The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-17

Senate Bill No. 3. BY Mr.. Burke.
Joint resolution submitting to the
people of Louisiana an amendment to
the Constitution exempting from taxa
tion for twenty 600 years corporations
organized to lend money on mortgages
on country property at not more than
six (6) per cent interest net TO the
borrower, with power to negotiate bonds
and securities of local taxing districts.
Section l. Be 1t resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly OF the State of Louisiana,
fwo-thirIs of all the members elected to
each house concurring. That the follow
ing amendment to the Constitutions of
rsfhe State Of LouissanA be and the sAmg
Is hereby sUDnmftkd % the duaf5iled
WIonal election to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in the
month OF November, Of the year 1912, to-
wit:
tate of every corporation hereafter or
ganized in this State for the sole pur-
pose of lending money on mortgages on
country property situated In Louisiana
Mt a rate of interest not to exceed six
(Sl per cent net to the borrower, with
power to negotiate and handle bonds
and securities issued by the various par
ishes and local districts and municipal
ties of the State of Louisiana shall
be exempt from taxation for twenty 600
wears from the date of the organization
of each of said companies, provided that
each of said companies shall have full
paid cash capital stock of not less than
$3.50 10000, and provided further that
in case any such corporation shall on
any loan charge the borrower more than
six per cent interest. whether by way of
commission discount, or otherwise. 1T
shall forfeit the entire exemption here
in granted. and be subject to taxation
from the time ii makes such loan; and
any such corporation handling or ne
gotiating any SECURITIES other than those
hereinabove mentioned shall incur like
forfeiture.
No such corporation shall have power
70 receive any money on deposit or TO
do banking business of any sort, but
all such corporations shall be under
bank Examiner. whose duty IT shall be
to report to the Attorney General and
the State Tax Commission any viola
ton of the condition of this exemption
Section O. Be 1t further resolved, etc.
That there shall be printed in the
ballots to be used at said election the
words For the amendment to the Con-
stitution exempting from taxation for
twenty COO years corporations organic
ed for the sole purpose of lending money
on country real estate situated in Lou
isiana at not more than six (6) per
cent to the borrower, with power to ne
xotiate and handle local securities" and
the words Against the amendment to
the Constitution exempting from taxa
ton for twenty GOD years corporations
organized for the sole purpose of lend
ing money on country real estate situat-
ed in Louisiana at not more than six
(e1 per cent net to the borrower. with
power to negotiate and handle local
eecuritiesr and each elector shall in
dictate on his ballot, as provided by the
general election laws of the State,
whether he votes for or against the said
THOMAS C. BARRET,
lieutenant Governor and President of
'ne ~ L. e. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Approved: August gath, 1919.
l. E HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy
ALVIN r. HEBERT.
Ganratarv of StatA