The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-21

ment submitted to the people at the same
| time this amendment Is submitted pro-
viding a way to relieve municipalities
from general parish taxes, subject to an
obligation to contribute to certain funds.
/ is adopted, then each municipality so re-
lieved from such taxation, shall have the
right by its governing authority, to pro-
vide for the appointment or election of
/ its own assessor or assessors and to fix
their compensation.
Article VIII.
! I. In order to reimburse parishes and
municipalities now free from parish
taxes for loss of revenue caused by the
withdrawal of the sources. of State rev.
enue from parish and municipal taxation.
there is hereby granted to each parish and
! to each such municipal corporation the
| right to levy an additional tax of six mills
| on unsegregated property.
2. In order to similarly reimburse mu-
inequalities not now free from parish
taxes each parish shall levy annually for
eight years after January /, 1914, the
six mill tax aforesaid, or so much thereof
as may be necessary, and .out of the pro-
tie supervision of the Tax Commission,
compensate each such municipality
within Its limits for loss OF revenue
caused by such withdrawal. Such COM
penSation to be made on the basis pro-
vided in the following sentence for COM
pensation by the State to parishes. If
the proceeds of such tax remaining to
each parish. added to the proceeds of the
mitted to be levied. after making the
compensation aforesaid, shall not be suff1-
Gent to repay to said parish the sum Ii
would have received by the levy of its
present one per cent alimony tax on the
basis of the assessment rolls of 1911, plus
an increase of five per cent on the
amount of said tax, then the State shall
compensate each parish the amount of
dARo RxaI ..,1 kol r.
the Tax Commission
3. Any municipality now free, or here
after made free, from parish taxation
which Is not reimbursed by the levy of
the additional six mill tax, the power tc
levy which is hereby granted to 1t, shall
be compensated by the General Assembly
on the basis above provided for compen-
sation by the State to the parishes, the
amount of said COMPENSATION to be fixed
by the Tax Commission.
4. The obligation to make the compen-
sations herein provided for shall be man
datory on the General Assembly but no
such Concentrations shall be made after
the year 1921.
S. After the year 1921. no parish shall
levy any part of such six mills within
the limit of any incorporated municipal
ity and said municipalities shall be en-
titled to levy and collect such six mill
tax for their own account
6. The claims of each parish and mu-
nicipality for COMPENSATION shall be pre-
scented to the Tax Commission. which shall
examine such claims and report the facts
and its conclusions to the General Assem-
bly, on or before the first day of each
regular session.
T. In reimbursement for the State
sources of revenue herein withdrawn
from her assessed values, and for the
Joint benefit OF her alimony and her ex--
listing one per cent debt tax, the CITY Of
New Orleans. after January 1, 1914. IL
hereby granted the right to levy annually
and shall levy annually as long as said
to be levied. an additional tax of six
mills. Ont of the proceeds of this tax.
there shall be paid by preference anrrI-
ally to the Board of Liquidation of the
CITY Debt. for the benefit of the one per
cent debt tax. a sum equal to that which
said tax produced in the year 1912 on the
segregated sources of State revenue siti,-
ate1 within the CITY limits and the bal
ance Of the proceeds of said six mill fax
shall ~ to the aIi-nony fund of the CITY.
8. The two MIL ad vaiorem special
sewera ge and water tax of the Citv ~
New Orleans shall continue to be levied
as long required nv law on the sources
Of State revenue subject to an ad valorem
tax.
o. In case the referendum amendment
submitted TO the people at the same time
this amendment is submitted providing
wav to relieve municipalities f~o-n general
rarfSh taxes subject to an obligation to
contribute to certsfn funds. Is adopted,
then the power to levy six mills of addi-
ishes voting for srch release tn he levied
on property outside of the MUNICIPALITIES
ord the power tn levy six mills of ad1i-
tional taves is herehv granted to each
municipality so reIea sed to be levied IN
the rrNnertv within IT'S corporate limits
the OBLIGATION of the State to male COM
rersation remaining the Same. Whether
~aid amendment shall be odopted or not
the power to lew the e~tra tax Of six
Mills hereby granted to all MUNICIPALITIES
that are now eyer1nt from parish taxes
shall rer,Nin un5isturhed
10. And whether said amendment shall
he adorted or not adopted. the notice
iuries IF the several marches and the
governing authorities of cities fthe Par
fsh IF Orleans e~ceotedl. 'PnS towns not
subject to narish taxes. shall lew and
collect and turn over to the duly consti-
trtad school authorities urSer the sn1er-
vi~inn and control of the State Board ~
Education. an aranrrt equal to at least
th-ee-tenths IF the gross amount of ed
valorern taves. which they lew and COL
lect. provided that such amount shall
never he less in any parish or munich
patty than the greatest amount due from,
~urh r~-ish or municipality tn the schoo,
board from the constitutional three mill
school ad valorem tax collected for either
the year 1911 or 1912. taking the wear
which Welded the highest amount. Pro-
vided further that cities and towns that
are not EXEMPT from the payment of
parish taxes shall not be required to nay
this ad valorem tax II II he already i'm
ppSPn DIV tDe r1r1Sn autn0r1IleS. provided
further. that this ad valorem tax shall not
he imposed to the maximum whenever
the school board certiies that smaller
levy will meet the needs of the schools.
II. All property the taxation of which
A. reserved to the State. except products
Of mines. of stone quarries. of sand.
gravel or shell pits. and of oil or gas
wells. as well as all other property. which
may not be srecialiv exempted from such
taxation. shall continue to be subject to
special taxes now in force. and shall he
liable to such special taxes as may be I'm
posed by local. special districts and po-
litical subdivisions in the future In ac-
ccrdance with law: provided that no par
ish or incornorated municipality shall
levy special tax for the support of any
purpose which il Is obligated to take care
of out of its ordinary alimony. until 1t
shall have first exhausted its ordinary
taxing mower. upon an assessment Of at
least fifty per cent of the market value
Of the property subject to its taxing au-
thnritv
70. Levy district taxes and forced con-
tr'hrtions shall continue tn be levied
within, left On, bo ~