The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-26

nent submitted to the people at the sam
tltne TINS amendment is submitted pro
f s.olns "a way to relieve nunicipalitie
ron general parish taxes, subject to al
opllgat1on to contribute to certain funds
Is aoopIed, then each municipality SO re
rtght 1T ron ~ such taxation, shall have tn
right by It's governing authority, to pro
vide for the appointment or election o
It's own assessor or assessors and TO fl,
their compensation
i Article viz.
!. n order to reimburse parishes ans
I..1nunlclpailtles now free from parish
taxes for loss of revenue caused by tn.
/ withdrawal of the source; of state rev.
eIue from parish and municipal taxation
mere is hereby granted to each parish ant
~ eacn such municipal corporation The
i right to levy an additional tax Of six milk
on unsegregated property.
1 II order to similarly reimburse mu-
/ ttltclpalltles not now free from ! parish
e eiatt each parish shall levy annually fol
eight years after January /, 1914, the
SIX nllii tax aforesaid, or SO much thereof
as may pc necessary, and OFT of the pro-
eeeds OF this tax each parish, shall, under
eae supervision sao OF the Tax Commission
within its limits for loss Of revenue venue
caused by such withdrawal Such com
p I'ean5 70 to be made on the basis pro
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pensation by the State to marshes If
the proceeds Of such tax remaining to
eacn parish, added to the proceeds of the
/ le.s OF the one per cent tai now per-
compensation aforesaid, shall not be suffi-
Gent to repay to said parish the sum it
would nave received by the levy Of its
press present one 9r per cent alimony tax on the
oasis OF the assessment rolls of 1911 plus
an increase of five per cent on the
amount OF said tax then the State shall
compensate each parish the amount of
sue re, aenc1ency as fixed and reported by
3. ANY municipality now free, or here
aLter made free, from parish taxation
Whach is not reimbursed by the, levy OF
the additional six mill tax, the power to
levy which is hereby granted to II, shall
pc compensated by the General Assembly
on the basis above provided for compen-
sation by the State to the parishes, the
by the Tax Commission
:; Inc obligation to make tile Euon1pen-
sallons herein provided for shall he man
datory on the General Assembly, but no
such conversations shall be Jade after
the year 1921 - -
5. After the year 1921, no parish shall
levy any part Of such six mills within
70; ne UNIT Of any Incorporated municipal
ity and said municipalities shall be en-
titled to levy and collect such nix mill
tax for their own account. t.11ii
q; Ihe Claims of each parish and mu-
nlcipallty 1or compensation shall be pre-
sented to tho Tax Commission, which shall
examine sue claims and report the facts
ana its conclusions to the General Assem-
bly on or before the first day Of each
regular session,
Z. In reimbursement for tho State
sources Of revenue herein Withdrawn
from her assessed values and for the
Joint benef1t Of her alimony and her ex-
New Orleans. after January /. 1g14 Is
hereby granite the right to levy annually
and shall levy annually as long as said
fn per ra, cen, debt.tax is required by law
mus. Out II the proceeds of this tax,
there shall he paid by preference ann11, |
ally to the Board of Liquidation Of the
city Debt, fer the benefit of the one per
said tax produced In the year 1912 on the |
segregated sources of State revenue stu
ated within she citv limits and the bal |
a a OF the Proceeds of said six mill tax
sllall go TO tile alImony fund at the city I
g. The two mill ad valonsn1 Special
sewerage and water tax of the City of |
New Orleans shall continue Il, be levied |
as long as REQUIRED by law on the sources
tax res'0 - - eA'ot gu
Ia case she referendum amendment /
submitted to the people at the same time
ms IN a az enc Is submitted providing
parish taxes subject to an obligation to-
contribute to certain funds, is adopted. I
hen the power to levy six mills of adai- I
she's voting for such refeaae to be levied +
IN property outside Of the municipalities,
n ne poweTs e levy six mills
lenai g 1ifs = r,ted eaeh
he property WI TIL III Hts corporate lin1fts..I
he obligation Of theAgtatts to make com
oensa ton remaining The sayne. Whether
aid a amendment shall be adopted or not
he power to Levy the extra tax Of six
Mills hereby granted 10 all municipalities
hat are now eyerp stts from parish taxes
shall remain undtsturbeH
10. And whether said amendment shal Il
,e adopted or rot adopted the police
uries Of TIE se*era1# parishes and the
governing authorities of cities (the Par
sh Of Orleans eveeptsdo, and towns not
'ol'eet and turn aversto the duly consti-
hted school authorities under the super
,ision and control of the State Board of
1 ,.iac an an,ourts equal to at least
,alorem taxes. which they levy and coll /.
ect, provided thst such amount shall {
ever be less In :trlY5sparish or munich
'alfty than the greatest amount due from {
oard from the constitutional three mill
chool ad vaforem tax collected for either
he year 1911 or 1912. taking the year
.hleh Welded the highest amount. Pro !
ided further, that cities and towns that Y
re. not exempt from the payment of
arish taxes shall rot Be required to pay
his ad3 valorem taiy If it be already Inn
osed by the parish authorities; provided t
urther. that this sd vaiorem tax shall not
e imposed to the maximum whenever
he school board certifies that a smaller 9
IVY will meet the needs of The schools S
IL. All property the taxation Of which {
J reserved to the, State, except products
+ mines. of store quarries. OF sand, B
rayel or shell rdts. and of OIL or gas t
'ells, as well as all other property, which +
lay not be snecially exempted from such :
axation, shall continue to be subject to $
pec1al taxes now in force. and shall be
able to such special taxes as may be Inn l
osed by local, special districts and po- ,
tical subdivisions IN the future in ac :
,rdance with law; provided that no par
h or Incorporated municipality shall
wy a special tax for the support of any a
urpose which 1T Is obligated to take care
out OF Its ordinary a1imony. until 1t :
hall have first exhausted its ordinary :
king power, upon an assessment Of at 4
asst fifty per cent of the market value l
the property subiectSto its taxing au-
II. Levy district taxes and forced con-
ibutions shall contfnue to be levied