The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-10-18
|llER AND SIS Taxes
| ,,,spingnt Benefits Him
!, s,eauss He Has Suffered
N From Present Tax
System.
Nv E. E. MOi8el

lByE.E. Moise)
and other small taxspay-
4 n most by the proposed tax re-
y, ,sY tbey have suffered most
Inequalities and abuses Of s the
/ .sstsrD, which has made
/, s,paradise for tax lodging
~, and other concerns that
"a their wealth Or the true
f5eir property. The farmer
.,.,enl his property. He is
.sd on it all, whether asses
.ish be high orllow. The
i allity between Que man
e. the same parish, which
has resulted in one man
TIs the taxes of another on
y ii the same value, will be
4 BY the provisions OF the
ii The situation created by
sforn amendments is admira'
ne voint Of view of the farmer
..,,Ily aud as the beneficiary
LIS performed by the parish
II agreements. These aSser-
4, sssjIy proved from the facts
t,ay complicated argument.
ths parishes levy the full 10
emitted by the constitution.
Atax, once SIX mills, is now five
ndPoadS tax is one.QuarteT
de Confederate Pensions FuHd
sffth mill. As the other special
spgt IN any way affected by the
rn amendment, they need moi
sred. The farmer is therefore
total in taxes affected by the
s1tof 1920 mills. This is, o.
hg in the parishes that levy
allnills.
tszfor the Confederate Pen
Tgrd raises their tax from {
!Rhole nil. There is not tht
1 doubt in the mind Of an!
lie person that Louisiana vii
hone mill tax for he old sol
Is therefore certain that /
aIofm amendment be defeated
Cnfelerate Pensions tax addet
sfnerS' present taxes, he viii
daniil more. That will MAKE
lis $40 mills, or 16 IA mill.
RTetore plainly evident tina
Elswlll be the farmers taxes
sfirg the special parish take
Sand schools, etc.
hirform amehdment permit
sAes to levy their 10 mills an
kmillsState tax for their ow
he parishes are therefor
bhTy IS mills for their or
hthe parishes that do nc
@ u mills today, it will prot
e levied in the future. Blu
aslee ola quarter of a mill n
slne and By the adoption {
laoEn amendment the farmer
@ TIER own pocket books.
@dS and schools are bate
as o. than they are today. Thi
asily proved.
y. leIOrn amendment gives til
SsNe a year from the stat
sM another 100000 from til
saalobiIe tax. Half thea ut
y viii Be spent on the roads /
government and the parisht
snef half and are directed
! y tae same way. All IL
laa taxes in the parishes (e
slale tax of Ia mill mentione
qaln the same. They wi
sls s at present onthe prope
" State taxation and may
leVled on all property, ju
deaOw, in the future. 1t is TIL
y the roads will be bett,
l g than they are today.
9lS are guaranteed S1,O3i
IN !. yearly appropriate
vac. This amount is Il
y e'lded in the appropriate
q the last session of Il
~. put under the present t;
sM probably be less as 8
. The overfowed sectio
ssied. 1t is five per ce
) sne money the schools s
s Is. hst year. Yet the t
aunent guarantees it
sn and the estimate of VIII
!, y, wlll get under the NJ
M e,U@ a year. None OF I
ss;s q taxes are affected. Til
n. Is at present and may
Y. y. future on all proper
~ perty segregated to t
70 he parishes.
ssss asked; What happens
rs y pension fund? The @
ais eminent provides that
,s se .leir fund over $500
ss .0sm amendment PROVE
s not get less than IS!
eet az even break eitf
- p9orlant consideration
= .ne amendment permit
.Sss q remove the taxes to