The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-11-02

,sas rms amendment Is submitted pro-
Iulhs way to relieve municipalities.
rom general parish taxes, subject to ar
cphsation to contribute to certain funds
~ ADOPTED, then each municipality SO re
r,gh ro Irom such taxation. shah have tbs
ignt by rs governing authority, to pro.
sioe TOT the appointment or election OF
It's own assessor or assessors and TO Il,
tne1r compensation.
Article VIII.
Il in order to reimburse parishes and
municipalities now free from parish
taxes for loss of revenue caused bv the
withdrawal of the sources of State rev.
enue from parish and municipal taxation
mere Is hereby granted to each parish and
70 each such municipal corporation the
rlgnt TO levy an additional tax of six mills
on unsegregated property.
z: 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
SIX mil tax aforesaid or so much thereof
as may be necessary. and out Of the pro-
ceeds OF this tax each parish shall. under
tne supervision of the Tax Commission,
compensate each such rnunicipality
within its limits for loss of revenue
caused by such withdrawal. Such COM
pensation to be made on the basis pro-
vided in the following sentence for com
pensation by the State to parishes If
sne proceeds OF such tax remaining to
each parish, added to the proceeds of the
ievy OF the one per cent tax now per-
mitted to. be levied. after making the
compensation aforesaid, shall not be SUM-
cient to repay to said parish the sum 1t
would have received by the levy of fits
present one per cent alimony tax on the
basis OF the assessment rolls of 1911, plus
a an increase OF nve 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
,evy which Is hereby granted to it, shall
be compensated by the General Assembly
on the basis above provided for compen-
sation by the State to the parishes, the
amount OF said CONDENSATION to be fixed
py the. Tax Commission.
4. The obligation to make the compen-
sations herein provided for shall be man
datory on the General Assembly but no
such concentrations shall be made after
the year 1921.
5. After the year 1921, no parish shall
levy any part of such six mills within
the limit OF any incorporated municipal
fty and said municipalities shall be en-
titled to levy and collect such six min
tax for their own account.
g. The claims of each parish and nu-
nicipality for compensation shall he pre-
sented to the Tax Commission. which shall
examine such claims and report the facts
and Its conclusions to the General Assem-
bly, on or before the first day OF each
z. In reimbursement for the State
sources OF revenue herein withdrawn
from her assessed values, and for the
Joint benefit Of her alimony and her ex-
listing one per cent debt tax, the CITY Of
New Orleans. after January /. 1914. IS
hereby granted the RIGHT to levy annually
and shall levy annually as long as said
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 he paid by prefarence anrn-
r.,v t. the Board Of Liquidation of the
ha of< 10
cent debt tag. g sum equal to that which
said tax produced in the year 1912 on the
segregated sources of State revenue stu
afef within the citv limits. and the ball
ance of the proceeds OF said six mill tax
shall 81 TO the alirnony fund of the CITY,
The two mill ad valorem special
sewerrge and water tax Of the CITY ~
New Orleans shall continue to be levied
ss lone as required by law on the sources
~ State revenue subject to an ad valorem
tax.
submitted to the people at the same time
this amendment il submitted providing =
wav 10 relieve municipalities from general
narsn taxes subject tn an obligation to
contribute to certain funds. is adopted.
then the power to levy six mills of addi-
tfcnal tryes is hereby granted to all par
ishes voting for such release to he levied |
on prooerty outside Of the MUNICIPALITIES
end the rowe- tn levy six mills of addi-
tfnnai tswes is hereby granted to each
municipality so released to he levied On
ne n-"nerfy within its CORPORATE limits.
the obligation of the State to rnata conn
pensafioD remaining the Same Whether
said amendment shall be adopted or not
the power to levy the extra tax of six
THIS hereby granted to all municipalities
shall remain undisturbed
10 And whether said amendment shall |
ne adopted or not adopted. the police |
5uries OF the several parishes and the |
governing authorities of cities (the Par |
ish OF Orleans evcepted). and towns not |
subject to parish taxes. shall levy and |
tinted school authorities under the super- |
vision and control OF the State Board of |
Education. an amount equal tn at least |
threatening of the gross amount If sd |
valorem taxes. which they levy and coll |
No. provided that such amount shall |
never he less in any parish or municf- |
pality than the greatest amount due from |
board from the constitutional three MN |
school ad valorem tax collected for either |
the year 1911 or 1919. taking the wear |
which Welded the highest amount. Pro- |
are not EXEMPT from the payment of |
parish taxes shall not be required to nay |
this ad valorem tax II It be already i'm |
posed by the parish authorities: provided |
further. that this ad valorem tax shall not |
be IMPOSED to the maximum whenever |
the scllool board certifes that a smaller |
levy win meet the needs of the schools. !
IL. All property the taxation of which |
Is reserved to the State. except products |
II mines. of stone quarries ~ sand |
gravel or shell pits. and of oil or gas |
wells. as well as all other property which /
may not be specially exempted from such |
taxation. shall continue to be subject to /
specfal taxes now In force and shall be /
liable to such special taxes as NAV be I'm /
posed by local. special districts and po- |
itical subdivisions In the future in ac- |
,ordance with law: provided that no par /
lsh or Incorporated municipality shall l
levy a special tax for the support Of any /
u cd 20 +oE
~ out of its ordinary aiimo;,v, until II |
shall have first exhausted its ordirary |
taxing rover. upon an assessment of AT |
least fifty per cent Of the market value /
II the property subject to its taxing au- /
thnrity.
70. Levy district taxes and forced con-
tributions shall continue 10 be levied /