The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-10-24


N said subjects contrary 70 or in
conflict with Tho ,rovistons of this
amendment ho and rho same are
hereby repea1ed
''A-D ''f-
|. No part Of this amendnAnt to
the Constitution shall go into effect
until January LIST, 1914. except that
the provisions OF sections one. two,
five, six and seven Of Article III, as
to special taxes shall 90 into effect
as soon as the General Assembly
shall pass laws carrying them into
effect, and the provisions OF sections
three and four OF said article shall
go into effect on January LIST, 1913,
provided laws carrying Them into Of
feet shall be passed on or before
March /, 1918; provided further, that
laws carrying them into effect may
be enacted at any later date.
,. On and after January LIST. l9l4,
the office OF the State Board OF Ap-
praisers and the office OF State Board
of Equalization shall be atlished,
but the present incumhents 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-
tenn provided for in this amendment
into operation, and in that evnnec-
ton they shall perform such duties
as the Tax Commission and the Gen.
eral Assembly may prescribe.
3. The 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 the
severance of minerals, oil and gas,
and shall be levied only on the sew
GRANGE of forest products.
T. When this amendment goes into
effect on January /, 1914, the spec
ia, state taxes levied for good roads
and for Confederate Veterans as now
established or as may be establish
ed by the amendment to be sub
n,it+oa ~ tho noon,o At the same
. .: 49, an,opd,nont ;s submitted
','ne 'n's 49, cono.,1 Accom-.
snail cease, ana 1he "enei"l 1N
bly, shall make provision out OF tne
General Fund for the benefit OF
Zach If these snecal funds as here
ea'n VI '"0'e sp'O
matter PROVIDED.
5. All State taxes and licenses un'
collected on January 1, 1914, for 1913
o,a ,rovious voars shall he collect
anu =, -. ,raou twisting
Gu ana accoun'eu io''
laws, by the sher1ffs in the parlshes'
and the State Tax Collector in New
: orleans hit all such collections must
: $500, -, 1,ro % 1q1e I'm to
De competed ny June w. wv
t which date the State lax Colleoo.
I Of New Orleans shall remain in Of
! e;oo Ia shall, also collect all State
noe. ,o,,;oa ~ +ho Parish Of Or.
I licenses 'e''u ~ .Ao 49, coror.
t leans until said date anu Tue ue.e'
S alAssembly shall provide for reduc'
ton ~ his clerical force to take
d n,ooo IN :Inne 20. 1914. After June
e p % 1q1S any state licenses and tax.
e W. +han remaining unpaid. shall be
n es tnen . Sau 49, c3ota Traasurer. The
e c C . Wy mi shail nv appropri.
|. GENERAL 7aa;,;a atI nrovida COMPENSATION
!, ave tee nnn;toh,a has;s IN the tax col.
r on an eq ua assos S1 ~ tho seyeral
l. !ect ;ots. a1 ~ the snms thew may lose
y p sas IarM ,v first 1914 to the date
If ave. q. y, '" arn;.ot;nn ~ thar terms Of
OF tne -: eA aa, aaaIr m tho state
10 ollice . ~ 'u nn,',d have accrued on The
IS eaA1e quo" ~ rovanne segregated to the
v. ctoto rrnvidad that the State shall
:. State, p.ov.ue oh,; inat n reimburse
s. ~. We u"G ~ onv greater amount thar
\. tn l'm ,, 10 tn them a sum eaua
n W W.. 10 total If the commissions Of
a. t 49, t.1 orf;ca Ear The wears 1911 or 1912
s. tns,r ol. ~ ~, 's".. 49,. n,h,ch shows thu