The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-26
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Article X
l. All State taxes and licenses excep
as hereinafter provided shall be collected
i py the State Treasurer. The General AS
s sem shall provide such additional cleri.
cal force in the Treasurer's office as ma.
pc necessary to ena BILE him to perform
| Inc duties herein prescribed.
Inc General Assembly shall have
tils power 70 provide for special Revenue
/ to assist the Treasurer in collecting al
! licenses, and taxes, and to assist the TaS
! commission in gathering information fol
ewing assessments, and shall fix the
compensation and duties of such agents
| Article XII.
! All articles and parts of articles OF
| the Constitution of 1898 on the subject OF
assessment and taxation, and all amend
inents thereto on said subjects contrary
70 or IN conflict with the provisions Of this
pa1nendment be and the same are hereby
repealed.
SCHEDULE
u. NO part of this amendment to the
Constitution shall go into effect until
January lst, 1914, except that the pro-
seven of Article III, as to special taxes.
shail go into effect as soon as the Cen
eral Assembly shall pass laws CARRYING
.nem into effect. and the provisions Of
sectlons three and four of said Article
shall go into effect on January LIST, 1918,
provided laws carrying them into effe~z
snall pc passed On or before March i,
1919; provided further, that laws carrying
them into effect may be enacted ct any
later date.
2 On and after January LIST, 1914 the
office of the State Board OF Appraisers
and the office of State Board of Equali-
zation shall be abolished. but the present
lncumbents shall hold their offices at tho
present rate of compensation until their
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soil, shall be superseded by this amend
nent as to the severance of minerals, oil
and gas, and shall be levied only on tho
severance of forest products.
f. When this amendment goes into eff
feet on January l, 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
to be submitted to the people at the same
time this amendment is submitted shall
cease and the General Assembly shall
make mai provision out Of the General Fund
for the benefit Of each Of these special
funds as hereinabove provided.
B. All State taxes and licenses uncol-
iected on January l. 1914, for 1913 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 e collections must be completed by
Tax Collector Of New Orleans shall re-
main [Il IN office. He shall also collect all
state licenses levied in the Parish Of
New Orleans until said date and the Cen
7 Ion Of his clerical force to take place on
June 80, 1914. After June 80, 1915, any
state licenses and taxes then remaining
unpaid, shall be collected by the State
~ appropriate legislation provide com
oensation on an equitable basis to the
ak collectors and assessors OF the sew
sral parishes for the sums they may lose
he expiration Of their terms Of office in
commissions on the State taxes thai
would have accrued ON the sources OF |
.eyenue segregated to the State, pro-
obligation M reimburse them in any
,reater ans#ant than viii guarantee to |
hem a suy#Aqual to the total Of the COM
nis aad9 Their office foS the years 1911
lighsst amount and the General Assem- I
y shall at Its regular session In 1914 ana /
516 make an estimate OF the probable /
mount needed for such purpose and |
make appropriation to cover the same;
anl at the. biennial sessions of as ana
s18 it#shail max ID further appFoprfafion L
Q cover any deficiency. ssTs=s5
. y The amendments 70 the Constitf1- I
Ion submitted to the people at the same
Inc that this amendment Is submitted /
ropos1ng to exempt from taxation the +
bjeets therein specially set forth. IL /
aao9d ns5 he asftsa o By s tsf PFG
mendnent lie construed as affecting any
roperty noXa exempt from taxation UNI
er the coNstitution Of 1893 and its
z. The Public Debt Amendment, sub
lifted to the people at the same time
ais amendment Is submitted, If adopted
hall be superseded by this amendment inj
aspect to the mode Of providing the pub
G debt fund guaranteed by such amend
lent. a ii
Prior to January /, 1914, the General
ss :,es1 by shall pass proper statutes to
re Governor shall call an extra session
that body for that purpose as soon as
onvenient after this amendment Isl
dopted.
Section 2. Be it further resolved. etc.
hat there shall be printed on the ball
It's to be used at said election the
ords--
on reorganizing and remodeling the
tate's system of assessment and taxa
on;
And the words
= Against the amendment to the Con-
tuition recognizing and remodeling the
:ate's systera Of assessment and taxa.
on
And each voter shall indicate on his
lllot, as provided by the general cleo
On laws Of the State, whether he votes
r or against said amendment
L. e. THOMAS,
,eaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS C. BARRETT,
eutenant Governor and President Of tho
Senate.
pproved: August Gath, 1919.
T.. e. HALL
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State. r
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