St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-10-07
Act No. 1913
House Bill No. 252-Joint Resolution
BY Mr.. Powell.
AN1 4 csr

House Bill No. 252JClnt fteSoAntiOA
BY Mr.. Powell.
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Articles
2a5 and 226 of the Constitution rela-
tive to assessment and taxation.
Section l.. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Lou.
isiana. two-thirds of all the member
elected to each House eoncufrlne
That an amendment to Articles ~
and 226 of the Constitution OF the
| State of Louisiana be submitted to tins
qualified electors of the State for thel
approval or rejection at the
sionaI election to be held on the hrs
| 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 autnority ievsrnt
the tax, and property shall be aIee
| in a manner directed by law; ~proVldee
that the valuation of property for tn
| assessment of State taxes, levied o.
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 a ) value Thereon,
and provided, further, that the axpay
ers shall nave the right of testing the
correctness of their assessments be-
fore the courts of justice.
ARTICLE 226. There shall be and is
hereby created a Board OF State Al
fairs who's 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, budg-
ct, income and expenditure as ma De
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 Genera
Assembly. The board shall enter upo
it's duties on January /. 1917. The
General Assembly shall have full au
thority to define the powers du'
ties of the board and to fix the sala'
ries of the members thereof. Act NO
I4o, of the General Assembly for thu
year 1916, on this subject matter, shaI
go into effect as a tatut of the State
on the first day of January, 1917.
Section 2. Be it further resolved b1
the General Assembly of the State o.
Louisiana, two-thirds of oil the mem
oers elected to eacn House concurring
That the official ballot to be used a
said election shall have printed there
on the following words: For the pro
posed amendment to Articles 225 ant
226 of the Constitution OF the State 0
Louisiana, relative to assessment ant
! taxation, and abolishing the Board o
| Appraisers" and the words, "Agains
the proposed amendment to Article
225 and 226 of the Constitution of tn
State of Louisiana. relative to assess
ment and taxation. and ab%olfshing tn
Board of Appraisers" And a cleo
tor voting shall indicate on said bal
lot, as provided by law. whether n
votes for or against the propose,
amendment.
HEWITT B0UANCHAUD.
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
FERNAND MOUToN,
Lieutenant Governor and President o
the Senate.
Approved: July 6, 1915.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.