St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-07-11
New Administration Receives Report
Of the Auditor and Also Petitions for
the Removal Of Restricted District
Proceedings Of Regular Meeting of. Council
Held Tuesday, July IL, 1914.

ceipts or license receipts be destroy
ed. Should an error be made in is
suing receipt, then the receipt and
stub should be marked void and the
Irrespective receipt pinned to the stub.
Should any duplicate receipts be ap-
piled for, the secretary should IN
variably have the person applying tor
such duplicate receipt sign on the
stub under clear explanation as to
why this duplicate receipt was given.
Should q person apply by mail for
a duplicate receipt. member of the
finance committee should be asked to
sign the stub under clear explana-
ton of why receipt was issued.
find that the secretary has been
receiving $500 per title for all tax
sale titles issued by the town. Since
July 6, 1912, seventy-four titles have
been issued, thirty-six to individuals
and thirty-eight to the town. The
town has, therefore, paid to the sec
retary $114.0O for title fees. AS a
great deal of the property bought by
the town is double" or erroneous
assessments" l do not think the town
should nay for the issuance OF titles
to itself.
also find that in several instances
property bought by the town would
be redeemed by owners and the costs
and interest and title fee would not
be collected, nor would the 20 per
cent, allowed by law, be collected.
A clear statement of my findings In
this regard will be found on another
page of statement.
notice also that preferences have
been made in the advertising OF prop
|erty for taxes, some were advertised
and some not. Those persons whose
property was advertised were called
on to pay costs and interest and
those whose property was not adver-
|tised, though they may have paid at
Ia later date, were not called on to
pay either interest or costs.
Treasurer.
found the treasurer's accounts to
be cents out of balance, this had
been of more than years standing.
located this difference and correct
ed It In his books. also found
warrant for $33O.85. which had been
paid by him April 21, 1913, had new
Ter been entered in his records, it was
therefore impossible for him to have
balanced his books since that date.
Licenses.
I beg to call attention to list OF
1913 licenses and 1914 licenses that
appear to be unpaid. This will be
found on another sheet of this state
|ment.
1t appears to me that there are
some business enterprises and pro-
|fessional men who are not paying Ii
censes, while others of like nature
are called on and do pay licenses.
would suggest that your body draft
la new license roll.
Taxes.
On another sheet will be found a
detailed list of unpaid taxes. I am
very glad to say 1t numbers but eight
names, totaling 1850.
1912.
find that Emile Beaucoudray
paid on an assessment of 100000 for
1912 taxes, while the parish and
states records showed him to have
paid on an assessment OF $4,000.
Also, C. L. Smith paid on an as
sessment of $4,000, when he should
have paid on $79O.OO. Ine aSses-
sor's clerk extended total of $3.50.
Then the correct extension was $3.50.
1913.
E. F. Watkins paid on an assess
ment of $500 when the assessment
called for 5000. Your secretary was
of the impression that he made the
error in calculating amount Of taxes.
L. A. Champagne paid $4.90 OF
taxes when the assessment was 500,
at 9 m lis, or $3.50.
omitted to include in list of Qn-
paid taxes that of Lajaunnie & Le-
Blanc $3.50, and Stern's Dry Goods
lCo.. $3.50; both have gone out OF
business and no doubt these amounts
cannot be collected,
Building Permits.
Since July s, 1912, the town has
collected but two building permits.
Iof so cents each.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBT. L. AUBERT,
Public Accountant.