The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-13

nieht submitted to the people at the same
adopted, '''S" "a
Article X.
All state taxes and licenses except
as as hereinafter provided shall be collected
Ss rIe 'otate Treasurer. The General AS
81 i sly shall provide such additional ceri-
Cal force In the Treasurers office as may
We necessary to enable him to perform
Ing duties herein prescribed.
Inc General Assembly shall have
tIio power 10 provide for special Revenue
4s1ttS' Hot TO exceed three in number,
iioa assist the Treasurer in collecting All
licenses, and taxes, and to assist the Tax
commission in gathering informati0n far
SO, ing assessments and shall fix the
compensation and duties Of such agents.
Article XII.
, l. All articles and parts of articles of
the constitution of 1858 On the subject of
o'@easileht ana taxation. ana all amend
hlehtS thereto on said subjects contrary
" OF IN conflict with the provisions of this
repealed.
SCHEDULE.
l. 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 Ill, as to special taxes,
snail 80 into effect as soon as the Cen
eial Assembly Shall pass laws carrying
'Heln INTO erect and the provisions Of
hSftiohS three and four of SAID Article
SiIaH 80 INTO effect on January LIST, 1913,
PROVIDED laws carrying them into effect
sdtdn be passed on or before March l,
l5l"' provided further, that laws carving
II!eih INTO effect may lie enacted at any
later date.
= On and after January list, 1914, the
once OF the State Board of Appraisers
ana the office OF State Board of Equal
cation SHAH be abolished, but the present
monuments Shall hold their Offices al the
present rate of compensation until their
present terms shall expire, and they snail
ana the Tax Commission in putting the
system provided for in this amendment
| mo operation. and in that connection
they Shaii 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 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SOIL shall be superseded by this amend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.
t. W hen THIS amendment goes into eff
! feet on January !, 1914. the special State
! taxes levied for good roads ard for Con-
! INut5 'tNt veterans as now GStiblSlleN OF
| as 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 az hereinabove provided.
| D. All State taxes and licenses unCol-
| lected on January |, 1914. for 1913 and
! previous years, shall be collected and ac-
! counted for under existing laws by the
| Shellfts 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
main in office. He shall also collect all
! State licenses levied in the Parish of
| New Orleans until said date end the Gem
| eral Assembly shall provide for a reduC-
ton Of his clerical force to take place on
June 81, 1914. After June 30. 1915. any
| State licenses and taxes then remaining
unpaid, shall be collected by the state
Treasurer. The General Assembly shall
| by appropriate legislation provide corn
| renSatinn on en- equitable basis to the
| tax collectors and assessors of the sew
| eral parishes for the sums they may lose
after January first, 1919. to the date OF
the expiration Of their terms Of Office II
| commissions on the State taxes that
| would have accrued on the sources OF
revenue segregated to the State, pro-
vided that the State shall be under nC
obligation to reimburse them in any
greater amount than will guarantee tt
them a sum equal to the total of the com
missions of their Office for the Years ln1l
or 1912. taking the wear which shows the
highest amount, and the General Assem-
bly, shall at its regular session in 1913 ant
1916 make an estimate Of the probable
amount needed for such purpose, anc
make approximation to cover the same
and at the biennial sessions of 1915 anC
1918 It shall make a further appropriation
to cover any deficiency.
g. The amendments to the Constitu
ton submitted to the peOple at the same
time that this amendment IS submitted
proposing TO eXemnt from taxation thu
objects therein specially set forth. /
adopted, shall not be affected by the pro
visions Of this amendment nor shall tht
amendment he construed as affecting an!
, property now exempt from taxation un
der the Constitution of 1898 and 1T
aroendments
7. The Public Debt Amendment, sub
r,itted to the peope at the same tim
this amendment Is submitted, Il adopted
shall be superseded by this amendment II
respect to the mode Of providing the pub
lie debt fund guaranteed by such amend
ment.
Prior to January /, 1914, the Genera
Assembly shall pass proper statutes Z
carry this amendment into operation: ant
the Governor shall call an extra session
= of that body for that purpose as soon a
, convenient after this amendment !
adopted 80
That there shall be printed on the bal
lots to be used at said election tn
words o.,.,,
For the amendment to the Constitu
tion recognizing and remodeling tn
States system of assessment and taxa
ton;
And the words
Against the amendment to the Con
, stitufion reorganizing and remodeling tn
. states system of assessment and taxa
). ton" .,.s. :,
= ballot as provided by the general cleo
!. tion laws of the State, whether he vote
: for or against said amendment.
!, L. E. THOMAS,
!. Speaker of the House of Representative
: THOMAS C. BARRET, :,
q Lieutenant Governor and President OF IN
q Senate.
s Approved: August Gath, 1912.
h L. e. HALL,
n Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
!. A true copy: -
ALVIN f. HILBERT,
/, Secretary of State.