The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-06-21

No 2O32, Ed Hale, IS and costs or 10
DAYS in Jail.
No 2O03, Davis Loudon, IS and costs
or 10 days IN Jail
No 2OI6, Charles Gilbart S. and costs
or 10 days IN Jail.
No 2co7 Anatole Autain, S. and
costs or 10 days in Jail.
No 20II, Octave Francois, s. and
costs or 10 days in Jail.
No 2o24, Steve Owens, s. and costs
or 10 days in Jail.
No 2OI9, Jules Joseph S5 and costs
or 10 days in jail.
February (I902) Term:
No 2oo3, Wash Greyboy, S25 and 5
days or Is additional,
No 1896, Jack Davis, SEQ and costs.
No 2o7o, Joseph Comeaux, so and
costs or 10 days.
No 2o67, Evariste Segage, $25 and
) days in jail
The books of the Sheriffs office
were not written up to date and our
request for them to be written up was
ignored, the deputy whose duty this
would be giving as a reason that he
was overcrowded with more import
ant work. We conclude by this asser-
ton that the force nowlin the Sheriff7s
office is inadequate to properly serve
the public and we recommend that he
increase his office force to the proper
standard.
In addition to the above list of fines
imposed aud unaccounted for we find
according to cash book folio IL, list
oftines collected amounting to S3a1 so.
| Some nf fhoca
Der 1901 and the entire amount should
be turned over to the School Fund At
the end of the present term.
PARISH TREAsURER's OFFICE.
We find that this officer, who is also
the Secretary of the Police jury. has
given proper receipts for all monies
delivered to his care and that he keeps
the one book of the Parish,-a cash
book, as well as an imperfect system
permits. The funds of the Parish are
placed to their respective special funds
with the exception of the School Fund
which was enormously included IN the
General Fund. His attention was
called to this error and in future he
| will keep school fund column in his
cash book. While the warrants are
drawn Unfortunately on no particu.
lar fund, we find that the Treasurer
has endeavored to properly charge
them upon payment, but we have no
method of checking the correctness of
his work. When a warrant is paid he
charges it to what he believes to be
the proper fund from his recollection
of it's approval in his capacity of Secre-
tarv; and his occupying both position
enables him to partially keep the
| funds separately. Warrants shodld
state on their face the fund they are
drawn upon.
TAX COLLECTORS OFFICE.
This office being the same as the
Sheriff's, he being exsofficio Tax
Collector, the remarks under "Sherif7s
Office" cover. the inspection. We have
not the time to 60 over the tax rolls
thoroughly and an imperfect report
would serve no good purpose. We do
however, recommend that this feature
of the Parish's business be audited
and If possible checked against the
Assessors rolls at stated intervals.
Under the present system there Is no
check against the Tax Collection, and
as in the collection of licenses, it is n
matter of duty and thoroughness
rather than business that proper
settlements are made. There should
be some system of debit and credit be-
!. tween the Police Jury and the Tax
Collector. He should be charged
with the amour. of the assessed taxes
as shown by the Assessors rolls. The
money received from him by the
Parish Treasurer, plus errors and de-
. llinquencies, should balance the roll.
By such method any compensation
paid to the Assessor for clerical errors
J or double assessments could be arrived
at an recovered. As it is now the
! Parish pays the Assessor upon the
completion of his roll and so far as we
can learn no claim has ever been
5 made against the Assessor for over
/, payments. This amount would natn-
E rally not be large, but as a matter of
! business system it should be arranged.
ASSESSORS OFFICE.
: As this office is but partially Parish
q Office, we have. not made an inspection
1 of its affairs directly. We find the
books and papers furnished bv the
! State to be in accordance with law.
= The time is not allowed us to go into
+ the matter of the equity of assess
+ ments, and our appointment from your
. body does not carry with it mandate
a of this nature. Complaints of un-
q equal assessments have been made to
us, but as the Police Jury sits as a
n board of reviewers, we feel reluctant
III in offering recommendations OTHER
a than citizens who have cause for com
l. plants be heard officially, and theil
a grievances corrected If possible. The
Is difficult task of fixing values is appar.
a ent to both your body and ourselves
% and we can only suggest that the A
= SCISSOR and the taxpayers endeavor t.
"A work in harmony, and impartially
. levy taxes upon all property. III th'
of taxpayer will be conscientious in civ
= ing in his values, and not attempt t,
to shirk his share of governmental ex
3 pense to the detriment OF his neigh
=. bors, the Assessor will be enabled t
70 make his rolls nearer equity. 1t i
70 unreasonable to expect the Assesso
ed to be an expert on appraising al
a. classes of values, and often his error
he of values have tendency 20 make hi
ns rolls appear faulty.
ed CLERKS OFFICE.
nd We find this office in better shap
ZEE than any OF the Parish Offices. Th
he record books are neatly kept and {
splendid Workmanship, and will will
stand the heavy wear and tear
dE which they are necessarily subjected
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