The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-10-24

aw on the sources of State revenue k
subject to an ad 'valorem tax. {
8. In case the referendum amend
nent submitted 10 the people at the
same time thi 1mendment is sub
mitted providir =, way to relieve mu-
from general parish tax
as 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 levied on property outside OF
the municipalities, and the power to
lew 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 /
pensation remaining the same. |
Whether said amendment shalt be
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 snail
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-tenths 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 consul
tutional three mill school ad valorem
tax collected for either the year
1911 or 1912, taking the year which
yielded the highest amount. PrOvld-
ed further, that cities and towns
that are not exempt from the payment
of parish taxes shall not be required
to nav this ad valorem tax if it be-
already imposed by the parish author
tiles: provided further, that this ad
yalorem tax shall not be imposed
to the maximum whenever the school
board certifies that smalle" levy
will meet the needs of the schools.
II. All property the taxation OF
which is reserved to the State, ex'
cent 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 be
specially exempted from such taxa
ton, shall continue to be subject tt
special taxes now in force, and shall
be liable to such special taxes as
may be imposed by local, special dis
tricts and political, subdivisions in tn
future in accordance with law; provid
ed that no parish or incorporated mu
nicipality shall levy a special tax 10
the support of any purpose which i
is obligated to take care of out o
it's ordinary alimony, until it shall
have first exhausted its ordinar!
taxing power, upon an assessment o
at least fifty per cent Of the marke
value of the property subject to 1T
= &ovinn oufhnritv
, u. Levee District taxes and fOrce'
, contributions shall continue to b
levied within each district on tn
sources of State revenue situated il
each levee district, and all leve
/. taxes and contributions shall be CO
!. lected by the sheriff Of each parish
under existing law, and in New o.
leans by the State tax collectors vi
Y til June 30, 1916, and thereafter b
Y the collecting officer of the City
I New Orleans.
. 13. The taxes mentioned in th
:. foregoing sections 8, II, and II, a
q to property reserved for State re-
e enue, shall be based. on the asses
i. 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
# sis of assessment therein locally e
+ tablished.
re Article TX.
- /. All revenues received by tt
y State from all sources shall 80 I'M
d fund called the General Fund, an
a. the General Assembly shall apportit
N said fund among all the public pu
- poses for which taxation is levie
Re setting aside, however, each yea
'e the following:
A. For the General Public Scho
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
i'll One Million and Thirty Thousa
Dollars Isl ,030, 100000.
III B. For the General Engineer Flu
:, not less than Four Hundred Tho
40 and Dollars (s4O0,0O0.OO).
"a C. For Confederate Pensions I
es less than the amount provided or
1T be provided by the Constitution.
~ D. For the Good Roads Fund. I
v less than One Hundred Fifty Tho