The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20


time this amendment Is submitted pro-
viding q way to relieve municipalities
from general parish taxes subject TO an
| obligation to contribute to certain l""uH'
! Is adopted, then each municipality so H.
! Iieved from such taxation, shall have the
right by its governing authority 10 pro
vide for the appointment or election ol
! its own assessor or assessors ana 10 HN
! their compensation
Article VIII
| J. In order to reimburse parishes ana
municipalities now free from parlsh
taxes for loss Of revenue caused by the
withdrawal OF the sources OF state rev
enue from parish and municipal taxation,
, there is hereby granted to each parish ana
/ to each such municipal corporation inc
/ right to levy an additional tax of six mills
/ on unsegregatCd property.
.. In order TO similarly reimburse mh-
, nCipaiitieS not now free from pailSh
taxes each parish shall levy annually Tor
eight years after January !, 1914 the
six mill tax aforesaid, or 50 much thereon
as may be necessary. and out Of the pro
Ceeds of this tax each parish shall. under
the supervision Of the Tax Commission,
compensate each such municipality
within its limits for loss Of revenue
caused 10y such withdrawal. such com
/ pensatiOn to he made on the basis pro
rded in the following sentence for com
pcnsation by the state 10 parishes Il
/ the proceeds of such tax remaining 10
each parish, added to the proceeds Of the
/ levy Of the one per cent tax now per
mitted to be levied. after making the
compensation aforesaid, shall not DO suif-
Client 70 repay to said parish the sum II
would have received by the levy OF IT'S
/ present one per cent alim0ny tax on the
/ basis Of the assessment rolls Of 1911. FiNS
! an increase Of five per cent on the
amount Of said tax. then the state shall
compensate each parish the amount on
/ such deficiency as fixed and reported by
, the Tax Commission.
g. 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 70
levy which Is hereby granted to ii, shaI
be COMPENSATED by the General Assembly
on the basis above provided for compen-
sation by the State to the parishes, the
amount OF said CONDENSATION to be fixed
by the Tax Commission.
| T. The obligation to make the compen-
sations hereis provided for shall be man
datory on the General Assembly. but no
such conversations shall be made after
the year 1921
s. After the year 1921 no parish shall
levy anv part Of such six mills within
the limit Of anv incorn0rated municipal
itv and said Municipalities shall be en-
titled to levy and collect such six mill
l.
6. The claims Of each parish and n1u-
niciraltv for comnensa'ior shall be pre-
scented TO the Tax Commission which shall
examine such claims and ranort the facts
and its conclusions to the General Assem-
bly, on or before the first day Of each
REGULAR session
:. In reimbursement for the state
sources of revenue herein withdrawn
from her assessed values and for the
Joint benefit of her alimOnv and her ex-
istinE one per cent debt tax. the city Of
New Orleans. after .T9nuarv |. 1914. is
hereby granted the right 10 levy annually
and shall levy annually as long a 8 said
one per cent debt tax Is required by law
to he levied. an additional tax of six
mills. Out Of the proceeds Of this tax,
there shall he paid by preference annu-
allv - the Board Of LIQUIDATION Of the
CITY Debt for the benefit Of the one rer
cent debt tax. sum equal to that which
sold tax produced In tho wear 1912 on the
segregated sources Of State revenue stu
ated within the citv limits ard tho hal
ance Of the proceeds If said six mill tax
shall 60 to the a'imonv fund of the citv.
/ 8. The two mill al valoTem Snecial
sewerage and water tax of the CITY ~
New Orleans shall continue tn he levied
as long as required by law on the sources
Of State revenue subject TO an ad valorem
tax.
9. In case the referendum amendment
this amendment is submitted providing a
vav to relieve municipalities from general
naTsh taxes subject to an obligation to
contribute to certain funds. IS adopted,
then the power to levy six mills Of addi-
tinnal taxes Is hereby granted to all par
fishes voting for such release 70 he levied
on propertv outside of the municipalities.
and the power to levy six mills Of addi-
tional taxes IS hereby granted to each
municipality so releas ed to he levied on
the rrooertv within its corporate limits,
the obligation of the State to make COM
pensation remainirg the same. Whether
said amendment shall he adopted or not
the power to levy the evtra tax Of six
mills hereby granted tn all municipalities
that are now eXemnt from parish taxes
shall remain undisturhAd
10 And whether said amendment shall
he adopted or not adopted. the police
juries Of the several parishes and the
governing authorities OF cities fthe Par
ish of Orleans excentad), ana towns not
subject to parish taxes, shall levy and
collect and turn over to the duly consti-
tuted school authorities under the s,per-
vision and control Of the State Board Of
Education an amount equal to at least
| three-tenths Of the gross amount Of al
valorem taxes. which they lew and COL
fect, provided that such amount shall
never be less In any parish or munich
pality than the greatest amount due from
board from the constitutional three mill
school ad valorem tax collected for either
the year 1911 or 1912 taking the year
which Welded the highest amount Pro-
vided further, that cities and towns that
are not eXemDt from the payment OF
parish taxes shall not be required to nav
this ad valorem tax II It he already i'm
nosed by the parish authorities provided
further, that this ad valorem tax shall NOT
he imDosed to the maximum whenever
the school board certiffes that a smaller
levy will meet the needs Of the schools.
/ II. All property the taxation of which
is reserved to the State, except products
iiof mines, OF stone quarrles OF sand,
gravel or shell pits. and of oil or gas
wells. as well AS all other property, which
may not be specially exempted from, such
taxation. shall continue to be subject IA
special taxes now In force. and shall he
ilahle to such special taxes as may be i'm
posed by local. special districts and no.
i1tlcal subdivisions in the future in ac-
cordance with law; provided that no par-
ISM or INCORPORATED municipality shalt
levy special tax for the support Of any
purpose which It is obligated TO take care
or out OF its ordinary aiimony, until n
snail nave first exhausted Its ordinary
taxing mower. upon an assessment ~ ~
least fifty per cent Of the market va,ne
thority "u
II. Levy district taxes and forced con-
trihntions shall continue TO he lev,ed
within each district on the sources ~
State revenue situated in each levae disl
trict and all lnyca t,yo, 80,