The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-10-03

amendment be and the sdhie
hereby repealed.
SCHEDULE.
|. No part OF this amendR NJ ~
the Constitution shall go into effect
until January LIST, 1914, except that
the provisions Of sections one, TWO,
five, six and seven of Article Ill. as
to special taxes shall 20 into effect
as soon as the General Assembly
shall pass laws carrying them into
effect, and the provisions Of sections
three and four Of said article shall
go into effect on January list, 1913,
provided laws carrying them into eff
feet shall be passed on or before
March I. 1918: provided further. that
laws carrying them into effect may
be enacted at any later date.
>. On and after January 1st, 1914,
the Office Of the State Board OF Ap-
praiscrs ANA the office of State Beard
OF EQUALIZATION shall be abolished,
hi; the present incumbents shall
hOlG )hcU offices # the present rate
Of compensation until their terms
shall expire and they shall aid the
Tax Commission IN putting the sys-
tenn provided Tor in this amendment
into operation, and in that connec-
ton they shall perform such duties
as the Tax Commission and the Gen
eral Assembly may prescribe.
). The license tax authorized by
/ the present Constitution to be levied
on the severance of natural re-
sources from the soil. shall be super
seeded by this amendment as to the
severance Of minerals, oil AID gas,
and shall be levied only on the sew
erance of forest products.
i 4. When this amendment goes into
effect on January /, 1914, the spec
ial state taxes levied for good roads
and for Confederate Veterans as now
established or as may be establish
ed, by the amendment to be SUBJ
mitted to the people at the same
:, time this amendment is submitted,
shall cease, and the General Assem-
bly, shall make provision out of the
General Fund for the benefit OF
each of these special funds as here
matter provided.
5. All State taxes and licenses un'
collected on January /, 1914, for 1913
|, and previous years, shall be collect
; ed and accounted for, under existing
: laws, by the sheriffs in the parishes,
and the State Tax Collector in New
Orleans, but all such collections must
r be completed by June 30, 1916, up TO
which date the State Tax Collector
I of New Orleans shall remain in Of
.. flee He shall also collect all State
: licenses levied in the Parish of Or
leans until said date and the Gener'
3 alAssembly shall provide for reduc'
ton of his clerical force to take
! place on June 30, 1914. After June
80, 1916, any State licenses and tax
! es then remaining unpaid, shall %
- collected by the State Treasurer. Inc
General Assembly shall by approprl'
: ate legislation provide compensation
!, on an equitable basis to the tax col.
: lectors and assessors of the several
parishes for the sums they may !ose
J. after January first, 1914, to the dste
u Of the expiration of their terms OF
office in commissions on the state
e taxes that would have accrued on .lo
s sources of revenue segregated 10 'u0
y state. provided that the State snall
j. be under no obligation to reimburse
S. them in any greater amount tnan
l. will guarantee to them a sum equa!
n to the total of the commissions "
a. their office for the years 1911 or lsiz'
s. taking the year which SHOWS as,
highest amount, and the Genelal no,
sembly shall at its regular session ~
1914 and 1916 make an estimate u
IL the probable amount needed 1or eucn
10 purpose. and make appropriation ~
a cover the same; and at the blennla y
N sessions of 1916 and 1918 1t snal'
r. make a further appropriation TO COW
d. er any deficiency. ~.
= 6 The amendments to the con.
= stitution submitted to the people q.
:, the same time that this amenomen.
u il submitted, proposing to exemps
i IS from taxation the objects therein
~ ~ specially set forth, if adopted. snal'
- not be affected by the provisions VI "
- this amendment; nor snail tns
~ amendment be construed as a1iec1.
Ing any property now exempt from,
Id taxation under the Constitution "a
IS 1898 and its amendments,
The Public Debt Amendment
OF submitted to the people at the same e
to fine this amendment is submitted. u
adopted, shall be superseded ny th,s s
OF amendment in respect to the MODE
IS Of providing the public DEBT luhd
be Guaranteed by such amendment.
ty Prior to January /, 1914, the uehei
alb =, Assembly shall pass proper std
t,,tes to carry this amendment il'v
OF operation; and the Governor snail
We cali an extra session of that pou!
of ,fr that purpose as soon as CONVEX