St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-09-07

D. For the Good Roads Fund not
less than One Hundred Fifty Thous-
and Dollars ($15O.Ooo), plus the
whole proceeds of the States moiety
of the special automobile, taxtcab
and auto-driven vehicle tax.
E. For the Public Debt Fund not
less than Five Hundred Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollars ($525, OO0) or not
less than Six Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Dollars $3.50, 0OO), II the
Public Debt amendment submitted
to the people at the same time this
amendment IL submitted 10 adopted.
ARTICLE x.
1. All State taxes and licenses ex-
cent n hereinafter provided shall be
collected by the state Treasurer
The General Assembly shall provide
such additional clerical force In the
Treasurer's ONCE % may be neces-
sary to enable him to perform the
duties herein prescribed.
3. The General Assembly shall
the power to provide for special Rev
enue Agents, not to exceed three In
number. to assist the Treasurer In
collecting all licenses, and taxes, and
to assist the Tax Commission In
gathering information for levying A.
easements, and shall tx the compen-
sation and duties Of such agents.
ARTICLE XII.
/. All articles and parts OF arti-
|cles Of the Constitution Of 1898 on
the subject Of assessment and taxa
ton, and all amendments thereto ON
said subjects contrary to or in con-
fiict with the provisions OF this
amendment be and the same are
hereby repealed.
SCHEDULE.
1. No part Of this amendment to
the Constitution shall 90 into effect
until January 1, 1914, except that
the provisions of sections one, two.
Ave, six and seven Of Article III, -
to special taxes shall 90 into effect
as soon q the General Assembly shall
pass laws carrying them into eject,
and the provisions of sections three
and four of said article shall 90 into
effect on January 1, 1913. provided
laws carrying them into effect shall
be passed on or before March /.
1919; provided further,< that laws
carrying them into effect may be en-
acted 1t any later date.
2. On and after January /, 1914,
the ONCE Of the State Board OF APP
praisers and the ONCE Of State Board
Of Equalization shall be abolished.
but the present incumbents shall hold
their omces 1T the present rate OF
compensation until their present
terms shall expire and they shall aid
the tax commission in putting the sys-
tenn 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 ros0urc-
es from the soil, shalr be superseded
by this amendment % to the sever
ance of minerals, oil and gas, and
shall be levied only on the severance
of forest products.
4. When this amendment goes
into effect on January 1, 1914, the
special State taxes levied for good
roads and for Confederate Veterane
A now established, or that may
be established, by the amend
ment to be submitted to the people
1t the time this amendment 10 sub
mitted, shall cease, and the General
Assembly shall make provision out Of
the general fund for the benefit Of
each of these special funds ~ here
inabove provided.
5. All State taxes and licenses UNI
collected on January 4 1914. for
1913 and previous years, shall be col
lccted and accounted for. under ex.
listing laws. by the sherihs In the
and the state Tax Collector
in New Orleans, but all such collec-
lions must be completed BY June 80,
1915, up to which date the State
Tax Collector Of New Orleans shall
remain in ONCE. He shsll also col
lect all State licenses levied in the
parish Of Orleans until said date and
the General Assembly shall provide
for o reduction Of his clerical force
to tahe place ON June 80. 1914.
After June 80, 1915, any State IL
censes and taxes then remAinfh9 un-
paid. shall be collected BY the State
Treasurer. The General Assemble
shall by appropriate legislation Pre-.
vide compensation on IN equitable
basis to the tax collectors and a.
SCISSORS Of the several parishes for
the sums they may lose after Janu-
airy 1, 1914, to the date Of the ex-
piration Of their terms OF ONCE in
commissions on the Stats taxes that
would have accrued ON the sources Of