The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-31

examine such claims and report the facts
and It's conclusions to TIE General Assign
bly, on before the first day OF each
regular session
I. 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 revenue herein Withdrawn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 l. 1914. IS
hereby granted the right to levy annually
and shall levy annually as long as said
ore Per cent debt tax Is required by Ia"
to be levied. an additional tax or SIX
mills. Out of the proceeds OF this tax,
there shall be paid by preference annu-
ally to the Board Of Liquidation Of the
city Debt. for the benefit Of the one per
cent debt tax. sum equal to that whicn
said tax produced in the year 19l2 on the
segregated sources of State revenue stu
ated within the city limits, and the bal
ance OF the proceeds Of said six mill TAX
shall go to the aIimony fund Of the city;
3. The two mill al 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
or State revenue subject to an ad vaioreEn
tax.
3. In case the referendum amendment
submitted to the people at the same time
this amendment is submitted providing
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 addi-
tioral taxes is hereby granted to all par
fshes voting for such release to be levied
on property outside Of the municipalities.
and the power to levy six mills Of addi-
tiona taxes is hereby granted to each
municipality so relea sed to be levied on
the property within its corporate limits,
the obligation OF the State to make COM
pensa ton remaining the same. Whether
said amendment shall he adopted or not
the power to levy the extra tax of six
" tot far
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 cities Cthe Par
ish of Orleans excepted). and towns not
subject to parish taxes. shall levy and
collect and turn over To the duly conSti-
tuted school authorities under the super
vision and control of the State Board Of
Education. an amount equal to at least
three-tenths Of the gross amount Of adj
valorem taxes which they levy and col
lect. provided that such amount shall
never he less in any parish munich
pality than the greatest amount due from
such parish or municipality to the school
board from the constitutional three mill
school ad vaorem tax collected f. either
the year 1911 or 1912, taking tie year
which yielded the highest amount Pro-
vded further. that cities and towns that
are not exempt from the payment of
this ad va'orem tax II 1t he already i'm
posed by the parish authorities; provided
further, that this ad valorem tax shall not
be imposed to the maximum whenever
the school board certifes that 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 quarri-s' OF sand.
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 i'm
posed by local. special districts and po-
litical subdivisions in the future In ac-
cordance with law: provided that no par
sHx or uniopaty ., shall
purpose which it is obligated to take care
Of out OF its ordinary alimony, until it
shall have first exhausted It's ordinary
taax per- ceDe Of hs o va
Of the property subject to its taxing au-
thority.
H. Levy district taxes and forced con-
tributions shall continue to be levied
within each district on the sources OF
State revenue situated in each levee dis
trict. and all levee taxes and contribu-
lions shall be collected by the sheriff OF
each parish, under existing law, and In
New Orleans by the State tax collectors
until June 30, 1916. and thereafter by the
collecting officer Of the City of New Or
leans.
49, The taxes mentioned in the fore
going sections s, IL and y, as to property
reserved for State revenue, shall be based
on the assessment made by the State
Tax Commission for State purposes,
equalized annually by said Tax Commits
sion in each parish or municipality to
the basis Of assessment therein locally
established.
l. All revenues received by the State
from all sources shall 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 rev.
enues of the State from all sources pro-
vided that such apportionment shall never
Thousand Dollars 81, oso, 900. ooJ. I'LL
B. For the General Engineer Fund, not
less than Four Hundred Thousand Dol
lars S400, 000.00).
c. For Confederate Pensions, not less
than the amount provided or to be pro-
vided by the Constitution.
D. For the Good Roads Fund, not less
than One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dol
lars t$150. 000.00). plus the whole pro-
ceeds of the States moiety of the special
automobile taxicab and auto-driven We
hicle tax.
D.. For the Public Debt Fund not less
than Five Hundred Twenty-Five Thou
sand Dollars (S525, ZOO. OO) or not less than
Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars
$3.50, 0O0.O 0). If the Public Debt amend
ment submitted to the people at the same
time this amendment Is submitted Is
adopted.
Article x.
/. All State taxes and licenses except
as hereinafter provided shall be collected
by the State Treasurer. The General As
sembIy shall provide such additional clerl-
fnrco N ONCE
be necessary to enable him to perform
the duties herein prescribed.
T. The General Assembly shall have
the power to provide for special Revenue
Agents. not to exceed three In number:
to assist the Treasurer In collecting all
licenses, and taxes. and to assist the Tax
Commission in gathering informa ton for
levying assessments and Ehall nix the