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

8. In case the referendum amend
ment submittet' to the people at the
same time Thu .Jys.andment is sub
mitted pfoyidir d. .ay to relieve mu.
inequalities from general parish tax
es subject to an obligation to contr-
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
levy 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 shall 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 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 cit
les 1.-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 yalorem 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 consti.
tutional three mill school ad valorem
tax collected for either the year
1911 or 1912, taking the year which
Welded the highest amount. Provid-
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
valorem tax shall not be imposed
to the maximum whenever the school
board certifies that a smalle" levy
will meet the needs Of the schools.
II. All property the taxation Of
which is reserved to the State, eX-
cept products of mines, of stone quar-
ries. or sand, gravel or shell pits,
and of oil or gas wells, as we'll as all
other property, which may not be
specially exempted from such taxa
ton. shall continue to be subject to
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: pr0vid
ed that no parish or incorporated mu
nicipality shall levy a special tax fol
the support of any purpose which il
is obligated to take care of out Of
it's ordinary alimony, until it shall
have first exhausted it's ordinary
taxing power, upon an assessment Of
at least fifty per cent of the market
value of the property subject to itt
taxing authority.
u. Levee District taxes and forced
contributions shall continue to be
levied within each district on the
sources of State revenue situated IL
each levee district, and all levet
taxes and contributions shall be col
lected by the sheriff of each parish
under existing law, and in New Or
leans by the State tax collectors un
til June 30, 1916, and thereafter b!
the collecting officer of the City o
New Orleans.
, 13. The taxes mentioned in thu
foregoing sections 8, II, and II, a
to property reserved for State rev
} enue, shall be based on the assess
ment made by the State Tax Commits
sion for State purposes, eQuallzed an
nually by said Tax Commission il
each parish or municipality to the ba
sis of assessment therein locally es
tablished.
Article TX.
, 1. All revenues received by tn
State from all sources shall 90 int
a fund called the General Fund, ant
. the General Assembly shall apportlol
said fund among all the public pun
poses for which taxation is levied
setting aside, however, each year
, the following:
A. For the General Public Schoo
/. Fund not less than one.fifth OF To-
gross revenues of the State from al
sources provided that such appol
: tionment shall never be less thai
| One Million and Thirty Thousan
Dollars ($1,030,0OO.0O).
, B. For the General Engineer Fun
!, not less than Four Hundred Thous
, and Dollars (S4O0,OO0.OO.
C. For Confederate Pensions no
s less than the amount provided or t
+ be provided by the Constitution.
D. For the Good Roads Fund. no
: less than One Hundred Fifty Thous
and Dollars (s150,0O0.OO, plus tn
/ whole proceeds of the States molet
i of the special automobile, taxica
and auto.driyen vehicle tax.
J. e. For the Public Debt Fund no
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