The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-09-05

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ualified electors the officer, OF oiit Sd
ers to assess it's property tor TAX II, III
zion the compensation Of such olll- os
,er or officers to be fixed by the fo- b,
ice Jury not less than ten moh'ns Il
before the election, and not subject az
10 change during the elected officers a
incumbency. This power shall no' Il
he exercised in the Parishes, nor III Il
the Parish of Orleans as to assess Il
ors until the terms Of office Oh .i'e q
present incumbents expire A,'e' c
January l. 1914, and until the eApl' {"
tion of the terms of said of1lcers' a'i
local assessments shall be maoe Wy
the assessors of each parish ana 'he
assessors of New Orleans at 'he
present rate of compensation All 10
cal taxes and licenses except those
levied by municipalities, snail De eo''
,ected by the Sheriff of each PARISH
except the Parish Of Orleans, az 'ne
nresent rate of compensation unless
such compensation shall be chahseu
nv the General Assembly After jan.
uary /, 1914, Parish Assessors shall
h. compensated by the Parishes anu
tho Assessors of the Parish or W.
leans by the City of New Orleans. II
l under the referendum amendment
: submitted to the people at the same
time this. amendment is suDmllteu
n providing a way to relieve munlclpa-
|, tiles from general parish taxes, SUD-
y iect to an obligation to contribute 10
certain funds, is adopted, then eacn
q municipality so relieved from sucn
" taxation, shall have the right by us
IS governing authority, to provide lo'
y, the appointment Or election Of lt'
Of own assessor or assessors and 10 IL
i'd their compensation.
IS. Article VIII. @
a. q, l. In order to reimburse parlshe
and municipalities now free from pal
L. ish taxes for loss Of revenue cause
oil nv the withdrawal of the sources {
I'm state revenue from parish and munl'
on ipal taxation, there is hereby gran
I'm ed to each parish and to each sue
va municipal corporation the right to
to w an additional tax of six mills
OF unsegregated property.
W 2 In order to similarly relmour
rcd municipalities not now free from p'
Ilue ieb taxes each parish shall levy a
the nually for eight years after Janua
per- ea. /, 1914, the six mill tax aforesaid
for so much thereof as may be neces'
for ry and out of the proceeds OF u
for tax each parish shall, under the 81
e ;. o. u eryision of the Tax Commission &C
INV nensate each such municipality wi
gas IN its limits for loss Of revenue ca
han eli by such withdrawal. Such CT
the pensation to be made on the %
ana nrov,ded in the following sente
into mt fm compensation by the state
yrav. parishes. If the proceeds OF s
the tax remaining to each parlsn' az
'o TO- to the proceeds Of the levy OF
ecial one per cent TAX w" ~
tax. be levied, after making the com
spec sation aforesaid, shall not be SUI
Is Of -. - ronav tn said parish the
tne Il would have received by the
,truc. Of its present one per cent anu
state tax on the basis Of the assessl
: for rolls of 1871. plus an increas'
ar five per cent on the amount OF
-', 100 +aY then the state shall compel
hores each parish the amount of such
+ the cheney as fixed and reported oS
: -, ~. Tax Commission.
MESS L 8 Any municipality now fire.
erea, hereafter made free, from parlsl
wners alton which is not reimbursed D
nd pits lew of the additional SIX mill
! lmple e the power to levy which is n
. we'll granted to it, shall be compen
shell by the General Assembly on IN
them sis above provided for compen'
le pro- -. c+o+a +o the parishes
- amount of said compensation
,operty fixed by the Tax Commission.
TALL be 4. The obligation to make the
not 10 pensations herein provided 1or
y !. ,. ma, be mandatory on the General 4
, lower bly. but no such compensatlons
ed for he made after the year 1921.
srty OF 5. After the year 1921, no
y 'h'n shall levy any part Of such si1
:, n,,on. within the limit of any lncorp
= state municipality and said munich
i'd shall shall be entitled to levy and
he value such six mill tax for their o
. way count.
az ease 6. The claims of each parl
parately municipality for compensate
be presented to the Tax Comm
uili 'si which shall examine such cla1
=, onpod report the facts and its CONF
ihle eth to the Genera! Assembly on