The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-09-07

ment submitted to the people az taa s nrne
,,aa,ne a waw4n raIieve municipalities
from general parish taxes, supJss. f ~
obligation to contribute 70 eel.Etn 80 ra
is adopted, then each munie stali baye the
right by its governing authorlty. ~ pr VI
vide for the appointment or ei ss5 ~ ~
its own assessor or assessors an ~
their compensation.
/. In order to reimburse parishes - AM ann
municipalities now free from pal 4fn
taxes for loss Of revenue caused oy .ane
withdrawal of the sources OF ota.s IN
Ienue from parish and munlclpal $4,000 :
there is hereby granted to each parish ana
!. to each such municipal corporation .s .iie
right to levy an additional tax OF SIX iitiiis
on unsegregated property. .;,,,,,,ss mn
g. In order to similarly reimburse LIZ.
inequalities not now free from Pc psit far
taxes each parish shall levy ahn ld3a t fb
eight years after January l, isl4' ea
six mill tax aforesaid or SO 1nucn ~, lli..a 81
as may be necessary, and out Of the pro-
leeds of this tax each parish snall, ulio1t
the supervision of the Tax Coniilliss s19t
compensate at -, each s 1nsa Of revenue
caused by such withdrawal; 5u nais c no
pensation to be made on the zpa es ply p,o-
vided in the following sentence lpl coiir
Il
the proceeds Of such tax relIlselli u 4be
8 each parish added to the proceeds OF tne
levy of the one per cent tax now Pc ti,aa@
: nitted to be levied. after making Inc
: compensation aforesaid, shall not be suff4
Y Gent to repay to said parish the sum II
] would have received by the levy OF It's
: present one per cent al1fnony sa *, On, LIZ
basis of the assessment rolls OF l9il, plus
: an increase of five per cent On lnE
: amount of said tax, then the slate siis nf
8 compensate each parish the amount o.
{, such deficiency as fixed and repofteu Wy
: the Tax Commission.
e 8 Any municipality now free, or here
n after made Free from parish taxation z
IS which is not reimbursed by the levy OF
i the additional six mill tax, the power to
o levy which is hereby granted 70 II, sil1 "a,
e be compensated by the General Assembly,
II on the basis above provided TOT eoiIipe - :
& sat:on by the State to the parishes, tns
d amount of said COMPENSATION TO ne nxen
: by the Tax Commission
II q. The obligation to make the compen-
TT sations herein provided for shall be man
J Edafory on the General Assembly, but no
ID such conversations shall be made after
sr * ( After the wear 1921, no parish shall
l. I1evy any part Of such six mills within
~ the limit of any INCORPORATED municipal
or ity and said municipalities shall pc en-,
e, titled to levy and collect such sl2 mn
te tax for their own account.
or g. The claims of each parish and mu-
In nicipality for compensation shall! be pre-,
l. sented to the Tax Commission, which shall
/
rs and its conclusions to the General Assem-
,g. blv on or before the first day Of each
te regular session. ,
les T. In reimbursement for the state
j. sources of revenue herein Withdrawn
n from her assessed values, and for the
is Joint benefit of her alimony and her ex-
ty listing one per cent debt tax, the city O
ry New Orleans, after January l, 1914, Is
hereby granted the right to levy annual!
on and shall levy annually as long as sac
MT one per cent debt tax is required by Law
$ to be levied, an additional tax OF s1s
es mills. Out Of the proceeds of this tax
lis there shall be paid by preference annu
he ally to the Board Of LIQUIDATION OF the
ed City Debt, for the benefit OF the one pc
e. cent debt tax, a sum equal TO that wh1cf
lal said tax produced in the year 1912 on thu
all segregated sources of State revenue stu
ated within the CITY limits. and the bal
It ance of the proceeds of said SIX l1lll "a.
e shall go to the alinony fund OF the city
nd 8. The two mill nd valorem spec1a
alr sewerage and water tax of the City Q
New Orleans shall continue to be levfet
ne as long as required by law on the source
Ter q In case the referendum amendmen
ne I, submitted to the people at the same tim
all this amendment IS submitted providing
oss vaySto relieve municipalities from genera
OF Parish taxes suhiect4to an obllg ton z
to certain funds IS adopIee
For then the power to leVy#six# mills Of add
nd tionaI taxes is hereby granted to all par
nd ishes voting for such release to he leyle
Is, on property outside Of the mulaicipalitie:
MS and the power II levy six mills Of add
ny tional taxes Is hereby granted to eac
IS, municipality sol released to be levied 0
er- the property within its corporate limits
ms the obligation Of the State to maize CON
he nensation remaining the same. Whethe
ne said amendment shall be adopted or nt
ie the power to levy the extra tax OF 81
en- mills hereby granted to all municipalitf
nm that are now exempt from parish take
~. shall remain 3undisturbed.
,ial 10. And whether said amendment sha
zen he adopted Or not adopted. the polk
,.a5N juries of the several parishes and II
my ish Of Orleans zaxcented). ard towns nj
the subject to parish taxes, shall levy az
the collect and turn over to the dulY const
Tor tuted school authorities under the suDe
a1l- vision and control Of the State Board
ion Education. an amount eqtlal to at lea
o. o. three-tenths Of the gross amount OF
ate lect provided that such amount sht
uch never be less in any parish or nunic
rec rec pality than the greatest amount due fro
1o OF such pa IRISH or municipality to the scno
ries school ad yalorem tax collected for eth
I'M the wear 1911 or 1872 taking the ye
op- which Welded the highest amount. Pr
one vided further, that cities and towns tn
eX- are not exempt from the payment
IN parish taxes shall not be required to D
10 this ad valorem tax il it be. already II
re, further that this ad valorem tax shall I
ssed be imposed to the maximum WheneN
per the school board certifles that a small
10 levy will meet the needs of the schoo
ish, ii. All property the taxation of viii
tab is reserved to the State, except produ'
erty of mines, of stone quarries, Of sal
mar gravel or shell pits, and OF Oh or
IL wells, as well as all other property VIII
erty may not be specially exempted from ST
'ses; taxation, shall continue to be subject
ssea special taxes now in force, and shall
owe, owe, liable TO such special taxes as may be !
anal posed by local, special districts and !
m. litical subdivisions in the future in
I ,Ie.S cordance with law: provided that no p
, snts ish or Incorporated municipality 81
may levy a special tax for the support Of 9
purpose which it is obligated to take G
upon shall have fret ayha,1sfad IFS ordin;
the taxing power, upon an assessment of
prn T., least fifty per cent Of the ma rket va
"a n. ~ Of the property subject to Its taxing
wing thority.
lents Y. Levy district taxes and forced c
AT t1ibutions shah continue to be lev
~, within each district on the sources
scit, afnd IN q Il