The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

ment submitted to the people at the sam
time this amendment Is submitted pro
viding way to relieve municipalitie
from general parish taxes, subject to "a
obligation to. contribute to certain fund,
Is adopted. then each municipality SO Ne
lieved from such taxation, shall have tn
right by It's governing authority. to pro
vide for the appointment or election O
its own assessor or assessors and to a
their compensation.
Article VIII.
1. In order to reimburse parishes an
municipalities now free from paris
taxes for loss OF revenue caused by tn
withdrawal OF the sources of State rev
enue from parish and municipal taxation
there Is hereby granted to each parish an,
to each such municipal corporation tn
right to levy an additional tax of six mill
on unsegregated property.
z In order to similarly reimburse mu
| inequalities not now free from parish
taxes each parish shall levy annually fol
eight years after January l. 1914. tn,
six mill tax aforesaid. or SO much thereo
ceeds of this tax each parish shall. unde,
the supervision of the Tax Commission
compensate each such municipalit,
within ITS limits for loss Of revenue
caused by such withdrawal: Such com.
pensation to be made on the basis pro-
vided in the following sentence for com
pensation by the State to parishes. /,
the proceeds OF such tax remaining Ia
each parish. added.to the proceeds of the
levy OF the one per cent tax now per-
United to be levied. after making the
compensation aforesaid, shall not be sum
c1ent TO repay to said parish the sum II
would have received by the levy of its
present one per cent alimony tax on the
basis OF the assessment rolls of 1911, plus
an increase of five per cent on the
amount OF said tax. then the State shall
compensate each parish the amount of
such deficiency as fixed and reported by
the Tax Commission.
3. Any municipality now free, or here
after made free, from parish taxa ton
which Is not reimbursed by the levy of
the additional six mill tax, the power tc
levy which Is hereby granted to II. shall
De COMPENSATED by the General Assembly
on the basis above provided for compen-
sation by the State to the parishes. the
amount of said conversation to he fixed
by the Tax Commission.
=: The obligation to make the compen-
satons herein provided for shall be man.
datory on the General Assembly, but no
such compensations shall be made after
5. After the year 1921, no parish shall
levy any part of such six mills within
the limit of any Incorporated municipal
ity and said municipalities shall be en-
titled to levy and collect such six mill
tax for their own account.
o. Jhe claims OF each parish and mu-
morality for compensation shall be pre-
sented to the Tax Commission. which shall
examine such claims and report the facts
and its conclusions to the General Assem-
oIy on or before the first day of each
regular session.
Z. In reimbursement for the state
sources OF revenue herein withdrawn
from her assessed values and for the
Joint benefit of her nlimony and her ex-
!sting one per cent debt tax, the city Of
New Orleans. after January 1, 1914 IL
afrI l. II
and shall levy annually as long as said
one per cent debt tax is required by law
to- be levied. an additional tax OF six
nils Out of the proceeds of this tax.
lily to the Board of Liquidation OF the
City Debt. for the benefit of the one per
cent debt tax. sum equal to that which
aid tax produced In the year 1912 on the
'esregated sources of State revenue stu
afed within the CITY limits. and the bal
'nce of the proceeds of said six mill tax
shall go to the alimony fund Of the CITY.
3. The two. mill ad valorem special
sewerage and water tax of the City Of
New Orleans shall continue to be levied |
Is long as required by law on the sources |
y state revenue subject to an ad vaiorem |
?. In case the referendum amendment !
unlimited to the people at the same time
his amendment Is submitted providing a |
way TO relieve municipalities from general |
arish taxes subject to an obligation TO |
ontrihute to certain funds. IS adopted, |
hen the power to levy six mills of addi-
innal taves Is hereby granted to an mar
shes voting for such release to he levied I
n property outside of the Municipalities.
M the power to levy six mills of addi-
ional taves Is hereby granted IN each
so released to be levied on |
ne nrooerty within fits corporate limits.
he obligation of the state to make conn
ensatioR remaining the Same. Whether
aid amendment shall be adopfed or not /
ne D0wer tn lew tho axfr 49, - II
Hills hereby granted to all municipalities Il
hat are now exempt from parish taxes
hall remain updisfurbed
10. And whether said amendment shall
Q adopted or not adopted. the police
Irfes OF the several parishes and the
overnins authorities Of cities (the Par
sh or Orleans avceDted}. and towns not
inject to parish taxes. shall levy ard
nilect and turn over to the duly consti-
lted school authorities under the super-
ision and control of the State Board of
an amount equal to at least
lree-tenths cf the gross amount Of ad
eiorem tayes. which they levy and COL
ct. provided that such amount shall {
ever be less ~ any parish or munich
atty than hegreatest amount due from {
nch parish or municipality to the school r
:hool ad valorem tax collected for either
re year 1911 or 1912. taking the wear
hich Welded the highest amount Pro-
ded further. that cities and towns that ,
arish taxes shall not be required to nav I
lis ad valorem tax II 1t be already I'm
,sed by the parish authorities; provided
lrther. that this ad vaiorem tax shall not
) imposed to the maximum whenever
le school board certif3es that smaller s
Wy win meet the needs Of the schools. 5
III. All property the taxation of which {
reserved to the State. except products
mines. of stone quarries. Of sand. /
'avel or shell pits, and of oil or gas I
ellis. as well as all other property, which I
ay not be speciaffy exempted from such
xaffon. shall continue to be subject to !
'ecial taxes now In force, and shall be
ible to such special taxes as may be I'm l
'sed by local. special districts and po-
in the future in ac- :
rdance with law; provided that no par
h or Incorporated municipality shah
Wy special tax for the support of any !
lrpose which it Is obligated to take care
out OF its ordinary alimony, untff it
all have first exhausted its ordinary
King power. upon an assessment of at |
asst fifty per cent OF the market value
the property subject to its taxing au-
ority. (
-. Levy district taxes and forced con-
buttons shall continue to be levied |