The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-10-04

ment submitted TO the people a, the Gam.
time this amendment is submitted nro-
viding way to relieve municipalities
I from general parish taxes. subject to al
obligation to contribute to certain funds
is adopted. then each municipality 90 re-.
lieved from such taxation, shall have the
right By It's governing authority, to pro
vide for the appointment or election a.
| its own assessor or assessors ard Ia fix
| their compensation.
Article Viii.
! I. In order to reimburse parishes and
municipalities now free from norish
taxes for loss of revenue caused Nv the
withdrawal of the sources of State roy
enue from parish and municipal tn yation
there is Hereby granted to each parish ar,
! to each such municipal corporation the
right to levy an additional tax of six mills
on uEsegre gated property
.. IN order to similarly reimburse mu-
uicipalities rot now free from rarisI,
taxes EACH parish shall levy annually fny
eight years after January l. 1874 The
six mill tax aforesaid. or 50 mitch thereof
as may be necessary, and out of the pro-
ceeds Of this tax each parish Shalt. under
the supervision of tie Tax Commission.
compensate each such municinalt,
within its limits for loss OF reyemn.
caused by such vii hdrawaI Such com.
pensatinn to be made on the basis rrn
vi.!ed in the following sentence for r,n,
rensatipn by the State TO parishes /
the proceeds Of such tax remaining tc
each parish. added to the proceeds Of trt
levy Of the one per cent tax now ner
mitied to be levied after maxine trt
compensation aforesaid. shall not be st,til
ciert to ,cuny u said parish the SYM /
would have received hv the levy Of II:
present one Per cent alimony tax on fin
basis OF the assessment rolls of 1911, rf,,S
an increase OF five Per cent on thf
amount Of said tax. then the State shgl
conDensatc each parish the amount Of
such deficiency IS fixed and reported l.,
the Tax Commission.
:. ANY municipality now free. or hove
after made free. from parish taxatior
which is not reimbursed By thn 10y, m
The additional six mill tax. the power f.
levy which is hereby granted to it. shall
be cnmr ci;satch by tie General Assembly
on the basis above provided for cl,,,pc;,-
satirn by the State to tho parishes, ,he
amount Of said conversation to be rxa..
by the Tax Conlmissun.
!. TIL" obligation 10 make he rpnIrpn.
Sations herein provided for shall he man.
datory on the General Assembly. but NJ
sucG conversations shall be made aftc,
the year 1921.
s. After tie year looi. No perish shar
levy any part of such six mills wi,hi,
the limit Of any Incorporated nnuDicira,.
itv anti said municipalities shall l,c nr.
titled to levy and collect such six mill
tax fo- their own account
6. The claims of each r1riSt and nlu-
nici"a';tT for conversation shall Nn pre-
scented TO the Tax Commission, Which shan
examine such claims and rennrt tho factr
antl its conclusions to The General As%n,,-
/ I,-
regular session.
:. in reimbursement for the State
sources Of revenue herein wi,llLr,,v,
fr',rl her assesse! yHlucH. and FIR ,hc
lint benefit Of her a'ir,nnv an! icr cy-
i9'inC ore Ner cent debt tax. the civ 81
! New Orleans. 2ftcr Ianuarv I. 1"ti. T.
'ic~nhv granted the rt-ht to ia,-v aurnaNv
arl shall levy ANNUALLY aS l-n2 n; s4i,
one rcr cont deHt tAv i required lv Law
tn hc lN"ied. ~ additional tax ns sly
Wills. Ont Of u" proceeds If this fax
'hnre sha'l be raid hv rrnrn.n"rn nan,,
dix t. the Eoa"l of Liquidation Of the
Citv Dn''t. for Tie i,nnnGt If tha euc ner
cent de't tax, q sum "1ul| Ia tho, whi"'t
s"l 'aH rrnIlre1 in t,a veqr 1910 on The
sc"re@"t"A sources Of Stntc :cranne. sit',-
1tn| within the citv Invite arsl tho hal
nncn C tie proceeds If said Siv Mill 'ay
shall g. to the r'monv fund Of the citls
&. The two mill nj vn'nrnn ereri y
Nnwcfa"c and water t"v If ia" CITY -
%eW Orleans shall continue tn ne 'rvir1
&c long as renured by law on tn" so,rrc:..,
~ state revenue subject to an ad valoFeln
ta%
~. IN case me referendum amena.fA''s
sn'nltteh ~ the nennie ut the sam" time
this amendment Is Snhwi'te:l nrnvidinr
way to relieve Municipalities frn'n onner,
"a"is'' taxes subject tn an Obligation to
contribute to certain funds. is til"ntaa
then The power to levy SIX mills Of nadi-
n,nal ta.es IS hereby granted to. all par
lshes to,ane inr s,'rh 'e.easa +" n" 'avis'
on bf""eltE ct'si"r "t ire inmniclnali'ia,
ara me mower I" tevv SIX mrs of aaA-
.rSlal tanes IS nC"ehN granted fn r1nh
im mn SO Ie'ea SEQ To- re .aS+sd
u ,ss WIN. ., rs .otuorate ii'lhts.
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