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mnn submitted 4n21 to the people at the ann.
adopted amendment Is submitted In

a3nr+a 's amendment is sutmitIeS az
Article K.
as herai al state taxes and licenses sxcant
by the Stato r. provided shall be collected
Ssinoiy shall provide such ardi1io ei"1 AS
"a Sa' iotce In the Treasure,is o,fica ~ 'leit-
a. SesSdly TO enable him 70 narfar,y1,
''te u9 IDs herein prescribed, PSA'o'AA
,ha ne General Assembly shall ba,,o
ADenrt V"1i 20 provide for special Revemns
IN aSSi,st "ot 70 exceed three in hummer
IicanSaS Wy treasurer in collecting al
ToT,n-SI' anu taxes, and to assist thn ,rax
SLU,uHission in gathering intnrm.ti",, 90
no ING assessments, and shall Gy ~.
f''S"t1on and duties OF such are,,tS
Article kt.
:, l. All articles and parts os ,r+io,na
nie Constitution Of 1858 on tho sI,hiaI'] ~
s|o''!ehl ana taxation, ana ali ararS
thereto on said subjects r0ntTnT,,
W V! IN conflict with the provisions ~ ~
repealed. o'S helepy
SCHEDULE
ra -. so part Of this amendment 70 IN.
January LIST, 1914. except that iho G IrC
visions OF sections one, two Tvo '' "jv p not
oeEeh Oh Article Ill, as to sneyi,I t.Tas
60 20 iht9 effect AS soon as tine CEN
80 assembly shall pass laws carrying
sn eit I''to effect, and the provisions II
S6on 10 t'!!ee and four of said Article
nrnr45@5 mo eject on January list, 1913.
phot'oeu laws carrying them into effpCt
snail be passed on or h.fnro Nt,,, ettSI'
~, provided further, that laws csfrvfr%
tt.eIli INTO effect may be enacted at any
later date. N az any
On and after January LIST, 1914 the
oiiCe OF the state Board of Apuraisers
aho the office of State Board Of EniaIi~
H ; shal be abolished, but the present
,ilcutnoehts shall hold their Offices al the
present rate Of conversation i,rti +hair
present terms shall eyytre. ana thnv s,'ii
AID the Tax Commission In putIjnc the
syStein provided for in this amendment
mo operation, and in that connpction
t'ey Shatt perform such duties as the Tax
COMMISSION and the General Assembly
may prescribe.
.. the license tax authorized by the
present Constitution to be levied on tha
severance of natural resources from The
soli' small be superseded by this amend
hlent as 10 the severance OF minerals, oil
ana gas, and Shall be levied only on the
severance OF forest products
4, When this amendment goes into eff
tect on January !, 1914, the special state
t "a IeVled for good roads and for Con-
IeHeTate veterans az now established or
as may be established by the anrnd,nent
10 re submitted to the people at the same
tl'ne TINS amendment IL submitted. SHAH
cease and the General Assembly shall
make provision out of the Genera! Fund
LOT the benefit OF each Of these special
funds as hereinabove provided.
.. All State taxes and licenses tnCol-
tected on January |. 1914. for 1913 and
previous years. shall he collected and ac-
counted for, under existing laws. by the
Sheglfs In the parishes, and the state
lax Collector in New Orleans. but all
such collections must be completed BY
Lune 30, 1915, up to which date the State
Tax Collector of New Orleans shall re-
main in Office. He shall also collect al,
state licenses levied in the Parish OF
New Orleans until said date and the CEN
erat Assembly shall provide for a reduc-
ton OF his clerical force to take place on
June go. 1914 After June 90 1915, any
state licenses and taxes then remaining
unpaid shall he collected by the state
Treasurer The General Assembly shall
by appropriate legislation provide com
nensaH1n on on equitable basis to the
tax collectors and assessors Of the sew
era! parishes for the sums they NAV lose
after January first. 1914, to the date ot
the e:,ntrati0n Of their terms OF Office IN
commissions on the State taxes that
would have accrued on the sources Of
revenue segregated to the State. pro-
vided that the State shall he under no
obligation to reimburse them in any
greater amolpt than will guarantee 70
them sum eHual to the total Of the com
missions Of their office for the years loll
orr 1912. taking the wear which shows the
highest amount, and the General Assem-
bly, shall at its regular session In 1914 and
1916 make an estimate Of the probable
amount needed for such purpose, and
make appropriation to cnver the same:
and at the biennial sessions Of 1916 and
1918 IT shall make further appropriation
to cover any deficiency.
8. The amendments to the Constfttf-
ton submitted to the people at the same
time that this amendment is submitted,
proposing to EXEMPT from taxation the
objects therein specially set forth, II
adopted, shall not be affected by the pro-
visions Of this amendment: nor shall this
amendment be construed as affecting any
property now exempt from taxation I'M
der the Constitution Of 1898 and It's
amendments
Z. The Public Debt Amendment. sub
nnitted tn the people at the same tina
this amendment Is submitted. II adopted,
shall be superseded by this amendment IN
respect to the mode Of providing the pub
lie debt fund guaranteed by such amend
ment.
Prior to January 1. 1914. the General
Assembly shall pass proper statutes to
carry this amendment into operation: and
the Governor shall call an extra session
of that body for that purpose as soon as
convenient after this amendment Is
adopted
Section Q. Be It further resolved. etc.
That there shall be printed on the ba..
lots to be used at said election the
words
..For the amendment to the Constitu.
tioS recognizing and remodeling the
States system Of assessment and taxa
ton;
4fd the words
Against the amendment to the Con-
stitutfon recognizing and remodeling the
States system Of assessment and taxa
ton"
And each voter shall indicate on his
ballot, as provided by the general cleo
ton laws Of the State, whether he votes
for or against said amendment.
L. z. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
THOMAS c. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved: August cath, 1912,
l. F.. HALL
Governor Of the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.