The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-19


date of completion certain new canals
purposes to be completed within tive
years with q capital of not less than
Against the amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the State Of Louisiana exempt
ing from taxation. for ten (lo) years
from the date Of completion certain
and power purposes to be completed
within five (5) years with capital
of not less than five million dollars.
yjded in the general election laws OF
the State whether he votes for or
against the proposed amendment
THOMAS G; BA IsRI;dsn4
of the Senate.
L. E. THOMAS.
Speaker OF the House Of Represen-
tatives.
Approved: August gath. 1912
T.. e, HALL.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN r. HEBERT
mSecretary Of State.
%
ACT NO. L.
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State
the legal reserve Of life insurance COM
State e>NN1.e1
Section i. BE it resolved by the Il,
isaaa two.thjrds q al the members 4ssf
the following amendment to the Con-
the Qualified electors Of the State for
their adoption Or rejection at the con-
t the month naraaa of November, 1s1s as fol-
lows: y, -.
There snail pc exelnpI '.ea a., a.
at1on the iesaI Isse5se y - IL re
e eS!s state. ofszl'1ea 80 80. . !.
| Section 2. Be 1t firther resolved;
etc, mat the oIIlclai pailo. ~ " -
thereon the words fo ,t,. me Pro % - :
amendment to the CONSUMPTION o. tli ny
1 State OF Louisiana eSempllhg l IsnI al
taxafion the eEa 81 under
laws Of this State, ana the Wor q .
Against the proposed amendmenl 70 tue
Constitution Of the state Of Louisiana
i ganized under the laws Of this State,
And each slectoT snaI lnatfane 6 y
vided BY the genera eiee. ata ia anr or o.
against the proposed amendment
THOMAS e. BARR FL,
Lieutenant Governor and President
Il 5
L. g. THOMAS.
/ Speaker of the House Of Represen-
tatives.
i Approved: August 24th, 1917.
!. q. g. HALL,
i Governor Of the State of Louisiana
i true copy:
i ALVIN r. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.
/ ser NJ, 40
8 pn, ~ ~ 'so Rv Mr. Roberts
HOUSE blll No =. s,,rr,,+ti,,, 70 the neo
n,s soi nf I TeT lana an amendment to tn,
Ple y. zoo izs,,o M ra,,nodefns
~ assassmant and fay
me SYSTEM -
a1 sact,on i. BE IT resolved by the Gen
.secsio.l , Il p tra stata ~ louisiana
era Assenaply Vi ~, lhg e,,,hers asacta.
tWo-e ah II, ol nnncnrr;na That the fol
sacii moa5n eot - the r.onstit,lfinn q
the o.a.e s VI ~ the n,,a1sfied eTec
Is herepy sunt LIZ ~ the rnngrass;ona
sors " t.ie he haid ON the first Tnesda,
e efter The = first Monday in the month 8
!, i|oveiiioei' - "a nr4ieJa D
Tha tax,ng nower shall he exer
l. nc +,, 60 rts4a and hy fta sI,hd;sis
cisco py LIZ oeT a,,r,asas INV -
ions Tor or, pup,G purposes poses only als,
,rro,daraa DSns8an5a6 siven conou11
pa az cnntracted AWAY. b,1t where mar
, ;stoas - ~ m,,nicinal COMBINATIONS sha
, rant exemnfinns from parish. or mum
ssirai +eNes fnI : narind not "a exceed re-
! YEARS from date Of completion to en-
sa go We as+o hlfsbnaant ~ ind,,str,.
: ertararssas or a ci,,oilar avarnntinn 70 i'm
: nipranfs of fhes value added by them
: v va propertv owned and Occupied as
: homestead. s1,ch exemptions shah not
? w;thdrawn either as to enterprises es
e tahlished ar SUBSTANTIALLY begun in goo
4 faith. or to irnmigrants who have ,actu
: ally acquired and Improved or In goo
: faith has11n "a, Improve their homestead
: since the granting Of the EXEMPTION. III
II General Assembly on behalf OF the stat.
: and fhe governing authorities Of ali sui
i divisions of the state or behalf Of sue
a s,,hdivisfoy, NAV defer for not more tina
S three years the collection Of taxes in Ic
r caIitfes SUBJECTED to overflow Nor othe
: public calamity.
"a. The General Assembly shall hay
power to classify all property for taxa
ton, and to adopt different rules an
rates for different classes but such rule
and rates shall be equal and uniform Q
all subjects of the same class throughol
= the territorial limits Of the authorit
levying the tax. All such classification
shall be based on the characteristics I
8 the property itself or It's USE and neyt
on persons or ownership.
a. Except In case of foreign invasfo