The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

,ment submitted to the people at me same
time this amendment is submitted II
adopted.
Article X.
1. All State taxes and licenses except
as hereinafter provided shall be collected
by the State Treasurer. The General AS
senfbiy shall provide such additional cleri-
cal force in the Treasurers office as may
be necessary to enable him to perform
the duties herein prescribed.
2. The General Assembly shall have
the power to provide for special Revenue
Agents. not to exceed three in fumber,
to assist the Treasurer in collecting all
licenses, and taxes, and to assist the Tax
Commission in gathering information for
ievyfng assessments, and shall fix the
compensation and duties of such agents.
4 Article xl.
1. All articles and parts OF articles of
the Constitution OF 1898 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
amendment be and the same are hereby
| repealed.
SCHEDULE.
1. 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 Ill, as to special taxes,
shall go into effect 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, 1918,
provided laws carrying them into effect
shall be passed on or before March /,
1918; provided further, that laws carrying
them into effect may be enacted at any
later date.
2. On and after January 1st, 1914, the
office of the State Board of Appraisers
and the Office of State Board of Equali-
cation shall be abolished. but the present
lfnRYnhanfC rfff ~ 10
present rate of compensation until their
present terms shall expire, and they shall
aid the Tax Commission in putting the
a roT in fhs
they shall perform such duties as the Tax
Commission and the General Assembly
may prescribe.
3. 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 Shall be superseded by this amend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.
4. When this amendment goes into eff
feet on January ], 1914, the special State
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 hereinabove provided.
s. All State taxes and licenses uncol-
lected on January l. 1914. for 1913 and
previous years. shall be collected and ac-
counted for, under existing laws, by the
Sheriffs in the parishes. and the State
Tax Collector in New Orleans, but all
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 Parish of
Orleans Ia md ha
eral Assembly shall provide for a reduc-
ton of his clerical force to take place on
June 80. 1914. After June So 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
pensation on an equitable basis to the
tax collectors and assessors of the sew
eral pc rishes for the sums they may lose
after January first. 1914, to the date Of
the expiration of their terms OF Office in
would have accrued on the sources Of
revenue segregated to the State. pro-
vfded that the State shall be under no
obligation to reimburse them in any
them sum equal tn the total of the COM
missions of their Office for the years 1911
or 1912. taking the wear which shows the
highest amount, and the General Assem-
bly, shall at its regular session In 1914 and
1915 make an estimate Of the probable
peeded for such purpose, and
make appropriation to cover the same:
and at the biennial sessions Of 1916 and
1918 1t shall make a further appropriation
to cover any deficiency.
s. The amendments to the Constitu-
ton submitted to the people at the same
time that this amendment Is submitted, !
processing to exempt from taxation the
objects therein specially set forth II
adopted. shall not be affected by the pro-
visions Of this amendment; nor shall this |
be construed as affecting any
property now exempt from taxation UNI
der the Constitution of 1898 and its |
ar1endrents
mitted to the people at the same time |
this amendment is submitted. II adopted, |
shall be superseded by this amendment in |
respect TO the mode Of providing the pub !
ment.
Prior to January 1, 1914, the General |
Assembly shall pass proper statutes to |
carry this amendment into operation; and |
Of that body for taat purpose as soon as |
convenient after this amendment IL |
adopted
Section q Be It 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-
States system Of assessment and taxa
ton:
And the words
Against the amendment to the Con-
stitution reorganizing and remodeIing the l
States system of assessment and taxa
tion.'
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. +. THOMAS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives. /
THOMAS G. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved: August Gath, 1912.
L. E. HALL.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State