The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-10-11

-'s submitted to the peop,s o, ~. ~
sdontsd t4s amendment IL submitted IA
an an state taxes and heenssa .vc.n,
bv tha So provided shall be collected
SAMMY, St ts treasurer The General A.
" eih Wy snail provide such additionaI 49,
he nonasn III the Treasurers Office as NAV
80 HeesSaIy 10 enable him TO nsrfnr1a
''s ou n herein prescribed '''''N
,ha Inc General Assembly shall bsvs
aean po"ei 70 provide for special Reyenus
10 go iot 10 exceed three in numher
10 10 assist the Treasurer IN col,ao nnIioot'
tTtC LENSES and taxes, and to assist tha IT,
IeVrIinar M IN gathering information for
no,9na assessments. and shall fix the
''Nssuoh and duties of such agents
Article xl.
+h' All articles and parts of articlss of
constitution OF 1888 on the subject 81
assessment and taxation, ana All Hmend-
70 nr "lereto on said subjects contrary
anandn,S',, i WIN the provisions Of this
repealed. ''e axe ne'eoy
SCHEDULE.
~. no part of this amendment Ia the
INSTITUTION shah so into effect unriI
ITaiSS ISL 1914, except that the Dr0-
VISIONS OF sections one, two, i've six nna
Sereh OF Article III. as to SPECIAL taxes,
eraI ''to eiect as soon as the Cen
eIal assembly shall pass laws carrying
them into eflect, and The nTnviv;n,ss 40" -
sGCtiohs lhree and four OF said Article
a,t"n 20 INTO effect on January LIST, 1919,
ptoflueu laws carrying them into effact
S 1h1d De passed on or before March |.
80, proN!ded further, that laws carving
tneih INTO effect may be enacted al anS
later date. ~ nag
2 On and after January LIST 1914 tha
flt
anu the once of State Board of Eouau-
zalon shall be abolished. but the present
monuments shall hold their offices at ths
present rate OF compensation until their
present terms shall expire, and they shall
s,u we laN commission in putting the
sSsteih PROVIDED for in this amendment
INTO operation, and in that connection
theE Sfiaii perform such duties as the Tax
COMMISSION and the General Assembly
may prescribe
o. Inc license tax authorized nv the
present Constitution TO be levied on the
severance or natural resources from the
SOIL snail be superseded by this amenI-
neht as to the severance Of minerals. oil
and gas. and shall be levied only on the
severance Of forest products
t. When this amendment goes into ef-
iect on January !. 1914, the special state
tdXes ieVled for good roads and for Con-
federate Veterans as now established or
as may be established by the amendment
to be submitted TO the people az the same
TIME this amendment is submitted shall
cease and the General Assembly shall
make provision out Of the General Fund
tor the benefit Of each Of these special
FUNDS as hereinabOve provided.
5. 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 tho
Sherifs In the parishes, and the State
Tax Collector in New Orleans, but all
such collections must he completed by
June so, 1915 IN to which date the state
Tax Collector of New Orleans shall re-
main IN office. He shah also collect all
state licenses levied in the Parish Of
New Orleans until said dpte and the Gem
eral Assembly shall provide for reduc-
! ton OF his clerical force 10 take place on
| .Iune so, 1919. After June 30 1915. any
State licenses and taxes then remaining
! unpaid, shall he collected by the stats
| Treasurer The General Assembly shall
| by appropriate legislation provide corn
| nensation on an equitable basis to the
| tax collectors and assessors Of the sew
era' parishes for the sums they may lose
| after January first. 1919. to the date Ot
| the expiration of their terms OF Office w
| commissions on the State taxes that
| would have accrued on tho sources OF
! revenue segregated to the State pro-
| Vided that the State shall he under no
| obligation 10 reimburse them In any
greater amount than will guarantee to
| them sum eOual tn the total Of the com
| missions Of their Office for the years 1911
| or 1912. taking the wear which shows the
| highest amount and the General Assem-
! bly, shall at its regular session in 1914 and
| 1916 make an estimate Of the probable
amount needed for such purnose. and
| make appropriation tn cover the same;
and at the biennial sessions of 1916 and
| 1918 It shall make a further appropris ton
! to cover any deficiency.
! 6. The amendments to the Constitu-
ton submitted to the peop'e at the same
| time that this amendment Is submitted,
| proposing TO eXemnt from taxation the
objects therein specially set forth. IL
| adopted, shall not he affected by the pro-
| visions nf this amendment: nor shall this
| amendment he construed az affecting any
| property now exempt from taxation un-
| der the Constitution OF 1898 and it's
| anenSuents
7. The Public Debt Amendment, sub
| rnjtte1 10 the people at the same time
| this amendment is submitted, il adopted.
| shall be superseded by this amend rnert III
respect to the mode OF providing the pub
| lie debt fund guaranteed by such amend
ment,
| Assembly shall pass proper statutes 10
| carry this amendment into operation; and
| The Governor shall call an extra session
| Of that body for that purpose as soon as
| convenient after this amendment is
| adopted.
| That there shall be printed on the BAL
| lots to be used at said election the
| words
For the amendment to the Constitu-
| ton reorganizing and remodeling the
| States system of assessment and taxa
| ton;
| And the words
Against the amendment to the Con-
stitution reorganizing and remodeling the
| States system of assessment and taxa
| ton" ~.
And each voter shall indicate on his
ballot, as provided by the general cleo
! tion laws OF the State, whether he votes
| for or against said amendment.
| L. r. THOMAS,
| Sneaker Of the House of Representatives.
| THOMAS c. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
| Senate.
| Approved: August oath, 1912.
| L. f. HALL
| Governor Of the State OF louisiana
ALVIN f. HILBERT,
| CHot