Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-02


State Aftsirs vests Il with various
powsrs, and pisces upon itvarious re-
sponsibllItIes. The Hrst, and perhaps
the most Important to the people Of
the stste, h the power vested in the
board to deal with matters Of tsxston.
with respect to taxation, the power
{ the board IL roughly divided into
four classes:
First. The power to Assess property
that has heretofore escaped taxston.
Second. The power to equslise the
assessment Of property between the
various governmental subdivisions.
Third. The power to equsliss ss'
sessments between individuals Of the
same local sub. divisions.
Fourth. The power to assess the
property OF all public service corpors-
lions, such "a railroads, telephone and
telegraph companies, and express
companies.
The Board of State Affairs is . new
board, vested with new powers, and
given the authority to deal with the
question of assessments in new man.
ner. 1t has no precedents to follow
and no experience to guide 1t.
Before this board can place property
on the assessment rolls that has here
tofore escaped without taxation, It
must know OF the existence OF that
property.
It has been asserted by various PEG.
pie throughout the state and by some
OF the newspapers in the state that
the state is full of tax dodgers.
II any person, firm, or corporation
In this state lie lodging taxes, 1t Is the
earnest desire of this board to know
who they are, and their method OF TAI
lodging.
The board being new has no set pro-
gram, but In DESTROYS Of following the
best plan possible to accomplish It'd
purposes.
The individual members of the
board do not regard the board -
political body, but feel that 1t was de-
signed to be q business Institution fol
the purpose of determining how bes
to collect and expend revenue.
The board further considers itself
servant of the people and 1t feels tina
any citisen has the right to make any
suggestion to the board, with refer
ence to its work that he may deem
proper.
The members of the board desir'
very earnestly to justify it, existence
for they know that in order tp do 20
they must hax. the cooperation o
he public 49,.
.>ffss and requests from an!
,eziu the state OF Louisiana, IN.
lestion with reference to it, duties
Il invites, from any source, inform
alton concerning tsx-dodgers or per
sons who are not paying taxes Of
property subject to taxation.
It invites information from an,
source concerning inequalities In tn
assessment OF individuals In the vari
Gus parishes.
It especially requests from th
newspapers OF the state and the man
ayers thereof, suggestions regardiu
the work OF the board and any In
formation concerning tax dodgers, In
equslities In assessment or any In
formation that may enable this boar
to more fully perform It's duties to tn
people of the state.
The board will not consider an
anonymous communications. Any In
sermstion received In response to th
invitation will, however, be treste
with the greatest confidence. Person
communication any fact along thea
lines to the board may rest assure
that they will not be troubled or In
convenienced for that reason.
All information Of this ohsrect<
will have to be Investigated, and I'd
board must know the source OF th
information before any invesdgstio
can be undertaken. Address al CON
municstions to the
BOARD OF STATE AFFAIRS,
Baton Rouge, Il
ST. joseph Men scHeol