The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-09-28

law on the sources Of State re ell.
subject TO an ad Valorem tax. 3D..
8. In case the referendum amend
ment submitted 70 he peoples th
same Time tht ahG3ment* is ys,S
mitted proyidir .,4y to relieve ~;
inequalities from general parish tax
es subject to an obligation4to contri
butte to certain funds, is adopted
then the power to levy six mills o
additional taxes is hereby granted t,
all parishes voting for such raleas,
to be levied on property out side 0
the municipalities, and the power t,
levy six mills Of additional taxes +
hereby granted to each munich ALL,
So released to be levied on the prop
erty within its corporate limits, th.
obligation Of the State to make CON
pensation remaining the same
Whether said amendment shall
adopted or not the power to lev!
/ the extra tax tof SIX mills, hereby
/ granted to all municipalities that ar.
now exempt from parish taxes sha
remain undisturbed.
10. And whether said aman I'm n
shall be adopted or not adopted. the
police juries of the several parishes
and the governing authorities Of ait
les (the Parish of Orleans excepted
and towns not subject to parish tax
es, shall levy and collect and turn
over to the duly constituted school
authorities under the supery sion and
control of the State Board of Educa-
ton, an amount equal to at least
three-tenths of the gross amount OF
ad valorem taxes, which they levy and
collect, provided that such amount
shall never be less in any parish or
municipality than the greatest amount
due from such parish Or municipality
to the school board from the consti-
tutional three mill school ad yalorem
tax collected for either the year
1911 or,1912, taking the year which
yielded the highest amount. Proyid
ed further, .Nat cities and towns
that are not exempt from the payment
of parish taxes shall not be required
to pay this ad yalorem tax if it be-
already imposed by the parish author
tiles; provided further, that this ad
valorem tax shall not be imposed
to the maximum whenever the school
board certifies that a smalle" levy
will meet the needs of the schools.
II. All property the taxation of
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cept products of mines, of stone quar-
ries, or sand, gravel or shell pits,
and of oil or gas wells, as we'll as all
other property, which may not be
specially exempted from such taxa
ton, shall continue to be subject to
special taxes now in force, and shall
be liable to such special taxes as
may be imposed by local, special dis
tricts and political subdivisions in tn
future in accordance with law; provid-
ed that no parish or incorporated mu-
nicipality shall levy a special tax Tor
the support of any purpose which it
is obligated to take care OF cut OF
it's ordinary alimony, until it shall
have first exhausted il ordinary
taxing power, upon an assessment OF
at least fifty per cent of the market
value of the property subject to It's
taxing authority.
u. Levee District taxes and forced /
shall continue to be
evied within each district on the |
sources of State revenue situated in |
Zach levee district, and all levee I
axes and contributions shall be col /
ected by the sheriff OF each parish, !
la Il iy, On.
cans by the State tax collectors un-
II June 80, 1916, and thereafter by
he collecting officer Of the City OF
New Orleans.
13. The taxes mentioned in the
oregoing sections s, II, and -. as
0 property reserved for State rev.
nue., shall be based on the assess
aent made By the State Tax Commits
ion for State purposes. equalized an
Iually by said Tax Commission in
ach parish or municipality to the ha-
is OF assessment therein locally cs-
Article TX
1. All revenues received by tie
tate from all sources shall go into
fund called the General Fund. and
le General Assembly shall apportion
aid fund among all the public par !
oses for which taxation is leVi2d, i
citing aside, however, each year.
le following:
Az For the General Public School
und not less than one-fifth of the
ross revenues of the State from all
ources provided that such appor-
onment shall never be less than
ne Million and Thirty Thousand |
ollars $1,000, 100000.
B. For the General Engineer Fund
OF less than Four Hundred Thous- !
nd Dollars ($400,00000).
c. For Confederate Pensions not g
SIS than the amount provided or to :
: provided by the Constitution. =
ID. For the Good Roads Fund. not q
SIS than One Hundred Fifty Thous- =
Id Dollars ($150, 100000, plus the .
hole proceeds of the States moiety
: the special automobile. taxicab .
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