The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-02

eJectlon or appointment; and every
: parish shall elect by a vote of its
qualified electors the officer, or Off.
GERS, to assess it's property for tax.
: alton the compensation of such Off
Ger or officers to be fixed by the Po-
lice Jury not less than ten months
before the election, and not subject
10 change during the elected officers
lncumbency. This power shall not
be exercised in the Parishes, nor in
the Parish of Orleans as to assess
ors, until the terms of office of the
present incumbents expire. After
January l, 1914, and until the expira-
ton Of the terms of said officers. all
local assessments shall be made by
the assessors of each parish and the
assessors of New Orleans at the
present rate of compensation. All To-
cal taxes and licenses except those
levied by municipalities, shall be col
lected by the Sheriff of each Parish,
except the Parish of Orleans. at the
present rate of compensation unless
such compensation shall be changed
by the General Assembly. After Jan
uary 1, 1914, Parish Assessors shall
Dc compensated by the Parishes and
The Assessors Of the Parish of Or
leans by the City Of New Orleans. If
under the referendum amendment
submitted to the people at the same
time this amendment is submitted
providing a way to relieve municipal
ltles from general parish taxes, sub
Ject to an obligation to contribute TO
certain funds, is adopted, then each
municipality so relieved from such
taxation, shall have the right by it's
governing authority, to provide for
the appointment or election of it's
own assessor or assessors and to fix
their compensation.
Article VIII.
l. In order to reimburse marshes
and municipalities now free from par-
lSh taxes for loss of revenue caused
by the withdrawal of the sources of
state revenue from parish and munic-
lpal taxation, there is hereby grant
ed to each parish and to each such
municipal corporation the right to le.
Wy an additional tax of six mills on
unsegregated property.
2. In order to similarly reimburse
municipalities not now free from par
lSh taxes each parish shall levy an
nually for eight years after January
1, 1914, the six mill tax aforesaid. or
so much thereof as may he necessa-
~, and out Of the proceeds of this
tax each parish shall, under the sup
erVision of the Tax Commission, COM
pensate each such municipality with
in its limits for loss of revenue caus-
ed by such withdrawal. Such COM
pensatlon to be made on the basis
provided in the following sentence
fol compensation by the state to
parishes. If the proceeds of such
lax remaining to each parish, added
to the proceeds of the levy of the
one per cent tax now permitted to
be levied, after making the compen-
5ation aforesaid, shall not be suffici-
7nt to repay to said parish the sum !
t would have received by the levy /
If its present one per cent alimony
ak on the basis of the assessment
oils of 1911, plus an increase of
i've per cent on the amount of said =
ak, then the state shall compensate e
Zach parish the amount of such def I
'iency as fixed and reported by the $
FAX Commission. =
3. Any municipality now free. or $
ereafter made free, from parish tax t
ton which is not reimbursed by the
eyy of the additional six mill tax,
he power to levy which is hereby :
ranted to it, shall be compensated q
y the General Assembly on the ba- t
is above provided for compensation S
y the State to the parishes, the +
mount of said compensation to be +
xed by the Tax Commission.
4. The obligation to make the COM I
enSationS herein provided for shall 6
e mandatory on the General Assem- .
~, but no such compensations shall {
e made after the year 1921. I
3. After the year 1921, no parish
nall levy any part Of such six mills Il
thin the limit of any incorporated d
and said Municipalities !,
1all be entitled to levy and collect b
lch six mill tax for their own ac-
)unt. It
6. The claims of each parish and "
municipality for compensation shall O.
c presented to the Tax Commission, d
hich shall examine such claims and :,
eport the facts and its conclusions r