The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-17
LEGISLATIVE
BUREAUS
STATEMENT
Must Be Voted On By People
Of State At Special
Election.

(There seems to be & great deal OF
confusion over the exact meaning or
the proposed constitutional amend
ments. The following article presents
each of the amendments in layman' 5
language. The explanations were
prepared by Charles marlborough.
director Of the legislative Information
bureau Instead Of telling what the
technical change Will be the explana-
ttons tell just what the change Will
do.-EDITOR'S NOTED
INDIANAPOLIS. June lin re-
sponss to the many requests received
BY Charles Marlborough. director OF
the Indiana legislative information
bureau, for concise explanations Of
the thirteen proposed constitution
amendments. to be voted on by the
people Of the state at the special cleo
ton Sept s. q brief statement was
issued today by the bureau outlining
the effect Of each OF the amendments.
The explanations Of each OF the
amendments follow:
/. The purpose OF this amendment
is two-fold First. it makes the state
constitution conform with the federal
constitution on woman suffrage ana
20 this extent the change IS merely
formal, as the federal constitution is
controlling on this subject Second
il dsscontinues tthe right OF foreigners
with their nrsr papers 10 vote and. II
passed. only full aedged American
citizens can vote
2 The purpose OF this amendment
Is TO make a permanent registration.
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OF a. registration preceding each cleo
ton. or emitting registrations where
they are not needed. leaving action on
the subject with the legislature
) This amendment provides that
the six-year enumeration Of males for
apportionment Of state senators and
representatives heretofore taken shall
be discontinued and that the state
shall be apportioned hereafter on the
basis Of the total number OF votes. in
cluding thos eof women. cast for sec
rotary OF state as the last preceding
general election. This amendment is
proposed in the interests Of economy
as the special enumerations cost $780,
900 or more.
& The purpose of this amendment
IS to make it possible for the COVER
nor to veto any single item or any
number Of items in the appropriation
bills. At present the governor must
veto either the entire appropriation
bill or approve the bill entirely.
3. The purpose Of this amendment
IS to make the state officers named
rour-year terms instead Of two-year
terms.
6. The purpose OF this amendment
Is 20 make tho county offices named
four yaar terms instead OF two-year
terms. 1t makes the office Of county
surveyor statutory and VIII thus en-
able the legislature to prescribe quail
hcations for county surveyors.
7. The purpose OF this amendment
Is to make the office Of prosecuting
attorney a four-year office instead of
two-year office.
8. This amendment Is to give the
legislature authority to fix educational
and professional requirements for the
practice Of law.
.. This amendment makes the Of
fee OF state superintendent Of public
instruction appointive instead of cleo
tive.
10. This Is generally considered the
most important Of the proposed
amendments. In effect. it provides
thAt the general assSmbl shall have
power to classify property for taxa
ton purposes with the ostensible pur-
pose Of providing a smaller rate of
taxation for intangibles with the ex-
ectancy OF inducing intangibles to he
listed on the assessments. thus bring
ing out intangibles and thereby pro
viding additional funds for tax pur-
poses in the attempt to relieve rea!
estate ad other kinds Of tangible prop
erty from what is believed to be a
larger portion OF taxation than they
properly should bear. 1t leaves the
entire subject OF taxation. including
exemptions. to the legislature.
II. This amendment will authorize
the legislature 10 establish an income |
tax.
II. The purpose OF this amendment
is to permit colored men to serve IN
the state militia which is impossible
under the present constitution.
49, The purpose Of this aendrnent Is |
60 prohibit the Legislature from in
creasing the salaries or extending the |
terms OF public officials during tho
term for which they were elected or
appointed.
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