The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1921-09-22

in filing our manufacturing report We are
advised by Mr.. McCullom, both by phone
and letter, to file a corrected inventory,
under affdavit, and the matter would be
rcconsidered. Please, therefore, be advised
that we have filed corrected inventory with
the Louisiana Tax Commission and we are
writing this letter to give you this infor-
nation and Mt the same time to serve as q
protest against the raise. Yours truly,
MERIDIAN FERTILIZER FACTORY,
4. Shreveport Plant.
T. q. SINCLAIR, Manager.
On motion and second. duly carried, the
foregoing protest Of the Meridian Fertilizer
Factory, Shreveport Plant, being presented
in open session, was read, ordered spread
upon the minutes of the Police. Jury. and
copy of said protest and this resolution, or
motion, to be forwarded to the Louisiana
Tax Commission, with the accommodation
that the above protest be duly considered
and any relief in equity be allowed COM
plainant.
The following protest of Messrs W. II.
& c. B. Hodges ct ais was then read:
70 the Honorable Police Jury Of the Parish
of B0ssier aud Board Of RerieWers OF the
Assessments for 1921.
The petition of ". Fl. 4 c. B. Hodges,
Joe ]. Lewiston, representatives estate Mrs.
NJ. p. Marshall, A. f. McDade, r. II. &
Martin, represented herein by Leon O'Quin
their attorney and agent, with respect,
shows:
That they desire to formally protest
| against the values extended upon the assess
ment list of 1921 by the Assessor of Bossier
| Parish and the State Board Of Affairs for
the following reasons:
That the Assessor and State Board have
caused to be placed upon the assessment
lists certain valuations, because of the en-
HANGED value of their lands In Bossier
| Parish because Of the production of oil and
| gas therefrom; that said enhanced value
has heen arrived at by the Assessor Of Bos.
sier Parish by taking the total production
| of oil and gas from said properties as OF
| January LIST. and placing thereon yalu.
| alton Of $3.50 per barrell:
That said Assessor and State Board have
refused and neglected to consider that the
oil, gas and other minerals in and under
said land were conveyed prior to January
| 1. 1921. as was shown by the Conveyance
Records of Bossier Parish, and under which
sale the said certain Oil companies became
the owner of seven-eights of all the mineral.
underlying their property and of seventh
Fights the oil produced therefr0m that thu
enhanced value Of your appearers propert!
because of the presence Of oil and gas can
not exceed one-cight the entire production
and they cannot be assessed with the en-
HANGED value based upon the entire pro
duction of oil from said property.
This, 18th day Of September, 19o1.e
LEoN,OQUIS,
Agent and Attorney for Petitioners
The foregoing petition Of W. II. & G. B
Hodges ct ais, having been presented, tn
following resolution was unanimOusl
adopted:
Il Whereas, the agent of Messrs. w. II.
C. B. Hodges, Joe Lewiston, the represent
. atiyes of the estate of Mrs. NJ. P. Marshall
4. F. McDade, II. H. w. G. Raine.
. J. T. McDade and Mrs. G. w. Martin ha
, ! appeared before the Police Jury las a boar
of revicwers) protesting against the walt
, atoms placed upon the assessment lists fo
the year 1921, and particularly as to tn
| valuation placed thereon upon the assess
E ments of the above named tax debtors b,
j cause of the enhanced valuation of thei
] lands because Of the presence of oil thereof
5 the said valuation being based upon til
+ entire production of oil from said prope
ties, when seven-eights the productio
s therefrom is the property of other person
8 because of the execution of mineral LEAFS
prior to January LIST.
o And, whereas, said assessments have bee
], | made under the PREDICTION Of the Board ,
y State Affairs. but appear to this body to
unfair and Illegal;
i Be IL resolred. That this body, althouf
compelled to approve said valuations, pr
It tests against the method of arriving
e same, and forwards a copy Of this resolutit
d | to the State Board of Affairs.
:. The following statement showing valu
= fixed by the Board Of State Affairs on I
: | dividual assessments was then read into Il
= minutes. 1.-THE statement here referred
: appears elsewhere on this page. set
I, double column measure.-Publisher.l
The foregoing statement. showing valu
fixed by the Louisiana Tax Commissio
having been presented to the Police Jur
q, through the Assessor for Bossier Parrish til
It Police Jury, as Board OF Review, here
e. ratifies the action of the Louisiana T;
d, Commission In the matter of the foreg0i
Is assessments, and in connection thercwi
re ratifies and approves the valuations on t
t, tax roll of Bossier Parish for the year 10.
but recommends that the following prote
ants, riz: Meridian Fertilizer Factor
Is, Louisiana Petroleum Products Company
corporated w. III. & &. B. Hodges ct a