New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-09-28

to the local authorities Remem-
Der, whatever you will pay will re
main with you.
Second: The proposed plan
VIII cure the inequality as exist
ing between Parishes under the
vstem now prevailing, wherein
Parishes which assess themselves
because of their own needs. on. let
us say, a basis of sixty per cent of
valuation are forcing their tax
payers to contribute twice as
much to the State as other Par
lshes assessing themselves on the
basis of thirty per cent. Every
increase in the demands of the
State for taxes, and every increase
IN the assessment of the Parishes,
but increases the burden Of those
making the more honest assess
ment, and but increases the in
equality between Parishes. As
the State will cease collecting tax
es from properties subject to Par
ish taxation If the plan carries.
you VII be able to assess the prop
erty in your particular Parish on
such basis as you may locally de-
termine for your own advantage,
and no injustice can be perpe-
trated on you by the inhabitants
of another Parish because of their
basis of assessment.
Third. The State will collect
its revenues from special sources.
some of which have heretofore
paid taxes and some not, but these
revenues will no longer be taken,
as already stated, from the mer-
chant, home or landowner or 9TH
er citizen. Its revenues will be
derived from such sources as cor
poration franchise Or organization
taxes, railroads, telephone, tele-
graph and express companies,
banks, insurance companies,
mines, cotton futures, inheritan-
ces, and various other sources of
which these are illustrative. The
demands of the State increase
yearly. These sources also aug
ment in keeping with our develop
ment, and will furnish ample re-
sources without imposing any
heavy burden on the special in.
terests or properties to be taxed.
Many of these properties have
not heretofore borne taxes for
their fair proportion. By reach
ing out and making those who
have escaped taxes pay them, in
conjunction with sources hereto
fore drawn upon, the State will
itself, and at the same
time free the taxpayers Of the var
IONS parishes and other subdivi-
sions Of the contribution to State
Under this plan, and taking
The assessment roll of the Parish
Of Iberia Of 1911 as the basis, we
FIND that the total assessment
was seven million, eight hundred
and nineteen thousand, one hun
lred and seventeen dollars $7,.
319,117.) There is withdrawn
from local taxation such proper
Ties as the salt mines, railroads,
express companies and others men.
Toned above, values amounting to
me million, four hundred and
linety nine thousand, five hundred
md sixty nine dollars 81, ,499, $685.
eaving for local taxation the sum
II six million, three hundred and
nineteen thousand, five hundred
md forty-eight dollars ($6,319,-
54S.) Now on this last sum the
State heretofore collected thirty.
seven thousand, nine hundred and
seventeen dollars and twenty-nine
.ents ($37,917.29,) which it would
10 longer collect under the plan,
f adopted, and the Parish would
ose the ten mills on the amount
withdrawn for the benefit of the
State, that is. on one million, four
and ninety nine thou
Iand. Ave hundred and sixty4nine
lollars 81. 1895 the sum Of
'ourteen thousand, nine hundred
ind ninetytfve dollars and sixty.
line cents $(l4,9 ,995. .69), but by i'm
,osing the same tax for the Parish
Is was heretofore imposed for the
Parish and State, If the local tax
ng power thought it necessary to
exercise that right to the fullest,
his Parish would have added to
Is Golfers net gain Of twenty-five
thousand, nine hundred and
wenty-one dollars and sixty cents
$22, ,921.6O.) In the same man.