The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-05

the words: For the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of the state OF
money in hand or on deposit and the
words Against the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana exempting from taNation. AZ az
elector shall indicate as PROVIDED Dy
the general election laws Of the State,
| whether he votes for or against the pro-
posed amendment
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
- L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
Approved: August z24th, 1917 : ua1I,
Governor Of the state Of Louisiana
ALVIN i. HERERT.
Secretary&of State.
Senate Bill No. S. BY Mr. Well.
| Joint resolution proposing an amend.
| ment to the Constitution Of the State OF
| Louisiana, relative to authorizing par
| ishes and municipalities by referen-
] dunn to their respective qualified cleo
| tors to exempt from taxation an amount
not to exceed 100000 to be deducted
from the value OF dwellings exclusively
Dental purposes only, and to withdraw
such exemption by a similar referen-
| dunn.
Section I. Be 1T resolved by the
isiana, two-t thirds of the members elect
ed to each house concurring, That the
following amendment to the Constftu-
ton Of 1898 be submitted to the quail
adoption or rejection at the congress
sionaI election to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in the
month OF November, 1912, as follows:
- .Sr-t, 1,~ ia ranlt
| through it's Police Jury or governing
authority shall have the right to-, and
upon the petition Of one-fourth or the
| qualified electors residing within its
flied electors in said parish or munic,
ipality, at an election to be called and
held for that purpose, after thirty days
published notice, the question as TO
from taxation an amount not to exceed
100000 to be deducted from the value
of all buildings exclusively occupied by
! bona fide owners for residential puf-
poses only; provided that any exemption
may be Withdrawn in the same manner
| in which it may be granted.
No such exemption, voted by q par
4 ish, shall operate to grant any tax
within municipality the right to de-
duct the exempted amount from the
Improvement value Of his property in
respect TO municipal taxation
u
i That there shall be printed on the bal
lots to be used at the said election the
words: For the proposed amendment
authorizing exemption Of homes = 9f e =
4 the proposed amendment authorizing
exemption of homes from taxation
| and each elector shall indicate as pro
vided in the general election laws OF the
State whether he votes for or against
the proposed amendment
THOMAS c. BARRET,
4 Lieutenant Governor and President
. 'he SEM 9 I. E. THOMAS,
Speaker Of the House OF Represen-
Approved: August 24th, 1912
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
i ALVIN E. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.
AGT no. 9.
Senate Bill No. s. BY Mr.. Barrow
Joint resolution submitting TO tn
people of Louisiana an amendment san ,efar 9
dunn to the people Of each parish =
a determine whether cities and incorpor
ated towns and villages or any one @
more Of them shall be free from laxe e
fties for parechia Isss,trposes, subject. j. =
{; the obligation to make certain contri
buttons to the parishes. 81
i Section i. Be 1t resolved by tn
II General Assembly Of the State of Lou
isiana two-thirds OF all the member
elected to each house concurrfng, ina
the following amendment to the Con
, stitution of the State of Louisiana b
and the same is hereby submitted t
!. the qualified electors Of the State
the Congressional election to be he'll
| on the first Tuesday after the frs
Monday In the month Of November
the year 1912. to-Wit:
Every parish through It's Police Jur:
: shall have the right to submit ane
upon the petition Of one-fourfh OF IN
qualified electors therein snail submit
; to the qualified electors of said parish
: at an election TO be called and mel
i for that purpose after thirty days pub
| lished notice the question Of Whetne
{ or not ALI or any one or mere OF tn
i I cities. Incorporated towns and village
3 within the limits Of the parishes Gun
: less already exempt shall be free an
: exempt from all taxes and licenses lev
| led by parochial authority Tor paroch1s
purposes, provided that whenever sue
4 exemption is granted. each city. incol
t porated town and village SO exempte
/ Shall contribute to the parochial author
4 tiles its fair proportion Of all parochis
t burdens debts and expenses common I
4 both. Such proportion to be adjuste
n between the Police Jury and the. mt
nicipal authorities, and IN case OF di !
z made BY the State Tax Commission.
n Section 2. Be It further resolve.
d ETC. That there shall be printed on tn
: ballots to be used at the said electro
e the words For the amendment to tn
e Constitution establishing referendul
to the people Of each parish to dete1
r mine whether or not cities and 1nco'
Q porated towns and villages shall pc r
It leased from parochia1 taxation and |
r censes, subject to the condition OF COZ
e tributing to parish expenses" and nd = =
9 words Against the amendment TO %
d Constitution establishing referendul
y to the people. of eacn parish TO dete
!. mine whether or not cities and inco
:, porated towns and Villages shall be ., r !,
e leased from parocfial taxation and
e censes subject to the condition OF COZ
i tributing to parish expenses ana eae
n elector shall indicate on his ballot.
3 provided by the general election Law
y Of the State whether he votes Tor
+ against the said amendment
r THOMAS C. BARRET,
) lieutenant Governor and President
@ &c l.. E. THOMAS.
l. Speaker of the House of Represen-
/ Approved: August Gath, 1912:
t. L. f. HALL.
< Governor of the state of Louisiana
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