New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-28

tax assessors OIL the StdtS ha'S iiiN'
their rolls for the present year with
the state auditor, and the total as
sessmept shows net increase OF $40
SO3,649 over the assessment OF last
year.
When Gen. Blanchard, several
months ago, announced his determine
ton of equalizing property assess
ments throughout the various parishes
of the state. and after some intlmatlon
o. what he meant by the republication
of taxation" had gained currency, an
increase of from forty-five to fifty MIL
lion dollars was anticipated, the more
conservative estimate being around
the forty-six million dollar mark.
The First district of Orleans parish
shows the largest increase to be made
by any one assessor, the assessments
in that district having been increased
s5.295,457. The Second district, not
withstanding that considerable prop
ertv within its bounds had been trans
ferred to the books of the state board
of appraisers since the last appralse-
ment. follows a close second, with an
increase of s4,4O0S50. Of the country
parishes Calcasieu shows the largest
increase, it's assessments having been
raised a little over three million dol
lars.
All of the parishes of the state show
increases, except Arcadia, and the
rolls of that parish are great sur
prise and disappointment to those who
had anticipated an increase from that
source. 1t is known that this dlsap-
pointment is shared in keenly by the
governor. and the same is true in re-
gard to the small increases shown by
several other parishes where much
larger increases were expected as the
result of the effort to equalize taxa
ton.
1t is generally understood that the
fiscal policy of the present administra-
ton embraces the general assembly,
at it's next meeting, to reduce the rate
of state taxation from six to five mills,
and the rate of parochial, municipal
and levee district taxation from ten to
seven and one-half mills; and there
appears to be little or no doubt but
that this will be done if the increase
of the states aggregate assessment
for 1905 and 1906 justlfies such action.
1t is we'll known that .notwithstand-
ing the increase of nearly $46,OOO,O OO
in the assessments for the present
year, the rate of assessments averaged
throughout the state does not exceed
| 40 per cent of the actual value OF the
property assessed.
By special ruling of the Commits
sioner of Agriculture and immigration
office the State Department of Inspec
ton relating to commercial feeds, fer
tilizer and Paris green has been in
| SITuClSu
ton over all cotton seed meal shipped
to manufacturers of feeds and fertll
izers in Louisiana, and to require al
such material to be tagged with state
department tags, and branded witt
guaranteed analysis under which the
same is sold. Owing to this fact the
chief state inspector has issued in
structions to all inspectors of feed ant
fertilizer to exercise diligence and SCI
that the rule is carried out, and al
manufacturers of commercial feed
and fertilizers should take cognizanc'
of the requirement.
| Officials of the several state depart
ments have already begun the prepa
ration of their reports to be submitted
to the general assembly in May Of thu
coming year. The governors repor
to the legislature will contain detail
ed account of the disbursement OF tn
| 100000 which he was authorized D.
the members of that body to borrow
for the purpose of suppressing the yel
low fever. None of the department
have vet decided upon the recommend
/ ations to be made to the assembly
this matter being almost invarlaDl
left until after the statistical part Q
the reports have been completed.