St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-11-02


the levy of the additional six mil
tax, the power to levy which Is here
by granted to it, shall be compensat
ed by the General Assembly on the |
basis above provided for compensa
ton by the State to the parishes
the amount of said compensation II
be fixed by the Tax Commission.
4. The obligation to make tht
compensations herein provided fc |
shall be mandatory on the Genera
Assembly, but no such compensa
tions shall be made after the yea
1921.
5. After the year 1921, no parish
shall levy any part of such six mill:
within the limit of any incorporates
municipality and said municipalitie:
shall be entitled to levy and collect
such six mill tax for their own az
count.
6. The claims of each parish and
municipality for compensation shat
be presented to the Tax Commission
which shall examine such claims and
report the facts and its conclusions
to the General Assembly On or be-
fore the first day OF each regular
session.
Z. In reimbursement for the State
sources of revenue herein Withdrawn
from her assessed values, and for thS
Joint benefit of her alimony and he'
existing one per cent debt tax, thS
city of New Orleans, After Janua.S
1. 1914, is hereby granted the right
to levy annually and shall levy annu-
ally as long as said one per cent
debt tax is required by law to be
levied, an additional tax of six mills
Out of the proceeds of this tax
there shall be paid by preference an.
nually to the Board of Liquidation
Of the City Debt, for the benefit OF
the one per cent debt tax, a sum
equal to that which said tax pro-
duced in the year 1912 ca the segre-
gated sources of State revenue STU
ated within the city limits, and tie
balance of the proceeds of said sis
mill tax shat. 60 to the alimony f"no
of the city.
8. The two mill ad valorem special
average and water tax of the city
of New Orleans shall continue to re
ievled rs long as acquired by law on
1 ~
t. an al W. u en- tax.
/ >. In case :.- 1eferend: amend
ment submitted to the people at the
same time this amendment is sub
mitted providing way to relieve
municipalities from general parish
taxes subject to an obligation to con-
tribute to certain funds, is adopted,
then the power to levy six mills of
additional taxes is hereby granted to
all parishes voting for such release
to be levied on property outside OF
the municipalities, and the power to
levy six mills of additional taxes is
hereby granted to each municipality
lso released to be levied on the prop
erty within its corporate limits, the
obligation of the State to make COM
pensation remaining the same.
Whether said amendment shall be
adopted or not the power to levy the
extra tax of six mills, hereby granted
to all municipalities that are now ex-
empt from parish taxes shall remain
undisturbed.
10. And whether said amendment
shall be adopted or not adopted. the
police juries of the several parishes
land the governing authorities OF cities
(the parish of Orleans excepted) and
towns not subject to parish taxes
: shall levy and collect and turn over
o the duly constituted school authori.
les under the supervision and control
# the State Board OF Education, an
amount equal to at least three-tenths
: Of the gross amount of advaloren
taxes, which they levy and collect
! provided that such amount shall
, never be less in any parish or mum,
, cipality than the greatest amount due
from such parish or municipality te
the school board from the constitu.
tional three mill school ad valoren
tax collected for either the year 1911
: or 1912, taking the year which yield,
ed the highest amount. Provided
further, that cities and towns that
are not exempt from the payment OF
[parish taxes shall not be required t.
lpay this ad valorem tax II it be al
ready imposed by the parish authori.
ties; provided further, that this ad
valorem tax shall not be imposed tt
1.-THE maximum whenever the schoo
board certifies that q smaller levy
: will meet the needs of the schools.
II. All property the taxation o.
which is reserved to the State, except
proudcts of mines, of stone Quarries
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 to special tax
es now in force, and shall be liable
to such special taxes as may be i'm.
posed by local, special districts and
political subdivisions in the future in
accordance with law; provided that
lno parish or incorporated municipali-
ty shall levy special tax for the
support of any purpose which it is
obligated to take care of out of its
ordinary alimony, unit. it shall have
first exhausted its ordinary taxing
!; power, upon an assessment of at
least fifty per cent of the market
J value of the property subject to its
taxing authority.
IL. Levee District Taxes and fore
ed contributions shall continue to be
levied within each district on the
sources of State revenue situated
in each levee district, and all levee
taxes and contributions skall be COL
lected by the sheriff of each parish.
under existing law, and in New Or
leans by the State tax collectors until
fJune 80, 1916, and thereafter by the
collecting officer of the city of New
kOrleans.
I 10. The taxes mentioned in the
foregoing sections 8, II and IL, as tc
property reserved for State revenue
shall be based on the assessment
made by the State Tax Commission
for State purposes, equalized annu
1 .lly by said Tax Commission in each