The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-09-07

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ment submitted 70 the people at the
same time thi naardment is sub
mitted proyidir . say to relieve mu-
inequalities from general parish tax
es subject to an obligation to contri-
butte to certain funds, is adopted,
then the power to levy six mills OF
additional taxes is hereby granted to
all parishes voting for such release
to be levied on property outside of
the municipalities, and the power to
levy six mills of additional taxes is
hereby granted to each municipality
SO released to be levied on the prop
erty within it's 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 undisturbed.
10. And whether said amendment
shall be adopted or not adopted, the
police juries Of the several parishes
and the governing authorities Of cit
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 supervision 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 constr
tutional three mill school ad Valorem
tax collected for either the year
1911 or 1912, taking the year which
yielded the highest amount. Proyld
ed further, that cities and towns
that are not exempt from the payment
of parish taxes shall not be required
to nay this ad valorem 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 schoo
board certifies that a smalle" levy
will meet the needs of the schools
II. All property the taxation Of
which is reserved to the State, ex
cept products of mines, of stone quar-
ries, or sand, gravel or shell pits
and Of oil or gas wells, as we'll as al
other property, which may not bt
specially exempted from such taxa
ton, shall continue to be subject Il
special taxes now in force, and shall
be liable to such special taxes al
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 special tax 10
the support of any purpose which i
is obligated to take care of out o
it's ordinary alimony, until it shall
have first exhausted its ordinar.
taxing power, upon an assessment o
at least fifty per cent of the marke
value of the property subject to III
taxing authority.
IL. LeVee District taxes and force'
contributions shall continue to b.
levied within each district on tn
sources of State revenue situated Il
each levee district, and all leve
taxes and contributions shall be CO.
lected by the sheriff of each parish
under existing law, and in New Oh
leans by the State tax collectors III
til June 80, 1916, and thereafter b,
the collecting officer of the City Q
New Orleans.
10. The taxes mentioned in tn
foregoing sections s, II, and II, a
to property reserved for State rev
enue, shall be based on the assess
ment made by the State Tax Commi:
sion for State purposes, eQualized ar
nually by said Tax Commission i
each parish or municipality to the BIZ
: sis of assessment therein locally es
tablished.
Article TX.
/. All revenues received by tn
State from all sources shall go int
a fund called the General Fund, an
. the General Assembly shall apportio
, said fund among all the public pu
poses for which taxation is leviet
setting aside, however, each yea
the following:
A. For the General Public Soho,
: Fund not less than one-fifth of tn
, gross revenues of the State from a
sources provided that such apo
tionment shall never be less tina
| One Million and Thirty Thousan
Dollars ,O3O,OO0.0O).
! B. For the General Engineer Fun
not less than Four Hundred Thou
and Dollars ($400,000.00).
c. For Confederate Pensions N
S less than the amount provided or
t be provided by the Constitution.
: D. For the Good Roads Fund, n,
less than One Hundred Fifty Thou
and Dollars ($150,000.OO, plus Il
d whole proceeds of the States moiet
i of the special automobile, taxict
and autO-driven vehicle tax.
:, E. For the Public Debt Fund III
less than Five Hundred Twenty-fi'
s Thousand Dollars ($525, OOO,O0) or n
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