The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-10-11

mem submitted 10 the reope y, t',s .:am,
,.tnr mis- amendment is submitted Il
adopted.
Article X.
t. All state taxes and iir"n%os except
as heroine tier provided shall Lc cD,yrteu
~ tie state Treasurer The General AS
scmbiy s!;,l! i,rOvid" s,csl additional ctcri-
cal fore, in the Treasur"r's Office as may
he necessary to enable hin, to perform,
the duties herein prescribed.
,. The General Assembly shall have
the power to provide fer special Revenue
AGENTS. not to exceed three in nunlber,
TO assist the Treasurer in collecting al
licenses and taxes and TO assist the Tax
Commission in gathering information for
lcvying assessments. and shall lix the
compensation and duties of such agents.
Article xi.
!, Al articles and parts Of articles Of
the Constitution q! 1898 oil the subject Of
assessment ana taxation, ana all amend
ment& thereto on said subjects contrary
to or in c0niiict with the provisions of this
repealed.
SCHEDULE.
I. M part Of this amendment to the
Constitution shall 60 into erect until
January lst. 1911, except that the pro-
visions nj sections one. two. five. 81: and
seven OF Article III. AS IL special taxes.
shall 90 into effect as soon as the Cen
eral Assembly shall pass laws carving
them into effect, and the provisions Of
sections three and four of said Ar:irle
shall 81 into effect on January LIST. 1913,
provided laws carrying them into effect
shall be passed ON or before March |,
1913: provided further that laws carrying
them into effect may be enacted at any
later date.
>. on and after January Isl. 1914. the
office of TIC State Board OF Appraisers
and the office Of State Board Of EuuHi
cation shall be abolished. but the present
incumhents shall hold their offices al the
present rate Of compensation until their
present terms shall expire. and they shall
aid the Tax commission in putting III"
syste,n provided for in this amendment
into operation. and in that connection
they shall perform such duties as the Tax
Commission and the General Assembly
may prescribe.
=, Tho license tax authorized by the
present Constitution "a he levied on the
severance of natural resources from the
soil shall be superseded by this amend
ment as to thc severance of minerals, oil
and gas and shall be levied only on the
severance OF forest products.
l. When this amendment goes into eff
feet on January I. 1914. the special State
taxes Levied fer good roads and for Con
iejoratn Veterans as now established or
as may ic Established by the amendment
tn be submitted 20 the reopi" at the same
time this amendment is submitted. shall
cease and the General Assembly shall
make provision out cf the General Fund
for tie benefit Of each of these special
| funds as herenabovc provided.
( >. .iil State taxes anI licenses Encol-
'ccted on January +. 1919. for 1913 and
previous years. shaft re collected and aC-
counted far. under existing laws. by the
Shcrihs in the parishes, and the state
Tax Collector in New orleans. but all
such collections must be completed by
ian" 20. 1915. M II which date the state
! Tax Collector OF New Orleans Shall re-
main in Office TIn shall also collect all
Htate licenses levied in the Parish o!
New Orleans until said date and the Cen
eral Assembly shat! provide for 4 re::ur-
/ ion rf his clerical force to take place OF,
.Tunc 90. 1911. ..fter Jun" 20. 1916. any
state licenses and taxes then remaining
Treasurer. The General Assembly, slial
/ BY appropriate Legislation rrovid" com
'nnSil,i"n on an equitable basis to Inc
tax collectors and assessors IF the sew
n"nl Parishes few the suns the may lose
! afte" Jan,lary first. 1871. to tn" date al
! the "r"i"a:ion nf their terms If Office III
i"N'n'1,issi"ns on the state taxes thai
.
revenue segregated to the State. pro-
vi'ad that the St"te shall be under nc
nh'ica ion to reimburse them in any
'r"pater amount thar will guarantee tC
! than slrl ""uu tn the totol of the con,-
missions Of 'hei" office tor the years I"lI
q" 1"12. taking the ve"' which shows the
| HIGHEST amount, arb the General Assem-
bly, shall at it's regular session in 1914 ard
E1plS Yake an estf~Iata OF, tho probable
mN"unt needed for such p,rrnnse and
make approximation to cover the same
IN" ut tho biennial ses~ions nf 1915 and
1918 it shall make a further appropriation
to cover any Deficiency.
! 6. The amendn'nntS to the rouStft,l-
ton srbmi, taA tn the reople at the same
time that this Amendr'"nt is submitted
n"o posing 10 PXemnt '"onr taxation the
"hinris therein specially sat forth. Il
ad"0ted, sha'l not he affected by the pro.
Visions Of TIL; amendment: r"r shall this
amendment he construed as affecting any
property rnw evernnt from taxation ul-
i dor ~" Constitution of 1898 and It's
ar>en''nnrtS
!. The Public Debt Amendment. sub
rlit.ed to the people al the sumo time
this amendment is submitted. If adopted
shall be sunarse'el by this '~,nnd',,ert II
respect to the mode Of providing the pub
lie debt fund guaranteed by such amend.
Mert.
PROV to January /. 1917. the Genera
Assembly shall pass proper statutes t.
carry this amendment into operations; ant
the C~vernnr shall call an extra session
Of that body for that purpose as soon a:
convenient after this amendment is
a1ont"d.
Section >. Re it further resolved. &C.
That there shalt he printed on the bal
lots to be used at said election TIT
wor,:s--
, FOR the amendment to the Constitu
finp reorganIZins and remodeling IN
states system of assessment and taxa
ton:
And the words
. Against the amendment to the Con
. s. tuition reorganizing and reniodolins tn
states system of assessment and taxa
ton
And each voter shall indicate on hi
ballot. as provided by the general cleo
ton laws Of tire State. whether he vote
for or against said ame"dment.
, l.. Il. THOMAS.
Spea ser of two House Of Representatives
THOMAS G. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of tn
Senate
Approved: August 2ftl,, l91.
J.. T.. HALL.
, Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
I. a true copy:
ALVIN i. HEBERT.
Secretary IF state
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