The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-09-07

| aid the Tax Commission in putt. ? me
system provided for in This uIuendn.a ut
into operation. ard in that cUl.res-= IoE;
they shall perform such duties as the IA (
Commission and the General Assembly
may prescribe.
3. The license tan authorized by tire
present Constitution Ia he levied nn the
severance OF natural resources from the
soil. shall be Superseded by TINS amen!
meut as 10 the severance uf nlUeFd =, oil
and gas. and shall be levied only on the
severance of forest products.
/. When This amendment goes into ef-
feet on January /. lql4 the special State
taxes levied for good roads and for CON
Tolerate Veterans as now established or
as may be established hy The am"udmenr
i" he submitted h 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 uf each of these special
funds as hereinaboVe provided
!. All state taxes ana licenses nncnl-
lected on January /. 1911. for l'l2 ard
previous years Shall he collected and ac-
counted for. under existing laws. by tho
Sheritfs in the parishes. and the STAT"
Tax Collector in New Orleans. bat all
such collections must he completed by
June 50. 1915, up IT, which date the STATE
Tax Collector Of New Orleans shall re-
main in office He shall also collect al
State licenses levied in the Parish ~
New Orleans until said date and the Cen
eras Assembly shall provide for a reduc-
ton of his clerical force to take place on
.Jup 30. 1914. After June 30. 1916 any
Sta licenses and taxes then remaining
unpaid. shall be collected by the Stat
Treasurer The General Assembly shall
by appropriate legislation provide com
penSation on an equitable basis to tho
tax collectors and assessors "f the Sev
eral pa risheS for the sums they may lose
after January first. 1914. to the date Of
the expiration of their terms of office in
commissions on the State taxes that
would have accrued on the sources of
revenue segregated to the State. pro-
vided that the State shall he under no
obligation to reimburse them in any
greater amount than will guarantee to
them sum equal to the total of the com
missions of their office for the years 1ali
or 1912, taking the year which shows the
highest amount. and tho General Assem-
bly, shall at its regular session in 1914 and
1916 make an estimate of the probable
amount needed for such purpose and
make appropriation to cover the same;
and at the biennial sessions of 1915 and
1918 it shall make a further appropriation
to cover any deficiency.
6. The amendments to the Constitu-
lion submitted to the people at the same
time that this amendment is submitted
proposing to exempt from taxation the
objects therein specially set forth. II
adopted, shall not he affected by the pro-
visions of this amendment; nor shall this
amendment be construed AS affecting any
property now exempt from taxation IN
der the Constitution of 1898 and its
amendments.
= The Public Debt Amendment. sub
mitted to the people at the same time
this amendment Is submitted if adopted
shall be superseded by this amanh'nert In
respect to the mode of providing the pub
lie debt fund guaranteed by such amend
ment.
Prior to January !. 1914 the General
Assembly shall pass proper statutes -
carry this amendment into operation. and
the Governor shall call an extra session
of that body for that purpose as soon
convenient after this amendment IS
adopted
Section 9 Re it further resolved. etc.
That there shall be printed on the bal
lots to be used at said election the
words
For the amendment to the Constitu
ton reorganizing and remOdeling the
ton.
Against the amendment to the Con
stitution reorganiZing 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.. +. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives..
THOMAS G.. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate
Approved: August eth. 1912.
l.. f. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
true copy:
ALVIN T. HEBERT.
Secretary Of State.