The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-27
ment submitted to the peop,s at the same

time this amendment Is SuDliiitttN III.
viding way to relieve municlpail'les |
from general parish taxes subject to an |
obligation to contribute to certain Iunus'
is adopted. then each municipality so IT,
lieVed from such taxation. shall nave III"
right by its governing authority, 10 P'ot
vide for the appointment or eleCuoh ga
Its own assessor or assessors and 10 HA
their compensation.
Article VII.
l. In order TO reimburse parishes anu
now free from PARISH
taxes for loss Of revenue caused by inc
withdrawal Of the sources of state rev
erue from parish and municipal taxation,
there is hereby granted to each PARISH an"
to each such municipal! corporation me
right TO levy An additional tax OF SIX mus
on unSeErng1tcd property.
> In order % similarly reimburse nu-
inequalities not now free from narl7h
taxes each parish Shall levy annually for
eight years after January l. IVA, the
six mill tax aforesaid or so much Thereon
Ar may he necessary. ana out OF the pro-
CeedS of this tax each parish shall, un"eF
the supervision Of the Tax 'ommiSS!niI
compensate each such municlpAitN
within its limits for loss OF revenue
caused by such withdrawal Such COM
prnSation 10 h" made On the basis pro-
yilcl in the following sentence for com
pensatlon by the state TO parishes II
the proceeds or S7'fN TAX IfllhlIiNS ~
each parish. added to The proceeds or the
levy OF the one per cont tax now per
nitted TO be levied. after making the
compensation aforesaid, Shall not be SUN
Ciout to repay to said parish the sum II
would have received by the levy OF us
present one per cent al!mnny tax on the
basis " the assessment rolls Of 1911. plus
an increase OF five per cent on the
amount of said tax, then the state ShaII
compensate each parish the amount or
such deficiency rs fixed and reported by
the Tax Commission.
5 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 t.
levy which is hereby granted to It, small
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 he fixed
by tn" Tax Commission.
The obligation TO make the COmpen-
satiOns herein provided for shall be man
datory on the General Assembly. but no
such concentrations shall be made after
| the year 1921.
, s. After the year 1921. no parish shall
levy any part OF such six mills within
the limit % any incorDorated municipal
Iitv and said municipalities shall he en-
| titled 10 levy and collect such six mil
| tax 70" their own account.
s The claims " each parish and n1N-
ncinality for compensation shall he pre-
scented to the Tax Commission. which sha''
examine such claims and rnn0rt the facts
! end its conclusions to the General Assem-
! hv on or before the first day OF each
/ rsguiar session.
| :. IN reimbursement for the State
sources Of revenue herein withdrawn
from her assessed values, and for the
I ioint benefit Of her aliniONV ard her eH-
listing one per cent debt tax. the city OF
! New Orleans. after January !, 1914, -
hereby granted the right TO levy annually
and shall levy annually az long as said
one ner cent debt tax ia required by law
to he levied, an additional tax ~ SIX
Wills Out OF the proceeds Of this tax,
there shall ne Maid ny Dreforence annu-
alIv - the Board Of Liquidation OF the
Citv Debt, for the benefit Of the ore ner
cert debt tax, a sum equal to that when
said tax Droduced In tie year 1912 on the
segregated sources OF state revenue stu
ata1 within the citv limits and the bal
ance Of the Drocends Of said six mill tax
shall 90 to the alimonv fund Of the city:
g. The twd mill al va'orem snecial
sewerage and water tax Of the CITY NJ
New Orleans shall continue to he levied
AS long as REQUIRED nv law on the sources
Of State revenue subject to an ad valorem
tax.
g. In case tire referendum amendment
! submitted to the people ~ the same time
this amendment "a submitted nroviding a
. way 70 relieve municipalities frHT general
n?rfeh taxes subject to an obligation Ia
contribute to certain funds. Is adonted,
then the power to levy six mills Of addi-
tiNnal taxes IS hereby granted to all par
ishes voting for such release to ne levied
on prnnertv outside Of the Municipalities
and the power to levy six mills of addf-
tional taves Is hn-ehv granted to each
, munclnalitv so released to he levied on
= ~ tge 70 tfa
the Obligation 81 the state to make COM
rensation remaining the same. Whethe,
said amendment shall be adopted or not
the power to levy the evtra tax Of sir
mius hereby granted to all municipalities
that are now exemDt from parish taxes
shall remain uh1isturhed.
10. Ard whether said amendment shall
he adorted or not adonted. the police
( iuries Of the several parishes and the
governing authorities Of cities Nhe Par
ish Of Orleans evce,tad). end towns no
subject to parish taxes, shall levy ant
g collect and turn over to the duly consti
r tuted school authorities under the suner
= vision and control Of the State Board o
\ Education. an amount equal to at 'eas
t three -tenths of the gross amount Of az
I vaorem taxes, which they levy and col
e lect provided that such amount sha'
\ never he less In any Hartsh or munich
e pality than the create amount due from
r such M rish or munir'' Wv to the schoo
f board from the const' +'onal three mil
s school ad valorem tax lected for eithe
. the wear 1911 or 1912 taking the yea
= which Welded the Highest amount. Pro
e vIded further. that cities and towns tina
: are not exempt from the payment o
n parish taxes shall not he required to pa,
= this ad va'orem tax II II he already i'm
rosed by the parish authorities: provide,
= further that this ad vaIorem tax shall no
d be IMPOSED to the maximum wheneve
r the school board certifes that smal'e
y levy will meet the needs Of the schools
l. II. All property the taxation of whic
y is reserved to the State, except product
Y Of mines. Of stone quarries. Of sand
n gravel or she'll pits, and Of oil or ga
wells, as well as all other property, whic
Y may not be sreciaIIv exempted from sue
.: taxation, shall! continue to be subject (
a special taxes now IN force. and shall h
). liable to such special taxes as may he i'm
II nosed by local. special districts and 20
/ ltIcal subdivisions in the future in &C
y cordance with law: provided that no par
IS ish or INCORPORATED municipality sha
y levy a specia1 tax for the support OF an
purpose which 1t "a obligated to take car
y Of out of It's ordinary alimony. until
VI shall have first exhausted. It's ordinar
Ne taxing mower, upon an assessment OF a
IN Of the property subject to its taxing au
" thority. .s.
US y. Levy district taxes and forced cor
a trihutions shall continue to be levie
within each district on the sources
We state revenue situated in each levee dis
+ trict, and all ievee taxes and c~rtrib,
ne lions shall be collected nv the sheriff
e; each narish under existing law, and
a New Orleans by the State tax collector