The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-08-29

subject to an ad valorem tax.
9. In case the referendum amend
ment submitted to the people at TIT
same time this amendment is sub
mitted providing a way 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 o
additional taxes is hereby granted tt
all parishes voting for such release
TO be levied on property outside O.
the municipalities, and the power tC
levy six mills of additional taxes is
hereby granted to each municipait!
so released to be levied on the prop
erty within its 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 yalorem 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 cOnstl-
tutiOnal three mill school ad valOrem
tax collected for either the year
1911 or 1912, taking the year which
yielded the highest amount. Provid.
ed further, that cities and towns
that are not exempt from the payment
of parish taxes shall not be required
to pay this ad yalorem tax if it be-
already imposed by the parish author
tiles; provided further, that this ad
yalorem tax shall not be imposed
to the maximum whenever the school
board certifies that 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 she'll pits,
and of oil or gas wells, as well as all
other property, which may not be
specially exempted from such taxa
ton, shall continue to be subject to
special taxes now in force, and shall
be liable to such special taxes as
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-
shall levy a special tax for
the support of any purpose which it t
is obligated to take care of out of
it's ordinary alimony, until it shall
have first exhausted it's ordinary
taxing power, upon an assessment of |
At least fifty per cent of the market
value Of the property subject to It's |
taxing authority.
II. Levee District taxes and forced
contributions shall continue to be
evied within each district on the !
sources of State revenue situated in
zach levee district, and all leyee
axes and contributions shall be col
ected by the sheriff of each parish,
lnder existing law, and in New Or
cans by the State tax collectors I'M
il June 30, 1916, and thereafter by
he collecting officer of the City of
Iew Orleans.
IL. The taxes mentioned in the
sections 8, II, and IL, as
D property reserved for State rev.
nue., shall be based on the assess.
lent made by the State Tax Commits
ion for State purposes, equalized an
ually by said Tax Commission in
ach parish or municipality to the ba.
Is OF assessment therein locally es.
lblished.
Article TX.
]. All revenues received, by the |
tate from all sources shall 60 into [
fund called the General Fund, and
le General Assembly shall apportion
lid fund among all the public pur.
uses for which taxation is levied,
citing aside, however, each year, !,
ie following: II
A. For the General Public School !
und not less than one.fifth of the !
'oss revenues of the State from all II
'urces provided that such appor- !
shall never be less than
ne Million and Thirty Thousand {
ollars ($1,030,000.O0).
B. For the General Engineer Fund I
" less than Four Hundred Thous-
I'd Dollars ($4OO,OO0.OO).
G. For Confederate Pensions not 6
IS than the amount provided or to
provided by the Constitution. q
ID. For the Good Roads Fund, not a
IS than One Hundred Fifty Thous- Q
ID Dollars $15O,OOO.OO), plus the G