The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-10-18
,nent submitted to the people at tho same

is adopted, then each lnuhlcipaitS ~ -
lieved from such taxation, snail nave rlo
right by It's governing authority, ~ pr
vide for the appointment or eIect'"n o. -.
frs own assessor or ASSESSORS anu 10 ia
their compensation
Article VII.
! In order to reimburse parishes ana
now free from PARISH
taxes for loss OF revenue caused ny tne
wit hdra wal Of the sources OF state rev
enue from parish and municipal taxation.
there Is hereby granted 70 each parish anu
to each such municipal corporation tme
right to levy an additional tax OF SIX ii'i'''
on unsegregated property.
2 In order to similarly reimburse nu-
nfcipalities not now free from parish
taxes each parish shall levy annually i"l
eight years after January !, 1914 the
six mill tax aforesaid, or so much lhereol
as NAV he necessary, and out of the pro
ceeds Of this tax each parish shall under
the supervision OF the Tax Commission
each such municipality
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.
Nensation by the state 20 parishes. II
the proceeds Of such tax remaining TO
each parish, added to tn. 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
cient to repay to said parish the sum ~
would have received by the levy OF us
present one per cent alimony tax on the
ia sis of the assessment rolls of 1911, plus
an increase OF five per cent on the
amount Of said tax then the State shai!
compensate each parish the amount or
such deficiency as fixed and reported by
the Tax Commission.
3. ANY municipality now free, or here
40 no oh
which IL not reimbursed by the levy or
the additional six mill tax, the power 70
levy which Is hereby granted to II, shal
he compensated by the Genera! Assembly
on the basis above provided for compen-
satlon by the State to the parishes, the
amount o. said compensation TO be nXeo
by the Tax Commission
4. The obligation 70 make the compen-
sations herein provided for shall be man
datory on the General Assembly, but no
such Conversations shall be made after
the year 1921.
5. After the year 1927. no parish shall
levy anv part Of such six mills within
the limit Of any inc0rp0rated municipal
itv and said Municipalities shall he en-
titled to levy and collect such six mill
tax for their own account
g. The claims ~ each parish and mu-
n'cina}itv for COMPENSATION shall he pre-
scented to the Tax Commission which shall
| examine such claims AID rerort the facts
and it's conclusions n the General Assem-
| bly, on or before the first day OF each
regular session.
+ IN reimbursement for the State
sources OF revenue herein Withdrawn
rrnrn her assessed values. and for the
ioint benefit Of her a'inonv and her ex-
listing one per cent debt tax, the city Of
New Orleans, after January |, 1914. is
hereby granted the right TO levy annually
and shall levy annually az long as said
one per cent debt tax is required by law
70 he levied an additional tax Of SIX
mills, out Of the proceeds Of this tax
there shall he paid bv preference annu-
a,Iv TO the Board ~ Liquidation Of the
CITY Debt, for the heneft 81 TIE one ner
cent debt tax, a sum equal to that which
said tax produced IN TIRE wear 1919 on the
segregated sources Of state revenue sltu-
atad within the cltv limits and ire bal
ancA OF the nroceeIs Of said SIX mill tax
shall 60 to the ali.nonv fund Of the CITY.
6 The two mill al valorem special
sewera ee and water tax Of the City ~
New Orleans shall continue to be levied
az long as REQUIRED nv law on the sources
81 State revenue subject to an ad valorem
tex.
g. In case the referendum amendment
submitted to the peopla at the same time
this amendment Is submitted rroviding a
) way 10 relieve municipalities from general
parish taxes subject tn an obligation to
continue TO certain lu''hS. Is dOOpCe'l,
then the power to levy six mills OF addi-
! tinnal taxes Is hereby granted to all par
ishes voting for such release to he levied
. on prnnerty outside Of tha Municipalities
end the power to levy six mills Of addi-
tional taxes Is hereby granted to each
; municipalitv 80 released to be levied or
the rronerty within its corporate limits
the obligation Of the state to make com.
e persation remaining tie same Whether
e said amendment shall he adopted or not
}. the power to lew the evtra tax Of siy
\ mills hereby granted to all municipalite.
that are now exanpt from parish take!
; shall remain undisturhai.
i 10. And whether said amendment shall
. he adopted or not adorted, the police
X iuries Of the several parishes and tn,
e governing authorities of cities fthe Par
Y ish Of Orleans evceoted). and towns no
e subject to parish taxes, shall levy ant
e collect and turn over 70 the duly constt
r tuted school authorities under the suner
: vision and control Of the State Board O
n Education, an amount equal to at leas
}. three-tenths OF the gross amount OF a.
v valorem taxes. which they levy and col
e lect. provided that such amount shal
n never he less In anv parish or munici
e pality than the greatest amount due fror
" such parish or nur'c' na'itv To the schoo
" board from the constitutional three mi
- school ad valorem tax collected for eithe
+ the year 1911 or 1919, taking the yea
- which Welded the highest amount Pro
e vided further. that cities and towns tina
: are not exemnt from the pavrnent G
n parish taxes shall not he required to pa
y this ad valorem fax II Il he already i'm
posed by the parish authorities: provide
;. further, that this ad valorem tax shall nc
% he IMPOSED to the maximum wheneve
ar the school board certifas that a smalle
y levy will meet the needs of the school
n, H. All property the taxation Of whtc
y Is reserved to the State, except product
~ of mines, Of stone quarrtes, Of san,
IN gravel or shell pits and Of oil or gs
wells, as well as All other property, whic
~ may not be sneciallv eyenpted from sue
-: taxation. shall continue to he subject
'o special taxes now In force, and shall I
e, liable to such special taxes as may be In
III posed by local, special districts and m
D litical subdivisions in the future In q,
~ cordance with law: provided that no pa
Us ish~ or INCORPORATED municipality sha
~ levy special tax for the support OF ar
purpose which 1t Is obligated tn take ca
O. Of out Of its ordinary alimony, until
m shall have first exhausted IT'S ordina,
ne taxing mower. upon an assessment Of
~ least fifty per cent If the market val,
IN of the property subject to its taxing a,
az thority.
its - Levy district taxes and forced CO.
trihutions shall continue to he levi
within each district on the sources
ne State revenue situated in each levee III
~ trict and all levce taxes and contr,b
ne lions shall be collected hv the sheriff
'e: each narish under existing law, and
a New Orleans by the state tax collncto
he collecting officer Of the City of New @