Pocahontas star herald., 1922-09-01
fRoposnb AMENDMENT NO. rs TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF TIE
srATE OF Arkansas


az 1T REsOLVED by the senate
and the house OF representatives % ~.
state OF Arkansas, a maloIlty ot ~
members Of each house agreeing 'he''
That the following Is hereby propos-s
ed as an amendment to the Constltu.
tion of the State OF Arkansas ane
upon same being submitted 10 the elec-
tors OF the State for approval or re-
lection at the next General Blectlon
for senators and representatives,,
majority Of the electors voting AZ salo
election adopt said amendment the
stltption Of the State Of Arkansah TO-
Section 1. All personal property locat..
ed within any Improvement dlstrlct
heretofore or hereafter organised under
any genera! or special law OF TINS state
for the purpose Of making any IoeaI I'm
provement shall be subject TO assess-
ment and taxation for paying the cost
OF making such Improvement and Tor
paying the principal and interest OF any
bonds or evidences or Indebtedness Is
sued by such district TO pay the cost
OF such Improvement When any part
OF any such district Is located out
side OF an Incorporated town or city
the County Court Of the county IN
order levying and ordering collect
ed in each of the years during whlch
any obligation OF such district may be
payable such rate upon the assessed
within such district as the Court may
deem proper; and when any such dis
trict Is located wholly within an IN.
eorporated town or city, the Council
ed. levy and order collected in each or
the years during which any obi gation
OF such district may be payable sueh
rate upon assessed valuation OF the
personal property within said district
as the Council may deem proper; but
not more than ten per cent OF ths as,
sessed value Of any such personal
property may be collected for any one
such district during one year Upon
the County Court making such order.
or upon 4 certified copy OF such or
dinancs being filed with him. the Coun-
~ Clerk shall proceed from year TO
year to extend upon the assessment OF
said personal property as same is made
and eaualized each year for county
provided for, and the same shall be
charged to the County Collector and
collected by him along with the othor
tsIes collected by him and shall be
Section 2. The County Court. when
any part of any such district lie located
outside of any incorporated town OF
city, and the Council when any such
district Is located wholly within a city
or Incorporated town, after an annual
tax on personal property for such
district Is collected, shall have power
to provide by proper order for the pro-
portionate reduction OF the tar or as
sessment levied against real estate in
| such reduction shall not exceed the
net amount collected on personal prop
erty In such district during the pre-
ceding year.
Section 3. Any order made by the
County Court and any ordinance or
order made by the Council OF an in
corporAtod town or city under the
provisions OF this Article may be re-
- n
proper county upon application for re-
! view being made not later than tan
days after the making OF such order
the Circuit Court upon such appIica-
tion being heard may confirm, amend,
or annul such order or ordinanee, as
justiee may require.
Section T. The situs OF PERSONAL
property for the purposes OF taxation
under the provisions OF this Article.
shall; until otherwise provided by the
1eneInI tbs ss,,e AsssmD,y ss be deemed to be
alton for state and county purposes.
shsii sfcttoh bs so o. hothing in this Articles
istence to eSpend sny money or inenr
any indebtedness I'm exeess ~ fhe.
amount now authorized by law.
sectltoh ., Ihls Article shall be self
been properly declared TO have been.
ssoopteo' ~ shall be deemed to have
Desn N lonc9 and effect from the timo
! " was voted upon by the people: but
the Seneral Assembly or the people
Article. @'N VI
FILED IN the office Of Secretary OF
State on the 30th day OF March Ia21
baeh sleetor may vote for or against
the above amendment
itne@ my official Llguaturs ihisI
ssns ']ho Gay Of March, fs22
Ira G Hopper,
Secretary OF Btatef