The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-09-21
SCHEDULE


hereby repealed.
! SCHEDULE.
| l. No part Of this amepdn. ~ -
the Constitution shall 90 into offao,
until January list, 1914. excapt that
the provisions Of sections one two
five, six and seven Of Article. TT as
10 special taxes shall go into offact
as soon as the General Assemble,
shall pass laws carrying them ;n+o
ERECT, and the provisions Of sections
three and four of said article shan
go into effect on January LIST 1919
provided laws carrying them into Of.
feet shall be passed on or before
March 1, 1918; provided further. tina,
laws carrying them into effect NAV
be enacted at any later date.
?. On and after January 1st. 1914
the office of the State Board Of An
praisers and the office of State Board
OF Equalization shall be abolished
but the present incumbents shan
hold their offices at the present rate
OF compensation until their forms
shall expire and they shall aid the
Tax Commission in putting the svs.
tenn provided for in this amendment
into operation, and in that connec.
ton they shall perform such duties
as the Tax Commission and the Gen.
eral Assembly may prescribe.
3. The license tax authorized bv
the present Constitution TO believed
on the severance of natural re.
sources from the soil. shall be super
seeded by this amendment as to the
severance Of minerals, oil AID gas,
and shall be levied only on the sev-
erance of forest products.
4. When this amendment goes into
effect on January /, 1914, the spec
ial state taxes levied for good roads
and for Confederate Veterans as now
established or as may be establish
ed, by the amendment to be SUBJ
mitted to the people at the same
time this amendment is submitted,
shall cease, and the General Assem-
bly, shall make provision out of the
General Fund for the benefit of
each of these special funds as here
matter provided.
5. All State taxes and licenses un-
collected on January /, 1914, for 1918
and previous years, shall be collect
I'd and accounted for, under existing
avs, by the sheriffs in the parishes,
and the State Tax Collector in New
Orleans, but all such collections must
be completed by June 80, 1916, up to
which date the State Tax Collector
If New Orleans shall remain in Of
ice. He shall also collect all State
licenses levied in the Parish of Or
cans until said date and the Gener-
llAssembly shall provide for reduc-
ion of his clerical force to take
,lace on June 80, 1914 After June
%, 1916, any State licenses and tax
IS then remaining unpaid, shall be
by the State Treasurer. The
General Assembly shall by approprl-
tie legislation provide compensation
II an equitable basis to the tax col
ectors and assessors of the several
arishes for the sums they may lose
fter January first, 1914, to the date
f the expiration of their terms OF
ffice in commissions on the state
axes that would have accrued on me
ources of revenue segregated to me
tate, provided that the State shall
e under no obligation to reimburse
hem in any greater amount than
ill guarantee to them sum equal
, the total of the commissions OF
heir office for the years 1911 or 1872,
aking the year which shows the
ighest amount, and the General AS
emily shall at it's regular session IN
914 and 1916 make an estimate OF
ne probable amount needed for such
urpOse, and make appropriation to
over the same; and at the biennial
assions of 1916 and 1918 it shall
lake a further appropriation to COW
r any deficiency.
6. The amendments to the Con.
itution Submitted to the people at
le same time that this amendment
submitted, proposing to exempt
ON taxation the objects therein
oecially set forth, if adopted, shall
OF be affected by the provisions or
lis amendment; nor shall thls
nendment be construed as affect
Ig any property now exempt from
yation under the Constitution Oh
1913 and its amendments.
I, The Public Debt Amendment
lbmitted to the people at the same
me this amendment is submitted, II
lopted, shall be superseded by his
nendment in respect to the mode
providing the public debt fund
laranteed by such amendment.
Prior to January /, 1914, the Gener-
Assembly shall pass proper sta-
ties to carry this amendment INTO
'eration: and the Governor snaI
II an extra session of that BODY
= that purpose as soon as conven-
Mt after this amendment is adopt