Pocahontas star herald., 1922-04-07
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 10 TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
IN RNr ANSAA
FOR AMENDMENT NO. ID.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 10.

THE CoNsTTTUTION OF THE
STATE OF ARKANSAS
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the sehnts th
and the house of representatives OF ths
state of Arkansas a majority OF tue
members OF each house agreeing there-
to: -, nroros-
ed as an Amendment to the Constitu.
tion of the State of Arkansas hno
upon same being submitted to the cleo
tors OF the State for approval OF re-
lection at the next General Electioh
Tor senators and representatives, III a
majority OF the electors voting AT salc
election adopt said amendment @
same shall become a part OF the Nvn-
stitution Of the state OF Arkansas W.
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ed within any Improvement dlstrict
heretofore or hereafter ORGANIZES unaes nue.
for the purpose of making any local I'M
provement shall be subject to assess
ment and taxation for paying the cos.
paving the principal and interest OF any
bonds or evidences or indebtedness is
sued by such district to pay the cos.
of such Improvement. When any pate
of any such district is located out-
side OF an Incorporated town or city
the County Court of the county ia
which same is located shall make an
order leyying and ordering COLLEEN cO,Sicb
any obligation of such district may Ds
payable such rate upon the assessed
valuation of the personal properly
deem proper; and when any such as
trict is located wholly within an In,
corporated town or city, the CounSli
thereof shall, by ordinance duly auopts
ed. levy and order collected in each OF
the years during which any obligation
of such district may be payable suSh
rate upon assessed valuation OF the
personal property within sald alstrlc. re,
not more than ten per cent OF the as,
sessed value of any such personal
property may be collected for any one
such district during one year upon
or upon a certified copy OF such or
dinance being filed with him, the Coun
ty Clerk shall proceed from year 70
year TO extend upon the assessment o.
said personal property as same Is MADE
and equalized each year for county
and state purposes, the tax herein
provided for, and the same shall ps
charged to the County Collector ana
collected by him along with the other
taxes collected by him and shall be
paid 10 the officer authorized by law
Section O. The County Court, when
any part of any such district is located
outside of any Incorporated town or
city. and the Council, when any such
district is located wholly within 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 tax or as
sessment levied against real estate in
such district but the total amount OF
such reduction shall not exceed the
net amount collected on personal prop
erty in such district during the pre-
ceding year.
Section g. Any order made by the
County Court and any ordinance or
order made by the Council of an in
corporated town or city under the
provisions of this Article may be re-
viewed by the Circuit Court OF ths
proper county upon application for re-
view being made not later than ten
days after the making of such order
or the passage of such ordinance; and
the Circuit Court upon such applica-
tion being heard may confirm, amend,
or annul such order or ordinance, as
Section T. The situs of personal
property. for the purposes OF taxation
shall until otherwise provided by the
General Assembly. be deemed to be
the same as is fixed by law for tax
alton for state and county purposes
Section 3. Nothing In this Article
shall be so construed as to authorize
any Improvement district now in ex-
istence to expend any money or incur
any Indebtedness in excess OF the
amount now authorized by law.
Section 6. This Article shall be self
executing, and when same shall have
been properly declared to have been
adopted, II shall be deemed 10 have
been IN force and effect from the time
IL was voted upon by the people: but
the General Assembly or the people
may enact legislation in aid of this
Article.
FILED in the office of Secretary OF
State on the 30th day of March, 1921.
Each elector may vote for or against
the above amendment.
witness my ofhcial signature this
the 92nd day of March, 1922.
Seal Ira G. Hopper.
Secretary OF State