Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-30

ment submitted to the people at the sam,
time this amendment is submitted 4
| adopted.
Article X.
1. All State taxes and licenses except
! as hereinafter provided shall be collectes
Dy the State Treasurer. The General As
/ sembly shall provide such additional clert-
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 al
licenses. and taxes, and to assist the TAI
Commission in gathering information fol
| levying assessments, and shall fix the
compensation and duties of such agents
Article xi.
1. 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 in conflict with the provisions Of this
amendment be and the same are hereby
SCHEDULE.
1. 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,
shall so into effect as soon as the Cen
eral Assembly shall pass laws carrying
them into effect, and the provisions OF
sections three and four of said Article
shall go into effect on January LIST, 1913,
provided laws carrying them into effect
shall be passed on or before March 1,
1913; provided further, that laws carrying
them into effect may be enacted at 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
incumbents shall hold their Offices at the
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
3. 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 shall be superseded by this amend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.
a. When this amendment goes into eff
feet on January /, 1914, the special State
taxes levied for good roads and for Con-
Tolerate Veterans as now established or
All may be established by the amendment
70 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 special
funds as hereinabove provided.
5. All State taxes and licenses uncol-
lected on January /, 1914, for 1918 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 collections must be completed by
June 30. 1916. 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
49, OIL. = -
eral Assembly shall provide for a reduc-
ton OF his clerical force to take place on
June 30. 1914. After June 3d. 1916, any
state licenses and taxes then remaining
Treasurer. The General Assembly shall
by appropriate legislation provide COM
Densation on an equitable basis to the
tax collectors and assessors of the sew
eral parishes for the sums they may lose
after January first, 1914, to the date OF
the expiration Of their terms Of office in
on the State taxes that
would have accrued on the sources of
revenue segregated to the State, pro-
vtded that the State shall be under no
obligation to reimburse them in any
greater amount than will guarantee TO
them sum equal to the total of the COM
Of their Office for the years 1911
lr 1912. taking the year which shows the
highest amount. ard the General Assem-
by shall at its regular session In 1914 and
'Sl6 make an estimate of the probable
amount needed for such purpose. and
make appropriation to cover the same:
md at the biennial sessions of 1915 and
1913 II shall make further appropriation
10 cover any deficiency.
s. The amendments to the Constitu-
Ion submitted TO the people at the same
line that this amendment is submitted. 1
proposing 70 exempt from taxation the I
'hJects therein specially set forth, II
ADOPTED. shall not be affected by the pro-
'isionS Of this amendment: nor shall this
lmen0mant he construed n "a
property now exempt from taxation un-
der the Constitution of 1898 and its
z. The Public Debt Amendment. sub-
nitted to the people at the same time
his amendment is submitted, II adopted,
shall be superseded by this amendment in !
respect to the mode of providing the pub |
ic debt fund guaranteed by such amend
nent.
Prior to January /, 1914, the General
Assembly shall pass proper statutes to |
AIRY this amendment into operation; and |
ne Governor shall call an extra session |
after this amendment is
adopted
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved, etc.
nat there shall be printed on the ball
words
For the amendment to the Constitu- /
ion recognizing and remodeling the
states system Of assessment and taxa
And the words
Against the amendment to the Con-
titution reorganizing and remodeling the
states system of assessment and taxa
ion,"
And each voter shall Indicate on his
,allot. as provided by the general cleo
lon laws of the State, whether he votes
or or against said amendment
L. E. THOMAS,
speaker of the House of Representatives
THOMAS G. BARRETT
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved: August 24th, 1919.
L. Z. HALL
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERT.
Cqcrofarv Of