The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-01
ACT No IL.

,, pr, No By Mr. Roberts.
Jo,nt resolution submitting to the PEG.
Ma NJ Jouisiana an amendment 10 the
Constitution recognizing ana reuio.eilns
tho States system of assessment ana TAX
alton. ..a Cav
.ai Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana.
two-thirde Of all the members eiecteo
~ Zach House concurring, That the foi-
io,,ino amendment to the Constitution OF
Tho State Of Louisiana be and the same
| is hereby submitted TO the qualined elec1
| tors OF the State at the SongrpssioI,ta IL
eIac.,on TO be held on the first TUESDAY
erer the first Monday in the month OF
November in the year 1912, to-Wit:
Article l.
| / The taxing power shall be eyer
c,sed by the State and by Its suoolVls-
ions FOR public purposes only,
| 2. The taxing power snat never ne
surrendered. suspended, given, c"nmu-
ted or contracted away; but Where par,
l,shes or municipal corporations shal'
grant exemptions from parish or mum
cinal taxes for period not to exceed Ten
years from date Of completion 10 en-
courage the establishment OF industrla
enterprises, or similar exemption 10 M =.
migrants OF the value added ny them u
vacant property owned and occupied as
homestead such exemptions shall not ~
, Withdrawn either as to enterprises es
. tahlished or substantially begun IN GOO
, faith, or to immigrants who nave actu
: ally acquired and improved or IN soo'
faith begun to improve their homesteans
since the granting OF the exemption tn
Coneral Assembly on behalf OF the state
and the governing authorities OF all sue
ai1T,eions of the state on behalf or sue!
6 snhdiyIsfon, may defer for not more ina
G three wears the collection OF taxes In 10
r calitjes subjected to overflow or othee
public calamity.
The General Assembly shall hav
mower to classify all property for taxa
lion and to adopt different rules an
rates for different classes, bur such rus
and rates shall be equal and uniform 0
all subjects OF the same class throuehot
the territorial limits Of the authorlt
llevying the tax. All such CLASSIFICATION
shall be based on the CHARACTERISTICS
tbe property itself or It's use and neV'
ON persons or ownership.
ga Fxcept In case Of foreign invaslo
or domestic revolution, the General Al
semblv shall not have power 10 lev
CIV cd yalorem property tax In excess
r. go go nor cent: but the General Assemb
le sboI, not exceed the rate Of two and on
At bn'y nor cent except by q vote OF wv
Id thirds of all the members elected 10 ea'
~ mousse '''e' e'-' Article u.
mi THE sources of State and local re
ty hereinafter specified, or as may be her
1g atter permitted by a vote OF two thir
NJ a. 81, The members elected to each Hon.
On ~ The General Assembly each taxi
sh ortbnritv shall be restricted In taXati
d. to it's own sources of revenue as mere
I'M aS9'e Until otherwise provided by v.
IT. If ,wo-thirds OF all the members eiec'
an " .sch House Of the General Assemo
in me following shall be the sources
az '' 1st' The special taxes hereinafter p'
rd wa snd All corporations, private persc
m and l,nincorrorated associations that
'd anu arate anv railroad falling under the 1ur
aIs s,ct,on Of the Railroad Commission
al ql nrieiana; street railroad; combir
,.d .trast railroad and electric nght a
on n nower business heating or refriserat
,tx piant mot inclusive OF cold stor5
III" p nsnther wireless or otherwise; expr
.r ,,ns dining car, sleeping car, oil car,
IN III Yr;oerating car, OF cars for any other p
as , noss operating upon railroads In