The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-06

T. ment submitted to the people at the sam'
s. time this amendment Is submitted pro
er Niding way to relieve municipalities
1t from general parish taxes, subject to ar
d obligation 10 contribute to certain funds
l. is adopted, then each municipality SO re
= lieved from such taxation. shall have the
If right by its governing authority, to pro
IS vide for The appointment or election Of
o its own assessor or assessors and to hh
their compensation
y Article VIII.
d l. In order to reimburse parishes and
d municipalities now free from parish
n taxes for loss Of revenue caused by the
f withdrawal of the sources of State rev
. enue from parish and municipal taxation,
e. there is hereby granted to each parish ana
h to each such municipal corporation the
r right To levy an additional tax of SIX mills
> on unsegtcgatrd property
$ :. In orGer 10 similarly reimburse IHu-
Hcipaitf"S not now free from paflSh
! taxes each parish shall levy annually ior
eight years after January |, 1914, the
six mill tax aforesaid. or so much thereof
as may be necessary, and ont of the pro-
> ceeds of this tax each parish shall under
the supervision III the Tax Commission,
t compensate each such municipality
within its limits for loss Of revenue
caused by such withdrawal Such com
penSaiion 10 he made on the basis pro-
vided in the following sentence for com
penSatiun by the State to parishes If
the proceeds Of such tax remaining to
each parish added to the proceeds of the
levy Of the one per CenrtaN now per
mitted to be levied after making the
compensation aforesaid, shall not be sufti
Client to repay to said parish the sum il
would have received hy, tho low NJ tic
present one per cent alimony tax on the
basis Of the assessment rolls Of 1911, plus
an increase of five per cent on the
amount of said tax. then the State shall
compensate each parish the amount Of
such deficiency as fixed and reported by
the Tax Commission
/ 3. ANY municipality now free. or here
which is not reimbursed by the levy of
the additional six mill tax, the power to
levy which is hereby granted 10 II shall
be compensated by the General Assembly
on the basis above provided for compen-
Satlon by the State to the parishes the
amount Of said compensation To be fixed
by tn" Tax Commission.
a. The obligation to make the compen-
sations herein provided for shan be man
datnFF on the General Assemhfy hut no
such conversations shall be made after
the year 1927
.. After the wear 1921. no parish shall |
levy any part Of such six mills within
the limit Of any INCORPORATED municinaI- |
itv ana s.id n,,,,ioi,ai',i's 'lI-
titled to levy and collect such siy min |
taN 70" their own account.
6. The claims Of each na~isl, ana mt
nicinalitv for conversation ebaU he nra-
scented To the Tai Commission which eh,u
examine such claims ana rnnrrt tbe r,ctc
and its conclusions 10 the General Assem-
bly, on or before the first day Of each
re"uar session.
: In reimbursement ror tLo c4,,o
sources of revenue herein vith1raU,,
from her assessed va1nns ,rd r.r tLn
Joint benefit of her aIi,nonv ana hor az
sting one per cent debt tax. the civ Of
New Orleans. after January ! 19ii is
hereby granted the right to levy annually
and shall levy annuallv ne Iong nc saiI
one ner cent debt tay is remired hy- Iau,
to he levied. an additional tav ~ CIV CIV
mills Out of the nrocae1S Of tb; ~,
there shall he maid nv T'raSoro ~, 1I''s ,aA'
allv to the Board Of Tinuidatior 80 10
City Debt for the hnneS+ NJ ~ ~ , Wv,
cent debt tau, a sum eona, r. ~ w. *',r beb
said tax produced in the Year 1910 IN W w.! w.
segregated sonrces nf S,ot o' ro,I VII ne
ated within the civ limits ond ~ ~, ~
ance of the nr0ceeds Of eai6 al" civ nj, ,,; pa "a
shall 90 ~ tho ari,ro ". raIo ny mn IaN
The tvio ' ,,iii aa ' ,nI OF the city;
sewerage and wafer fay a. tTn rS Spe'iaf
New Orleans shall contin,,n =. nv |iN "
rs long as reor1iraS h,. fa, ~, ~ ne IeSIeu |
# State revenue subject TO an ad ys TreTS
tax. e'''
g In case the refarera,,,, o,,,.-. {
submitted 10 the naonIe ~ * "I.IeIloi,ieht
his amendment is snhmit+ad nroI,;5,, ot.'ie t
va to relieve r7vncinalities fror,, euis
oarieh taxes subject 70 an ob, io, .t.re'a.
,ortrihute to certai, - f,, an opnsa1lon 10 /
hen the mower r. low. CIV. III, ~ dIopIeu' b
ional taxes is bareb,V Sn mus OF addi-
shes voting for snch r si"1,oeu 10 an par, a
N pronertv ontcidn ot tha 70 ne ieVied n
nd the nover r. Low, az. .is nim,Icif,aHttes, a
ional tayes 10 h.roh "tA iliLis OF audl- !
co relao .os etaHted 70 each +
he rrnnertv U;tbin itr 10 De ieVied on
he ohlioatiop - AZ e. .oipoFate hmfts, II
ensatin1 rer,ain, ,ns Sta'e 10 make com Il
ala ,rna sn,la,iilns me same Whether n
he power m lew No tu"pteu or not q
Hills hereby anted "a" 70 eN I1 ray OF six a.
hat are now exnr,r+ - az municipalities "
han remain rn9is,, p. .iohi parish taxes a
10 And r,.h .in.s'uln .s ~
o adontad ~ ~. 'ti1 ainendnent shall r.
Iries If tbs A se nuu auople1. the police y
overnine a,,thorit;as pdL,shes and the =
IN of Or,sans nxoont cilles tine Par m
inject IN n.r,sh .sru' ono towns not ~
,l1ect ond - slidii ieVV and oil
Tea snhno, a,,t, VII 10 the dulv consti 20
sion o,S utL"flt ~. under the super i;I
dncation an amo %, me aa S'ate Board of n,
lree-tenths Of the e,ro seual 10 az least
a}orem tayes witch 49,, % tt or ad A.
ri nrovi5ad thnt 10y IeVS and col 20
e we, ne Tess IN any parish or munich IN
,nh narish tms s,eatest amount due from W "
!. "a fro,,, ~ hunc,naiItV ~ the school ~
% ~ livili me constitutional three mill de