The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-05
ACE no. ..

Senate Bill No. g. BY Mr.. Barrow.
Joint resolution submitting to the
people of Louisiana an amendment 10
the Constitution providing for re1eren-
dunn TO the people of each parish TO
determine whether cities and incorpor-
ated towns and villages or any one or
more of them shall be free from taxes
and licenses levied by parochial author
| tiles for parochial purposes, SUBJECT 70
the obligation to make certain contr1-
| buttons to the parishes. -
Section l. Be 1t resolved by the
General Assembly of the state OF LOU
| elected to each house concurring, That
| the following amendment to the Con-
| stitution of the state of Louisiana pc
and the same Is hereby sppm,tteo %
| the congressional election to be held
| on the first Tuesday after the firsl
| Monday in the month of November OF
the year 1912. to-wits u 49,,
shall have the right to submit ana
upon the petition of one-fourth OF the
qualified electors therein snail supml'
to the qualified electors OF said parish,
for that purpose after thirty days puo-
lished notice. the question or whetnei
or not all or any one or more OF tnt
cities. incorporated towns ana ss'ia d,,n.
less already exempt) shall he free anc
exempt from all taxes and licenses rev
led by parochial authority for parocnia
purposes. provided that whenever SUI.
porated town and village SO exemptee
shall contribute to the parochiai author
tiles its fair proportion of all parocnia
burdens. debts and expenses com htvs.a a.
between the Police Jury and the mu
nicipai authorities. and in case OF dis
! agreement such superintendent 70 o.
| made by the State Tax Commission.
Section 2. Be it further resolved
! etc. That there shall be printed on tn
: ballots to be used at the SAID eiecti4'
, the words. For the amendment 70 IN
Constitution establishing "a referendun
to the people of each parish to deter
: mine whether or not cities AMI lncor
porated towns and villages shall pc Re 3,
/ leased from parochial taxation ana =,
: censes. subject to the condition OF con
= tributing to parish expenses. ana IN
: words. Against the amendment to tn
Constitution establishing referenduI
: to the peoule of each parish 70 aeteI
mine whether or not cities ana lncol
, poratei towns and villages shall be re
leased from parochial taxation and y
e censes subject to the CONDITION OF cor
: tributinR to parish expenses. ana eac
r elector shall indicate on his hallot
: provided by the general election law
v | 81 The State. whether he votes for o
: against the said amenes1ent.
r THOMAS G. BARREr.
: Lieutenant Governor and President
3 L. z. THOMAS.
: Speaker of the House Of Represen-
: Approved: August 24th. 1912,
L. r. HALL.
< Governor of the st,te of Louisiana
i a ALVIN r. HEBERT.
: Secretary Of State
!; ACT no. 10.
Senate Bill No. T. BY Mr.. snare
Joint resolution submitting to tr
!. people of the state OF LOUISIANA;
1 the congressional election TO De ne,
in November. 1912. an amendment
/. the CONSTITUTION of the state exemptin
> from taxation for ten t1o) wears ITO
| the date of completion the capri,
| stock. franchises. and certain prnperI
l. Of al corroratiors constructing. oWhiH
and operating within the State con
hired systern Of irrigation. navigat'o
and hyfro-elect-ic p.wer. using fres
v-ater streams arI water sheds provi'
ed that each system be ccmpletad an
/. ~ one-at,on y'thin five f5) yeors fro
+ January 1st. 1918. AMI providing ~
e thor that not Lass than five rilhe
y dollars shall have been expended
4 the construction of each svFts.n.
Whereas the State of Louisiana M
+ largo arecs comprising millions OF acr'
& Of land that can be Retainer ar
4 h~ought into cultivation by irrigatfo
/ whereby la-se Auditors will be mar
n n t,,e ,nopuint'on AMI the assessed va
: ne Of the state: and