The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-10-11
ment submitted to the people at the same


. time this amendment Is submitted pro-
r Viding q way to relieve municipalities
t from general parish taxes, subject to an
i obligation to contribute to certain tuhoS
= Is adopted, then each municipality 50 re-
lleVed from such taxation, shall have the
r right by It's governing authority, TO pro-
) vide for the appointment or election OF
} It's own assessor or assessors ard 10 Tx
their compensation
Article VII.
l. In order to reimburse parishes and
! municipalities now free from parish
! taxes for loss Of revenue caused by the
withdraw wal Of the sources Of state rev.
enue from parish and municipal taxation,
there is hereby granted to each parish ana
10 each such municipal corporation the
right to levy an additional tax of six mills
on unSegleeAted property.
i ?. In order 10 similarly reimburse mu-
inequalities not now free from parish
taxes each parish Shall levy annually Tor
eight years after January /, 1914. tho
six mill tax aforesaid, or so much Thereon
As may be necessary. and ont OF the pro-
ceeds Of this tax each parish shall, under
the supervision Of the Tax Commission
compensate each such municipality
within its limits for loss OF revenue
caused hy such withdrawal Such COM
pensat lion TO be made on the basis pro-
I vidcd in the following sentence for com
I nensation by the State to parishes. II
! tn" proceeds OF such tax remaining TO
each parish, added To the proceeds OF the
/ levy Of the one per cent tax now per
united 10 be levied. after making the
/ compensation aforesaid, shall not be sum
ctent to repay to said parish the sum IT,
would have received by the levy OF It's
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 VI /
such deficiency as fixed and reported by |
the Tax Commission
B. 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 to |
levy which Is hereby granted 10 II, 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 conversation 10 be fixed
by the Tax Commission.
4. The obligation to make the compen-
saftons herein provided for shall be man
datory on the General Assembly, but no
such conversations shall be made after
the year 1921.
:. After the year 1921, no parish shall
levy anv part OF such SIX mills within
the limit OF anv INCORPORATED municipal
itN and said municipalities shall ne en-
titled to levy and collect such six mill
tax for their own account
g. The claims ~ each parish and mu-
nicinahtv for compensation shall be pre-
sented TO the Tax Commission, which shall
examine such claims and report the facts
End IFS conclusions tn the General Assem-
DIV on or before the first day OF each
regular session
I. IN reimbursement for the State
sources of revenue herein withdrawn
from her assessed values. and for the
Joint heneft Of her almonv and her ex-
listing one ner cent debt tax, the CITY OF
Tow
hereby granted the right 10 levy annually
and shall levy annually az long as said
one rer cent debt tax Is required by law
10 he levied. an additional tax of six
'1fls Out OF the proceeds of this tax
here shall he paid by preference anru- ;
ellv To The Board of Liquidation OF tho ,
ritv Debt. for the benefit OF tho ore per
'ent debt tax. sum equal TO thot which
said tax produced In the year lot? on the r
aggregated sources Of State revenue stu
afea within the ntv limits and thA bal {
nee Of the nfoceHds Of said six mill tax
'hail so TO the alimonv fund 81 the city.
X. The two mill al valorem snecial
leverage and water tax Of the CITY Of
New Orleans shalt continue to Re levied
$ long as REQUIRED hv law on the sources a
Y state revenue subject to an ad va'orem Il
az. ~'' -
g. In case the referendum amendment q
rhmitted to the peop,e at the same time a
MS amendment Is submitted providing
Iav to relieve municipalities from general
ansh taxes subject to an obligation IN
ontrthute to certain funds. fs adopted
hen the power to levy six mills OF addt
i"'nal taxes Is hereby granted to all mar |
'hes voting for such release to he Ievied ~
n .pronertv outside Of the municipal,tier -
no the power TO levy six mills Of addi- IL
onal taves Is hereby granted 10 Zach
so released to be leyied an
ne nr"rertv within its corporate lin,ts d
re oh,iSation Of the State to make com,
remaining the same Whether
nd amendment SHAH BE adontad or NE
,e. power to levy the extra tar a, civ
Ills hereby granted to all rnurtcfns,,tes
lat are now eyernpt from parish tars,
lnll remain urdiSturh.d. ''''|''
10. And whether said amendment .ba,,
adonted or not adopted. the police
,verning authorities Of cities rtha pa
N or Orleans evcentnd), and towns No,
lh1ect to parish taxes shalt levy ana
'Iest ana turn over 10 the duly constf
Yea school authorities under the sunar-
SION ana contro' OF the State Board OF
ducatfon. an amount equal to nj least
ree-tenths Of the gross amount n, "a
'orem taxes. which they lew and ost a."
~, provided that such amount sb,u
Yer vel, ne less In any parish or rnunIo,.
IlsF man the greatest amount due from
'"h pa r'sh or mhnic'na1itv n two .cba,r
arh from the constitutional tbre. min
noot ao va'nTem Tux collected for either
Q year 1911 or 1915. taking RI. 80
1ich Welded the highest an,ourt o..
1ed further. that cities and towns tb.+
not exemDt from the nay,nap. ~,
rlsh taxes shall not he required m nnw
IS ad Valorem tax II II he a,read,, ir,
seq by the narish authorities. nroy,daa
r'ner mat this ad valorem TAX shan MOI |
ffnnosed to the maximum whenoua. |
school board certifeS that smo1,ar
" VIII meet the needs of the schools
!. All property the taxation NJ ubinb
reserved to the State, eycept nroSmnt. In
mines OF stone auarries, ~ ssna he
tVe' or shell pits and Of oil or g..
u.s. as well as all other prorertv 49,
" not be sreciallv exempted from smci,. no
satlon, shall continue to he suhisc, -
,cfal taxes now in force, and sbom 70
pie to such special taxes 6 NAV h. NV,
sed by Local special 1fstficts ~ -, i,tl- Tn
q, Submissions in the future IN nc
uance with law: provided that no mar
:, vi Incorporated municipality shalt
special tax for the support of any ,
Use W'ltch 1t IS obligated to take car.
q, mut Oh us ordinary alimony, unit, n cal
~ nave nrst exhausted It's ordinary tio
ing power, upon an assessment Of a. Wv
:. MY per cent of the market ya1"e dot
rity. 'NN 'aAlhg au- a
2. Levy district taxes and forc.s no.,
unions shall continue to be Iey;aa bui
mn each district on the .ourcas =.
re revenue situated in each levee dts. ma
u, and all levee taxes and cortr,., dys
rs shali be collected hv the shar,ae ~ ~
n PARISH, under existing Law. and T., LII