The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-09-28

| money in hand or on depositn and ths
1 words Against the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution Of the State o1
! Louisiana exempting from taxation al
/ money in hand or on#ueposit', And each
elector shall indicate, as provided S,
the general election laws of the State
| whether he votes for or against the pro
posed amendment.
THOMAS G. BARRETT,
| Lieutenant Governor and President OF
| the Senate.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatiyas
Approved: August 24th. 1912.
Governor OF the State Of Louisiana
/ A true copy:
| ALVIN E. HEBERT,
i Secretary Of stata.
| ACT ITO. 9.
Senate Bill No. S. BY Mr. Well
| Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana, relative to authorizing par.
ishes and municipalities by a referen.
| dunn to their respective qualified cleo.
| tors to exempt from taxation an amount
not to exceed s2.ooo.oo to be deducted
Dental purposes only. and to withdraw
| such exemption by similar referen-
| dunn.
Section 1. Be It resolved by the
/
| isiana, tWo-thirds of the members elect
| ed to each house concurring, That the
| following amendment to the Constitu-
| ton Of 1898 be submitted to the quail
| fled electors of ths State for their
adoption or rejection at the congress
siona1 election to be held on the first
| Tuesday after the first Monday in the
month Of Novemberr,1s as follows:
through it's Police Jury or governing
authority shall have the right to, and
upon the petition Of one-fourth Of the
qualified electors residing within its
flied electors in said parish or munic-
| ipality, at an election to be called and
held for that purpose. after thirty days
published notice. the question as to
whether or not there shall be exempted
from taxation an amount not to exceed
| 100000 to be deducted from the value
Of all buildings exclusively occupied by
bona fide owners for residential pur-
poses only; provided that any exemption
| may be withdrawn In the same manner
in which it may be granted
No such exemption, voted by q par
ish, shall operate to grant any tax
payer owning and occupying a home
within a municipality the right to de-
Improvement value Of his property in
respect to municipal taxation.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
That there shall be printed on the bal
words: For the proposed amendment
authorizing exemption of homes from
taxation" and theiwords: Against
| the proposed amendment authorizing
exemption Of homes from taxation"
and each e1ector shall indicate as pro-
vided in the general election laws of the
State whether he votes for or against
the, proposed amendment.
THOMAS C. BARRET,
lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
- Il 3. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House Of Represen-
Approved: August Gath, 1912
u. e. HALL.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
ALVIN e. HEBERT.
Secretary OF State.
ACT NO. 8.
Senate Bill No. s. BY Mr.. Barrow.
Joint resolution submitting to the
people Of louisiana an amendment to
the Constitution providing for referen-
dunn to the people loft each parish to
determine whether atias and incorpor-
ated towns and yillage Of any one O
and licenses levied BY parochial author
tiles for parochiaI purposes, subject to
the obliga ton to make certain contri-
buttons to the parishes
| Section /. Be II resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State Of Lou
isiana two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house concurring, That
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 Of November OF
the year 1912, to-Wit:
Every parish through It's Police Jury
shall have the right to submit and
upon the petition Of one-fourth of the
to the qualified electors Of said parish.
at an election to be called and held
for that purpose after thirty days pub
ished notice. the question Of whether
or not all or any one or more Ct :. the
within the limits Of the parishes Gun.
less already exempt shall be free and
exempt from all taxes and licenses lev
led by parochial authority for parochial
purposes, provided that whenever such
exemption is granted. each city, incor.
porated town and village so exempted
shall contribute TO the parochial author
tiles its fair proportion Of all parochial
burdens. debts and expenses common to
both. Such proportion to be adjusted
between the Police Jury and the 5mu-
nicipal authorities, and in case of dis
agreement such superintendent to be
made by the State Tax commission.
Section q Be lit further resolved
etc. That there shall be printed on the
ballots to be used at the said electio
the words, For the amendment to the
Constitution establishing a referendum
to the people Of each parish to deter
mine whether or not cities and incor-
porated towns and villages shall be re-
leased from parochia1 taxation and II
censes. subject to the condition Of con or
tributing to parish expenses" and the
words, "a gainst the amendment to the
Constitution establishing a referendum
to the people Of each parish to deter
mine whether or not cities and incor-
porated towns and villages shall be re-
leased from parochial taxation and u
censes. subject to the condition Of CON
tributing to parish expenses" and each
e1ector shall indicate on his ballot, as
provided by the general election laws
Of the State whether he votes for q
against the said mendrnent.
a. THOMAS C. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
Speaker Of the House of Represen-
Approved sasegss August 24th, 1912.
Il : L. E. HALL.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
: : ~ VIZ ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State