The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-08-31
ment submitted to The people at the same

nlent submitted to the people at tns same anne
time this amendment is subml.teo ,it;es
yiding way to#relieve munic sl ~ en
from general parish taxes, supJecI t ~ s.i
obligation to contribute to cer. it, SIRE ~ re-
lieved from such taxation, shail il -
right by its governing authority, 70 w
vide for the appointment or eieG d W fx
its own assessor or assessors ana TO IA I
| their conlpensa ton |
Article viii.
| 1. In order to reimburse parishes an ma
municipalities now free 1roiii pc The |
taxes for loss of revenue caused py LIZ ane |
withdrawal of the sources o. 9t az ion
enue from parish and municipal taxalloii ION
/ there is hereby granted to each parish ana
to each such municipal corpofa1ioh i liz
right to levy an additional tax OF siA INNS
on unsegregated property. .,non,,rsa mn
4 q. In order to similarly reimburse 81 1ieb
inequalities not now free from , Pa t fa1.
taxes each parish shall levy january ~ lba
eight years after January !, is1 1L,r enT
as may be necessary, and out q -, the ,,I pdo
ceeds of this tax each parish shall, uliarA
the supervision of the Tax CotIlia ai1it,
ts , zach for sH oss Of
caused by such withdrawal Sue a3. c orn-
pensation to be made on the pass ISIS p,o-
vided in the following sentence To- c''ii r.
pensation by the State to parishes II
I the proceeds of such tax remaining 20
! each parish, added TO the proceeds of the
levy of the one per cent TAX now Pei
mitted to be levied after making tne
compensation aforesaid, shall not be SUM- :.
cient to repay to said parish the sum -
would have received by the leyy O + 1es
present one per cent alfmony TAX ,o, on l,,s
basis of the assessment rolls OF l9ll' Pl 9is
: an increase of FIVE per cent on the
amount of said tax, then the State shals
compensate each parish the amount OF
such deficiency as fixed and reported ny
the Tax Commission,
8. Any municipality now tree, or mere
] after made Free, from parish laNatlo os
> which is not reimbursed by the levN -
: the additional six mill tax, the power 70
Q levy which is hereby granted to 1t, shali
e be compensated by the General AssemolS
I on the basis above provided Tor compen-
g sation by the State to the parishes, the
d amount of said COMPENSATION to be fixed
!: by the Tax Commission.
i T. The obligation to make the compen-
Z sations herein provided for shail pc iia AZ
: datory on the General Assembly, but nc
d such conversations shall be made a1tel
T 5. After the year 1921, no parish s 81: 4
levy any part of such SIX mus M c;!,al
II ity and said municipalities snail pc en-
2, titled to levy and collect such six mil
e tax for their own account.
,r g. The claims of each parish ana Inu
n nfcipality for compensation shall be pre-
i sented to the Tax Commission, which shal
l. examine such claims and report the lact
IS and it's conclusions to the General Assem-
g bly, on or before the first day Of eac1
te regular session
ie Z. In reimbursement for the stat
! sources of revenue herein Wlt fN y,
is Joint benefit of her alimony and her eN
ty listing one per cent debt tax, the city 2
~ New Orleans, after January 1. 1914
hereby granted the right to levy annual
IN and aln shall levy annually as long as sal
Mt. one per cent debt tax is required by Ia,
s. to be levied, an additional tax of 81
es mills Out Of the proceeds OF TINS Ias
lis there shall be paid by preference ann y
ne ally to the Board of Liquidation OF tn
ed City Debt, for the benefit Of the one pe
e, cent debt tax. al sum equal to that Whlc
al said tax produced in the year lslz on II. g
ated within theseitv limits. and the pa
It ance of the proceeds of said six mill t. ia
e. shall so to the alin1ony fund OF the 81
nd g. The two mill ad vatorem specl
Liz sewerage and water tax of the City :
New Orleans shall continue to be 1evie
he as long as required by law on the source
ds of State revenue subject to an ad va1ore
All tax.
Ter In case the referendum amend7ne1
ne submitted to the people at the same TIN
all this amendments submitted providing
,ss way to relieve municipalities from gener
of iparish taxes subject to an obligation
ar contribute to certain funds, is adopte
for then the poweTto levy six mills of add
nd tional taxes is hereby granted to all pa
nd ishes voting foIS such release to. be levi
lis, On property OUTSIDE Of the municipaIifie
his and the power to-leVy six mills of ado
ny tional taxes is hereby granted To ca
lis, Em11nicipalitY so released to be levied 9
err the property within its corporate lint
his the obligation of the State to make cor
the pensation remaining the same: Wa1eth
the said amendment shall be adopted or
lie. fhe mower to levy the extra tax of 5
ten mills hereby granted to all rnunicipatt
ON that are now exempt from parish tax
Zip. shall remain undisturbed.
,ial 10. And whether said amendment 81
Ken he adopted or not adopted. the pol
tax iurfes of the several parishes and t
The governing authorities of cities (the Ps
my ish of Orleans excented1, and towns 7
the subject to parish taxes, shall levy
the collect and turn over to the duly cons
for tyted school authorities under the sup'
au- vision and control Of the State Board
Ion l.Education. an amount equal to at lei
of three-tenths Of the gross amount OF
of valore1n taxes which they levy and c
ate I1ect, provided that such amount ST
UGH never be less in any parish mum
free na1ity than the greatest amount due fr
for such parish or municinalitv to the sch
of hoard from the constitutional three 7
ries school ad valoren tax collected for cit
Inn the wear 1911 or 1912, taking the y
OPP which yielded the highest amount.
one yided further that cities and towns t
ex- are not exempt from the payment
in parish taxes shall not be required to
To- this ad va5oren tax If It be already !
posed by the parish authorities; proVl
re- further, that this ad valorem tax snail
ssed be imposed to the maximum MAXI y, Whene
To- levy will meet the needs of the scho
fish, IL All property the taxation of WI
tab is reserved to the State, except prodt
erty of mines, of stone quarries, OF So
han gravel or shell pits, and Of oil or
wells, as we'll as all other property, WI
erty may not be specially exempted from $
Uses. taxation, shall continue to be subject
ssed special taxes now in force, and shall
owe liable to such special taxes as may be
anal posed by local, special districts ana
UNI litical subdivisions in the future IN
ltely cordance with law: provided that no
ents ish or incorporated municipality S
may levy a special tax for the support OF
purpose which it Is obligated to take
geo of out of its ordinary alimony, unit
upon shall have first exhausted its ordl1
the taxing power. upon an assessment
pro- least fifty per. cent of the market V
N. In of the property subject to its taxing
wing thority.
rents IL. Levy district taxes and forced
at tributions shall continue to be lie
within each district on the source!
the State revenue situated in each leVee
:. as trict, and all levee taxes and contr
time tons shall be collected by the sherl
ribe: each parish. under existing law, an
Tor a New Orleans by the State tax collet
4 its until June 80, 1916. and thereafte by
the collecting. officer of the City of New