The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-10-03

parish shall elect by a vote or us
qualified electors the officer, or Off
GERS, to assess it's property for tax
alton the compensation of such Oil
Ger or officers to be fixed by the Po-
lice Jury not less than ten mon'hS
before the election, and not SUBJECT
to change during the elected officers
incumbency. 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. Alter
January |, 1914, and until the eAplra-
ton OF the terms of said officers, al!
local assessments shall be made by
the assessors of each parish and the
assessors of New Orleans at the
present rate of compensation. All 20
cal taxes and licenses except these
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
by the General Assembly. After Jan
uary I, 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 way to relieve municipal
tiles from general parish taxes, SUBJ
ject to an obligation to contribute to
certain funds, is adopted, then each
municipality so relieved from such
taxation, shall have the right by its
governing authority, to provide for
the appointment or election of it's
own assessor or assessors and to fix
their compensation.
Article VIII.
/. 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.
2. In order to similarly reimburse
municipalities not now free from par
ish taxes each parish shall levy an
nually for eight years after January
:. Il, 1914, the six mill tax aforesaid, OF
; so much thereof as may be necessa
ry, and out of the proceeds of this
tax each parish shall, under the sup
Fervision of the Tax Commission, com
: pensate each such municipality with
in it's limits for loss Of revenue caus
ed by such withdrawal. Such com
pensati0n to be made on the basis
provided in the following sentence
, fol- compensation by the state II
: parishes. If the proceeds of sucl
,, tax remaining to each parish, adde'
, to the proceeds of the levy of tn
one per cent tax now permitted t
!. be levied, after making the compen
sation aforesaid, shall not be suffic]
!. ent to repay to said parish the sur
it would have received by the lev
: of its present one per cent altnon
e tax on the basis of the assessmen
: rolls of 1911, plus an increase G
\ five per cent on the amount Of sal
8 tax. then the state shall compensat
s each parish the amount of such def
: cheney as fixed and reported by tn
;. Tax Commission.
8 3. Any municipality now free, q
i hereafter made free, from parish tai
9 alton which is not reimbursed by III
. levy OF the additional six mill ia,
}. the power to levy which is hereb
|, granted to it. shall be compensate
u by the General Assembly on the b
!, sis above provided for compensate
d by the State to the parishes, tt
amount Of said compensation to I
y fixed by the Tax Commission.
70 4. The obligation to make the col
- pensations herein provided for sha
" be mandatory on the General Asser
er bly,, but no such compensations sha
'r be made after the year 1921.
- S. After the year 1921, no paris
shall levy any part of such six mil
D. within the limit of any incorporate
lie municipality and said municipaliti
III shall be entitled to levy and cole
= such six mill tax for their own a
v count.
e. 6. The claims of each parish al
~ municipality for compensation sh'
N be presented to the Tax Commissio
which shall examine such claims a.
od reDOrt the facts and it's COnCluSiO