The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-11-02

ment submitted to the people at the SAM
adopted.
Article X.
| l. All State taxes and licenses except
as hereinafter provided snail be collected
| oy the state Treasurer The General As
sembly shall provide such additional cieri-
| cal force in the Treasurer's Office as may
be necessary TO enable him to perform
the duties herein prescribed.
2 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, ana to assist the Tax
Commission in gathering informatio for
levying assessments, and shall fix the
compensation and duties Of such agents.
Article XII.
j. 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 l.. conc:-t with the provisions OF this
amendment be and the same are hereby
repealed
SCHEDULE.
I. No part OF this amendment to the
Constitution shall go into effect until
January LIST, 1914, except that the pro-
visions OF sections one. two, five, six and
seven of Article III, as to special taxes.
eral Assembly shall pass laws carrying
them into effect. and the provisions of
sections three and four of said Article
shall 60 into effect on January LIST, 1913,
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.
office of the State Board of Appraisers
and the Office of State Board of EquaIi-
zation shall be abolished, but the present
incumbents shall hold their Offices at the
present terms shall expire, and they shall
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 Tax
Commission and the General Assembly
may prescribe,
8. 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 shall be superseded by this amend-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 of minerals, oil
and gas, and shall be levied only on the
severance of forest products.
T. When this amendment goes into cf-
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
10 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 svecial
funds as hereinabove provided.
5. All State taxes and licenses uncol-
iected on January l. 1914. for 1913 and
previous years. shall be collected and sc-
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, 1915, up to which date the State
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 Cen
eral Assembly shall provide for reduc-
ton OF his clerical force to take place on
June 30. 1918. After June 80, 1916 any
State licenses and taxes then remaining
unpaid, shall be collected by the State
Treasurer. The General Assembly shall
by appropriate legislation provide corn
rensation on an equitable basis to the
tax collectors and assessors of the sew
e-al psrishes for the sums thew may lose
after January first. 1914. to the date Of
the expiration of their terms of Office in
COMMISSIONS on the State taxes that
would have accrued on the sources OF
revenue segregated to the State. Pro-
rtced that the State shall he under no
to reimburse them in any
greater amount than VIII guarantee to
them sum equal to the total Of the COM
missions of their Office for the wears 1911
~ 1912. taking the year which shows the |
highest amount. and the General Assem-
biy shall at its regular session in 1914 and |
lais make an estimate Of the probable |
amount needed for such purpose. and |
make APPROPRIATION to cover the sara:
md at the biennial sessions Of 1916 and |
1918 It shall make further appropriation |
to cover any deficiency.
6. The amendments to tire Cpnstitu- |
ion submitted to the people at the sar,e |
time that this amendment Is submitted. |
promising to exem-t from taxation the |
,hjects therein specially set forth. IL |
adopted. shall not be affected by the pro- |
visions Of this amendment: nor shall this |
be construed as affecting any |
property now EXEMPT from taxation un- |
der the Constitution OF 1898 and its /
Z. The PSbIic Debt Amendment. sub
uitted to the people at the same time |
his amendment Is submitted. II adopted, |
aspect to the mode Of providing the pub
ic ceot fund guaranteed by such amend |
nent.
Prior to January I. 1914. the General
AIRY this amendment into operation; and |
he Governor shall call an extra session |
Il that body for that purpose as soon as
after this amendment is
Section 9. Be It further resolved. etc.
That there shall be printed on the bal
OTIS to be used at said election the
words
For the amendment to the Constitu-
ion reorganizing and remodeiing tho
states system OF assessment and taxa
lon;
And the words
Against the amendment to the Con-
.itution reorganizing and remodeling the
'tate's system of assessment and taxa
icn.'
And each voter shall indicate on his
allot. as provided by the general cleo
ion laws of the State, whether he votes
or or against said amendment
L. E THOMAS.
reaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS c. BARRETT
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
approved: August Gath. 1912.
l. f. HALL.
Governor of the State of louisiana
true copy:
ALVIN e. IIERERT
Secretary If State