The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-09-27

time this amendment is submitted pro-
viding q way to relieve fnuticipa Titles
from genera! parish taxes, subject to an
obligation to contribute to certain funds.
is adopted, then each municipality 80 ,'a
lieved from such taxation. shall have .hc
right by its governing authority, to nco-
vide for the appointment or election nf
it's own assessor or assessors ANA Il, ,ir
their compensation.
Article Viii.
I. In order to- reimburse parishes and
municipalities now free from parish
taxes for loss Of revenue caused by the
withdrawal of the sources Of State rev
enue from parish and municipal taxation,
there is hereby granted to each parish and
to each such municipal corporation the
right to levy an additional tax OF six mills
on unsegregated property.
i 9 In order to similarly reimburse mu-
inequalities not now free from parish
taxes each parish Shall levy annually for
eight years after January l, 1914, the
as may be necessary. and out Of the pro-
ceeds of this tax eacll parish shall, under
the supervision Of the Tax Commission.
compensate each such municipality
within it's limits for loss of revenue
caused by such withdrawal. Such COM
pensation to he lua6e on the basis pro-
viled in the following sentence for com.
the proceeds Of suck tax remaining to
each parish. added to the proceeds OF the
levy of the one per cent tax now per.
mittch to be levied. after making the
compensation aforesaid. Shall not be suf1.
cient to repay to said parish the sum it
would have received by the levy of It's
present one per cent aiimnny 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 Us fixed ard reported b.
the Tax Commission.
3. Any municipality now free, or here.
after made free. from parish taxation
which is not reimbursed by the levy of
the additional six mill tax tile power to
levy which is l.arobv granted to it. shall
be compensated by the General Assembly
on the basis above provided for coulpen-
saticn by the State to the parishes, the
amount Of said COMPENSATION to be fixed
BY the Tax Commission.
:. TIE obligation to make the con,pen-
sationS herein provided fer shall be man
tatnry on the General Assembly. but no
such conversations shall be nlAdc after
the year l32i.
F, S. After the gear 1"s1. 10 parish shelf
levy any part of such six mills within
the limit Of :ny incorrnrtted municipal
itv and said municipalities shall ae en-
titled to lh,y and collect such SIX mill
! tax fcr thei" OWL account.
/ g. The rHilrs OF each parish and mn
nicinaiity for COMPENSATION shall he pre-
scented 10 the Tax Commission. which shall
examine such claims and report TIE facts
and its conclusions to the General Assem-
bly, on or before the first day Of each
REGULAR session.
i I. In reimbursement FOR the State
sources OF revenue herein withdrawn
from her assessed values. and for the
Joint benefit OF hey Hlimo:y ard her ex-
listing one per cent debt tax. the CITY of
| New Orleans, ?fter .Tanuarv I, 1914. is
/ hereby granted the ri~it 70 levy annually
and shall levy ANNUALLY rs long ps said
one rer cent debt tar IS required h. law
to he levied, ~ additional tax of six
wills. Ont Of the proceeds Of this tax,
tNare shall 70 n*id by nrafnrnnne ann,,-
alv t" the Board of Liquidation of the
CITY Debt. FOR the benefit Of the one per
cent debt fax. a sum equal to that which
~aid tax rrcduced in IT," year 1912 on the
segregated sources Of state revenue stu
t at"a v'it'Hn tho c'tv limits. and the ball
ance of the oroceeds IF said siv mill fax
shall o." to the ali'Nonv fund Of the city,
| S. The two mill ad valorem srecial;
severe q" ard water t"v Of the Citv "'
New Orleans c',aN continue to he levicd
as Ions as REQUIRED nv Jaw on the sources
IF State revenue subject to an ad valoram
| tax.
| O. Tn case the referendum amendment
submitted tn the reor,e et the same time
J this amendment r. submitted nroviding a.
wav to relieve rn'ricira'itias frnr, general
rarirh taxes subject tn an obligation TO
contribute tn certain funds. Sc adorted,
then Tire mower to levy SIX wills Of addi-.
anral ta~ae II hereby granted to all par
| ishes voting fcr cuch release tn he 1avaAA|
m nrnrertv "rtsid" ut the 1nunicinaliffaG
and The rnwe- to levy six mills of a1N.
tion"' tnvas IS he"ehv granted to each
rl1ricina|itv SO ~eIea ~ed to no lnvin,l, m
'A" -~-~e~'v within rs corporate limits,
the oh'irati,n of the ctNte tn ma'-e or'~-
re-~at'0r ~e,rainirr tho sane Whether
eoid a1',endmert shalt he odonted or MT
tho ncwer to lew tho e~tra tav Of SIX
'''il's ho~eh.' granted to all municipalities
th"- pro r>w eve-ort from parish ttxes
sh'V ro'~'air n,d'st"rNod.
10. Ard whether sai7 amendment s1o''
Wa ador+ed or not adoNteA the Police
i"~'es IT the eev"~al na~i-hes and the
~"rernir" authorities Of cities 1.-THE Par
! &c., ~ Or1n"ns n~cc~ted\ a~1 towns ~
srltie to Parish tavnc, sla'l lew Icr1
tc""n"t ond turn ova' to the duly corstf-
+"tal school anAhnri+'ee ,,.,1er +h~ s,,rer-
r'-nr ord control of the State Bna~A IF
| ''durat;nn. an a'no'lrt erua1 to at least
th~nn-tenths Of the gross amount Of I'd
~nlnrcn, t"~es which thev levy and col-
'ect. r~cv'ded that such amount s',au
never he less in arv rarfsh or ,nunici-
na,i'v thn~ the greatest oooo',nt due fron,
e,ci ,>""'rt ~ r,rriniraIitv tn tho school
honr,' f~om tho co,rtitntiornl thee mill
school ad va'rrero ta~ collected far either
tho wear 1",l or 1919. taking the year
WHICH WELDED the Eir'aet amount. Pro-
vided further. that cities and towns that
are not eSen,rt from the navment of
rarish taxes shall rot he required to nay
this nd va'ore'm tax If It he already i'm
rnsci by the narish authorities: nrovided
furthe" thnt this ad valoram tax shall not
the school hoard certi&es that sr,aler
lew will meet the needs Of the schools.
II. All nroperty the taxation OF which
Is received to the State, except products
of mines. Of stone uuarries. of sand,
gravel or shell Cits, and of oi, or gas
wells. os vel! as al other nrnnerty. which
NAV not be srcca1!v evempteh from such
snerial taxes now in force. and shall he
liable to such special taxes as may be i'm
nosed hv local. spccial districts and no.
li'iral subdivisions in the future in &C
rordance with law: rrovided that no par
fsh or inccrnorated municipality shall
lew a sreri"l tax to~ the s,,nnort Of anv
.rnrnosc which it is obligated to take care
Ct cut Of itS ordinary a'irony, until II
shnll have first exhausted its ordinary
taxing mower. uDnn an assessment Of Al
least fftv per cent NJ the market value
e TIE property subject to It's taxing au-
tho~itv.
- Levy district taves and forced con.
| tr'h'r.inrs shat continue ~ he levied
within each DISTRICT m the sources 81
state revenue situated in each levee dis.
trict and all !nr"a 'ayes and contr,h,,.
tiors si,a'l '>e c"'1ectnd nv the sheriff q,
o'r', "n"ish. rnda" evieting law. ana ~
Neu, 0r'earG hv the s'tate tax co1,ector,