Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-11-03

House Bill No. 2s2-Joint Resolution.
BY Mr.. Powell.

House Bill No. 252-Joint Resolution.
BY Mr.. Powell.
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Articles
225 and a2s Of the Constitution rela-
tive to assessment and taxation.
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State Of Lou
elected to each House concurring.
That an amendment to Articles 225
and 226 Of the Constitution Of the
State of Louisiana be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State for their
approval or rejection at the Congress
sional election to be held on the FIRST
Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November. Of 1916. said pro-
posed amendment to be as follows:
Article 225. Taxation shall be
equal and uniform throughout the ter
ritorial limits of the authority levying
the tax, and property shall be taxed
| in a manner directed by law; provided
that the valuation of property for the
| assessment of State taxes. levied by
the General Assembly and by this
Constitution, may be different from
| the valuation fixed for all other pur-
poses: provided. further. the assess
ment OF all property shall never ex-
coed the actual cash value thereof;
and provided. further. that the taxpay-
| ers shall have the right of testing the
| correctness OF their assessments be-
| fore the courts of justice.
| Article 226. There shall sbe and Is
hereby created a Board of State At
| fairs whose duty it shall be to assess.
| for State purposes, all taxable prop
| erty throughout the State of Louis
| lana. 1t shall have such other author
\ ity relative to State assessment. bud6-
ct, income and expenditure as may be
conferred upon it by the General AS
| sembly. The board shall be composed
| OF three members. who shall be ap-
| pointed by the Governor for such
| terms as may be fixed by the General
Assembly. The board shall enter upon
| its duties on January l, 1917. The
| General Assembly shall have full au-
| thority to define the powers and du-
ties of the board and to fix the sala-
ries Of the members thereof. Act No
l4O, OF the General Assembly for the
year 1916. on this subject matter. shall
go into effect as a statute of the State
on the first day of January. 1917"
Section 2. Be it further resolved by
the General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana, two thirds of all the mem
bers elected to each House concurrinG
That the official ballot to be used al
said election shall have printed there
on the following words: For the pro-
posed amendment to Articles 225 ano
226 of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana, relative to assessment anC
taxation, and abolishing the Board Of
Appraisers" and the words, Against
the proposed amendment to Article:
225 and 226 of the Constitution of tb,
State of Louisiana, relative to asset
ment and taxation. and abolishing the
Board OF Appraisers" And each cleo
tor voting shall indicate on said bal
lot. as provided by law. whether HI
votes for or against the proposed
amendment.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Speaker of the House OF Representa-
Il tiveS.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President o
the Senate.
| Approyed: July s, 1916.
r. G.. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.