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

law on the sources Of State revenue
subject to an ad valorem tax.
8. In case the referendum amend
ment submitted to the people at the
same time thi t'~2ndment is sub
mitted providir ID. say 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 OF
additional taxes is hereby granted to
all parishes voting for such release
to be leVled on property outside of
the municipalities, and the power to
levy six mills of additional taxes is
hereby granted to each municipality
so released TO be levied on the prop
erty within its corporate limits, the |
obligation of the State to make COM
penSatlOn remaining the same. |
Whether said amendment shall lie
adopted or not the power to lew /,
the extra tax of six mills. hereby |.
granted to all municipalities that are
now exempt from parish taxes Shall
remain undisturbod.
10. And whether said amenImenr
shall be adopted or not adopted. the
police juries Of the several parishes
and the governing authorities Of it
les (the Parish Of Orleans excepted
and towns not subject 10 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 constI'
tutional three mill school ad valorem
tax collected for either the year
1911 or 1912, taking the year which
yielded the highest amount. PROVED
ed further, that cities and towns
that are not exempt from the payment
of parish taxes shall not be required
to pay this ad valorem tax if it be
already imposed by the parish author
tiles; provided further. that this &C
valorem tax shall not be imposed
to the maximum whenever the schoo
board certifies that smalle" lev!
will meet the needs of the schools
II. ALI property the taxation O.
which is reserved to the State, ex
cept products of mines, of stone quar-
ries, or sand, gravel or shell pits
and of oil or gas wells, as we'll as al
other property, which may not 81
specially exempted from such taxa
ton, shall continue to be subject u
special taxes now in force, and shall
be liable to such special taxes a
may be imposed by local, special dis
tricts and political subdivisions in tn
, future in accordance with law; proyid
ed that no parish or incorporated mu
nicipality shall levy a special tax 10
the support of any purpose which
/. is obligated to take care of out o
. it's ordinary alimony, until it shal
have first exhausted its ordinar
taxing power, upon an assessment q
> at least fifty per cent Of the marke
e value of the property subject to 1t
D taxing authority.
b ~. Levee District taxes and force
contributions shall continue to b
= levied within each district on tn
sources of State revenue situated i
D each levee district, and all leve
!. taxes and contributions shall be co
J.. lected by the sheriff Of each parish
under existing law, and in New o.
q leans by the State tax collectors III
y til June 80, 1916, and thereafter b
y the collecting officer Of the City {
= New Orleans.
. 10. The taxes mentioned in th
= foregoing sections 8, II, and II,
q to property reserved for State re-
g enue, shall be based on the asses
/. ment made by the State Tax Commi
sion for State purposes, eQualized Al
e nually by said Tax Commission
each parish or municipality to the b
n sis of assessment therein locally e
<. tablished.
le Article TX.
, 1. All revenues received by Il
y State from all sources shall go in
d a fund called the General Fund, al
a. the General Assembly shall apportit
N said fund among all the public pu
= poses for which taxation is levie
le setting aside, however, each yea
'e the following:
A. For the General Public Soho
n. Fund not less than one.fifth of Il
~ gross revenues Of the State from
:" sources provided that such appt
n tionment shall never be less TIL
IL One Million and Thirty Thousal
Dollars ($1, 900, 0Oo.00).
ii B. For the General Engineer Flu
T. not less than Four Hundred Thol
20 and Dollars ($40O,000.O0).
~ C. For Confederate Pensions y
es less than the amount provided or
ct be provided by the Constitution.
- D. For the Good Roads Fund, n
~ less than One Hundred Fifty Thou
and Dollars ($150,00O.OO), plus {
nd whole proceeds Of the States mole