The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-10-18
ACT Mo IL.

- pu, ~, BY Mr. Roberts.
i1I 1oint resolution submitting to the PEG
Mo 1T Louisiana an amendment to !ne
ronstitution reorganizing and remoaellns
the States system of assessment anu e"A
atiop. -, :. raeo,,.ed hv the Gen.
oee Assembly of the State Of Louisiana:
two-thirds Of all the members elec.tu
IN each House COncurrlng, Ihat tne lol
lowing amendment to the Consttut1on VI
The State of Louisiana be ana me saaae
IS hereby submitted to the quall,len ,; e,es1
e,ao+,on r. he held on the first Tuesday
efter The first Monday In the month OF
! a in the year 1912, to-Wit:
1>o''''' Article !.
! The taxing power shall be eXer-
oised by the State and by Its supolVls-
ions for public purposes only; o,,or ho
i'.,' The taxing power shall never De
-, .,ordnred suspended. given. commu-
s sod nr contracted away: but where par,
; ;." =. or municipal corporations sfaii
NJ exemptions from parish or mum
Scinal taxes for period not TO eSceeu es'
vears from date of completion 10 em
courage the establishment OF lnuus' i1 n'
enterprises, or similar eA s ~, than, To
migrants of the value. added ey !nsn % q
, ,,'s nronertv owned and occupled as d
,,a,nostead such exemptions shall not pe
.;+hdrown either as to enterprises es
tohiished or substantially begun IN soou
faith. or to immigrants VINO nave au aod
ai1v acquired and improved or III suEu
faith begun to impr re the . exemption. The
S,,oo Assembly on behalf OF the Sla,e'
u 'sa tha Governing authorities OF all sun
a n;,,,s;nns of the state on behalf or s,'cI.
.u,hd;y;s;on, may defer for not more IMAM
three years the collection OF taAes AZ n+h ,o
calities subjected to overno" VI o'Ao'
public calamity. ,,,,. sho, have
o. IN classify all property TOT TAXA,
t.,n and to adopt different rules any
.au,,, for different classes. but sncn RUE
and rates shall be equal ana u tlloint ~,
on subjects of the same class throu 1s,t,
the territorial limits OF 'me sss asc lions
ievving the tax. All such classl ,atsas ~
levy rhou 1"S Se based on the characteristics o.
s sha nronertv itself or it's use. ana ne'e'
on persons or ownership. ,,o;.n ;nvas;o,
VII Except in case OF foreign iNvasol
4'aonestic revolution, the General AS
Sanity shall not have power 10 lew -
sny ad valorem property taS IN essena
g lnn, hot exceed the rate of two ana one
/ S SnIf ner cent except by vote OF Two
d th rrr got Of all the members elected 10 eac'
o house thereof ..,. -
n The sources of State ana local rev
III op,o shall be SeG1cSateu "i'"'
" elius , s snecified, OF as may be here
after permitted by aec vote OF ed 5ga Hours
:, OF al, .h1 canora, Assembly, each taXin
of 1,h ,hd es sha be restricted in taxa!i9
l. t tn its avn sources of revenue as hefe'
m as > Until otherwise provided by vot
r 80 two thirds of nil the members eEec1e
n W each House Of the General Assemol!
N ~ 70 ca fn,,oving shall be the sources
,s o' 1st The special taxes hereinafter pre-
n 'io ond "A All corporations. private person
and nssocaiHns IT., that i,r %.
!, s:a.inn If the Railroad Commission
louisiana street ra ainot,ic GGmo ne
n mower business; heating or refrigeratie
~ pp,ant mot inclusive Of cod stora1
sn t s;1ssss ns tssseaDe n"
-. ,ns dining car sleeping car, oil car.
- friserating car, or cars for any other r,
rs pose operating upon railroads In t.