The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-19

snent submitted to tne people a: the same
time this amendment Is submitted pro-
viding way to relieve municipalities
from general parish taxes, subject to ar
obligation TO contribute to certain funds
is adopted, then each municipality SO re
leved from such taxation, Shall have the
right by Its governing authority, to pro-
vide for the appointment or election OF
its own assessor or assessors and to fix
| their compensation.
Article Wiz
1. 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 anc
to each such municipal corporation the
right to levy an additional tax of six mills
on unsegregated property.
| g. In order to similarly reimburse nu-
/ inequalities not now free from parish
eight years after January I, 1914, the
| six mill tax aforesaid, or SO much thereof
as may be necessary, and out Of the pro-
ceeds Of this tax each parish shall, unde,
within it's limits for loss Of revenue
caused by such withdrawal. Such COM
pensat.on to be made on the basis pro-
/
pensation by the State to parishes. II
the proceeds of such tax remaining to
each parish added to the proceeds of the
levy OF the one per cent tax now per-
mitted to be levied. after making the
| compensation aforesaid, shall not be suffi-
| cient to repay to said parish the sum it
| would have received by the levy OF Its
present one per cent alinony tax on the
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
after made free, from parish taxation
which is not reimbursed by the levy OF
the additional six mill tax, the power to
levy which is hereby granted to 1t, shall
be compensated by the General Assembly
| on the basis above provided for conpen-
sation by the State to the parishes, the
amount of said conversation to be fixed
by the Tax Commission.
4. The obligation to make the compen-
satfons herein provided for shall be man
datory on the General Assembly, but no
such conversations shall be made after
the year 1921.
S. After the year 1921. no parish shall
levy any part Of such six mills within
the limit Of any Incorporated municipal
ity and said municipalities shall be en-
titled to levy and collect cuch SIX mill
tax for their own account.
6. The claims of each parish and mu-
sented to the Tax Commission, which shall
examine such claims and report the facts
and Its conc lusions to the General Assem-
bly, on or before the arst day OF each
regular session
Z. In reimbursement for the state
sources of revenue herein withdrawn
! from her assessed values, and for the
Joint benefit OF her alimony and her ex--
listing one PER cent debt tax, the city of
New Orleans, after January \, 1914, is
hereby granted the right to levy annually
and shall levy annually as long as said
one, per cent debt tax is required by law
to be levied an additional tax OF SIX
mills. Out II the proceeds of this tax.
there shall ke paid by preference annu-
ally to the Board Of Liquidation OF the
City Debt, fer the benefit Of the one per
cent debt tax, a sum equal to that which
said tax produced In the year 1912 on the
segregated sources of State revenue stu
ated within The CITY limits and the bal
ance of the froceeds of said six mill tax
shall go to tie alinony fund Of the city.
8. The two mill ad valorem special
sewerage and water tax of the City of
New Orleans shall continue to be levied
as long as REQUIRED by law on the sources
ia x.
g Tn case fhe referendum amendment
submitted to the people at the same time
this amendment is submitted providing a
way to relieve municipalities from general
parish taxes subject to an obligation to
contribute to certain funds. is adopted,
then the power to levy SIX mills of addf-
ttonal taxes IS hereby granted to all par
1shes voting fon such release to he levied
on property outside OF the municipalities.
and the power to levy SIX mills Of adds-
tfonaf taxes is hereby granted to each
municipality so released to be levied on
the rroperty within It's corporate limits,
the obligation Of the State to make COM
nepsatfon remaining the same. Whether
said amendment shall be adopted or not
the power to levy the extra tax OF six
mills hereby granted to all municipalities
that are now eSa mpt from parish taxes
shall remain undlsturbed.
49, And whether said amendment shall
be adopted or rot adopted, the police
iurfes of the se%eral parishes and the
governing authorizes Of cities (the Par
ish OF: Orleans exsented), and towns not
subject to parish taxes, shall levy and
collect and turn OVER to the duly constt-
t11ted school authorities un5erHthe suner-
vision and control Of the State Board of
Education. an a7nount equal Ito at least
three-tenths OF the gross amount of ad
va1orem taxes. which they levy and COL
lect. provided that such amount shall
never he less In any parish8or munich
patty than the greatest amount due from
such parish or muficina1itv to the school
board from the constitutional three mill
school ad va1orem FAX collected for either
the year 1911 or 1912, taking the year
which yielded the highest amount. Pro
vided further, thai. cities and towns that
are not exempt from the payment Of
parish taxes shall rot be required to pay
this ad valorem tag II it be already Inn
posed by the parish authorities: provided
further. that this, ad valorem TAX shall not
he imposed to the maximum whenever
the school board certffies that a smaller
levy will meet the needs of the schools.
II. All property the taxation Of which
is reserved to the State, except products
gravel or shell pits, and Of OH or gas
wells, as well as all other property, which
may not be specially exempted from such
taxation. shall continue to be subject to
special taxes now In force. and shall be
liable to such special taxes as may be ina-
posed by local. special districts and po
litical subdivisions in the future in ac-
cordance with law: provided that no par
ish or Incorporated municipality shall
purpose which it IS obligated to take care
of out of its ordinary a1imony, until 1t
shall have first exhausted its ordinary
taxing mower, upon an assessment Of at
least fifty per cent of the market value
Of the property subject to its taxing au
thority.
70. Levy district taxes and forced con-