The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-09-19

eJoctlOn OF appropriateness, va"
narish shall elect by a vote or us I
qualified electors the officer, or OIL S
GERS, to assess its property for tax !
alton the compensation Of such OIL =
GER or officers to be fixed by the TO |
lice Jury not less than ten months ,
before the election, and not SUBJECT
to change during the elected Officers
incumbency. This power snail "o'
be exercised in the Parishes, nor III
the Parish of Orleans as to assess
ors, until the terms of Office OF me
present incumbents expire. Alter l.
January /, 1914, and until the eXplfa'
ton OF the terms of said officers, al
local assessments shall be maze ny
the assessors of each parish and the
assessors of New Orleans at the
present rate of compensation. All 10
cal taxes and licenses except those
levied by municipalities, shall be COT
]ected bv the Sheriff Of each PARISH,
except the Parish of Orleans, at the
present rate of compensation unless
such compensation shall be chahseu
F bv the General Assembly. After jan
uary l. 1914, Parish Assessors shail
, be compensated by the Parishes and
the Assessors of the Parish OF Or
. leans by the City of New Orleans. If
1 under the referendum amendment
) submitted to the people at the same
,, time this amendment is submitted
n providing way to relieve municipal
l. tiles from general parish taxes, sub
y ject to an obligation to contribute TO
4 certain funds, is adopted, then each
O municipality so relieved from such
y taxation, shall have the right by its
% governing authority, to provide TOT
y, the appointment or election OF It's
# own assessor or assessors and to Tx
ID their compensation.
$: Article VIII.
81 /. In order to reimburse parishes
and municipalities now free from par
s, ish taxes for loss of revenue caused
III by the withdrawal of the sources o.
M state revenue from parish and munlc
" ipal taxation, there is hereby grant
bo ed to each parish and to each sucl
o. municipal corporation the right to lie
to w an additional tax of six mills Of
VI unsegregated property.
u 2. In order to similarly relmDurs
ed municipalities not now free from pal
ue ish taxes each parish shall levy al
ne nually for eight years after Januar
GO, Co l, 1914, the six mill tax aforesaid, q
for so much thereof as may be necess:
for ~. and out of the proceeds OF tn
for tax each parish shall, under the SUI
NV ~ eryision of the Tax Commission, con
nv pensate each such municipality wit
,as in it's limits for loss of revenue eau
ian ed by such withdrawal. Such cor
inc pensation to be made on the bas
' 'ro. provided in the following senten'
nto TO, compensation by the state
'av' parishes. If the proceeds OF SUI
tne tax remaining to each parish, ADD
10 to the proceeds Of the levy OF t
cial one per cent tax now permitted
ak. he levied, after making the compe
'ec- sation aforesaid, shall not be su11l
OF ent to repay to said parish the 81
a ,n it would have received by the le
rue. of it's present one per cent allno
tate tax on the basis of the assesslne
1or rolls of 1911, plus an increase
+;on five per cent on the amount OF s.
,eds tax. then the state shall compens'
ores each parish the amount Of such q
tne cheney as fixed and reported by
nor. Tax Commission.
less 8. Any municipality now free,
real hereafter made free, from parish
ners alton which is not reimbursed by
p!'s levy of the additional six mill
, Jpn ~. the power to levy which is her.
we'll, granted to it, shall be compensa
shell bv the General Assembly on the
hem' sis above provided for compensa'
p pnd by the State to the parishes.
amount of said compensation to
perty fixed by the Tax Commission.
IL be 4. The obligation to make the
ot 10 pensations herein provided for
,.n MIN be mandatory on the General Ass
lower bly,. but no such compensations S
| for be made after the year 1921.
! vi 5. After the year 1921, no pa
N shall levy any part of such six L
nron. within the limit of any incorpor
state municipality and said municipal
shall shall be entitled to levy. and co
value such six mill tax for their own
lroad,
wav count
ease G. The claims of each parish
rately municipality for compensation
pio.e be presented to the Tax Commits
ava which shall examine such claim!
anged report the facts and its conclu: