The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-10-11

,ment submitted to The people at Ne same
Time this amendment is submitted pro
viding way to relieve ,nuuicina,ities
from general parish taxes. subject 10 an
obligation tn contribute to cer-ain funds
is adopted, then each municipalitv so re-
leved from such taxation, Shall have the
right by its governing AUTHORITY n nro-
; vide for tt" appointment or election OF
its own assessor or aSscsSrrs ana to fix
their compensation.
Article VIII.
J. IN order to reimburse parsho, and
municipalities now free from narish
taxes for loss OF revenue caused h,. the
withdrawal Of tNc sources Of State rev.
rnue from parish and municinal tavation.
there is hereby granted to each ma rish and
to each such municipal CORPORATION the
right 70 levy an additional tax of six mills
on unSesregatch property.
. In order to similarly reimburse mu-
inequalities not now free from parish
taxes each parish shall levy annually for
eight years after January !. 1914, the
six mill tax aforesaid. or So much thereof
as may be necessary. and out Of the pro-
cee(s Of this tax each parish 4l,a under
the supervision of the Tax Con, Mission
colnpcnsat" each such mhuncipa lily
within its limits for loss of revnn,Ir
caused by such withdrawal Such com
pensatiou '" he made on the basis pro
Weed III ire i"tln"lnG sentence for COM
pensitlon BY III" state to parishes. If
the proceeds of such Ia; remaining to
each parish. added to the proceeds Of the
levy 0l the on" per cent tax now ner-
mitteu To b" levied. after nla,,jn,r the
c"mpensatio@ aforesaid shall not be suifi-
cient to repay 10 said parish The sum it
would have received by the levy of It's
present one per cent almony tax on the
basis Of tn" assessment rolls of 1911 plus
five l,a
amount of said tax. then the State shall
comncnsat" each parish the amount Of
such deficiency as fixed and reported by
the Tax Commission.
.. Any municipality nov free or he~e-
after made FREQ. from parish toyation
y which is not reimbursed b. the levy of
the Additional six mill tax. tho power to
levy which is hereby grrnted 70 it. shall
ne compensated BIZ the f!"?aral Assembly
on the basis above provided for compen-
Sa'i"n hy Ii" state t" In" parishes the
amount rf snid cnm"cnsati ton to he fixed
by tn" Tax Eor'nssica.
4. TIE obligation TO make tho cnu1pcn-
sttinnS herein provided 10y shah be man
dato:y on the General Assembly bat no
such conversations shall he made after
tho year 1921.
5. After til" r"nr 1'2!. no r"rish shall
levy INV Part nI such six mills within
'le limit % anv nro"'"'ated n,uricjral-
itv HnA sail muricina'i'ies shall be on
titled to l"vy and collect such SIX mill
tax to" their own account
g. The claims Of enc', parrish and mu-
ni"i"a'itv fHr COMPENSATION shall he pre-
scented to the TAN Commission which sha II
Ieyarrine such c;ai,ns ard renort tle facts
and its c"n"h'~i"rs T." t." General Assem-
hlv on or before the first day Of each
re"uiar session
:. IL reimbursement "a" tho state
sources Of "e"enue herein v'ihdra'vn
from her 'S'c"Ged vH'ucs. and fNr the
i"'nt hn"eft "f Re" "fi~,"nr am her ey-
;"'ing ~" r"r cot deNt tav. the CITY #
Ne'f' o"'e'r". ere" .'"n'''rv l. 1919. Is
I hp"ahV ""Hrte1 the "'"it ~ 'Hvv ANNUALLY
End shall lew =" nrua'''' 90 '"rs az saf1
one rer GOVT de't To- * r"Gilired hv law
I" 10 le"i"d. ~ adfi'i"r"1 t"X If siv
wills. H~t # IT." 1""cecdr IF this tov,
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'it" Naht. fnr tn" Ea""Ht "f 80 one va"
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g. The too ,N7'I 81 va'ora'n c"ecia1
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p" 'Nn" rs r@'''iH"f by 'a" m IL" s"ur"e''
: - State revenue subject to an ad valorenl
ta~.
a. ~ "a~r nc r"fo""n'''r'' a,nendrort
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-ra'' ra1inre r'','"ictrr'tins f"~->, '~nre.','
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: then the nn"'n' ~ law Siw wills Of aIdV-
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