The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-08-29

election or appointment; and ever,
parish shall elect by vote of it,
qualified electors the officer, or Off
GERS, to assess it's 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 subject
10 change during the elected officers
lncllmbency. This power shall moi
be exercised in the Parishes, nor in
the Parish of Orleans as to assess
ors, until the terms of office of the
present incumbents expire. Aft |
January 1. 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 these
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
uary I, 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
way to relieve municipal
tiles from general parish taxes, sub
ject to an obligation to contribute 10
certain funds, is adopted, then each
municipality so relieved from such
taxation, shall have the right by its
governing authority, to provide for
the appointment or election of it's
own assessor or assessors and to fix
their compensation.
Article VIII.
l. In order to reimburse parishes
md municipalities now free from par
sh taxes for loss of revenue caused
~ the withdrawal of the sources of
state revenue from parish and munic.
pal taxation, there is hereby grant
ID to each parish and to each such
corporation the right to le-
" an additional tax of six mills on
'nsegregated property.
2. In order to similarly reimburse
municipalities 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 be necessa.
y, and out of the proceeds of this |
ak each parish shall, under the sup
rvisi0n Of the Tax Commission, com.
each such municipality with
n its limits for loss of revenue caus.
d by such withdrawal Such com.
ensation to be made on the basis
rovided in the following sentence
d compensation by the state to
arishes. II the proceeds of such
TX remaining to each parish. added
D the proceeds of the levy of the
ne per cent tax now permitted to
e levied, after making the compen-
alton aforesaid, shall not be 'suffici-
Mt to repay to said parish the sum
would have received by the levy
! its present one per cent alimony
x on the basis of the assessment
'lls of 1911, plus an increase of
We per cent on the amount of said
x, then the state shall compensate 4
ach parish the amount Of such def.
ency as fixed and reported by the i,
Ak Commission. le
3. Any municipality now free, or &
'reafter made free, from parish tax
ion which is not reimbursed by the
w Of the additional six mill tax,
e power to levy which is hereby 6
anted to it. shall be compensated a
the General Assembly on the ba. t
above provided for compensation
the State to the parishes, the 3
Mount of said compensation to be t
led by the Tax Commission.
1. The obligation to make the com. :
nsations herein provided for shall g
mandatory on the General Assem-. Il
7, but no such compensations shall Q
made after the year 1921. L
). After the year 1921, no parish n
all levy any part Of such six mills a
thin the limit Of any incorporated
lnicipality and said municipalities u
all be entitled to levy and collect =
Ii six mill tax for their own &C. le
mt. al
J. The claims of each parish and "
Inicipality for compensation shall =,
presented to the Tar Commission.