The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-05
ie menr submitted TO the people at the sarn.
, time this amendment Is submitted II

| time this amendment Is submitted Ii
4 adopted
4 Article u.
/. All State taxes and licenses except
/ as hereinafter provided shall be collected
ibY the State Treasurer The General AS
sembly shall provide such additional cleri-
tcal force in the Treasurer's Office as may
4 be necessary to enable him to perform
4 the duties herein prescribed.
i z. The General Assembly shall have
4 the power to provide for special Revenue
Agents, not to exceed three in nualber,
to assist the Treasurer in collecting all
/ Commission in gathering inforna ton for
leVylng assessments and shall fix tho
compensation and duties Of such agenta-
Article ri.
l. All articles and parts of articles Of
the Constitution of 1898 on the subject Of
1nents thereto on said subjects contrary
to or in conflict with the provisions of this
amendment be and the same are hereby
| repealed.
/ SCHEDULE.
1. No part Of this amendment to tho
Constitution shall go into effect until
January 1st, 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
eral 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 effect
shal be passed on or before March l,
1913; provided further, that laws carrying
\ them into effect may be enacted at any
later date.
2. On and after January lst 1914, the
office of the State Board of Appraisers
4 and the office of State Board of Equali-
cation 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 shall be superseded by this amend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
I 4. When this amendment goes into eff
feet onSJanuary /, 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 TOT the people at the same
time this amendment is submitted, shall
! cease and the General Assembly shall
1 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..
previous years, shall be collected and ac-
! counted for, under existing laws, by the
Sheriffs In the parishes, and the State
| Tax Collector In New Orleans, but all
June 30, 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
| New Orleans until said date and the Cen
eral Assembly shall provide for reduce
ton of his clerical force to take place on
| June 50. 1914. After June So 1916, any
unpaid, shall be collected by the State
Treasurer The General Assembly shall
by appropriate legislation provide cenl-
pensatfon on an equitable basis to the
| tax collectors and assessors Of the sew
eral parishes for the sums they may lose
AFTER January first, 1914, to the date Of
the expiration Of their terms Of office in
would have accrued on the sources Of
revenue segregated to the State, pro-
vided that the State shall be under no
greater amount than viii guarantee to
them a sum equal to the total of the COM
missions of their Office foR. the years 1911
or 1912, taking the year which shows the
bly, shall at its regular session In 1914 and
1915 make an estimate OF the probable
amount needed for such purpose, and
and st the biennial sessions 81 1915 and
1918 IL shall make a. further appropriation
to cover any deficiency.
g.. The amendments to the Conststu-
ton 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 be affected by the pro-
visions Of this amendment; nor shall this
amendment be construed as affecting any
property now exempt from taxation un-
der the Constitution of 1898 and itG
Z. The Public Debt Amendment, SUBJ
mitted to the people at the same time
this amendment Is submitted, if adopted,
respect to the mode of providing the pub
lie debt fund guaranteed by such amend
ment.
Prior to January i, 1914, the General
Assembly shall pass proper statutes to
carry this amendment into operation; and
the Governor shall call an extra session.
of that body for that purpose as soon as
convenient after this amendment Isl
adopted.
Section O. Be 1t further resolved, etc,
That there shall be printed on the bal-i
lots to be used at said election the
words
For the amendment to the CONSTITUTE
ton reorganiZing and remodeling the'
States system of assessment and taxa
ton;
And the words
Against the amendment to the Con-
stitution recognizing and renodeling 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. e. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
THOMAS C. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved: August Gath, 1912
Z. e. HALL
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
z ALVIN e. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
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