The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

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tune this amendments Is submitted
Article X.
; l.. All State taxes and licenses excep
. as hereinafter provided shall be colIecte
by the State Treasurer. The General As
sembly shall provide such additional cleri
be necessary to enable him to perform
the duties herein prescribed.
z. The General Assembly shall hav,
the power to provide for special Revenu,
Agents, not to exceed three in number
to assist the Treasurer In collecting al
licenses. and taxes. and to assist the Tai
Commission in gathering Information fol
levying assessments. and shall fix the
compensation and duties Of such agents
Article xI.
I. All articles and parts of articles O,
the Constitution of 1888 on the subject OF
assessment and taxation, and all amend
ments thereto on said subjects contrary
to or In conflict with the provisions Of this
repealed.
SCHEDULE.
l. No part of this amendment to the
Constitution shall go into effect until
January LIST. 1914. except that the pro-
visions of sections one, two, five. six and
seven of Article III. as to special taxes,
shall go into effect as soon as the Gen.
eral 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 effect
shall be passed on or before March /,
1913; provided further, that laws carrying
them into effect may be enacted at any
later date.
2. On and after January list, 1914, the
ONCE of the State Board Of Appraisers
and the office of State Board of Eauali-
cation shall be abolished, but the present
lncumbents shall hold their Offices at tho
present rate of compensation until their
present terms shall expire, and they shall
aid the Tax Commission in putting the
system 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.
g. The license, tax authorized by the
present Constitution to be levied on the
severance Of natural resources from the
SOIL. shall be superseded by this amend
ment as to the severance of minerals, oil
and gas, and shall be levied only on the
severance OF forest products.
=. When this amendment goes into ef-
feet on January /, 1914, the special State
taxes levied 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 at the same
time this amendment is submitted, shall
cease and the General Assembly shall
make provision out of the General Fund
for the benefit of each of these special
funds as hereiuabove provided.
>. 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 the
Sherfffs I'm the parishes, and the State
Tax Collector in New Orleans, but all
such collections must be completed by
June 30, 1916. up to which date the State
Tax Collector of New Orleans shall re-
main in Office. He shall also collect all
State licenses levied in the Parish of
New Orleans until said date and the Gem
eral Assembly shall provide for a reduce
ton OF his clerical force to take place on
June 30, 1914. After June 30. 1915, any
state licenses and taxes then remaining
unpaid, shall be collected by the State
Treasurer. The General Assembly SHAH
by appropriate legislation provide COM
on an equitable basis to the
tax collectors and assessors of the sew
eral parishes for the sums they may lose
after January first. 1914. to the date of
the expiration Of their terms OF Office In !
on the State taxes that |
would have accrued on the sources OF |
vided that the State shall be under no |
TO reimburse them in any !
greater amount than will guarantee to |
them sum equal to the total of the COM |
,r 1912. taking the year which shows the |
highest amount. and the General Assem- !
by shall at its regular session In 1914 and |
ZIG make an estimate of the probable |
make appropriation to cover the same: |
md at the biennial sessions of 1915 and !
9lS 1t shall make further appropriation |
% cover any deficiency.
s. The amendments to the Consfffr-
ION submitted to the people at the same |
ime that this amendment IS submitted. /
PROPOSING to exempt from taxation the
'bJects therein specially set forth. II
L00n1Rd flo OF fn.l 49, ~. 4
'isions Of this amendment: nor shall this
amendment be construed as affecting any
property now exempt from taxation un-
Ter the Constitution Of 1898 and its
Z. The Public Debt Amendment. SUBJ
nifted to the people at the same time
his amendment Is submitted, If adopted.
aspect to the mode Of providing the pub
c debt fund guaranteed by such amend
nent.
Prior to January 1. 1914. the General
AIRY this amendment Into operation: and
he Governor shall call an extra session
that body for that purpose as soon as
convenient after this amendment IL
Section q Be It further resolved, etc.
hat there shall be printed on the bah
,ts to be used at said election the
Tords-
For the amendment to the Constitu-
ion reorganizing and remodeling the
Ion':
And the words
Against the amendment to the Con-
titution reorganizing and remodeling the
tate's system OF assessment and taxa
on"
And each voter shall Indicate ON his
ailot, as provided by the general cleo
on laws OF the State, whether he votes
Or or against said amendment.
L. r. THOMAS,
peaker OF the House of Representatives |
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
pproved. August Gath, 1912
L. e. HALL,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERT,
Secretary of State
Speaking ofthe II