St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-03-23

(jo0o0G All eo0muoioati0ns On
~ sshisst hscsaftsr asst apps.
- sdvsstise0sata Prios. 8 PER
100 worsas OF frase;oa thereof. pay.
ahls bs6oes psb';ea&;oa.
UNDER ASSIYSNENrA
Or sooftseea % he 9eaeo press
srs nov busy dsoouneiug The Iov
sssessmeots thae prevail IN onr
StatA. end ase seeking . remedy
theestor. II oar mind . Ntats
Board Of Equalization would IN o
measure Lessen tho evil. not how
svsr, unless they wsre assisted BY
the Accessory. Who should exercise
their Judgment eouseisntionsly in
equal;sing The assessments on prop
srty belonging TO rich and poor. In
other words. "what 10 s~ncs for the
ecoss onght 70 ia aanos for the
gantisr." 70 On humble dwelling.
moro properly calls.l . cabin. on .
one scr~ lot. 10 worth 500. il fol.
lo~s thar the adjoining plantation.
with four hundred acres Of land in
= high ststs II cultivation and fully
equipped With s"gsr honss. stable.
barns. laboress' houses. nut TO cay
ANYTHING Of the oostly mansion
wherein all the comforts 1T modern
civilization can he enjoyed. should
b worth 40 times - much, or
90. 900. Yet from ]l0. 600 to SIS.
900 arc the values given auch prop.
ssty On The assessment r,lla
We give u The above iaatanes
the thsogy Of assssa,nsots. bat -
shsss ase always two sides 20 .
Queslioo, ~ will now eall in The
plastse end hear bin % this vsxsd
question. He says: The reason
shy Ne shove 6gurss don't hold
good - 10 he value ~ . plastation
. thss uudse the Sheriff. hamm~r
il wonld MT drins over 19s. OOO.
possibly 80 600. aud il some 10
stances possibly not over 420, 900.
where's On ordinary house ou On
asrs Of land 10 always in demand
and gill readily 6nd purchasers 4
t~ies OF three times moro than
600; and. after I'll, tho demand fou
. thing 10 what regulates its value.
and il - yell known that . large
body Of land will not ell for ~
sanch prorortiosstsly - . snail
tract Therefore. the apparent
discrepancy l,stwssn the value al
improvsa1 lots and sugar plants.
tions 10 . matter thst caon0t n"w
b exactly adjusted. When poll.
ticians cease agitaiiog tho sugar
t~ri6. and when our plantations
~ill Be- more comparatively s.ft
from overflow, there will thcn b. q
demand for them commensurate
with their in. rinsio value"
Il u neversl,elees true that ill.,
assessment Of property 10 mnch toe
l0w in THE ~ veil - in ill Other
parishes, aud Il the contemplated
rAising % the same IN every one
OCCURS simaltau~susly. the Sssts
| Gill bs moro l,ensiitsd thereby. =,
its was1snts gill b st psr instsad
u - Ct present bringing from a
| - 80 eeots on The dollar. The nsx'
t.sgislasuse oavLt ~ give a Z
Board q Equalisati.'o By I'll means
AID that vin b . good step 70
v1ri jiiEia9 tlss Sests out " TN
0ise.-ltruills &oseA.
We think . State B"ard q
Equalization. ~ sugssstsd BY Gov
xeeassy aous aas asa. w"n'd ~
cult il gsses bsas0A and ssssrs I
usilhsn assessnsas Throughout tlss
0eAtA We aes not - snthuaisstie
howsves. - come papses sss. in tn
sUsttss AZ iaersasiog as0sssmsot'
70 . iasey figure. 10 order to make
. grand display. aud create . wrong
imprsssi0u abroad. at the expense
II our Tax -s,ddss people. in rsg.si
to the iwmsoss value q property
i" LouisiaaA A full aad fair -
-es>snsu'. telling npos III alike. 40.
onrdiug % the real vslas At thsiI
p.sssss~ious. and . reelection in the
nov sxurbitant rate Of tsxstion-
which naturally excludes cspitalista
from investing hsrs-is what i
usxlsd. The object Of taxation Il
Ia provide fug the actual sxpenses
OF goversmsnt. aud I'll beyond thai
il Sxt0rtion. For instaroo. ifs par.
iah il assssssi at $2.0O0. 900. and
taxs., 10 snilla. the rsosiPts woald
he "a. 900: the running sxpeosea
70 sueh q psrish would not ~ ,n.'rs
than 5000 - $9OOO. consequently
. 1 nr s mill tax would l,s sufficient.
We bellows in lair aessasnsuts and
lov taxsa Let tho asssasors and
eollseeoss throughout The Stats du
their duty. and taxes Gao b 70
daesd st lsast ous-baif. 10 the city
AZ Nee Orlssns alone. The uneol-
'seasd tasss lor 1883 and previous
ysarU smoants 81 The enormous
-asu a eA.S9<SsO 89-snough 70
run that city loe some tine 20 o0mo
osAhs>ank ~Ao A>.>A.- -a-A