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

| ment to the ConSI1tullon OF llAe ~. = III
/ Louisiana. exempting from taxation az
| money in hand or on deposit Anu es1IIl
/ elector shall indicate as PROVIDED py
/ the general election laws of the state
| whether he votes for or against Tie plo-
| posed amendment
f0,~0SN THOMAS C. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
'A'e se'l.'' u e. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House OF Representatives
Approved: August 24th, 1917 .rI
Governor of the State of Louisiana
4 A true copy:
ALVIN b. HEBERT.
Secretary Of State.
ACT no. Q. u.r
:. Joint resolution proposing an a1nehd
1nent to the Constitution Of the state o.
Louisiana, relative to authorizing par
ishes and municipalities by feIereA-
!. dunn to their respective #qnal1fied@ elec-
. tors to exempt from taxation an amount
not to exceed 100000 to be deducteu
occupied by bona fide owners fo pr resi-.
, Dental purposes only, and to Withdraw
, such exemption by similar reiereA-
dunn. ~,
General Assembly of the State OF Lou
z isiana, two thirds of the members eject
ed to each house concurrirg, That me
: following amendment to the Const1s,ui-
: : fled electors of the State for their
! adoption or rejection at the congress
sional election to be held on the IT'S rs !
!. Tuesday after the first Monday in the
: month Of November. 1912, as follows;
4 That every parish or n1uniclpal!ty ~
i through its Police jury CT governing n E
t upon the petition of one-fourth OF the
: qualified electors residing within its
/ jurisdiction shall, submit 70 the qual-
a flied electors in said parish OF NUM-! nr,a
) ipality at an election to be called ana
t held for that purpose, after thirty Gays =
f published notice. the question as to
E whether or not there shall be exemptedd
a from taxation an amount not TO exeeea
: 100000 to be deducted from the Vaiue
b Of all buildings exclusively occupied by
!. bona fide owners for residential pur-
q noses only: provided that any exemption
3 may be Withdrawn in the same manner
in which it may be granted.
], No such exemption, voted by . par
n ish, shall operate to grant any h aaa,
Il within municipalities the right to de- de.
d duct the exempted amount from th !.
" Improvement value of his property II
y, respect to municipal taxation.
a Section g. Be it further resolved
IS That there shall be printed on the bal
is lots to be used at the said election tLt
al words: For the PROPOSED, am amen aror
It taxa ton and the words: "A gains
p the proposed amendment authorizing
Al exemption of homes from taxatloI,
a Il
Al yided in the general election laws or tn
lie State whether he votes Tor or asaiiis
e-i the proposed amendment.
n THOMAS &C. BARRET
n lieutenant Governor and President
Is OF the oei'a' g. g. THOMAS,
or Speaker of the House Of. Represen-
Approved: August 9Th, 1 z AAnn
: Governor of the State Of Louisiana
) ALVIN e. HEBERT;
Secretary of State.
"a ACT no. ..
Senate Bill No. S. BY Mr. Barro !,
people of Louisiana an amendmean ut,
the Constitution provlaing = hor r ,isF =
&c. determine whether cities and lncefpol
ne afed towns and villages or any one {
to more Of them shall be5 tree from 1 AZ.
a. and licenses levied bs auI e
ID Ire tIls g contr
an buttons to the parishes /,
He ~ Section Is. BE IT resolved by y
as General Assembly Of the State OF L ,
IS isiana tWo-thirds Of all the mem ,1,.e
sn- elected to each house coneuFring In
na the following ~, amsname ~ ofsiana
W and the same is hereby submitted
of the qualified electors Of the State
me the congressional election TO pc ne ne
led on the first Tuesday after the fir
es- monday in the month of November
rst the year 1912. to-witt
The Every parish through its Police Ju
To- shall have the right to submit an
upon the petition Of ons-fourfh Of OF e
es- qualified electors therein shaiL sup iI
or TO the qualified electors OF said paris
ur at election to be ealaea "a a NO ne
ina lished notice, the question OF Wheth
six or not all or any one or more Of t
18th cities incorporated towns and v1llag
nds within the limits of the parishes Ga
ar less already exempt) shall be free a,
ali exempt from all taxes and licenses L
lall led nv parochia1 authority for paroch
ion exemption is granted. each city. INC.
hat porated town and village 50 exenpl
full shall contribute to the parochial auth'
han tiles its fair proportion OF an palo &c,
hat burdens debts and expenses common
on both. Such proportion to be adjust
han between the Police Jury and the n
! Of nieipal authorities. and in case Or
it agreement such apportionment to
ere made by the State Tax Commission
lion Section q Be it further resolv
and etc. That there shall be printed on
ne ballots to be used at the said elsct]
lose the words ''For the amendment to
like Constitution establishing a reIerena !
to the people Of each parish TO get
wer mine whether or not cities ; ana al,c
to porated towns and villages snail De
but leased from parochial taxation ana
lder censes subject to the condition OF c.
tate tributing TO parish expenses, alt l
be words, Against the amendment TO
and Constitution establishing referend
ola the people Of easn Parish n 70 n fne
etc. norated towns and villages shall be
the leased from paroch1al faXation anu
the; censes, subject to the condition 81 e e
Con- tributing to parish expenses and e
for elector Shall Indicate on his ballot,
lniz- provided by the genera election "a u
oney Of the State whether he votes Tor
Lou AGAINST the said amendment
per THOMAS C.. BARRET,
ne Lieutenant Governor and Preslden
and Of the Senate
t to L. Fl li1sFlA.ot
AKA Speaker of the House Of Represer
ions tatives.
end Approved: August 2sth, 1s1 =.
,uat- Il. IL Hal,l.
six Governor Of the State OF LoulSlaIi'
local il cal : = - e0p' ALVIN f HEBERT,.
in Secretary of Stat
the
tate. acsr MN 10.
saia Senate Bill No. Z By Mr. ShaI