The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-12

, nient submitted to the people at the same
time this amendment is submitted pro-
viding q 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, 10 pro-
vide for the appointment or election OF
its own assessor or assessors and to TX
their compensation.
Article VIII.
]. 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 1, 1914, the
six mill tax aforesaid, or so much thereof
as may be necessary, and out 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 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
levy Of the one per cent tax now per-
mitted to be levied, after making the
compensation aforesaid, shall not be SUM-
cient to repay to said parish the sum 1t
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
such deficiency as fixed and reported by
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
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.
datoTy on the General Assembly, but no
such conversations 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 incornorated munfcipal-
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-
sented 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 citv Of
New Orleans. after January I, 1914, IL
hereby granted the right to levy annually
and shall levy annually as long as said
one per cent debt tax is required by law
TO he levied. an additional tax of six
mills. Ont of the proceeds of this tax
there shall be paid by preference anru-
allv to the Board Of Liquidation of the
CITY Debt. for the benefit of the one per
cent debt tax. sum equal TO that which
said tax produced in the year 1912 on the
segregated sources of state revenue stu
ated within the citv limits. and the bal
ance OF the proceeds Of said six mill tax
shall 90 to the alimony fund of the CITY.
g. The two mill ad valorem sDecial
sewera ge and water tax of the CITY 90
New Orleans shall continue to be levied
pc long as REQUIRED bv law on the sources
NJ State revenue subject to an ad valorem
tax.
2. In case the referendum amendment
submitted to the people at the same time
this amendment is submitted providing a
wav to relieve municipalities from general
nsrish taxes subject to an obligation to
contribute to certain funds is adopted,
then the power to levy six mills of addi-
ishes voting for such release to he levied
on proDerty outside of the MUNICIPALITIES,
and the power tn levy six mills of addi-
tional taves Is hereby granted to each
so released to be levied on
the n-ooerty within its CORPORATE. limits,
the obligation Of the State tn mako conn
persation remaining the same Whether
said amendment shall be adopted OF not
the Spower to levy the EXTRA tax of six
wills hereby granted to all municipalities
that are now exempt from parish taxes
shall remain undisturhed
10. Ard whether said amendment shall
he acoHted or not adopted. the notice
juries Of the several marshes end the
governing authorities If cities 1.-THE Par
ish IF Orleans a~ceptedl. ans towns NOT
subject to rarish taxes, shall levy ard
futed sch0ol authorities under the suner-
vision and control Of the State Board nf
an amount ecual tn at lea ct
three-tenths of the gross amount IF I'D
vaiorem tayes. which they levy and COL
ect. provided that such amount shall
never he less in any parish or munich
palitv than the greatest amount due From,
-uch ra~ish ~ municiratitv tn the school
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 exemut from the payment Of
parish taxes shall not be required to nay
this ad va'orem tax IL II be already I'm
posed by the parish authorities: provided
further. that this ad valorem tax shall not
he imrosed to the maximum whenever
the school board certifes that a smaller
levy will meet the needs of the schools
II. All property the taxation Of which
Is reserved to the State. except products
Of mines. az 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 tn be subject to
sDeciai taxes now In force, and shall he
liable to such special taxes as may be i'm
posed by local. special districts and po-
itical subdivisions I'm the future I'm ac-
rordance with law; provided that no par
lsh or Incorporated municipality shall
levy a special tax for the support Of any
purpose which it IS obligated to take care
Of out Of its ordinary a'imony untfl II
shall have first exhausted its ordinary
taxing mower upon an assessment Of AT
least fifty per cent Of the market value
n the property subject to its taxing au-