The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-08-29

oodIu OF liquidation OF the city Debt,
Tor the benefit of the one per cent debt
tax. sum equal to that which said
TAX produced in the year 1912 on the
segregated sources Of state revenue sit
uated within the city limits. ana the
balance Of the proceeds Of said six
nlii TAX shall 20 to the alimony fund
Of the city.
:. The two mill al yalorem 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 Of state revenue. subject
10 an at valOrem TAX
y In case the referendum amend
heht submitted To the people At the
same time this amendment is submit
| TED providing a way 10 relieve munich
PARTIES from general parish taxes sub
ject TO an obligation 20 contribute to
certain funds. is adopted, then the pow
er 10 levy Sin mills Of additional taxes
Is hereby granted TO all parishes voting
Tor such release to be levied on prop
erty outside Of the municipalities, and
the power TO levy six mills of add
tional taxes Is hereby granted TO each
municipality 50 released to be levied
on the property within its corporate
limits. the obligation Of the state To
| make COMPENSATION remaining the
same. Whether said amendment shall
be adOuted or hot the power to levy
the extra tax Of six mills hereby
granted 10 all municipalities that are
now exempt from parish taxes shall
| remain undiStUrbed.
10; And whether said amendment
|
police Juries of the several parishes
and the governing authorities of cities
lthe Parish Of Orleans excepted, and
towns not subject to parish taxes shall
levy and collect and turn over TO the
duly constituted school authorities un-
der the supervision and control Of the
state Board OF Education, an amount
equal TO at least three-tenthS of the
| gross amount of al valorem taxes
! which they levy and collect. provided
mat such amount shall never be less
ma isl ns..tt. IT,
| greatest amount due from such parish
or municipality 10 the school board
from the constitutional three mill
| school ad valOrem tax collected for
| either the year 1871 or 1912, taking
| the year which yielded the highest
| amount Provided further. that cities
| ana towns that are not exempt from
| the payment of parish taxes shall not
| De required to pay this ad valorem tax
| If II be already imposed by the parish
| authorities; provided further that this
! ad valOrem tax shall not be imposed
| 10 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. except
products of mines, of stone quarries of
sand. gravel or shell pits. and of oil or
| gas wells. as well as all other prop
ertY, which may not be specially eX-
emDted from such taxation, shall con
tinue to be subject to special taxes
now in force. and shall he liable to
such special taxes as may be imposed
| by local. special districts and political
subdivisions in the future in accord
ance with law; provided that no par
ish or Incorporated municipality shall
levy special tax for the support of
any purpose which ii is obligated to
take care of out of Its ordinary ali
mony. until IL shall have first exhaust
ed its ordinary taxing power. upon an
assessment of at least fifty per cent of
the market value of the property sub
Ject to its taxing authority.
II. Levee District taxes and forced
contributions shall continue to be lev
led within each district on the
each levee district. and all levee taxes
and contributions shall be collected by
the shelf of each parish, under ex-
listing law, and in New Orleans by the
State tax collectors until June 80, 1916,
and thereafter by the collecting officer
of the City of New Orleans.
10. The taxes mentioned in the fore
going sections 8, IL and II. as to prop
erty reserved for State revenue, shall
be based on the assessment made by
the State Tax Commission for State
Tax Commission in each parish or mu-
nicipality to the basis of assessment
therein locally established.
Article IN
!. All revenues received by the State
from all sources slAlll go into a fund
called the General Fund, and the Gen.
eral Assembly shall apportion said fund
among all the public purposes for
which taxation is levied, setting aside
however. each year. the following:
a. For the General Public School
Fund not less than one-fifth OF the
gross revenues of the State from all
sources provided that such apportion-
ment shall never be less than One Mil
lion and Thirty THOUSAND Dollars Sl.-
80 000.0 0).
B. For the General Engineer Fund
not less than Four Hundred Thousand
Dollars (s400,O00.00).
c. For Confederate Pensions not
less than the amount provided or to be
provided by the Constitution.
ID. For the Good Roads Fund. not
less than One Hundred Fifty Thousand
proceeds of the States moiety of the
special automobile. taxicab and auto
driven vehicle tax.
f. For the Public Debt Fund not
less than Five Hundred Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollars S525,O00.00) or not
less than Six Hundred and Fifty Thou
sand Dollars $3.50, 000.00), IL the Pub
lie Debt amendment submitted to the
people at the same time this amend
ment is submitted is adopted.
Article X.
l. All State taxes and licenses ex-
cept as hereinafter provided shall be
collected by the State Treasurer The
General Assembly shall, provide such
additional clerical force in the Treas
urers office as may be necessary to
enable MIN TO perform the duties mere
in prescribed.
2. The General Assembly shall have
the power to provide for special Reeve
nue. Agents, not to exceed three In
number to assist the Treasurer in col
lecting all licenses. and taxes. and to
assist the Tax Commission in gather
ing information for levying assess
ments.. and shall fix the compensation
and duties of such agents.
Article XII
l. All articles and parts of articles
of the Constitution OF 1898 on the sub
ject of assessment and taxation, and
all amendments thereto on said sub
tects contrary to or in conflict with
the provisions OF this amendment be
and the same are hereby repealed.
SCHEDULE.
l. No part of this amendment to the
shall go into effect until
January LIST, 1914, except that the pro-
visions of sections one, two, five, six
and seven OF Article III, as to special
taxes shall go into effect as soon as the
General Assembly shall pass laws car
ryinR them into effect, and the pro-
visions of sections three and four of
said article shall 90 into effect on jan
uary LIST, 1913, provided laws carrying
them into effect shall be passed on or
before March l, 1913; provided further.
that laws carrying them into effect
may be enacted at any later date.
2. On and after January LIST, 1914,
the Office of the State Board of APP
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