The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-28

ment submitted to the people at the sam
time this amendment Is submitted pro
viding a way to relieve municipalities
from general parish taxes, subject to al
obligation to contribute to certain funds
is adopted. then each municipality so re-
! lieved from such taxation, shall have tn,
right by its governing authority, to pro
vide for the appointment or election o
| its own assessor or assessors and to Il,
their compensation
Article Viii.
l. In order to reimburse parishes and
municipalities now free from parish
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 sinolarly reimburse mu-
inequalities not now free from parish
taxes each parish shall levy annually fol
eight years after January /, 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
within it's limits for loss OF revenue
caused by such withdrawal. Such COM
pensatfon to be made on the basis pro-
vfded in the following sentence for COM
pensation by the State to parishes II
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 suffi-
cient TO repay 10 said parish the sum II
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 of
such deficiency as fixed and reported by
the Tax Commission.
s. 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 it, 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 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 compensations shall be made after
the year 1921
g. After the year 1921. no parish shall
ievy 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.
8: The claims of each parish and mu-
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.
Z. In reimbursement for the state
sources of revenue herein withdrawn
from her assessed values, and for the
Joint benefit OF her alinony and her ex-
,Sting one per cent debt tax. the city 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 be levied. an additional tex of six
mills. Out of the proceeds Of this tax.
there shall be paid by preference anr,l-
ally 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 sfttt-
ated within the citv limits. and the bal
once Of the nroceeds of said six min tax
shall 80 to the alinonv fund of the CITY
8. The two mill ad vaforeu sreciafi
sewerage and water tax Of the CITY ~
New Orleans shall continue to he levied
- long as required nv law on the sources
" state revenue subject to an ad valorem
tax.
g. In case the referendum arenduent
submitted to the people Mt the same time
his amendment Is submitted providing a
vav TO relieve municipalities from general
'er,Sn faxes subject to an obligation to
u.
hen the power to levy six mills of addi-
tonal taves ~ hereby granted TO all mar
shes voting for siich release to he levied
IN prcnerty outside Of the municipalities
md the power to levy six mills Of addi-
ieHai taves Is hereby granted to each
so released to be Levied on
he r-~rertv within its corporate limits
he oh.'gation Of the state TO mako cc'n-
'erSatfon remaining the same. Whether
lid amendment shall be ,dopted or not
he power to levy the evtra tax Of six
nils hereby granted tn all muricipalftes
nat are now eyer,pt from parish taxes
hal remain undiSturhed
10. And whether said amendment shall
'e adorted or not adopted. the police
uries OF the several nari~hes and the
.cverring authorities of cities (the Par
'uhfect to narish taxes. shall lew a-d
'o'lect and turn ovar to the duly cnnsti- |
'ted school authorities under tho surer-
-ision and control IF the State Board If
.,dncatf"n: an amount equal tn at least
h~ee-tenths of the gross amount Of ad |
'aforen taves, which they levy and COL |
ect- provided that such amount shall |
'ever he less in anv Parish or muricf- |
'aiity than the greatest amount due from, |
;'tch r"r'sh c- municipality to fhe school |
'oard fr1m the CONSTITUTIONS three mill |
chool ,ad valorem tar collected for either !
he year 1911 or 1912, taking the wear
which Welded the highest amount. Pro- |
-ided further, that cities and towns that |
larish taxes shall not be required to pay |
his ad valorem tax II 1t he already I'm !
osed by the parfsh authorities; provided |
urther that this ad valorem tax shall not |
e imnosed to the maximum whenever |
he school board certifes that smaller |
evy will meet the Reeds of the schools |
IL. All property the taxation of which |
reserved to the State. except products
4 mines. of stone quarries. Of sand, !
'ravel or shell pits. and of oil or gas
Fells, as well as az other property, which !
nay not be sreciailv exempted from such /
axation. shall continue to be subject to
pecial taxes now in force. and shall he |
liable to such special taxes as may be I'm
csed by |ocal. special districts and po-
tical subdivisions In the future in ac-
c.rdance with law; provided that no par
sh or Incorporated municipality shall /
evy' a special tax for the support Of any |
urDose which It IS Obligated to take care
I out of its ordinary aiinony, until II |
hall have first exhausted its ordinary |
axing mower. upon an assessment OF at !
east fifty per cent Of the market value |
4 the property subject to its taxing au-
hority.
70. Levy district taxes and forced con-
ributions shall continue 70 be levied