The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-12
rnent submitted 70 tne people q. inc same

rnent submitted to the people at the same
time this amendment is submitted pro-
v1dlng 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
rlght by us governing authority, to pro-
vide for the appointment or election of
it's own assessor or assessors and to fix
their compensation.
Article VIZ.
1. In order to reimburse parishes and
municipalities now free from parish
taxes Tor 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 l. 1914. the
as may be necessary, and out Of the pro-
ceeds of this tax each parish shall, under
the supervision Of the Tax Commission,
compensate n :a , each such municipality
caused by such withdrawal Such COM
pensation to be made on the basis pro-
vided IN the following sentence for COM
pensatfon by the State to parishes #
the, proceeds Of such tax remaining to
each parish added to the proceeds of the
levy OF the one per cent tax now per-
mttted to be levied, after making the
compensation aforesaid. shall not be sufH-
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
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 to
levy which is hereby granted to 1t, shall
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
g. The obligation to make the cornpen-
sations herein provided for shall be man
datory on the General Assembly, but no
such conversations shall be made after
the year 1921.
levy any part OF such six mills within
the limit of any incornorated municipal
ity and said municipalities shall be en-
titled to levy and collect ouch SIX mill
tax for their own account.
g. The claims Of each parish and mu-
nfcipality for. compensation shall be pre-
sented to tho Tax Commission. which shall
examine such claims and report the facts
and it's 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
Joint benefit of her alirnony and her ex-
listing one per cent debt tax, the city of
New Orleans. after January l, 1914. is
hereby granted the right to levy annually
nd cf, Ia syr or, 1a1I A.
one per cent debt tax is required by law
to be levied. an additional tax Of six
mills. Out Of the proceeds of this tax
there shall be paid by preference annn-
ally to the Board OF Liquidation of the
City Debt, fer 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 CITY limits. and the ball
ance of the Proceeds OF said six mill tax
shall GO to tie alin1ony fund Of the city.
8. The two mill ad valorem special
sewerage and water tax of the City of
as long as REQUIRED by law on the sources
of State revenue subject to an ad valorem
tax
submitted to the people at the same time
this amendment is submitted providing a
way to relieve municipalities from general
parish taxes subject to an obligation to
contribute to certain funds, is adopted,
then the power to levy six mills OF addf-
tfonai taxes is hereby granted to all par
ishes voting foe such release to he levied
on property outside of the municipalities.
and the power II levy SIX mills Of addf=
tional taxes Is hereby granted to each
municipality so released to be- levied on
the property within Its corporate limits,
the obligation Of the state to make COM
pensation remaining the same Whether
said amendment shall be adopted or not
the power to levy the extra tax Of six
mills hereby granted to all municipalities
that are now exempt from parish taxes
shall remain undtsturbed.
TO- And whether said amendment shall
be adopted or rot adopted. the police
Jurfes Of the several parishes and the
tsh of Orleans exeeptedl, and towns not
subject to parish taxes, shall levy and
collect and turn over to the duly constf-
tuted school authorities under the super-
Education. an amount equal to at least
three-tentf1s of the gross amount Of ad
valorenl taxes. which they levy and col
lect, provided thst such amount shall
never be less In any parish or munich.
pality. than the greatest amount due from
such parish or individuality to the school
board from the constitutional three mill
school ad va1orem fax collected for either
which yielded the highest amount. Pro-
vided further, that cities and towns that
are not exempt from the payment of
parish taxes shall rot be required to pay
posed by the parish authorities; provided
further. that this ad valorem tax shall not
be imposed to the maximum whenever
the school board certif1es that 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, of stone quarries, OF sand,
gravel or shell pits, and of oiE or gas
wells, as well as all other property, which
may not be specially exempted from such
taxation. shall continue to be subject to
special taxes now in force, and shall be
liable to such special taxes as may be I'M
posed by local. special districts and po-
litical subdivisions in the future in ac-
cordance with law: provided that no par
iish or Incorporated municipality shall
levy a special tax for the support of any
purpose which 1t Is obligated to take care
Of out of its ordinary alimony, until It
shall have first exhausted its ordinary
taxing nower, upon an assessment Of at
least fifty per cent of the market value
of the property subject to its taxing au.
| thority.
-. Levy district taxes and forced con-
trihutions shall continue to be levied
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