The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-09-21
/ nlent submitted to the people at The same
time this amendment is submitted is

nent submitted to the people at The same
time this amendment is submitted is
adopted
Article x.
/. All State taxes and licenses except
as hereinafter provided shall be collected
by the State Treasurer. The General AS
semDly shall provide such additional cleri-
cal force In the Treasurer's office as may
pc necessary to enable him to perform
the duties herein prescribed.
z The General Assembly shall have
the power to provide for special Revenue
Agents, not to exceed three in number,
70 assist the Treasurer in collecting all
commission in gathering information for
leyying assessments, and shall fix the
compensation and duties of such agents.
Article xI.
l. All articles and parts of articles of
the Constitution Of 1888 on the subject of
ments thereto on said subjects contrary
TO or in conflict with the provisions of this
amendment be and the same are hereby
repealed.
SCHEDULE.
!. No part Of this amendment to the
Constitution shall go into effect until
January LIST, 1914, except that the pro-
VISIONS OF sections one, two, five, six and
seven seve, OF article ~, as to special taxes
shall go into effect as soon as the Gen.
eral Assembly shall pass laws carrying
them into effect, and the provisions Of
sections three and four Of said Article
snail go into effect on January list. 1918,
provided laws carrying them into, effect
shall be passed on or before March /,
1913; provided further that laws carrying
them into effect may be enacted at any
later date.
2. On and after January 1st 1914, the
office of the State Board of Appraisers
and the office of State Board of Equali-
cation shall be abolished, but the present
1ncumbents shall hold their offices at the
present rate of compensation until their
present terms shall expire, and they shall
aid the Tax Commission in putting the
system provided for in this amendment
into operation, and in that connection
they shall perform such duties as the Tax
Commission and the General Assembly
may prescribe.
3. The license tax authorized by the
present Constitution to be levied on the
severance of natural resources from the
soil, shall be superseded by this amend
ment as to the severance of minerals, oil
and gas, and shall be levied only on the
severance of forest products
4. When this amendment goes into eff
feet on January l, 1914, the special State
taxes levied for good roads and for Con-
federate Veterans as now established or
to be submitted to the people at the same
time this amendment is submitted, shall
cease and the General Assembly shall
make provision out of the General Fund
for the benefit of each of these special
funds as hereinaboye provided.
;. All State taxes and licenses uncol-
lected on January /, 1914 for 1913 and
previous years, shall be collected and ac-
counted for, under existing laws, by the
Sherfffs In the parishes, and the State
Tax Collector in New Orleans, but all
June go. 1915, up to which date the State
Tax Collector OF New Orleans shall re-
main in office. He shall also collect all
State licenses levied in the Parish of
eral Assembly shall provide for reduc-
ton Of his clerical force to take place on
June 80, 1914. After June 80, 1916, any
State licenses and taxes then remaining
Treasurer. The General Assembly shall
by appropriate legislation provide COM
pensation on an equitable basis to tbs
tax collectors and assessors of the sew
after January first, 1914, to- the date OF
the expiration of their terms of office in
commissions on the State taxes thai
would have accrued on the sources Of
vided that the State shall be under no
obligation to reimburse them In any
greater amount than win guarantee to
them a sum equal to the total OF the COM
missions of their Office for the years 1 eli
or 1912, taking the year which shows the
highest amount, and the General Assem-
Ply, shall ct ftssre ular session IN 19l4 and
| 916 make an estimate IF the probable
amount needed Scr such purpose and
make appropriation to cover the same !:
md At the biennial sessions Of 1916 and
1918 it shall make a further appropriation |
to cover any deficiency. |
B s. The amendments to the Constitu-
ton submitted to the people at the same
time that this amendment Is submitted,
to exempt from taxation the |
objects therein specially set forth, If |
adopted, shall not be affected by the pro-
visions of this amendment; nor shall this |
amendment be construed as affecting any
tow
der the Constitution of 1898 and it's |
Z. The Public Debt Amendment, sub
mitted to the people at the same time !
this amendment IS submitted, if adopted, |
shall be superseded by this amendment in !
respect to the mode of providing the pub
lie debt fund guaranteed by such amend
tnent.
Prior to January l., 1914, the General
Assembly shall pass proper statutes to
carry this amendment into operation; and |
the Governor shall call an extra session
IF that body for that purpose as soon as
after this amendment is
adopted.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved, etc,
lots to be used at said election the /
words
FOR the amendment to the Constitu-
ton recognizing and remodeling the
ton;
And the words
Against the amendment to the Con-
5titution recognizing and remodeling the
States system of assessment and taxa
ton
And each voter shall indicate on his
ballot, as provided by the general cleo
ton laws of the State, whether he votes
for or against said amendment.
l.. q. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS C. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved: August 24th 1912.
Z. e. HALL,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State