The trustee also acts as the property tax assessor. This is usually done by an office called the assessor or tax assessor. He went on to hold other local offices such as tax assessor and highway commissioner. The borough offices of tax assessor, tax collector and auditor are elected independently. In 1870, President Ulysses S. Grant's administration replaced Everts in his role as tax assessor. Her father was the first Black American to become Tax Assessor in New Orleans. In 2012, he succeeded Mert Smiley, who was elected as the Ascension Parish tax assessor. The County Sheriff, Chancery Clerk, Circuit Clerk, and Tax Assessor are also elected to office. He worked as a railroad clerk and tax assessor, but did not like either job. The value determinations are generally made by a tax assessor for the taxing authority. He became a churchwarden in 1605 and a parish tax assessor in 1611. A jurisdiction's tax assessor was able to assign this number to parcels of real estate.