Louisiana § RS 11:3541 - Special tax; population between 10,000 and 70,000
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§ RS 11:3541. Special tax; population between 10,000 and 70,000
In municipalities having a population between 10,000 and 70,000 in addition to any other source of funds provided by law, the governing authorities are hereby authorized to levy a special tax on all property subject to state taxation within the corporate limits of such municipalities in an amount not to exceed one mill on the dollar of the assessed valuation of said property in any one year; provided, however, that the rate, purpose and duration of said special tax herein provided for shall first have been submitted to the resident property taxpayers qualified to vote in such municipalities, and a majority vote of those voting, in both number and amount, shall have voted in favor thereof, as provided for by existing laws. Said tax shall be levied and collected with and in like manner as the general taxes of such municipalities, and the avails of the tax shall be used solely and exclusively for the purpose of providing additional revenues for the policemen's pension and relief fund of such municipalities. However, the authorization to levy the one-mill tax provided for in this Section shall be applicable only to those municipalities whose firemen's pension and relief funds are maintained on an actuarially computed basis. The provisions of this Section shall be self-operative.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 401, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 638, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2222.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 11:3541 ("Special tax; population between 10,000 and 70,000") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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