at the session i'll lSss a
:. was approved by Governor Nich"i
J Being good lawyer he ought t" ll'
- understood the force and effect
these sections when he read the !
n before atlixing his signature to it.
he had objections to the bill 1t
8 then his duty to veto it. This was
done and of course there is noth
left except for the law to he enf"r'
as lon. as it is in existence. Cap
Item.
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