The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-07
SIX SPECIAL TAXES
Authorized by the General Assembly Of
IoIo-Five Are Collectable-The Con-
federate Veteran Pension.

The Times-Democrat's Baton Roug
correspondent March 6: Six specia
taxes were authorized by the Genera
Assembly of 1910, namely. The Panam;
Exposition tax, the good roads tax, tht
conservation tax, the Confederate vet
cram tax, the State bank fund tax anc
the insurance tax.
The Panama Exposition tax has beer
declared unnecessary on account of tn,
failure to locate the Panama Exposition
in New Orleans, and the assessors have
been instructed not to extend this ta,
on their assessment rolls.
The good roads tax was voted through
constitutional amendment and is to. b.
collected from the revenues of the yeaf
1911 at the end of this year.
The conservation tax is levy on al
persons or corporations operating ii
forest and mineral products, ETC., and
was collectible January |, but its pay
inent was delayed by the Conservation
Commission not gettina down to bust
ness by that ti,,ss and arranging the pre-
lil1pitaasies for its collection until Feb
ruary.
The Confederate veteran tax is a con-
stitutional amendment that, like the
good roads tax. must be extended on
the assessment rolls of 1911 and collect
Cd in the latter portion Of the current
year.
The State bank tax fund became col
lectable on January of the current
year and was collected at once by the
State bank examiner when checking the
banks under State supervision and ac-
cording to the law creating the State
bank fund
The State insurance tax is a levy on
the insurance companies doing. business
in the State for the support of the State
Insurance Rating Board created by the
General Assembly of 1910. Several of
the sleriffs have made settlement for
licenses collected under the provisions
Of the conservation tax, but as yet but
few of the taxaple properties under this
act have made settlement with the State
Auditor despite the fact that the act
makes these licenses delinquent after
March of the current year during
which the tax is coIlectable. All firms
beginning business after that date be-
come delinquent if the license is not
paid within two months and ten days.
The insurance tax statute does not
mention when the tax is collectable, but
It is presumably the same as other
licenses. The tax is 10 go to the sup
port OF the FIRE marshals Office and the
State Insurance Rating Board The fire
and the rating board are to pre-
pare at the beginning of each year
budget of their expenses based ON the
realization of this fund as collected.
The rating board went into legal ex-
stence on March / and the collection of
he additional license to support it will
g placed in effect as soon as the board
makes the proper steps toward its col
ection by the tax collectors in the col
eetion Of this years taxes.
One of the least understood taxes is
he Confederate veterans tax and the
manner Of its application None except
he better posted State authorities have
laced the proper construction on the
attentions of the Legislature in the adj
OF this tax. This tax is a
amendment proposed BY
ne Legislature and ratified by the peo-
le and IS mandatory tax on the peo-
'ie Of the State The maximum of this
ind for veterans is Szsoooo. The Leg
stature had heretofore been appropriate
ag $4,000 per annurn. The general
bill of 1910 raised this
mount to $Izs.ooo per arnun. It is ex-
ected that the tax voted will under
resent conditions go over 100000.
his will cause surplus over and above
be constitutional limit for this purpose
{ Szsoooo per annurn. # this is the |
ase, the General Assembly Of Ior2 win |
sduce its appropriation in proportion
: as to make the maximum reach the |
mandatory tax and the appro-
ration By the Legislature This will
sturn as much Of more than $4,000 10
& general fund, from which the ap.
Eopriation IS now drawn, and which is
IWavs greatly drawn On for the current
Spsnses 81 Tie State