The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-10-24


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 Po-
lice Jury not less than ten months
before the election, and not sup)ect
to change during the elected officer
incumbency This power shall not
be exercised in the Parishes, nor IN
the Parish of Orleans as to assess
ors, until the terms Of office OF 1he
present incumbents expire. After
January /, 1914, and until the explfa-
ton of the terms of said officers, al
local assessments shall be made by
the assessors of each parish and the
assessors of New Orleans at the
present rate of compensation. All TO-
cal taxes and licenses except those
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 1, 1914, Parish Assessors shall
be 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
providing a way to relieve municipal
tiles from general parish taxes, sub
ject to an obligation to contribute to
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 its
own assessor or assessors and to fix
their compensation.
| Article VIII.
/. In order to reimburse parishes
and municipalities now free from par
| ish taxes for loss of revenue caused
by the withdrawal of the sources o.
state revenue from parish and munic
ipal taxation, there is hereby grant
. ed to each parish and to each suct
municipal corporation the right to lie
Wy an additional tax of six mills OF
! unsegregated property.
2. In order to similarly reimburs'
municipalities not now free from par
ish taxes each parish shall levy an
nually for eight years after Januar.
= /, 1914, the six mill tax aforesaid, O
r so much thereof as may he necessa
ry, and out of the proceeds of thl
: tax each parish shall, under the SUP
< ervision of the Tax Commission, CON
y pensate each such municipality with
s in it's limits for loss of revenue caus
q ed by such withdrawal. Such con
. pensation to be made on the basi
). provided in the following sentenc
o 70, compensation by the state t
: parishes. If the proceeds of sue
= tax remaining to each parish, adde
q to the proceeds of the levy of tn
j one per cent tax now permitted
(. be levied, after making the compel
;. sation aforesaid, shall not be suffic
y y ent to repay to said parish the SUI
d it would have received by the lev
= of it's present one per cent alinon
q tax on the basis of the assessmel
- rolls of 1911, plus an increase
N five per cent on the amount of sa
Is tax, then the state shall compensa
IS each parish the amount of such de-
e 70 cheney as fixed and reported by Il
r. Tax Commission.
10 3. Any municipality now free,
al hereafter made free, from parish ia
rs alton which is not reimbursed by u
. levy of the additional six mill ia
n. the power to levy which is here'
Il, granted to it, shall be compensate
III by the General Assembly on the
II u sis above provided for compensate
ID by the State to. the parishes, t
amount of said compensation to
ty fixed by the Tax Commission.
be 4. The obligation to make the co
u. pensations herein provided for sh
ny be mandatory on the General Asse
er bly,, but no such compensations sh
or be made after the year 1921.
~ ~ 5. After the year 1921, no pari
shall levy any part of such six mi
w. within the limit of any incorporat
tie municipality and said municipalit
all shall be entitled to levy and cole
,ae such six mill tax for their own
", count.
Sc 6. The claims of each parish 4
Ely municipality for compensation sll
i'm be presented to the Tax Commissi