The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-31

rpent submitted to the people at the same
time this amendment Is submitted u
adopted.
I Article X.
1. All State taxes and licenses except
as hereinafter provided shall be collected
by the State Treasurer. The General As
sembly shall provide such additional cleri-
cal force in the Treasurer's Office as may
be necessary to enable him to perform
z. The General Assembly shall have
the power to provide for special Revenue
Agents, not to exceed three In NUMBER
to assist the Treasurer in collecting all
Commission In gathering information for
levying assessments, and shall NIX the
compensation and duties Of such agents.
Article xi.
1. All articles and parts of articles Of
the Constitution of 1898 on the subject Of
assessment and taxation, and all amend
ments thereto on said subjects contrary
to or in confict with the provisions of this
amendment be and the same are hereby
repealed.
/. 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 of Article III, as to special taxes.
shall go into effect as soon as the Gen
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 effect
1913; provided further, that laws carrying
them into effect may be enacted at any
later date.
2 On and after January LIST, 1914, the
Office of the State Board Of Appraisers
and the Office of State Board of Equali-
zation shall be abolished, but the present
incumbents 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.
8. 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 shall be superseded by this amend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 ef-
feet on January I. 1914, the special State
taxes levied for good roads and for Con-
federate Veterans as now established or
as may be established by the amendment
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 hereinabove provided.
5. All State taxes and licenses uncol.
lected on January 1. 1914. for 1913 and
counted for, under existing laws, by the
Sheriffs in the parishes, and the State
Tax Collector In New Orleans. but all
June 90. 1915, up to which date the State
Tax Collector OF New OrleanB shall re-
main in Office. He shall also collect all
State licenses levied in the Parish OF
eraI Assembly shall provide for reiuc-
ton of his clerical force to take Place on
June 80, 1914 After June 80. 1915, any
State licenses and taxes then remsfning
Treasurer. The. General Assembly shah
by appropriate legislation provide conn
pensation on an equitable basis to the
tax collectors and assessors Of the sew
after January first, 1914. to the date Of
the expiration Of their terms Of ONCE In
commissions on the State taxes thas
would have accrued on the sources Of
vided that the State shall be under no
obligation to reimburse them in any
greater amount than will guarantee to-
them a sum equal to the total Of the COM
missions Of their ONCE for the years 1911
or 1912. taking the year which shows the
highest amount, and the 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 Constftu-
ton submitted to the people at the same
time that this amendment ID submitted.
proposing to exempt from taxation the
objects therein specially set forth, II
adopted. shall not be affected by the pro-
visions of this amendment; nor shall this
amendment be construed as Affecting any
property now exempt from taxation UNI
der the Constitution Of 1898 and its
4 The Public Debt Amendment. sub
mitted to the people at the same time
this amendment Is submitted. II adopted
Be IS s %s. 81 prosns s pus
lie debt fund guaranteed by such amend
ment.
Prior to January 1. 1914. the General
s ss nte
the Governor shall call an extra session
of that body for that purpose as soon as
convenient after this amendment ID
SECTION Section 2. Be n further resolved. cts.
That there shall b printed on the bal.
lots to be used 1T said eleetion the
words
ton reerganizing and remodeling the
tionrs:
| And the. wordD-
Against the amendment TO the Con-
stitution reorgnnfzing and remodeline thu
States SUSTAIN Of assessment and TAXA
| ton"
And eanh voter shall indicate on hi
ballot, as provided by the general o2ocr
ton laws Of TIE State. whether he vote
I for or against said amendment
r. =. THOMAS
/ Speaker Of the House Of Representative
/ THOMAS c. BARRET.
Senate
Approved: August 18th. 1919.
l. b. HALL
i Governor ef the STATE Of Louiuiana.
A true copy:
A ALVIN u. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State