The Bossier banner., 1922-08-24
Police Jury Proceedings.

Tbc Police Jury of Bossier Parish, Louis
;,nn met in Benton this day 49, Friday.
August IS. 1922 in special session, pnf-
suant to CALL with the following members
present RIG: Il. 7. Mays. Presideht. II; ~
NeIpudc. II. ID. Wilmington and J. q. NC
J,aIe. Absent W. Il. Wilbourn and r. NJ
cOyic.
proceedings were had
Thc reading OF the minutes Of the meet
ing of August Sth was dispensed with until
the next regular meeting. to be held durihs
September.
The object of the meeting was explained
nv tn. President and In consequence OF the
following notice. which was duly and legally
published in the Isossier Banner, to-rif:
NOTICE To THE PUBLIC.
Notice Is hereby given that the Police
Jury of this parish will meet on the lStn
day OF August, 1922. for the purpose OF
receiving protests and hearing complaints
on valuation Of property for assessment
purpOscs in this parish fixed by the
Iolisiana Tax Commission. All taxpayers
desiring to protest valuations nNed ny tne
Louisiana Tax Commission must file their
protests with the Secretary Of the Police
Jury on or before the date OF said meet
ing. y. HiLL'
Secretary Of Police Jury.
The following persons filed protests.
either In person or by letter. as to their as
ss,sments as raised by the Louisiana Tax
Commission or as fixed by the Parish Board
of EGualization, for the year 1872, re:
Tom Hickman appeared In person and ex-
plained thnt his assessment on merchandise
and fixtures had been errOneOisly made.
wherein It was shown that in his rendition
the sum of $500 included both merchan-
disc and fixtures. and that his assessment
OF $6aSO was in error and entitled to a
credit of $17oO. His contention having
been. conclusiycly established before the 10.
lice Jury, II deduction In his assessment. OF
the sum of x1I2tD was duly ordered by the
Police Jury and recommended to the Louis
lama Tax Commission.
The protest Of Miss williamine r. Me-
cormick was filed. as follows. f0-wif:
Shreveport. La, August f6. 1aa2.
To tho Honorable Police Jury of Bossier
Parrish.
Geaticmea: Your petitioner. William
inc B. Mccormick. represents that she is
the owner Of certain lands situated In
lossicr Parish Mt and near Bossier City.
more fully described in Clerks Office Mt
Bcnton. Dossier Inrish, Louisiana.
1t has come to the attention Of your
petitioner that snid lands have been as
scsx.,d on a valuation Of $300,OtW. Such
assessment il greatly in excess of the
value of said lands mt the present time.
and your petitioner most respectfully but
most earnestly protests against such nm
assessment. inasmuth as the assessment
Is out Of all proportion to the actual
value of said lands.
Petitioner represents that her asscss-
mcnt was sent to Mr.. Emmct Taylor Tax
Assessor. and that said rendition showed
a value Of approximately xSti0tO
HaspP us,f1f vpri hell
xSGO00 IL n fair and just taxablc value
for her property and that the present as
scssment h more than twice the value Of
her property. which property consists of
approximately II ; acres and number of
scattered lots in the different sul,di-
visions.
Your petitioner IL attnching hereto a
sworn statement from her agent, W. p.
Alc('ormitk K, the substance of said a.fida-
Wit being that petitioners property. II
offered for SALE. would not bring price
of x1OO,OO0.
Under the present Assessment petitioner
finds herself In position Of paying taxes
village. parish and state. OF approximately
$4,000 per annum. while the actual farm
rentals from her property arc about 5000
per year.
The present proposed assessment Of pc
titi0ner's acreage property is evidcntl!
pretlitntcd on n sale Of 10 acres to ths
I.ouisinna Refining Company Mt $1,000
per acre. but petitioner weuid call your
attention to the fact that in the past
twelve years only three small tracts O
land have been sold for factory purposes
and 1t may l~ a number Of years befor,
another sale Of this character IL made.
Realizing that your honorable body l.
composed of men of fairness. your peti
tionrr feels that she will be granted til,
relief she prays for and IL entitled to
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAMIxE b. MCCORMICK.
per ". II. Mc('oIMIcK, Agent
state Of LomisiGRG. Pd,ish 0f Cadd0.
BEFORE me. John r. Slattery. Il notar
- y nnll,lia, In and for isndfla lsnrish . lnllis