Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-13

the school board certines that smaller
levy will meet the needs OF the schools
Is reserved to the State. except products
OF mines. Of stone Quarries, OF sand,
gravel or shell pits. ana OF oil or gas
NAV not be specially exempted from such
taxation. shall continue to be subject to
special taxes now In force. and shall be
posed BY local special districts and po-
litical subdivisions in the future In ac-
cordance with law; provided that no par
ish or Incorporated municipality shan
levy a special tax for the support of any
purpose which II Is obligated to take care
of out of its ordinary alimony. until IL
shall have first exhausted its ordinary
least fifty per cent Of the market value
Of the property subject TO It's taxing an
thority.
tributions shall continue to be levied
within each district on the sources OF
State revenue situated In each levee dis
tons shah be collected BY the sheriff Of
each parish. under existing law, and In
New Orleans by the State tax collectors
until June 80, 1916, and thereafter by the
collecting officer OF the City OF New Or
rs. The taxes mentioned in the fore
going sections 8. IL and ~, as to property
on the assessment made by the State
Tax Commission for State purposes,
equalized annually by said Tax Commits
the basis Of assessment therein locally
established.
- All revenues received by the State
ffom all sources shall 60 into fund
called the General Fund. and the Gem
X bal Assembly shall apportion said fund
ISffnong all the public purposes for which
taxation is levied. srtting aside. however.
For the General Public School Fund
not less than one-fifth Of the gross rev.
enues Of the State from all sources pro-
yided that such apporti2nment snAh never
Thousand Dollars 81, 0so. 100000.
| b. For the General Engineer Fund. not
less than -Four Hundred Thousand Dol
G. For Confederate Pensions. not less
than the amount provided or to be pro-
vided by the Constitution.
| ID. For the Good Roads Fund, not less
than One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dol
| lars (t150. 000.00l. plus the whole pro-
ceeds of the States moiety OF the special
automobile, taxicab and auto-driven ve-
E. For the Public Debt Fund not less
/ than Five Hundred Twenty-Five Thou
sand Dollars 0525. 00000l or not less than
| Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars
| $3.50. 600 00). IL the Public Debt amend
ment submitted to the people at the same
time this amendment IL submitted -
adopted.
/. 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-
cal force in the Treasurer's ONCE as may
be necessary to enable him to perform
the duties herein prescribed.
q The General Assembly shall have
the power to provide for special Esvsnue
to assist the Treasurer In collecting All
licenses. and taxes. and to assist the Tax
Commission In gathering information LOT
levying assessments, and shali NIX tne
compensation and duties Of such agents
Article xI.
1. All articles and parts OF articles OF
Z the Constitution OF 1898 or the subject OF
assessment and taxation, and all amend
ments thereto on said subjects contrary
} to or In conflict with the provisions OF TINS
, '' SCHEDULE.
l. No part OF this amendment to the
. Constitution shall go into effect until
: January list. 1914, except that the pro
: seven OF Article III, as to special taxes
shall go into effect as soon as the Cen
eral Assembly shall pass laws carrying
d sections three and four Of said Article
h shall go into effect on January LIST, 1913.
. provided laws carrying them into enecs
/, 1918: provided further, that laws carrying
d them into effect may be enacted at any
q later date.
office Of the State Board Of Appraiser,
: and the once Of State Board Of Equal.
n zation shall be abolished. but the present
n incumbents shall hold their ofiices At tbs
IL present rate OF compensation until tnel
II present terms shall expire. and they shat
! aid the Tax Commission In putting IN,
r. system provided for in this amendmen
4 into operation. and in that connectiot
" they shall perform such duties as the Ia,
Ie Commission and the General Assemon
!, may prescribe.
y ;. The license tax authorised py IN
= present Constitution to be levied on "
n severance Of natural resources from IN
10 SOIL shall be superseded By this amend
"a ment as to the severance Of minerals, o.
p and gas, and shall be levied only on IN
- severance Of forest products
l. 4. When this amendment goes INFO 81
n feet on January 1, 1914. the special StAt
e Tolerate VeteTs1s as now established o
,s as may be established by the nmendmen
az TO be submitted TO the people az the sam
III time this amendment Il submitted sna a
Nv make provision out of the General FUN
~ for the benefit of each Of these speeds
e. funds as hereinabove provided
~ lected on January 1, 1914, for 1913 an
20 previous years shall be collected and &c
All counted for, under existing laws, BY IN
~ Sherfffs In the parishes, and the stat
~ Tax Collector in New Orleans. but a
he such collections must be completed ?
"a June so, 1915 up TO which date the stat
- Tax Collector OF New Orleans shall re
n main in ONCE. He shall also collect q
n State licenses levied in the Parish {
10 New Orleans until said date and the Ger
81, ar eral Assembly shall provide for a redut
ton of his clerical force 10 take place 2
an June 80, 1914 After June 80, 1915, An
IN State licenses and taxes then remeinin
II unpaid. shall be collected by the Sta'
n Treasurer Ths General Assembly shn
I'M by appropriate legislation provide con
-" pensation on an equitable basis to Il
m tax collectors and assessors OF the SCI
~ eral parishes for the sums they may lo'
~ after January FIRST, 1914, to the date
re the expiration Of their terms Of once
M commissions on the State taxes tn
cn revenue segregated to the State, pr
re vided that the State shall be under !
- obligation TO reimburse them In ~
'ha greater amount than WIN guarantee
- them a sum equal 70 the total OF the cor
- missions OF their office for the years -
~. highest amount. and the General Asser
"a bly, shall at its regular session in loi! a.
So 1915 make an estimate Of the probah
~ amount needed for such purpose, al
80 make appropriation to cover the sam
~, and at the biennial sessions Of 1915 a.
~ 1sfs II shall make further appropriate
az g. The amendments TO the Constit
~ ton submitted TO the people at the sar
~. ..e time that this amendment IL submitte
" proposing to exempt from TAXATION
al a., objects therein specially set forth.
Nv adopted. shall not be affected by ire %
Ia la Amendment be construed as affecting a
!, OF OF property now exempt from taxation q
- der the Constitution OF 1sss ana
~, amendments.