The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-30

ment submitted to the people at me sa'I 10
time this amendment Is supiiii''0"
adopted.
All State taxes and licenses except
az hereinafter provided shall be collecteu
nv the State Treasurer. The GeneTai A
sembly shall provide such addltionai cleii
cal force in the Treasurers office as MAY
he necessary to enable MN 10 pelio'iN
the duties herein prescribed. ,,.o
2. The General Assembly sha,l i.an %
the mower to provide for special heVehu .
Agapts NOT TO exceed three In nuInpei,
70 assist the Treasurer in collecting az
licenses. and taxes, and TO assist tiie 80
Commission in gathering Information ~. ~
leyying assessments, ana shali ia ~.
comnensation and duties Of such agents.
Article XII.
|. All articles and parts OF artlcles %
the Constitution OF 1888 on the SupJeo. a
assessment and taxation, and all aliiellu
ments thereto on said subjects con!iaiy
70 or in conflict with the provisions OF ms
amendment be and the same are herep!
repealed. o1r
I No part of this amendment to the me
Constitution shall go into effect untli
January 1st, 1914, except that the pro,
visions of sections one, two, five, SIX ana
seven of Article III, as to special taxes,
shall go into effect as soon as the zen
eraI 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 LIST, 1913.
provided laws carrying them INTO eHect
shall be passed on or before March y,
1913: provided further. that laws carrying
them into effect may be enacted at any
later date.
9, On and after January LIST, 1914, the
office OF the State Board of Appraisers
and the office of State Board of Equal
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 shtil
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 lax
Commission and the General Assembly
may prescribe.
3. 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 shall be superseded by this amend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 or minerals, OH
and gas, and shall be levied only on the
severance of forest products
4. When this amendment goes into et-
feet on January !, 1914, the special state
taxes levied for good roads and for Con-
feQeraIo veterans DIS IuN GotdpiloHCu "a
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.
& All State taxes and licenses uncol-
lected on January /, 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. but all
such collections must be completed by
| June 30, 1916, up to which date the State
Tax Collector of New Orleans shall re- re-,
main In office. He shall also collect all
State licenses levied In the Parish OF
New Orleans until said date and the Cen
eral Assembly shall provide for reduc-
ton of his clerical force to take place on
June 30. 1914. After June 30, 1915, any
State licenses and taxes then remaining
unpaid shall be collected by the State
Treasurer. The General Assembly shall
by appropriate legislation provide COM
pensation 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
would have accrued on the sources OF
revenue segregated to the State, pro-
vi6ed that the State shall be under no
obligation to reimburse them In any
greater amount than will guarantee to
them sum equal to the total of the COM
missions of their Office for the years 1911
or 1912, taking the year which shows the
highest amount, and the General Assem-
bly, shall at its regular session in 1914 and
1916 make an estimate Of the probable
amount needed for such purpose, and
make appropriation to cover the same,
and at the biennial sessions of 1916 and
1918 1t shall make a further appropriation
to cover any deficiency.
6. The amendments to the Constitu-
ton submitted to the people at the same
time that this amendment Is submitted
proposing to exempt from taxation the
objects therein specially set forth, il
adopted, shall not be affected by the pro-
visions of this amendment: nor shall this
amendment be construed as affecting any
property now EXEMPT from taxation un-
der the Constitution of 1898 and its
amendments
T. 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 /, 1914. the Genera
Assembly shall pass proper statutes t
carry tnlS amendment INTO operation; anC
the Governor shall call an extra session
of that body for that purpose as soon a.
convenient after this amendment i.
adopted.
Section Q. Be 1t further resolved, ETC..
r That there shall be printed on the bal
lots to be used at said election tn,
words
I For the amendment to the Constitu
ton recognizing and remodeling tn,
States system of assessment and taxa
! ton;
And the words
r Against the amendment to the Con
r stitution recognizing and remodeling tn
States system of assessment and taxa
i ton"
And each voter shall indicate on hi
ballot, as provided by the general cleo
5 ton laws of the State, whether he vote
h for or against said amendment.
h l.. e. THOMAS,
0 Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
e THOMAS C. BARRET,
: Lieutenant Governor and President of tn
Senate.
: Approved: August oath, 1912.
: l.. f. HALL,
Il Governor Of the State Of Louisiana,
v A true copy:
e ALVIN E. HEBERT,
- Secretary ~ 70