The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-10-04


viding way to relieve municipalities
from general parish taxes, subject TO an
obligation to contribute to certain iutlh9'
is adopted then each municipality so re-
iieVed from such taxation, shall nave 'he
right by its governing authority, 70 pro"
vide for tie appointment or election "a
its own assessor or assessors and 10 ia
! their compensation.
Article VII.
J. In order 10 reimburse parishes ana
municipalities now free from parish
| taxes for loss Of revenue caused ny INC
withdrawal Of the sources of state rev
enue from parish and municipal taAhuo'',
I there is hereby granted 10 each PARISH ai'u
to each such municipal corporation i 5m
| right to levy an additional tax OF SIN HIND
on unSegrcEated property.
9 In order to similarly reimburse f!u-
niciDalities not now free from phll9H
taxes each parish shall levy annuf.y i od
eight years after January l, i'It' ~
six mill tax aforesaid or SO mnch iheie"'
as may be necessary, and ont OF lhe PI"
/ Ceals Of this tax each parish Shai, ui"e'
I the supervision Of the Tax CommlSSl.h,
! cOmrenSatc each such muMGlpaIl'N
within its limits for loss OF revenue
caused by such withdrawal. Such com
pansItion 10 he made on the baSS pr
vi3ed In the following sentence Tor com
rensation By the state TO parishes. II
/ the proceeds Of such tax remaining 10
each parish. added to IN" proceeds OF the
| levy of the one per cent tax now per
ml'tcd TO he levied, after innklnS me
comDonsattO ton aforesaid. Slaii not be sum
cient 10 repay to said parish ~" sum II
would have received NV the levy OF IT'S
present one per cent alimouV tax on the
basis Of the assessment rolls of l"ll, Plus
an increase Of five per cent on me
amount OF said tax, 'h"n the state sHau
compensate each parish the amount or
such deficiency as fixed and reported ny
the TAX Commission.
2, ANY municipality now free, or here
after made free, from parish taXation
which iq not reimbursed by the lew or
tive additional SIX mill tax. the power to
levy which Is hereby granted TO II, shal
he COMPENSATED by the General Assembly
on the basis above provided for C"mpen-
sation by the state to the parishes, the
amount Of said conversation TO be fixed
by the Tax Commission.
4. The obligation to make the compen-
eations herein provided for shall be man
datory on tie General Assembly" but no
such conversations shall be made after
the year 1927.
5. After the year 1921, no parish shall
levy arv part Of such six mills within
the 'trlt of any incornnrated municipal
Nv and said municipalities shall be en-
titled to levy and collect such six mill
tax fo~ their own account.
&. The claims nf each parish and nlu-
riciraNtv for COMPENSATION shall he pre-
scented 70 the Tax Commission which shall
eN"Uire such claims and renOrt the facts
and its conclusions 70 the General Assem-
hlv IN or before the first day Of each
REGULAR session
T. In reimbursement for the State
sources of revenue herein withdrawn
frorn her assessed values and for the
/ i0'0t benefit Of her a'imonv and her ex-
isting one per cent debt tax. the CITY Of
! y at. T. t.
horehv granted the right 10 lew annually
end shall lew annuallv as long 90 said
one rer cent deht tav Is required by law
20 he levied an additional 'ax Of six
"'il's. out Of the proceeds Of this tax,
'hore shon he maid by nrpfn~enCe anru-
oily n the P"arf ~ 1tnniaa+'0n ~ the
Ttv DeNt for The hnneft If the one nor
cent don't tav. q sum equal n tNo+ wh'"h
eaid tav rrodune1 in tho wear 1912 or the
see~eentnd sources % state revenue sitr-
a'n7 within the c'tv li'0'te a~1 thn hal
"nca Of the nrncends If eoid eiv mill fox
shall on 70 Tho A'nlOnV fnn1 Of the citv.
s The two mill I'd varornm e0eciaI
eewer7 90 and water tav # the CIV ~
New Orleans shan continue n he levied
&C 'ong as reonirn1 hv law m the sorlrcns
~ State revenue subject to an ad valorem
tax
o. In caee the referendum amendment
. submitted r. the re0rIe ~ the same time
this nr,er1r7nrt e e,,h,,,i+.na -,rovillrer a
v,aV r. rn,'nvn muririra'i+in9 f-ool rorerN1
'""'~h +oves subject IN IN obligation to
contribute IN Certa'n frlr5s Is aSortn1
than the rnrnr ~ low civ ,,,urs ~ a1If
ti0ro1 +a~ee is herehv s,-ar+nI IN al nav
ioheG voting for such ro'o0ca r. no looted
m rr0~ertv outcian If tho r,r,,irInalItins
ord tho mower to levy s'v n7'ue NJ ad1f-
tionol tnVne is he"ahv artaf ~ each
r0uric~a1ftv 50 re'nae cod r. 10 levies IN
tho rrornr+v within ite ra-roratn 'ir,,i,e
I = 80 800 IT, -,
ro>'ca'i~n rnrnniuirv thp car,,n v-hnthnr
eai1 a"nen1~0er+ rhor, 10 9Aartn1 or not
I've r0wer IN lew tho ev+rq TOW If civ
lille herehv granted tn aTf r>urtcfnaN.es
+hot are now e"n"onf rom parish taxes
! eNoN rno1ai IN rrrSiCt1,-NaS
TO- AID whether said n ,,,a,Sr,ert shall
he adnrted or not aAortn1 the notice
, iu~ies If the revnral nari~hee o-1 +hn
Governing authorities ~ cities fhn Par
'eh of Orleans ovcn~+o7N o,,s to--.rs ro+
subject To parish taxes. ahon lew and
cNNeot ord turn nve- n +ra\6r'v rore+i
trted school authorities ur1A~ the sr,,er-
vir'0n ard control 0f the state Board ~
Tdncat'on. m amount enuai to NJ 'noet
thrnn-terths Of the gross arr,ount NJ al
v"1orem toves, which thew levy and COL
/ 'ect, provided that such amount shau
never he less IN any rarish or r7unici
nalitv than the greatest an1nrnt due from
eroh Dn"'cR o~ r4ua'n'na1itv r. tho sohoof
hoard from the constitutional three mill
school ad va'orem tax collected for either
the wear 1o11 nr 1o'2 taking the wear
which Welded the highest amount p~o-
vided further, that cities and towns that
are not eXemDt from the navr,ent Of
narish taxes shall not he required r. nav
this ad va'orem tax II It 70 ALREADY i'm
nosed by the narish authorities: rrovided
| further, that this ad valorem tax shall not
| he imnosed to the uaximum Whenever
the school board certifes that a srr,aler
lew will meet the needs Of the schools
| II. al property the TAXATION of which
| Is reserved to the State, except products
Of mines. 81 stone Guarries Of sand,
gravel or she'll pits, and Of of or gas
wells, as well az all other pronertv. which
NAV not be sreciallv exempted from such
taxation. shall continue to be subject to
snecial taxes now in force. and shall he
liable to such special tayes a NAV he I'M
nored by local snecial districts and no.
>itiral subdivisions in the future IN ac
oordance with law: provided that no mar
iSh or inc0rnorated rnuncipa,itv shalt
lew a srecial tax for the snnnort NJ anv
rurnose which It is obligated tn take care
~ out OF its ordinary a'imoov. until II
shall have first exhausted its ordinary
towing mower. unon an assessment Of ~
le'St fftv per cent If the market value
nt the property subject to It's taxing au-
thoritv
q Levy district taxes and forced con-
trih"tions sh9'l continue to be levied
within each district on the sources ~
State revenue situated in each levea dis
tr,ct. and All levee taxes and cortr,bu-
tlons shall be collected by the sheriff of