The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-12
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| ACT NO. 8.
Senate Bill No. 6. BY Mr.. Barrow.
/ Joint resolution submitting to the
! people of Louisiana an amendment to
1 fhe Constitution providing for referen-
dunn to the people of each parish 70
determine whether cities and incorpor-
| ated towns and villages or any one or
more of them shall be free from taxes
and licenses levied by parochial author
tiles for parochial purposes. subject TO
| the obligation to make certain contri-
buttons to the parishes
| Section l. Re ii resolved by the
| General Assembly of the State of Lou
!siana. two-thirds of all the members
elected to each hous- concurrins. Inat
the following amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana be
and the same is hereby submitted TO
the qualified electors of the State at
the congressional election to be held
on the first Tuesday after the first
| Monday in the month or november Oh
the year 1912. to-wit'
Every parish throu-sn it's Police Jury
shall have the right to submit and
qualified electors therein snail submit
to the qualified electors of said parish
at an election to be called and he'd
for that purpose after thirty days puo-
lished notice. the question OF whether
or not all or any. one or more OF the
cities, Incorporated towns and villages
within the limits of the parishes Gun,
less already exempt) shall be free ano
led by parochial authority for parochia
purposes. provided that whenever such
exemption is granted. each city fncor,
! porated town and village so exempted
shall contribute to the parochial author.
tiles its fair proportion of all parochia
!. burdens debts and expenses common Il
both Such proportion to be adjuStes
! between the Police Jury ana inc m s,a
7 niciral authorities. and in case of dis
/ agreement such apportionment to b'
made by the State Tax Commission.
! Section 2. Be 1t further resolved
etc. That there SHAH De Prlnteo on In
. the words, For the amendment to th'
; Constitution establishing O REFERENDUM
| to the people of each parish 10 deter
: mine whether or not cities ana moor
, porated towns and villages shall be re
I leased from parochial taxation and II
: censes. subject to the condftion OF con
= tributing to parish expenses ana IN
, words Against the amendment to tn
I Constitution establishing referendun
TO the people of each parish to deter
mine whether or not cities ana moor
porated towns and villages snaii pc re =,
; leased from parochtai taxation ana u
: censes. subject to the condition OF con
: tributing TO parish expenses. and eaci
r elector shall indicate on his ballot. q
Y 1 of the State. whether he votes for o
: against the said amendment
r THOMAS c. BARREf.
: Lieutenant Governor and President
> Oh '"e L. f. THOMAS.
: Speaker of the House of Represen-
: Approved: August 2tth. ls1S
< Governor of the StNte of Louisiana
j a ''ue '' ALVIN f. HEBERT.
Secretary of State
!, ACT no. 10.
I Senate Bilf No. Z. BY Mr.. shaffei
Joint resolution submitting to IN
= | reonle of the state cf Louisiana. 2
I tho congressional election tn he he'll
in November. 1912. an amendment Z
the Constitution of the State exepnptin
y from taxation for ten no) wears tror
the date of completion the capita
stock franchises. and certain propert
: Of oil CORPORATIONS constructing. ownin
and ooersting within the State a com
btnei system OF IRRIGATION. navigator
and hv1ro-electric p-wer. using Tres
water strear7s AMI weter She's Prov,
cd that each system be compieted an
!. IN operation within five f5l years fron
: .Jart,arv let 1913. ar1 providing fnr
9 thor that rot lass than five niilio
n dollars shall have been expended !
n the 1ore+ruction OF each system
Whereas. the State of Louisiana Ia
: large areas comprising millions OF acre
/. Of land that can be reclaimed an
h-otrtt into cultivation by irrigation
: whereby lar~e Auditors viii be MAJ
n tn tie nopulsti AMI the assessed val
: ue c< TIE State: and
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