The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

ment submitted to the people at the sam
| time this amendment is submitted pro
vfding a way to relieve municipalitie
from general parish taxes, subject to al
obligation TO contribute to certain funds
is adopted. then each municipality so re
lieyed from such taxation. shall have tn
right by its governing authority, to pro
vide for the appointment or election o
its own assessor or assessors and to fl,
their compensation.
Article VII.
l. In order to reimburse parishes an,
municipalities now free from parisl
taxes for loss of revenue caused by tn,
withdrawal of the sources OF State rev.
enue from parish and municipal taxation
there is hereby granted to each parish an,
to each such municipal corporation tn,
right to levy an additional tax of six mill.
on unsegregated property.
2, In order to similarly reimburse mu.
inequalities not now free from parish
taxes each parish shall levy annually fol
eight years after January l, 1914 the
six mill tax aforesaid, or so much Thereof
as may be necessary, and out of the pro
the supervision of the Tax Commission
compensate each such municipality
within its limits for loss of revenue
caused by such withdrawal Such COM
penSation to be made on the basis pro-
vided In the following sentence for COM
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 II
would have received by the levy of its
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
after made free, from parish taxation
which is not reimbursed by the levy of
the additional six mill tax, the power tc
levy which is hereby granted to IT. shall
be compensated by the General Assembly
on the basis above provided for compen-
sation by the State to the parishes the
amount of said COMPENSATION to be fixed
by the Tax Commission.
4. The obligation TO make the compen-
sations herein provided for shall be man.
datory on the General Assembly. but no
such conversations shall be made after
the year 1921.
levy anv part of such six mills within
the limit of any Incorporated munfcfpaI-
ity and said municipalities shall be en-
titled to levy and collect such six mill
tax for their own account.
6. The claims of each parish and mu-
nicipality for compensation shall be pre-
sented to the Tax Commission. which shall
examine such claims and report the facts
and its conclusions to the General Assem-
bly, on or before the first 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 q her alimony ard her ex-
listing one per cent debt tax. the city Of
New Orleans. after January I. 1914 IL
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 tex Of six
mills Out of the proceeds of this tax.
there shall he paid by preference anrr-
ally to the Board of Liquidation of the
CITY Debt. for the benefit of the one per
cent debt tax. a sum equal to that which
said tax produced In the year 1912 on the
segrega ted sources of State revenue stu
afea within the CITY limits. and the bal
a a OF the proceeds Of said Sly mill tax
shall GO to the aiinony fund Of the city.
8. The two mill ad valorem special
sewerage and wa ter tax Of the CITY IF
New Orleans shall continue to be levied
rs long as REQUIRED hv law on the sources
VI state revenue subject to an ad yalorem
tax.
2. In case the referendum amendment
submitted to the people at the Same time
MS amendment Is submitted providing p
wav to relieve municipalities from general
arish taxes subject to an obligation to
contribute to certain funds. Is adoy,fed
hen the power to levy six mills Of addi-
fHral taves Is hereby granted to all par
shes voting for such release tn he iavied
IN pronertv outside of the Municipalities
md the power to levy six mills OF addi-
ional ta~es Is hereby granted to each
municipality so released to he levied on
he r-nnertv within IT'S corporate limits
he OBLIGATION Of the state 10 mate cr,-r,-
'erSation remaining the Same Whether
'"id amendment shall be adopted or not
he power to lew the evtra tax Of six
rilis hereby granted tn all municipalities
hat are now exerapt from parish taxes
'ha'l remain urdisturhed
10. And whether said amendment shall
'e adorted or not adopted. the porfce
uries of the several marshes and the
'cvernirg authorities Of cities 1.-THE Par
sh oe Orleans e~ceptedl. a~a towns nnf
subject to parish taxes shall lew ard
'o'lect and turn over to the duly consti-
utnd school authorities under the surer-
'fsfon and control NJ the State Boars Of
Education. an amount equal to at least
hree-tenths of the gross amount Of ad
'nforem taves. which they levy and COL
ect. provided that such amount shall
,ever he less in anv parish or rnu-,icf-
,aiity then the greatest amount due from,
'lch pr~ish o~ municipality tn the schno,
'csrd from the constitutional three mill
chool ad valorem tax collected for either
he yeap 1911 or 1912. taking the year
which Welded the highest amount. PRO-
'ided further. that cities and towns that
re not exempt from the payment of
,arish taxes shall not he required to nay
his ad valorem tax IL II be already i'm
'osed by the parish authorities: provided
urther. that this ad valorem tax shall not
,e imrosed to the maximum whenever
he school board certi6es that smaller
evy will meet the needs of the schools. |
IL. All property the taxation OF which
$ reserved to the State. except products
II mines. of stone quarries. Of sand. /
.ravel or shell pits, and of oil or gas
wells. as well as all other property. which
nav not be specfaIiv exempted from such |
axatinn. shall continue to be subject to |
pecial taxes now in force, and shall be |
liable TO such special taxes az may be i'm |
,osed by local. special districts and po-
itical subdivisions I'm the future in ac-
ordance with law; provided that no par
sh or Incorporated municipality shall |
evy special tax for the support OF any
purpose which it Is obligated to take care
I out of its ordinary aIimony, until It |
hall have first exhausted It's ordinary
axing mower. upon an assessment of at |
east fifty cent Of he mo rtrof ~,ar,,o