New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-02-08
graph 2, of Act 211 of 1918, which

graph Z, OF AcI III or 1910, WHICH
provides that in all levee dis
tricts, drainage districts, or other
special taxing districts extending
over more than one parish, said
lese taxes, drainage taxes, or
other special taxes shall be as
sessed and collected on the per-
centage of actual cash value fixed
bv the Board Of State Affairs for
State assessment purposes.
Under date of September End,
we sent you letter calling your
particular attention to this pro-
vision of Act 211 Of 1918.
Under date of October 31st, i'll
answer to your letter Of October
23rd wherein you stated that the
actual value Of all property Ill
your Parish for State purposes
was $1S,707 ,234.00. which amount
agreed with our abstract, after
adding the additional value OF the
New Iberia National Bank, we
pointed out to you that under Act
oil of 1913 the valuation for State
purposes must be the valuation for
parochial and all other purposes.
/ The Police Jury could, in the es-
tablishment of like valuations for
parochial purposes, as is fixed for
State purposes. amend and read
| just the rate per cent OF assess
ment as fixed by that honorable
body for parochial purposes.
Secondly. The differences be
tween the actual value shown on
your roll, viz, 1922, O79.OO, is
$524,e45 GO in excess of the val
uation as shown OH abstract as
fixed by this Board and certified
to you.
In your several letters to us
you speak of the nonresident
property not being carried on alb
stract at actual value. the prop
erty adjudicated to the State. ad-
ditional property added to the
Gulf Refining Company, and cred
| its to be deductAl from the Rem
oudet Hardware Co. The addi-
tional values covering the above,
together with the reduction OF the
| credits, for the account of the
Renoudet Hardware Co., applied
to your abstract, still will not bal
ance with your assessment roll
values. and we respectfully desire
that you explain these increases
in detail, at the same time segre-
eating the classes of property that
go to make up these additional
values, so that we can properly
distribute the quantity and valua-
tons. We understand from your
Mr.. Pickett that you have made
some reduction on the Renoudet
Cypress Co., on account Of the
partial demolition Of their plant.
We also desire that you explain
this discrepancy.
| We regret very mucn mat tne
above situation makes it necessary
! for us to refuse to approve your
assessment roll. but the fault is Ell
tirely with you and the Pollce
Jury. Had you followed our ad-
sice given you in our letter OF
October 3lst, you would have op-
/ waited the necessity Of preparing
new rolls. etc. 1t seems to US,
and before we will approve your
assessment roll, that it will be nec7
! essary for you to make entire new
ones. M
In confederation Of the above
statement with respect to the diff
ferences. in valuation as~between
| that shown for State and for the
Parish, an examination of your
assessment roll shows that the
value fixed by this Board for State
purposes against nonresident cor
operations in your Parish was
adopted by the Police Jury for pa
rochial purposes. but that on local
taxpayers you cut the State val
iuations for parochial valuations.
4 We again renew our expressions
of regret at being forced to take
this action, which not only delays
you, but also imposes an unpleas-
liant situation on this Board and
the taxpayers.
Kindly give these matters yonr
Immediate attention, obliging
Very truly Yours,
| BOARD OF STATE AFFAIRS,
/ By R. w. Riordan.
! New Iberia, La, Jan. %. 1919.