The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-09-19

amendment be and the same "ie
hereby repealed.
SCHEDULE.
l. No part Of this amendnA Mt 10
the Constitution shall 90 into effect
until January LIST, 1914, except 'ha'
the provisions Of sections one, l"o'
five six and seven of Article I'LL, as
TO special taxes shall go into elect
oe soon as the General Assembly
shall pass laws carrying them INTO
effect, and the provisions of sections
three and four of said article shail
% into effect on January LIST, 1885,
provided laws carrying them into Ell
feet shall be passed or or before
March I, 1918; provided further that
laws carrying them into effect may
be enacted at any later date.
. On and after January LIST, VA
the office of the State Board OF Ap-
nraisers and the office OF State boaro
Of Equalization shall be abolished'
h,,t tho nresent incumbents shall
hold their offices at the present rate
Of compensation until their terms
shall expire and they shall aid the
Tax Commission in putting the sys-
TEN provided for in this amendment
into operation, and in that connec-
ton they shall perform such duties
as the Tax Commission and the Gen
eral Assembly may prescribe.
3. yhe license tax authorized by
the present Constitution to be LEVIED
On the severance of natural re-
sources from the soil, shall be super
seeded by this amendment as to tne
severance of minerals, oil and gas
and shall be levied only on the sew
, erance of forest products.
a. When this amendment goes ln1o
effect on January !, 1914, the spec
ial state taxes levied for good roaas
;. and for Confederate Veterans as no"
! established or as may be establish
! cd nv the amendment to be SUD-
i mitted to the people at the same
Y time this amendment is suom'tteo'
). shall cease, and the General Assem-
II blv shall make provision out OF 'ne
Z General Fund for the benefit Oh
! zach Of these special funds as mere
Ii matter provided.
'e ). All State taxes and licenses un,
a. collected on January !, 1914, for 1910
y. =, and previous years, shall be collee'-
20 -. .d and accounted for, under existing
S. laws nv the sheriffs in the parlshes'
h and the State Tax Collector in new
o. Orleans but all such collections must
~ he completed by June 30, 1916, up 10
it which date the State Tax Collector
OF Of New Orleans shall remain IN Of
Ill IL. fice He shall also collect all s'a'e
~ licenses levied in the Parish OF VI
ct leans until said date and the Genef'
its alAssembly shall provide for a reauc
tim If his clerical force to TAX
ed Mace IN June 30, 1914. After :Junt
be 70. 1916, any State licenses ana 'aA
me es then remaining unpaid, shali ~, ~
III collected by the State treasurer. -;
zee General Assembly shall by approprl
'ol' ata legislation provide compensatory
sh, an an equitable basis to the tax col
W lectors and assessors OF tne 49, SOS ,ns
I n parishes for the sums tney Mss i ,
oy after January first. 1914, to the oao
OF of the expiration of their terms u.s.
office in commissions on the o'u a.
the taxes that would have accrued on -. ~
as sources of revenue segregated u ~
'ev- state. provided that the Sta.e sue sue
ass- no under no obligation to relmouts
MIS- them in any greater amount laa
an will guarantee to them a sum eQus
in IN the total of the commissions
ba- their office for the years 1911 or III
es- taking the year which shows u
highest amount, and the General "A
sembly shall at its regular session
4 1914 and 1916 make an estlmate
Tho the nrobable amount needed for sue
into purpose. and make appropriation
and cover the same; and at the blennl
t;on sessions of 1916 and 1918 it sha
mr.. make further appropriation to co
led. err any deficiency. r..
cor G The amendments to the 90
stitution submitted to the people
-, the same time that this amendme
' ~ is submitted, proposing to eXem
lne from taxation the objects there
all specially set forth, if adopted, sh'
, ,poi, not be affected by the provisions
. ., this amendment; nor shall u
Saho amendment be construed as afle
ing any property now exempt nc
7und taxation under the Constitution
lous' 1898 and its amendments.
:, The Public Debt Ameildihe
) not submitted to the people at the sa'
Or to time this amendment is submitted,
adopted, shall be superseded ny u
not amendment in respect to the mo
hous' CT providing the public dent /"
the guaranteed by such amendment:
oiety Prior to January l, 1914, lhe uei
xicab a, Assembly shall pass proper 5
.utes to carry this amendment II
| not operation; and the Governor 81
v-five cal, an extra session Of that DC
" not ,fr that purpose as soon as conv
Fifty ;an+ after this amendment is acc