The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-09-12

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qualified electors the officer, or Off
GERS, to assess its property for tax
alton the compensation of such off
Ger or officers to be fixed by the Pc
lice Jury not less than ten months
before the election, and not subjec
to change during the elected officer:
lncumbency, This power shall no
be exercised in the Parishes, nor il
the Parish Of Orleans as to assess
ors, until the terms of office OF the
present incumbents expire. Aftol
January I, 1914, and until the eXpira
ton of the terms of said officers, all
local assessments shall be made by
the assessors of each parish and the
assessors of New Orleans at the
present rate of compensation All 10.
cal taxes and licenses except those
levied by municipalities, shall be col
lected by the Sheriff Of each Parish,
except the Parish of Orleans, at the
present rate Of compensation unless
such compensation shall be changed
by the General Assembly. After jan
nary l, 1914, Parish Assessors shall
Dc compensated by the Parishes and
the Assessors of the Parish OF Or
leans by the City Of New Orleans. If
under the referendum amendment
submitted to the people at the same
time this amendment is submitted
providing way to relieve municipal
tues from general parish taxes, sub
Ject to an obligation to contribute to
certain funds, is adopted, then each
municipality so relieved from such
taxation, shall have the right by it's
governing authority, to provide for
the appointment or election If it's
own assessor or assessors and to fix
their compensation.
Article VIII.
l. In order to reimburse marshes
and municipalities now free from par.
[sh taxes for loss of revenue caused
BY the withdrawal of the sources of
state revenue from parish and munic.
pal taxation, there is hereby grant
I'd to each parish and to each such
corporation the right to le.
~ an additional tax of six mills on
property.
2. In order to similarly reimburse
not now free from par.
sh taxes each parish shall levy an
lually for eight years after January
!, 1914, the six mill tax aforesaid, or
o much thereof as may he necessa.
y, and out Of the proceeds of this
ak each parish shall, under the sup.
rvtsion Of the Tax Commission, com.
ensate each such municipality with.
4 it's limits for loss of revenue caus-
d by such withdrawal. Such com.
ensation to be made on the basis
rovided in the following sentence ,
" compensation by the state to 4
II the proceeds of such
* remaining to each parish, added /!
the proceeds Of the levy of the :
Ne per cent tax now permitted to 6
levied, after making the compen- t
'tion aforesaid, shall not be suffici-
1t to repay to said parish the sum ;
would have received by the levy t
it's present one per cent alimony t
x on the basis Of the assessment \
lis Of 1911, plus an increase Of -.
We per cent on the amount of said :,
K, then the state shall compensate e
ch parish the amount of such def n
ency as fixed and reported by the s
TX Commission. ~
3. Any municipality now free, or 81
reafter made free, from parish tax t.
ion which is not reimbursed by the
" of the additional SIX mill tax,
power to levy which is hereby r.
anted to it, shall be compensated a
the General Assembly on the la. til
above provided for compensation So
the State to the parishes, the ~ =.
lount of said compensation to be Fl
ed by the Tax Commission.
!. The obligation to make the COM F,
asations herein provided for shall 81
mandatory on the General Assem-. ~ ~
:, but no such compensations shall q,
made after the year 1921. Ok
J. After the year 1921, no parish
vi levy any part of such six mills no
hin the limit of any incorporated a.
and said municipalities Ia.
II be entitled to levy and collect be
h six mill tax for their own &C.
mt. 1es
The claims OF each parish and WI
nicipality for compensation shall of
presented to the Tax Commission, an
'ch shall examine such claims and ~
ort the facts and its conclusions Nh