The herald., 1912-10-31

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PAM by preference anuualIy TO Luy
"pAEu OF Liquidation Of the tlty b.i,t.
Tor lDu brI,uJ Oh ia. uu,. Der cent u.ni
iaA, a sum cgut! To ta.,j winch SaIa
IaN produced "a j.,. N,...f. i4.. ,r IN.
segregated sources of -r.,f.. r,. ,,.rr.,. 81
.dlrI H.tuu lie. .Il Ir.tr- .,rl H.
paIun,- 81 tho proceeds a.. said sin
u.u l..N snail 40 70 Inc. .il.rt.r, ffi1I
OF the Clr,.
). Tie tNu mill adj ytlur.u ,tu.,.f4l
sew tid-e and water tax OF The Clty
OF New Orleans shall continue tu b,.
levied as Ions as required bl law On
the sources Of state revenue --Lf.,T
10 an al NaluI,u tan
.. Ia case I.r referendum Yu.,us
meut SubulItru 10 rlr n.uII. tf IN.
same time TINS 4H,l,t.,If Is .fIl,r,,If-
ted pruNIt.u- Cd Way To- r,..,,r tr,..rt,.f-
Tautlcs from general PARISH taxes -uh-
svra To au pII-aI.uu 10 ,uutr.pIlt, 4.
certain fluids, Is .aunf.G f.,,. 49,. -.
Cr 10 levy SIN mills of .-.Ittrl,r.fI M
la hereby -rtutcu tu all parishes, VOTING
Tor such release To Dee l..t,l ,u ,,r,,r.
vrty outside OF tine muui.lr.lltI,.' ana
tur power to levy sI\ mis- ~ III IL"
Npus. taxes is urTru, grarr-, tn ,.',iJ
/ mUiI, lpalItr so rrI,.,a,.. o.. D.. -,
ON lie property within lis ,prr,,r.,,a
limits. the obligation OF IHr Sft,tr ~
make COMPENSATION r,u,lrufI.,s ~
same. Whether SAID amendment SINH
/ tu adopted ur not ia, mower In ~,
/ the extra tax of six mills G.r.b.
! granted To all urGui,iualifI,. III -
now exempt from parish taxes shall
g .
10. And whether said .,ursr4,,..,,
| shall br adoptrt or MOI a.imi,t.1 IL
! police JurIcs OF the several nlri.neS
! and tA. guI,ruIui. gut I..,rr... -, -
! tJhc Parish of orleans ,<...,,,,,, -
/ towns not subject to utrisr rl.X.- sGaIi
/ levy and collect and turn OYER Ia H..
! duly constituted school lufnpritis. mn
! ucr the supervision ana control Of IN,
| state Board Of Education an Yrr,fyt
( equal 10 at least IHr,.-t.ufIs ~ -
! gross amount Of ld valorrm taNes.
] "A Dr. .-I
| that such amount shall never la. -
| in any parish or immortality than ne
greatest amount due from such parish
| or municipality to the srbnoI hoard
| from the constitutional thTaa mil
| school ad valorem tan collected fnI
either the year 1911 or 1912. taking
| the year which Welded the hi~hayi
amount. Provided further. that CitiFs
and towns that are not EXEMPT from
The payment of parish taxes snail not
! be required to pay this adj yalnrrm taX
| If it be already Imposed by thr narish
authorities: provided further thai this
ad yalorem tax shall NOT he iunosad
| TO the maximum whenever the school
| board Certiies that a smaller levy will
| meet the needs of the schools
IL. All property the taxation of
which is reserved to the state. eXcept
products of mines, of stone uuarries of
gas wells. as well as ali oil ofher T MOI VI
empLed from such taxHti,n Sill 90
tInue to be subject TO snecini taVas
now in force and shall he Iiahie ~
such special taxes as may be imnoseG
by local, special districts and political
subdivisions in the future in Accord
auCe with law, provided that no mar
Ish or Incorporated municipaIity shall
levy a special tax for the sup1ort ot
any purpose which n is obIi1ated ~
take care of out of its ordinary ALI
mony. until it shall have first exhaust
ed its ordinary taxing power, upon an
assessment of at LEAST tiftv nSr rent 81
the market value of the property sub
Ject to its taxing authority.
u. Levee District taxes and forced
contributions shall continue TO be lev
led within each district on the
sources OF State revenue situated in
each levee district, and all levee taxes
and contributions shall be collected by
listing law. and in New Orleans by the
State tax collectors until June 80, 1916.
and thereafter by the coliectinp otticer
of the City of New Orleans.
IL. The taxes mentioned in the fore
going sections s. II and ~. as TO proo-
erty reserved for State revenue, shall
the State Tax Commission for State
purposes, equalized annually by said
Tax Commission in each parish or mu-
therein locally established.
Article IN.
l. All revenues received by the STATE
from all sources shall go into a fund
called the General Fund and the Cen
eral Assembly shall apportion said fund
among all the public purposes for
which taxation is levied. Setting aside
however. each year, the following:
a. For the General Public School
Fund not less than one-hfth of the
gross revenues of the State from ali
sources provided that such apportion-
ment shall never be less than One Mil
lion and Thirty Thousand Dollars ($l,-
JJO.00).
Il. For the General Engineer Fund
Dollars (S4OO. 1000. OO).
less than the amount provided or ~ he
provided by the Constitution
ID. For the Good Roads Fund mot
less than One Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($l5O,OO OO) plus the whole
proceeds of the States moiety of the
special automobile, taxicab and auto
r. For the Public Debt Fund not
thousand Dollars ($525, 100000 or not
less tnan SIX Hundred and Fifty Thou
Sahq Dollars CS65O.OOO.O0), IL the Pub
nc Dept amendment submitted to the
people at the same time this amend
meht Is submitted Is adopted.
Article y.
-. All STATE taxes and licenses ex-
cePt as hereinafter provided shall be
corrected by the state Treasurer. The
1eheral Assembly shall, provide such
auuItIohaI clerical force In the Treas
urer once as may be necessary to
: Die MN TO perform the duties here