The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-12

! mens submitted TO the people at the saus&
! time this amendment is submitted IL
adopted.
Article H.
l.. 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-
be necessary to enable him to perform
! the duties herein prescribed.
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
| licenses, and taxes, and to assist the Tax
Commission in gathering information for
! leYy1ng assessments, and shall fix the
compensation and duties of such agents.
| Article XXI.
l. 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 conflict with the provisions of this
amendment be and the same are hereby
repealed. -
1. No part of this amendment to the
Constitution shall go into effect until
visions OF sections one, two, five, six and
seven of Article LII, as to special taxes,
shall go into effect as soon as the Cen
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 1st, 1919,
provided laws carrying them into effect
shall be passed on or before March /,
1913; provided further, that laws carrying
them into effect may be enacted at any
later date.
e. On and after January list, 1914, tho
office of the State Board Of Appraisers
1 a nd fhn cf3 Of GtHf cr1 of Nr7,1a IL
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
laid 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.
g. The license tax authorized by the
present Constitution to be levied on 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 shall be superseded by this amend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.
A. When this amendment goes into eff
/ feet on January /, 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 thf SamS
time this amendment is submittef shall
cease and the General Assemble shall
make provision out of the General Fund
! for the benefit of each OF these special
funds as hereinaboye provided.
5. All State taxes and licenses unco1-
lected on January 1, 1914, for 1913 and
previous years, shall be collected and &C
counted for, under existing laws, by the
Sheriffs In the parishes and the State
Tax Collector in New Orleans. but all
such collections must be completed BY
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 Gem
ton of his clerical force to take place on
June 30, 1914. After June 80, 1915, any
State licenses and taxes then remaining
unpaid shall be collected by the State
/ by appropriate legislation provide COM
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
commissions on the State taxes tha4
revenue segregated to the State. pro-
/ vided that the State shall be under no
obligation to reimburse them In any
greater amount than will guarantee to
missions OF their Office foy the years 1911
| or 1912, taking the year which shows the
| highest amount, and the General Assem-
i bly, shall at its regular session In 1914 and
amount needed for such purpose, and
make appropriation to cover the same
and at the biennial sessions o. 1915 and
/ 1913 1t shall make a further appropriation
to cover any deficiency.
s. The amendments to the Constitu-
Itfon submitted to the people at the sane
proposing to exempt from taxation the
objects therein specially set forth, II
adopted, shall not be affected by the pros
visions of this amendment; nor shall this
f,N1 =
property now exempt from taxation un-
der the Constitution Of 1898 and it's
amendments
1 I. The Public Debt Amendment, sub
mitted to the people at the same time
this amendment is submitted, If adopted,
shall be superseded by this amendment in,
respect to the mode of providing the pub
lie debt fund guaranteed by such amend,
ment.
Prior to January 1, 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 is
adopted.
That there shall be printed on the ball;
lots to be used at said election the
words
.tFor the amendment to the Constitu-
ltion recognizing and remodelng the
States system of assessment and taxa
ton;
] And the words
Against the amendment to the Con-
stitution recognizing and remodeling the
States system of assessment and taxa
ton
And each voter shall indicate m his
ballot as provided by the genera Ee1ec-
ton laws of the State, whether h votes
i for or against said amendment.
/ l.. e. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
/ THOMAS. C.. BARRETT,
| Lieutenant Governor and President of this
Senate.
| Approved: August 24th, 1912.
/ L. e. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
i A true copy:
/ ALVIN e. HERERT,
i, Secretary of State.