The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16
TAX SITUATIONS
SAID 1OBE SERIOUS
MUST GIVE THE PEOPLE AN oP.
PORTUNlTY TO VOTE ON
EXEMPTIONS
QUICK ACTION IS REQUIRED
Senator T. L. Hood Favors Submit.
ing Bill To Legislature Which
Would Correct The Present
System OF Taxation.
QUICK ACTION IS REQUIRED


System OF Taxation.
Monroe.-The seriousness of the
tax situation in Louisiana, including
Ouachita parish, was voiced by Sen
ator T. L. Hood and President C. H.
McHenry, of the Monroe Chamber Of
Commerce, at the luncheon of the
Monroe Kiwanis Club recently. Sem
ator Hood has been asked by the
chamber directors to submit a bill III
the legislature for an enabling act
to give the people the opportunity to
vote on exempting industrial plants
TO ra period Of years if municipalities
deem advisable.
Senator Hood said he was not Ger.
tain II Industrial exemption, even
for the sake of securing plants, was
the proper and wis theing to do.
Somebody will have to pay these
taxes" he said, "and if it is not the
industrial plants it must be the peo-
pie and therefore l am somewhat
leary Of the scheme"
Senator Hood said the principal
source Of revenue for Louisiana in
the past has been the taxes imposed
on forests but these forests have
been denuded and are now taxed SIS
and Sc an acre as against $50 and SIS
for growing timber in past years.
Attorney McHenry said some meth.
Cd must be devised in Louisiana to
curb taxation. If this is not DONE"
he added, firms will be forced out
Of business. Ouachita is an espec-
tally fertile field for taxation" He
said that during the last two years
there had been fight In this parish
to bring about a reduction in taxes
and this had brought results but not
sufficient to meet the needs Of the
people. Mr.. McHenry said there
should be more economical methods
Of administration so that taxes when
administered would be productive Of
the geratest amount Of good at tho
least expenditure. He added that
there is q general complaint among
all classes against taxation, which
were mostly necessary in Monroe, and
then gave.a synopsis Of taxation here,
showing there is paid to the state
: IL mills: to the parish 2 mills; for
roads, 4 mills; city, Il IL mills; to.
tai, rs 81 mills; outside Of the city,
q total Of Is 3.4 mills.
Mr.. McHenry said the taxing au.
thority 10 in the hands Of the Louisi-
ana Tax Commission, which is auto!
cratic and all-powerful in such mat.
tiers, and that the valuations are en-.
tirely too high.
Columbia. H. c. Blanks sold a tract
Of land to r. E. Wright, L. C. Num-,
]. w. James, J. W. King and R. F.
pruitt. who plan to make the tract an
Monroe.-Superintenden Taylor Of
the Missouri Pacific railroad had ad-
vised Bastrop residents that he can.
not grant their request to extend the
Natchez. Collinston train service to
Bastrop.
Welsh. Ice was in veidence here
recently as the result Of drilling
rain and q cold north wind. 1t was
feared . heavy frost would cause much
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N..cui'oclss.-fl,sy hours OF heavy
run was loloWe dDy . light fall OF
sles' anu snow recently which melted
.. .s'' lnls Is tne coolest weather Of
eral years that even q little sleet or
snow lell,
49,. -.
oe'-fhe Ouachita Natural Gas
capital stock from 100000 to $1,000. !
600. s. s. Hunter Of Shreveport, presi.
dent Of the company, announces that
important developments are contemp.
lated,
uo.... c,.., :, :.
rrh,,es.,an ny. Ivy = RIOT . monthly
inc Morgan City High School, has
maue ''s lirst appearance.
n.,... 49,, 5.
,.ha $500. ,.s.,M eOOuI GOV messengers and
M Na1 a,...,a ms 5 = are expected : 70 attend
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=. l.. =, = ana e. More than 200
lrsn1l,n Sheriff Charles Pecot
ana nis deputies arrested several per.
- sOns y Mofssn City for selling whis-