The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-19

Governor of the State of Louisiana
ALVIN f. HEBERT.
Secretary OF State.
ACT NO. 9.
Senate Bill No. 6. BY Mr.. Barrow.
Joint resolution submitting TO the
people Of Louisiana an amendment to
the Constitution providing for referen-
dunn to the people of each parish to
determine whether cities and incorpor-
ated towrs and villages or any one or
more of them shall be free from taxes
and licenses levied by parochial author
tiles for parochial purposes. subject to
the obligation to make certain contri-
buttons to the parishes
Section I. BE II resolved by the
General Assembly of the state of Lou
isiana two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house concurring, That
the following amendment to the Con-
stftution of the State OF Louisiana be
and the same is hereby submitted to
the qualified electors Of the State at
the congressional election to be held
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in the month OF November OF
the year 1912. to-wits
Every parish throusn it's Police Jury
shall have the right to submit and.
upon the petition of one-fourth OF the
qualified electors therein snail submit
to the qualified electors of said parish:
at an election to be called and held
for that purpose after thirty days pub
lished notice. the question or whether
or not all or any one or more OF the
cities. Incorporated towns and villages
within the limits of the parishes Gun
less already exempt) shall he free and
exempt from all taxes and licenses lev.
led by parochial authority for parochial
purposes provided that whenever such
exemption is granted. each city. fncor.
porated town and village so exempted
shall contribute to the parochial author.
tiles its fair proportion of all parochial
burdens. debts and expenses common to
both. Such proportion to be adjusted
between the Police Jury and tho mu-
nicipal authorities. and in case of dis
agreement such apportionment to be
male by the State Tax Commission.
Section 2 Be il further resolved
etc. That there shall be printed on the
ballots to be used at the said election
the words. For the amendment to the
Constitution establishing a REFERENDUM
10 the people of each parish to deter
mine whether or not cities AMI incor-
porated towns and villages shall be re-
leased from parochial taxation ana II
cepses. subject to the condition OF con-
tributing to parish expenses. and the
words Against the amendment to the
Constitution establishing referendum
to the people of eac> parish to deter
mine whether or not cities and incor-
porated towns and villages shall be re-
leased from parochial taxation and IT,
censes. subject to the condition OF con-
tributing to parish expenses. and eacn
elector shall indicate on his ballot. as
| of the State. whether he votes for OF
against the said amendment.
THOMAS G. BARREr.
Lieutensnt Governor and President
VI 'ne ~ L. e. THOMAS.
Speaker OF the House Of Represen-
tatives.
Approved: August 2<th. 1912;
Governor Of the stNte Of Louisiana
uae e ALVIN r. HEBERT.
Secretary of State
ACT no. 10.
Joint resolution submitting to the
reople of the State Of Louisiana. a!
the congressional election to be held
| in November. 1912. an amendment fo
the Constitution Of the state exemptins
| from taxation for ten 1o) years from,
| TIE date OF completion the capital
| stock. franchiees and certain property
/ of all corporations constructing. owning
and operating within the State com
bred svsteTn of irrigation. navigation
| and hyTiro-e,ectric p-,wer. using fresh
| water strea--s AMI water shess. p-ovit-
cd that each system be comuieted am
| n operation within five f5l years from
! Ianua-r Tst 1873. AMI providing fur-
! tho~ that rot Ices than five million
dollars shall have been expended in
tho orr s-rucfrcn o. each system.
Whereas the State of Louisiana has
,arrs areas co.norssing millions Of acres
Of lani that can be reclaimed and
BROUGHT TITO cultivation bv irrigation
whereby ls-~e additions will be male
to t.. nops.at'on ami the assessed val
ne Of the State: and
Whereas. rar1ls can ne constructed
30 as to provide trr1ga ton. navisat'nn
and powrr ard IT Is the States duty
TO encourage and pi.s-note the organf-
za.son Of such concerns:
Section l. Be It resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State OF Louis
lana. swo-thirds Of all the member