The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-10-04
| ,,ent submitted to the people az the same
me this amendment Is submitted -

,,eut submitted to the people az the same
me this amendment Is SUBMITTED ~
.dopted.
All State taxes and licenses except
,s hereinafter provided shall be collected
y the state Treasurer. The General AS
an,hlv shall provide such additional cleIt-
,al force in the Treasurer's office as may
he necessary to enable him to perform
Ire duties herein prescribed.
9 The General Assembly Shall nave
the power to provide for special Revenue
Agents not to exceed three ~ nun!oeI;
- assist the Treasurer in collecting All
licenses. and taxes. and to assist tho Tax
commission in gathering information for
lpvyin. assessments. and shall fix the
COMPENSATION and duties Of Such agents.
Article xI.
!, All articles and parts Of articles Of
the Constitution Of 1858 on hhe subject of
assessment and taxation, ant all amend
ments thereto on said subjects contrary
"a or in conflict with the provisions Of this
amendment be and the same are hereby
repealed. "
/. No part of this amendment to the
Constitution Shall go into effect until
January list. l9l4. except that the pro
visions CT sections one, tive, five. six and
seven Of Article Ill, as to special taxes,
shall so into effect as soou as the Gen
era! Assembly shall pass laws carrying
.hcm into effect and the provisions Of
sections thee and four Of said Article
shall go into effect on January lst, 1913.
provided laws carrying them into effect
shalt he PASSED on or before March l,
1913: provided further, that laws carrying
,hcu into effect may be enacted az any
later date.
>. On and after January 1st, 1914, the
office of the State Board OF Appraisers
ana the office of state Board of EQuaii-
yati0n shall be abolished, but the present
lncumhents shall hold their offices at the
present rate Of compensation until their
present terms shall expire, and they shall
aiil 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 Genera! Assembly
may prescribe
2, 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 shall be superseded by this amend
mcnt as to the severance Of minerals, oil
and gas. and shall he levied only on the
severance of forest products.
l. When this amendment goes into ef-
feet on January I. 1914, the special State
taxes levied for good roads arl fer Con-
Tolerate Veterans as now established or
as may be established by the Amendment
Ia be submitted to the reoplc ut the same
time this amendment i; submitted, shall
cease and tie General Assembly shall
make provision out of the General Fund
for the benefit Of each Of these special
funds as hereinabove provided.
:. All state taxes and licenses unCc'-
'ccted on January l. 1914, for 1913. and
previous years. shall be collected and ac-
counted for, under existing laws, b. the
shcriffs in the parishes. and The State
tax Collector in New Orleans hut All
such collections must be completed by
June 30 1915, up to which date the State
main IL office. II" Shall also collect ali
state licenses levied in the Parish, q
New Orelns until said date and the Gem
.rai Assembly shall provide for a reluc-
tion Of his clerical force to take place on
lure 81. 1914. After June 80. 1915. any
State licenses and taxes then remaining
unpai,l, shall be collected by TIE State
Treasurer. The General Assembly shall
by appropriate legislation provide COM
rgnsatinn on an equitable basis to the
tax collectors and assessors Of the Sey-
er"l Parishes for the sums they may lose
afte" January first. 1919. to the date Of
rh" expiration Of their terms of office in
~null have accrued on the sources Of
reyenue segregated to the State. pro-
viHed that the State shall he under no
ohigation to reimburse them in any
greater amount than will guarantee to
them a sum cGual to the total of the com
missions of their office for the years 1'l1
or l"1o. taking the Year which shows the
highest amount. and the General Assem-
hlv shall at its regular session in 1914 and
l"16 make IN estimate of the probable
amount needed for such purpose, and
make appropriation to cover the same:
s;ntl at the biennial sessions Of 1915 and
Asls 1t shall make further appropriation
q G. THE amendments to the Constitu.
f!on submitted to the people at the same
slime that this amendment IS submitted.
Promising to EXEMPT from taxation the
objects therein specially set forth. IL
adopted. shall not he affected by the pro-
visi"ns Of This amendment: nor shall this
amendment he construed as affecting any
property now eXe!nDt from taxation un-
der the Constitution Of 1898 and its
amendments
{. The Public Debt Amendment. sub
mit;nd 10 the people at the same time
This amendment is submitted, If adopted
shall be supersc led by this arenlrlent in
respect {" the mode Of providing the pub
liz Gebt fund guaranteed by such amend
mcnt.
Prior to January I. 1914, the General
Assembly shall pass proper statutes to
carry this amendment into operation: and
the G vernon shall call an extra session
of that body for that purpose as soon az
convenient after this amendment is
adopted.
Section @ De 1t further resolved. etc,
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 remodeing the
States system OF assessment and taxa
ton:
And the words
against the amendment to tie Com
stitution reorSaniZiMg and remoleiuG the
states system of assessment and taxa
ton.
And each voter shall indicate on his
ballot. as provided by the general cleo
ton laws of the State. whether lie votes
for or against said amendment
l.. Il. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
THOMAS G.. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate
Approved August cath. 1912.
l.. l.. HALL.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
4 true copy:
ALVIN Il. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State.