The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-10-04

Cept licenses on corporations, persons,
firms and associations whose property or
business is among the sources Of revenue
reserved to the state, and save and eN-
"ent licenses on individuals engaged IN
trades occupations and CalingS involving
the personal labor or skill Of the person
10 he taxed. and not falling within the
domain Of the police power; and save and
eNCeDt corporations. associations, part
ne~shn9 or individuals engaged in mann
featuring or Industrial pursuits whose
capital stock. Or CaNitAl in business, IL
less than five thousand dollars, and not
falling within the domain Of the police
power: and save and eXceNt persons,
6rmS and corporations engaged IN Agri-
cultural or horticultural pursuits. III no
event shall any such local license eX~
coed ore-tenth Of one per cent OF the
gross receipts OF the licensee, provided
that no license shall be less than $500.
nor shall the licenses provided for In
this section be levied unless the general
property tax Of each taxing locality. when
exercised to sixty per cent Of its limit,
shall not Re sufficient to pay the eXrenses
Of its government Whenever a munich
pal license EQUALS the license levied by
the parish. only the municipal license
shall be due and colectible.
Article V.
s+a+a nmrn"Sns Ss'oii ba y,,oa ~ ~, q stale
raw Cnntniss,on comnnsed NJ tErea
n,en,be~s +" hn e,srtnG not ,ater than
July lst. 1913, by a Board composed Of
the Governor, the State Auditor and the
State Treasurer, from among the quail
c,ononfssion Dis+ricts az constituted at
fhis dota md thav ehoW not no enhinct
70 ranIoT.I nTcent for tba cousns onS in
tSs nanner nrGIidad for tha rar,ovoi ~
sIstr;nt ii,J,as
The tnTms NJ tha first commissioners
u o '''t oa ~. -, o.
TRa ra BE for two four and s, SIX years
ternined nv lot, At the eyriratfon Of
rrrb teTrog aIentjon ehoU hn for tha no
rioa ~ CIV ,,o,,,s. o16 Observation-Disclosures bo,,
be eIeo+nJ ord yocgrcine fuo6 ror arv
rnevn,re6 town nv the oroifea1 electors
~ ~ raott,.aS pot,,oo5 T,,,v,iostor
n,etricte tSa ror,ar cornrossio',n;
a,nct,ors hotd IN +bis cto+a ~. a.. TI,,nsl
NY . ~. az - o,lIT nc
a~sr tyo ye s!s' ,d ~ tbe alta
s,., nIn.t.. toTs 49,. ,.-
oi pt 81 tba,, rnoH SoGt tnrr, No ''e
rbn ComIrtgston shau rnair+ot, a.,
.esoo os 49, a.. s,,Io,,o o.,
pn,,1o ond ~ n'o,,,'nrs sI,o, ro-i3a ~
poton Po,,ge AVID 6nv1+o +bair $50 ex y"
r,reiva,v ~ the d,echargA ~ thoir a.
80. =" '''0 u'''''''S Sc VI thei' ou-
rrbn, nLou .ooL rooof-,o . z,,..., - 9
Five rrhousord DoI,oro nov ann,,,o va
g,,ntne Tor,,orv Inf. or,d thot
sIing evnorsos ,ot o,.,aodirc,
or,onnt r. no fwad rro,, ti,t,o ~ 49, ~,
~ roro.oi $500 "' ,.''t !" -. nc W
oa,,rt - L;.i, XII IA. az
srn,,o, roo ~" S''''' We '''o9'e (" III an
~ oho,, 49,, a.. c,..,-
D, LnT cu''luIau ~ lhe LrSt commas
pnorJ ava CO.,, n' ,n.i, ~, ~. $n.iln,'rs
hfs term NJ ofrce AND tborooftor tbo NJ,
rn .rtn u ce, 1ni .neLe4I'er fhe
man '''''' 10 wv" ''''i
f, The Commission and the individual
members thereof shah reform such du-
ties in resnect tn assessment and taxa
ton as are herein O"e9crihed. and such
other and further duties AS the General
Assembly may from time to time pre-
scribe.
7. The General Assembly shall pro-
vide said Commission with an adequate
clerical force.
X. The Commission shall have nower n
ado0t and enforce such reasonable rules,
regulations and modes ~ procedure. not
Inconsistent with lew, as It NAV deem
proDer for the 6techarge Of IFS duties and
10 hear and determine comnlants that
may be made against assessments, and
other NJ its acts required or authorized
by law:
9. The Commission shall hate mower
TO summon and comre' the attendance
Of witnesses. to swear witnesses. and IN
compel the production Of hooks and IA =
pers, to take Testimony under commie-
sion: and tn nunish for contempt. 90 fu''v
as Is provided nv law for the district
courts. The General Assembly NAV nro