Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-09-07
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revenue for the present, moreover
1t would equaize the burdens oi
taxation by forcing our "nrOtheIS
in black to bear just proportion
of the burdens OF Government.
Acting anon the Governors well
knC VII position of Ioca! taxation f0r
public education, the State Board
of Education at its meeting held
on Aug. Is and 20, 1892, passed the
following resolutions unanimously :
"ReSnived, That the State Board
OF Education respectfully requests
and urges the several police jurieS
throughout the State to apportion
rs much of the ordinary parish tax
rs can be spared from the necessary
current expenses of their respective
parishes to the support OF the pub
he schools.
"ResOlved, That the State Board
urge the parish School Boards to
Insist or full and complete coils
lection OF the poll tax, and upon
faiI0te oi the Sherlf1 to report, as
the laws direct, that suits &c iISti.
tutcd against the tax collectors tor
the entire amount OF the roll, as the
law directs in sections 2 aud 3
OF Act 80, approved july u, 1885"
Acting upon the resolution Of the
State Board of Eaucation,-the
creator Of our parish board, the
parish board at its meeting held on
Aug. 3lst, 1892, adopted the follow
Ing resolution:
Whereas, Owing TO the heavy
expense upon the parish in the past
few gears in constructing and main
tanning our levees, it would be un-
advisable to ask assistance from the
Police Jury towards lavyiDg IA
special tax to maintain the public
schools Of the parish; therefore be il
Resolved, That tae Sheriff be
and is hereby instructed to make
IA thorough collection of all the poll
taxes in the parish, in obedience to
Act 50, approved July Il, 1883.
Sections .. 3 and of Act 50 of
1883 are as follows.
Sec.2. That the Sherlfis and
tax collectors in their respective
parishes shall return by the first
Saturday in February, of each aud
every scar. to the SCHOOL Boards
OF their respective parishes, ii list
predicated upon the list before
mentioned by wards, showing all
persons in the parishes respectively,
who have paid their poll tax, as
Cell as persons. who have not paid /
the same, and shall return their !
reasons IN writing and under oath.
the cause in each instance OF the /
non.payment of poll tax, aud why /
they have not collected the tax not
collected.
Sec. 3. If the sheriff or tax col
lectOr fails to show cause why the .
SAID poll tax has not been collected,
he shall be responsible tor and
aud shall pay the poll taxes he has
failed to collect, aud shall be held
liable with his securities on bis
official bond Tor the payment OF said
tax.
Sec. 4. That the sheriff can be
made to show cause why the SAID
poll tax has not been collected, at
cham bers, before the district Judge,
alter service OF writ and three days
nave elapsed after service.
In view of the above, it seems
Dlain duty of every good citizen
to help encourage the negro to pay
his tax, Every dollar of this tax
goes to educate the negro children,
md the money Is paid out to negro
selected for the most part,
rom among us. aud the money is
pent by them here with Our people.
Your correspondent Is sorry to
zee protests against the collection
Il this tax coming from gentlemen
. no draw largely from the school
,,ni IN a,Iusltn thar own rhiIIron