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,.ent submitted to the people at the sa",e
.sma this amendment is submitted is
adopted. ..;o,.
u All State taxes and licenses except
40 hereinafter provided shall be collected
H. the State Treasurer. The General AS
ser,bly shall provide such additional cleri-
Ssi force in the Treasurer's Office as may
"a necessary to enable him to perform
,he duties herein prescribed.
=. The General Assembly shall have
the mower to provide for special Revenue
Aeents not to exceed three in number.
ta assist the Treasurer in collecting Ill
licenses, and taxes, and to assist tho Tax
Commission in gathering information for
levying assessments. and shall fix the
compensation and duties Of such agents.
Article xi.
I. All articles and parts Of articles Of
tho Constitution Of 1888 OH the SUBJECT OF
assessment and taxation, and all amend
msnts thereto on said subjects contrary
tn or in conflict with the provisions Of this
amendment he and the same are hereby
repealed. ,
/. No part Of this amendment to the
Constitution shall so into effect until
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visions of sections one, two, five. six and
seven of Article III, as to special taxes,
shali go into effect as soon as the Cen
aral Assembly shall pass laws carrying:
them into effect, and the provisions OK
sections three and four Of said Article
shall so into effect on January list, 1918.
nroviIed laws carrying them into effect
1913; provided further, that laws carrying
+oo,, into erect may hp SnaCiSH If ANY
lster date.
g. On and after January 1at, 1914 the
Office OF the State Board Of Appraisers
and the Office OF Stale Board of Euuali-
zation shalt be abolished, but the present
incumbents shall hold their offices at the
present rate Of compensation until thei"
present terms shall expire. and they shall
aid the Tax Commission in putting tho
system provided for in this amendment
they shall perform such duties as the Tax
Commission and the General Assembly
may prescribe
3. The license tag authorized by tho
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soil, shall be superseded by this amend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 De levied only on the
severance OF forest products.
4, When this amendment goes into cf-
feet on January l, 1914. the special State
taxes levied for good roads and fnr Con-
federate Veterans as now established or
as may be established by the am"ndment
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 hereinabovc provided.
5. All State taxes and licenses ,mcol-
lected on January /, 1914, for 1913 and
previous years, shall he collected and ac
counted for. under existing laws. BY the
Sheritfs in the parishes. and the State
Tax Collector in New Orleans but AL
such collections must be completed by
June 30. 1915, 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 P.,rish o!
New Orleans until said date and the Gen
eral Assembly shall provide for reIuc
tion Of his clerical force to take place on
Tune 60 1914 After June 80. 1916, any
State licenses and taxes then remaining
unpaid, shall be collected by the State
Treasurer. The General Assembly shall
by appropriate legislation provide COM
nensation 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 ~
the expiration Of their terms OF office in
cnmmissionS on the State taxes that
would have accrued on the sources Of
r9,enue segregated to the State. pro-
vifed that the state shall he under no
obliga ton to reimburse them III any
greater amount than will guarantee to
them sum e':ual to the total Of the COM
missions of their Office for the years 1al1
orI"12. taking the wear which shows the
highest amount. and the General Assem-
hly shall at it's regular session In 1914 and
1875 make an estimate Of the probable
: NQnnt needed for such, purrose, and
rlfka appropriation to cover the same:
1918 It shall make further appropriation
to cover any deficiency
6. The amendments to the Constitu-
ton submitted to the people at the same
time that this amendment Is submitted.
promising to EXEMPT from taxation the
objects therein specially set forth. II
adopted. shall not re affected by the pro-
visions Of this amendment: nor shall this
amendment he construed rs affecting any
property now eXemrt from taxation UNI
der the Constitution Of 1888 and it's
ar1en1~en+s
Z. The Public Debt Amendment, sub
mitted to the people at the same time
this amendment Is submitted If adopted,
shall be superseded by this n ''1e,a'nent in
respect ~ tIlc IiUuc pt EItNiulIlse INC pun"
Tic Gebt fund guaranteed by such amend
ment.
Prior to January l, 1914, the General
Assembly shall pass proper statutes to
carry this amendment into operation: and
the Governor shall call an extra session
of that body for that purpose as soon as
convenient after this amendment is
adopted.
Section @ Be It further resolved. etc.
That there shall be printed Oh the bal
words
"For the amendment to the Constltu-
ton reorgani2ing and remodeling the
tom:
And the words
Against the amendment to the Con-
st;tution reorganizing and remodelirg 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 he votes
for or AGAINST said amendment.
L. l.. THOMAS.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
THOMAS c. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved: August cath. 1872.
l.. Z. HALL,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
ALVIN f. HILBERT.
Secretary Of State.
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