The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-05

ment submitted to the people at me same
time this amendment Is submitted Is
adopted.
Article X.
1. All State taxes and licenses except
as hereinafter provided shall be collected
| by the State Treasurer. The General As
sembly shall provide such additional cleri-
cal force in the Treasurer's 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 number,
| to assist the Treasurer in collecting all
| licenses, and taxes. and to assist the Tax
Commission in gathering information for
levying assessments, and shall fly the
compensation and duties Of such agents.
Article XII.
! 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
| repealed.
SCHEDULE.
| /. No part of this amendment to the
Constitution shall go into effect until
visions of sections one, two, five. six and
seven of Article III, as to special taxes,
shall go into effect as 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, 1913,
provided laws carrying them into effect
shall be passed on or before March /.
1913; provided further, that laws carrying
them into effect may be enacted at any
later date.
2. On and after January LIST, 1914, the
office of the State Board of Appraisers
and the Office of State Board of Equali-
cation shall be abolished, but the present
incumbents shall hold their offices at the
present rate of compensation until their
present terms shall expire, and they shall
aid 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 General Assembly
may prescribe.
8. 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 shall be superseded by this amend
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
make provision out of the General Fund
for the benefit of each of these special
funds as hereinabove provided.
5. All State taxes and licenses uncol-
lected on January I. 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 go 1916 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
eral Assembly shall provide for reduce
ton of his clerical force to take place on
June 30. 1914 After June so. 1915, 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 parishes for the sums they may lose
after January first. 1914 to the date Of
the expiration Of their terms of Office in
commissions on the State taxes that
would have accrued on the sources of
revenue segregated to the State pro-
vided that the State shall be under no
obligation to reimburse them in any
greater amount than viii guarantee to
them sum equal to the total of the COM
missions of their Office for the years 1911
or 1912, taking the year which shows the
highest amount. and the General Assem-
session
1916 make an estimate of the probable
amount needed for such purpose and
make appropriation to cover the same:
and at the biennial sessions Of 1916 and
to cover any deficiency.
6. The amendments to the Constitu-
ton submitted to the people at the same
time that this amendment is submitted.
proposing to exempt from taxation the |
objects therein specially set forth, II
adopted. shall not he affected by the pro- |
visions of this amendment. nor shall this |
be construed as affecting any
property now EXEMPT from taxation I'M
der the Constitution of 1898 and its
amendments
Z. The Public Debt Amendment, SUBJ
mitted to the people at the same time |
this amendment is submitted. If adopted'
shall be superseded by this amendment in |
respect to the mode Of providing the pub |
lie debt fund guaranteed by such amend |
ment.
Prior to January 1, 1914, the General |
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 |
after this amendment is |
adopted.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved ETC..
That there shall be printed on the ball |
lots to be used at said election the |
words
For the amendment to the Constitu- |
ton reorganizing and remodeling the |
States system of assessment and taxa
ton:
And the words
Against the amendment to the Con- |
stitution recognizing and remodeling 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. E. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives. |
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the |
Senate.
approved: August 2ith, 1912.
L. z. HALL,
Governor Of the State of louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN z. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.