The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-09-28

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qualified electors the officer, or Off
GERS, to assess its property for tax
alton the compensation Of such Off
Ger or officers to be fixed by the Pc
lice Jury not less than ten months
before the election, and not subject
to change during the elected officer S
ineulfbency. This power shall not
be exercised in the Parishes, nor in
the Parish of Orleans as to assess
ors, until the terms Of office Of the
present incumbents expire. After
January l, 1914, and until the eXpira-
ton of the terms of said officers, all
local assessments shall be made by
the assessors OF each parish and the
assessors Of New Orleans 1T the
present rate Of compensation. All To-
cal taxes and. licenses except those
| levied by municipalities, shall be col
lected by the Sheriff. Of each Parish,
except the Parish OF Orleans, at the
| present rate of compensation unless
such compensation shall be changed
uary l, 1914, Parish Assessors shall
be compensated by the Parishes and
the Assessors of the Parish OF Or
leans by the City of New Orleans. If
under the referendum amendment
submitted to the people at the same
time this amendment is submitted
providing a way to relieve municipal
tiles from general parish taxes, sub
ject to an obligation to contribute 10
certain funds, is adopted, then each
municipality so relieved from such
taxation, shall have the right by it's
governing authority, to provide for
the appointment or election of it's
own assessor or assessors and to fix
their compensation.
Article VIII.
l. In order to reimburse parishes
and municipalities now free from par
ish taxes for loss of revenue caused
by the withdrawal of the sources of
state revenue from parish and munic-
ipal taxation, there is hereby grant
ed to each parish and to each such !
municipal corporation the right to le-
Wy an additional tax of six mills on
unsegregated property.
g In order to similarly reimburse
not now free from par
ish taxes each parish shall levy an
nually for eight years after January
1. 1914, the six mill tax aforesaid, Or
so much thereof as may be necessa-
~, and out of the proceeds of this
tax each parish shall, under the sup
ervision of the Tax Commission, COM
pensate each such municipality with
in its limits for loss Of revenue caus-
ed By such withdrawal. Such COM
pensatiOn to be made on the basis
provided in the following sentence
foi compensation by the state to
parishes. If the proceeds Of such
AK remaining to each parish, added
o the proceeds Of the levy of the
one per, cent tax now permitted to
re levied, after making the compen- I
;ation aforesaid, shall not be suffici-
INT to repay to said parish the sum !
t would have. received by the levy I
If its present ;one per cent alino ly
ak on the basis of the assessment
oils Of 1911, plus an increase of ,
i've per cent on the amount of said ;
ak, then the state shall compensate {
ach parish the amount Of such def I
iency as fixed and reported by the
AK Commission.
3. Any municipality now free, or S
GREATER made free, from parish tax t
ton which is not reimbursed by the
evy Of the additional SIX mill tax,
he power to levy which is hereby G
ranted to it, shall be compensated y
y the General. Assembly on the ba- t
is above provided for compensation S
Y the State to the parishes, the =
mount Of said compensation to be t
xed by the Tax Commission.
4. The obligation to make the com f
ensations herein provided for shall g
e mandatory on the General Assem- ?
ly, but no such compensations shall q
g made after the year 1921. L
5. After the year 1921, no parish
lall levy any part Of such six mills Ii
thin the limit Of any incorporated q
Municipality and said municipalities le
lall be entitled to levy and collect b
lch six mill tax for their own ac-
,unt. Il
6. The claims of each parish and "
Municipality for compensation shall Of
presented to the Tax Commission. al
hich shall examine such claims and u
port the facts and its conclusions i.
the General Assembly on or be- le
re the first day Of each regular ses- 1
on.
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