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pe necessary to enable him to nsrfnrro
'hS duties herein prescribed
a. Inc General Assembly shall how.
AZ po"er 10 provide for special Reyenua
Sees, not to exceed three In number,
iicsnsaS .iis treasurer in collecting ali
connr,in,,, ano taxes and to assist the Tax
Commission Commission IN gathering information fnr
teNylhs assessments, and shall nv tSs
compensation and duties Of such agents
Article XII.
l. All articles and parts of art,o,a. =,
Tue constitution OF l89S.on the subject ~
aSsesSilleht ana taxation, and all amend
!ltehtS thereto on said subjects contrary
10 or In conflict with the provisions NJ this
repealed. Ao A0tSo'
SCHEDULE.
L. No part of this amendment to tho
CONSTITUTION shall go into effect untN
January LIST, 1914, except that The mrHI
VISIONS OF sections one, two. five. six and
seven OF Article Ill, as to special taxes
SNAIL go INTO effect as soon as the Cen
eral Assembly shall pass laws CARRYING
t iietn INTO effect, and the provisions Of
seCtiohs thfee and four of said Article
nroI'i5 20 ilto erect on January lst, 1913,
pLoVlued laws carrying them into effect
s sntan De passed on or before March /.
1918; provided further, that laws CARRYING
Ihein INTO effect may be enacted at any
later GATE,
z On and after January 1st, 1914 the
once or the State Board of Appraisers
and the office OF State Board of Euuau-
zauon shall be abolished. but the present
monuments shall hold their offices at tha
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.
.. 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 shall be superseded by this amend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. hen this amendment goes into eff
feet on January /, 1914, the special State
taxes levied for good roads and for Con-
| fedefate 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.
| o. All State taxes and licenses uncol-
| lected on January l, 1914, for 1918 and
| 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, hut all
such collections must be completed by
| June 30, 1915, up to which date the State
| Tax Collector Of New Orleans shall re-
! main In office. He shall also collect ali
| State licenses levied in the Parish Of
! New Orleans until said date and the Cen
eral Assembly shall provide for reduc-
ton ofh n c n1a fo1y ri,
! June 30, 1914. After June 30. 1915. any
! State licenses and taxes then remaining
| unpaid, shall he collected by the state
Treasurer The General Assembly shall
by appropriate legislation provide com
penEatiOn on an equitable basis to thu
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 II
! commissions on the State taxes thai
! would have accrued on the sources oil
revenue segregated to the State, pro-
vided that the State shall be under NJ
obligation to reimburse them in an,
greater amount than will guarantee t.
them a sum equal to the total OF the com
missions of their Office for the years lo1,
or 1912, taking the year which shows thu
highest amount, and the General Assem-
bly, shall at It's regular session in 1914 anr
1915 make an estimate OF the probable
make appropriation to cove" the same
and at the biennial sessions OF 1915 ant
1918 Il shall make a further a appropriation
70 cover any deficiency.
g. The amendments to thu Constitu
ton submitted to the people at the SAM
time that this amendment Is submitted
proposing to exempt from taxation tn
objects therein specially set forth, |
adopted shall not he affected by the pro
visions Of this amendment: nor shall TIL
amendment be construed az affecting an
property now exempt from taxation un
der the Constitution Of 1898 and It
amendments
,. The Public Debt Amendment sub
mitted to the people at the same tim
this amendment Is submitted, II adopted
shall he superseded by this amendment l
respect to the mode Of providing the pub
lie debt fund guaranteed by such amend
ment. ~
, Assembly shall pass proper statutes I
carry this amendment into operation; an
the Governor shall call an extra sessio
If that body for that purpose as soon q
convenient after this amendment !
) adopted. -,
That there shall be printed on the bal
} lots TO be used at said election Ut
, "For the amendment to the Constitu
ton recognizing and remodeing On
States system Of assessment and taxa
ton;
. And the words 49,
! against the amendment to the Cor
stttufion reorganizing and remodeling tf
. States system of assessment and taxa
. ton" a,o.o -, h
ballot. as provided by the general eiet
tion laws of the State, Whetner ne Vo''
D for or against said amendment
L. z. THOMAS,
snaaker of the House of Representative
! THOMAS c. BARRETT, =,
1iantenant Governor and President OF IL
Q Senate ~
Approyed August oath, 1912.
L. r. HALL,
. Governor of the State OF LOUISIANA.
= ALVIN e. HEBERT.
= Secretary Of State. .,.-..-----.
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