The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-09-12

Ment submitted to the. people at tn
same time thi; andment is sui
mitted pr0vidir .. way to relieve m.
inequalities from general parish tai
es subject to an obligation to contri
butte to certain funds, is adopted
then the power to levy six mills o
additional taxes is hereby granted t
all parishes voting for such releas
to be levied on property outside 0
the municipalities, and the power t
levy six mills Of additional taxes il
hereby granted to each municipalit!
50 released to be levied on the prop
erty within its corporate limits. The
obligation of the State to make com
pensation remaining the same
Whether said amendment shall BIZ
adopted or not the power to levy
the extra tax of six mills, hereby
granted to all municipalities that are
now exempt from parish taxes shall
remain undisturbed.
10, And whether said Amendment
shall be adopted or not adopted. the
police juries OF the several parishes
and the governing authorities of cit.
les (the Parish of Orleans excepted)
and towns not subject to 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-te nths of the gross amount Of
ad valorem 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. Proyid.
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 ad
valorem tax shall not be imposed
to the maximum whenever the school
board certifies that a smaller levy
will meet the needs of the schools.
II. All property the taxation of
which is reserved to the State, ex-
;ept products Of mines, of stone QUAR-
les, or sand, gravel or shell pits,
md of oil or gas wells, as well as all
'ther property, which may not be
'pecially exempted from such taxa.
ion, shall continue to be subject to
special taxes now in force, and shall
'e liable to such special taxes as
nay be imposed by local, special dis
riots and political subdivisions in til
uture in accordance with law; provid-
d that no parish or Incorporated mu.
icipality shall levy special tax FOR
he support Of any purpose which it
obligated to take care of out OF
Is ordinary alimony, until it shall
ave first exhausted its ordinary
axlng power, upon an assessment of
I least fifty per cent Of the market
alue OF the property subject to its
axing authority. T.
II. Levee District taxes and forced
contributions shall continue to be
,vied within each district on the
ources Of State revenue situated in
ach levee district, and all levee
lxes and contributions shall be col. I
'cted by the sheriff Of each parish,
nder existing law. and in New Or !!
ans by the State tax collectors IN.
June 30, 1916, and thereafter BY !
le collecting officer of the City Of Z
ew Orleans. {
13. The taxes mentioned in the !.
sections 8, II, and IL. as
property reserved for State rev. {
Tue, shall be based on the assess. ;
ent made by the State Tax Commits
on for State purposes, equalized an !,
Tally by said Tax Commission in '
.ch parish or municipality to the ba- :,
OF assessment therein locally es. :.
blished. v
Article TX. s.
!. All revenues received by the Il
ate from all sources shall 70 into D.
fund called the General Fund, and G,
General Assembly shall apportion 81
i'd fund among all the public pur. m
ses for which taxation is levied. e,
Ting aside, however, each year,
following: st
A. For the General Public School til
nd not less than one.fifth of the is
oss revenues Of the, State from all fr
lrces provided that such appor. 81
nment shall never be less than n
e Million and Thirty Thousand tn
liars ($1.o3o.o0o.oo). al
}. For the General Engineer Fund 10
less than Four Hundred Thous. q. Ia
! Dollars ($400,000.00). 10
). For Confederate Pensions not .
$ than the amount provided or to 81 81
provided by the Constitution VI VI
}. For the Good Roads Fund not az
$ than One Hundred Fifty Thous- an an
Dollars ($l50.0O0.00), Nplus the W VI,
ole proceeds of the States moiety 81
the special automobile. taxicab >,
auto-driven vehicle tax. -. a.
J. For the Public Debt Fund not W W
than Five Hundred TWENTY-FIVE W w.
1nSand noafo.. feeoe 49, ~. AS Cd