The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-09-19

9 In case the referendum ahienu a
ment submitted 70 the people at lie \
c,ma time thi rrrgndment IS SUP
m;tted nrovidir j. way to relieve mu'
from general parish tax
as subject to an obligation to contr,-
huto to certain funds, is adop1eu;, t
then the power to levy SIX mus VI
additional taxes is hereby granted W
all marshes voting for such release
I, he levied on property OUTSIDE u
tho municipalities, and the power 10 1
1nvv civ mills of additional taxes IS
hereby granted to each muncllai.'s
60 roioaspd to be levied on the prop
ort. w;thin its corporate limits, the
ob1ioa1ion of the State to make com
Dpnsatjon remaining the sane:
Whether said amendment sIall De
adonted or not the power TO leHS
the extra tax of six mills, merely
o orr 70 all municipalities that are
now exempt from parish taxes SAal
remain undisturbed. /
n And whether said amendment
shall, he adopted or not adopted s"e
notice iuries of the several PARISHES
and The governing authorities OF cit'
los 1.-THE Parish of Orleans eHcepeeo'
and towns not subject to parish '"A-
es shall levy and collect and TURN
over to the duly constituted school
ortborities under the supervision ana
contro, of the State Board or Eou'"
ton an amount equal to at least
4,,oo.+anths Of the gross amount OF
ID vo,orem taxes, which they levy anu
collect, provided that such amount
shall never be less in any parish %
municipality than the greatest amount
duo from such parish or munlclpan's
IT, the school board from the consul
tutional three mill school ad valorem
tow collected for either the year
1911 or 1912. taking the year Whlch
Welded the highest amount. ffo''u'
ad further. that cities and towns
a that are not exempt from the payment
Of parish taxes shall not be required
to pay this ad valorem tax if it De-
> already imposed by the parish author
+ tiles: provided further, that this al
u valorem tax shall not be imposed
u TO the maximum whenever the schoo
= hoard certifies that a smalle" lev!
l. will meet the needs Of the schools
h II. All property the taxation U
e. which is reserved to the state, "a
N cent products of mines, of stone qoal
" ries. or sand, gravel or shell Plus
and of oil or gas wells, as we'll as al
Sc other property, which may not y
r. specially exempted from such taxa
n. ton. shall continue to be sup]eci
-, special taxes now in force, ana sla
~ be liable to such special taxes a
or NAV be imposed by local, special az
"a tricts and political subdivisions IN u
lie future in accordance with law; proVl
;. ed that no parish or Incorporated M
~ nicipality shall levy special tax II
NJ the support Of any purpose wnlch
tn is obligated to take care OF out
IS. it's ordinary alimony, until it sna
~ have first exhausted its ordlna'
IA taxing power, upon an assessment
sis at least fifty per cent of the marx
ice value of the property subject to
to taxing authority.
,ch y. Levee District taxes and fore
~, contributions shall continue to !,
leu levied within each district on T.
the sources of State revenue situated
to each leyee district, and all lev
an. taxes and contributions shall be c
III; lected by the sheriff Of each paris
''' under existing law, and in New
um leans by the State tax collectors
evy til June 30, 1916, and thereafter
INV the collecting officer of the City
o,+ New Orleans.
13. The taxes mentioned in
W foregoing sections 8, IL, and II,
said to property reserved for State I
safe enue. shall be based on the asse
loft. ment made by the State Tax CONN
sion for State purposes. equallzed
1he nually by said Tax Commission
each parish or municipality to the
or sis of assessment therein locally
fax tablished.
the Article TX.
tax, ~, ,,o roooivsd nv
'epy State. from all sources Shall go
ated fund called the General Fund.
Ia. the General Assembly shall appor'
t:.r said fund among all the public
l''oA poses for which taxation is lev
the setting aside, however, each y
} be the following:
A. For the General Public Sci
conn Fund not less than One.fifth OF
ssou gross revenues of the State from
shall sources provided that such ap
SEM tionment shall never be less
shall One Million and Thirty Thous
Dollars $1,000, 100000.
,rish B. For the General Engineer 1
,..,,- not less than Four Hundred Tn
ii'i''o and Dollars (s40O,000OO).
rated C. For Confederate Pensions
lities less than the amount provided c
,|ect be provided by the Constitution
=. 49, D. For the Good Roads Fund.
Il az less than One Hundred Fifty I'll
and Dollars (s15O,O 100000, plus
and whole proceeds of the States nj
shall of the special automobile, ta2
ns;on and autodriven vehicle tax.
'''0 E. For the Public Debt Fund
IS ana less than Five Hundred Twent!
lsions Thousand Dollars ($525,OO0.OO) o
1o,, %hor' Civ Hun1ro1 an1