The true Democrat., 1912-09-14

qualified electors the officer, or Off
GERS, to assess its 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 subjec
to change during the elected officeri
incumbency. This power shall no
be exercised in the Parishes. nor il
the Parish of Orleans as to assess
Ors, until the terms of office OF the
present lnCumbents expire. Aft,
January |, 1914, and until the expira
ton Of the terms Of said officers, al
local assessments shall be made by
the assessors Of each parish and the
assessors Of New Orleans at the
present rate Of compensation. All 10
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 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
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 parishes
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
corporation the right to le-
Wy an additional tax Of six mills on
lnsegregated property.
2. In order to similarly reimburse
municipalities not now free from par
sh taxes each parish shall levy an
lually for eight years after January
|, 1914, the six mill tax aforesaid, or
80 much thereof as may be necessa-
y, and out Of the proceeds of this
ak each parish shall, under the sup
'rVlslon Of the Tax Commission, COM
'ensate each such municipality with
n its limits for loss of revenue caus-
ID by such withdrawal. Such COM
to be made on the basis
roVided in the following sentence
OF compensation by the state to
If the proceeds of such
ak remaining to each parish, added |
0 the proceeds of the levy of the
ne per cent tax now permitted to
e levied, after making the compen-
alton aforesaid, shall not be suffici-
Mt to repay to said parish the sum
would have received by the levy
its present one per cent aliRony
TX on the basis of the assessment
oils of 1911, plus an increase of
We per cent on the amount of said
TX, then the state shall compensate
ich parish the amount of such def
lency as. fixed and reported by the
ak Commission.
8. Any municipality now free, or
made free, from parish tax
ion which is not reimbursed by the
w of the additional six mill tax.
e power to levy which is hereby
'anted to it, shall be compensated
the General Assembly on the ba- I
s above provided for compensation
the State to the parishes. the
mount of said compensation to be
Ied by the Tax Commission.
4. The obligation to make the COM
herein provided for shall
mandatory on the General Assem-. :
y, but no such compensations shall {
made after the year 1921. l
5. After the year 1921, no parish
all levy any part of such six mills I
thin the limit of any incorporated
and said municipalities |
all be entitled to levy and collect /
ch SIX mill tax for their own ac-
unit.
6, The claims of each parish and v
lnicipality for compensation shall 0
presented to the Tax Commission. d
lich shall examine such claims and :,
port the facts and its conclusions 7
the General Assembly on or be- Il