The true Democrat., 1912-09-14

ment submitted 70 the people at th,
same time tht ~eGdment is sub
mitted proyidir W-ay to relieve mt
inequalities from general parish tax
es subject to an obligation to contri
Dute to certain funds, is adopted
then the power to levy six mills O
additional taxes is hereby granted t,
all parishes voting for such release
to be levied on property outside O
the municipalities, and the power t.
levy six mills of additional taxes il
hereby granted to each municipalit7
SO released to be levied on the prop
erty within its corporate limits, the
obligation Of the State to make com
pensation remaining the same
Whether said amendment shall be
adopted or not the power to levy
the extra tax Of six mills, hereby
granted to all municipalities that are
now exempt from parish taxes shaI
remain undisturbed.
TO- And whether said amendment
shall be adopted or not adopted. the
police juries Of the several parishes
and the governing authorities of cit
les (the Parish of Orleans excopted)
and towns not subject to parish tax
es, shall levy and collect and turn
over to the duly constituted school
authorities under the supervision and
control Of the State Board of Educa,
ton, an amount equal 10 at least
three-tenths of the gross amount of
ad ValOrem taxes, which they levy and
collect, provided that such amount
| shall never be less in any parish or
municipality than the greatest amount
due from such parish or municipality
to the school board from the consti-
tutional three mill school ad Valorem
tax collected for either the year
1911 or 1912, taking the year which
yielded the highest amount. Provid-
ed further, that cities and towns
that are not exempt from the payment
OF parish taxes shall not be required
to pay this ad yalorem tax if it be-
already imposed by the parish author.
tiles; provided further, that this ad
Valorem tax shall not be imposed
to the maximum whenever the school
board certifies that smalle" levy
will meet the needs of the schools.
IL. All property the taxation of
which is reserved to the State, ex-
cept products Of mines, of stone quar-
rles, or sand, gravel or shell pits,
and OF oil or gas wells, as we'll as all
other property, which may not be
specially exempted from such taxa
ton, shall continue to be subject to
special taxes now in force, and shall
be liable to such special taxes as
may be imposed by local, special dis
trlcts and political subdivisions in tn
future in accordance with law; provid-
ed that no parish or incorporated mu-
nlclpality shall levy a special tax for
the support of any purpose which it
is obligated to take care of out OF
its ordinary alimony, until it shall
nave first exhausted its ordinary
taxing power, upon an assessment of
at least fifty per cent of the market
value Of the property subject to its
taxing authority.
y. Levee District taxes and forced
shall continue to be
levied within each district on the !
of State revenue situated in
each levee district, and all levee
taxes and contributions shall be col !
.ected by the sheriff of each parish, !
under existing law, and in New Or
cans by the State tax collectors un-
ii June 30, 1916, and thereafter by
ne collecting officer Of the City of
New Orleans.
l3. The taxes mentioned in the
oregolng sections s, II, and -, as
o property reserved for State rev.
'nue, shall be based on the assess.
nent made by the State Tax Commits
Ion for State purposes, equalized an
lually by said Tax Commission in
'ach parish or municipality to the ba-
is OF assessment therein locally es-
Article TX.
1. All revenues received by the
'tate from all sources shall 20 into
fund called the General Fund. and
ne General Assembly shall apportion
aid fund among all the public pur-
oses for which taxation is levied.
citing aside, however, each year,
he following: {
A. For the General Public School
'und not less than one.fifth of the
ross revenues Of the State from all
ources provided that such appor-
onment shall never be less than
me Million and Thirty Thousand I
ollars ($1,03O,0O00O).
B. For the General Engineer Fund !
OF less than Four Hundred Thous- =,
nd Dollars ($400,OOOOW.
c. For Confederate Pensions not .
'sS than the amount provided or to :
G provided by the Constitution. =
d. For the Good Roads Fund, not .
SIS than One Hundred Fifty Thous- q
nd Dollars ($15O,OOO.OO), plus the .
mole proceeds Of the States moiety
the special automobile, taxicab .
I'd auto-driyen vehicle tax. f.
Z. For the Public Debt Fund not y
SIS than Five Hundred Twenty-Five y y
housand Dollars ($525, 100000 or not :,
SIS than Six Hundred and Fifty il