The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-09-27
ACT No II.

p;u M 2. BY Mr.. Roberts.
Joint resolution submitting to the PEG
ME Of Louisiana en- amendment 10 tue
Prostitution reorganizing and remodenns
the States system of assessment and TAX
Sec Section |. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of LOUISIANA;
two-t thirds of all the members electeu
To each House concurring. That the tol-
in,,;no amendment to the Constitution OF
The State of Louisiana be and the same
is hereby submitted to the qualified elec.
tors of the State at the Congressional
aIont;on to be held on the first Tuesday
.ftar tho first Monday in the month OF
November, in the year 1912, to-wit:
Article ]. u =. oxor
The taxing power shall be eXer-
cised by the State and by It's suoolV's-
ions for public purposes only my, never he
.,,rrordered. SUSPENDED, given, commn-
tod or contracted away; but where par
ishes or municipal corporations snal'
grant exemptions from parish or mum
e;nai taxes for a period not to exceed zen
yaars from date Of completion 10 en-,
courage the establishment OF industr RIA
enterprises, or similar exemption ~ ~ -
migrants of the value added oy .lis'i. ~ y
Vacant property owned and occupied as a
,,a.,oastaad suclt exemptions shall not pe
,',;+hIrawn either as to enterprises es,
W Wished or substantially begun IN gooo
fa;th or to Immigrants who have actu,
DIV acnuired and improved or III soou
s fa;tb begun to improve their l1omestenHs,
since the granting Of the exemption. me
General Assembly on hehaii Oh tiie S. ',,,
and the governing authorities OF a.! SUI,
divisions Of the state On On n ven ,oore than
s .,.usn Years. the collection Of taxes IN TO-
a al,,ui Subjected to overflow or otnei
p'''' The General Assembly sinai! nave V
o.. IN classify all property Tor taxa,
ti nm and to adopt different rules r' ane
ratas for different classes, out SUN ru, ~,
nnd rates shall be equal anG uhllo'a rl ".
all subjects Of the same Grass SIS '', a"thority
.ne tx. ~ NO fax All such classif1cations
n lta5i 5e based on the characteristics o.
s s,la ,,rnnerty itself or its use, ana never
an nersons or ownership. ;,,os,on
Oh pEwnant In case of foreign INVASION
T. ,,nastic revolution, the General AS.
90 shall not have power 10 ,es =,
onw I'D yalorem property tax ~ eAeess ,i,
fonr per cent: but the deneIai as Asa ono,
l sMni not exceed the rate OF two ana one
; silnl nov nv. cent except by vote OF two.
th;ras 20 Of ali the members elected to. eacn
mouse '''e''''' Article u.
THE sources of State and local rev.
or ~, shall, be segregated and, except az
here,nafter specified. or as may De . htrSs
nster nernitted by a vote OF tWo-lnirc cs
a. 81, The members elected to each house
% 81 The General Assembly. each taxi ,a
orthnrity shall be restricted in taxa a.n,r
to a' its own sources OF revenue as nere''
assigned. -.,.o rrov;ded nv a vote
- tn-o.thirds of all the members eiecteo
o. % asch House of the General Assembly ),
the FOL following shall be the sources o.
st at the Special taxes hereinafter pro-
weed oed IA An corporations. private persons
,r ~ mnincorporated associations thaI o.
ana ate u anv railroad fa1'ing under the turis
f e;ct;on &c OF the Railroad Commission o. o,
| = o,,is;ans: street railroad: ccinnine,
l a.naet rai!road and electric light ant
street street business: heating or refrisera1ior OF
p innnt mot inclusive Of cold storage
p pn,mt,. teierhone line: telegraph line
p l,.hntber wireless or otherwise; express
, Wne'' lining car, sleering car, oil car, re-
rr,eerating car. or cars for any other pur
l nose operating upon railroads In thu