Pocahontas star herald., 1922-08-18
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. is TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
Ark AAAAA

STATE OF AHhANsAS
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the senate
state of Arkansas majority OF tne
members of each house agreeing thsre-
to:
cd as an amendment 10 the Constitu-
tion OF the State Of Arkansas sho
upon same being submitted TO the cleo
tors of the State for approval or re-
lection at the next General Election
for senators and representatives., II
majority of the electors voting az salo
election adopt said amendment the
same shall become part OF the Con
stitution Of the State Of Arkansas To-
wit:
Section /. All personal property locat-
ed within any Improvement dlstrlct
heretofore OF hereafter organized under
any genera! or special law OF this state
for the purpose Of making any local i'm
provement shall be subject 10 assesH-
ment and taxation for paying the cost
of making such Improvement ana 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
which same is located shall make an
order levying and ordering collect
ed in each of the years during which
any obligation Of such district may be
payable such rate upon the assessed
valuation OF the personal property
within such district as the Court may
deem proper; and when any such dis
trict is located wholly within an in
corporated town or city, the Council
thereof shall by ordinance duly adopt
ed. levy and order collected in each OF
the years during which any obligation
of such district may be payable such
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 the 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 a certified copy. Of such or
dinanoe being fled with him, the Coun-
ty Clerk shall proceed from year to
year to extend upon the assessment OF
said personal property az same il made
and equalized each year for county
and state purposes, the tax herein
provided for, and the same shall be
charged to the County Collsctor and
collected by him along with the other
taxes collected by him and shall be
paid to the officer authorized BY law
Section e. 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 n city
or Incorporated town. after an annual
tax on personal property for such
Is NoliFNAtlf snail nave 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 Q Any order made by the
order made by the Council OF an in.
corporated town OF 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 tan
days after the making OF such order
or the passage Of such ordinance: and
the Circuit Court upon such spplica-
tion being heard may confirm, amend.
or annul such order or ordnance ~
justice may require.
Section g. The situs Of personal
property for the purposes OF tsIation
under the provisions Of this Article.
shall until otherwise provided by the
General Assembly be deemed to be
the same as is fixed by law for tar
alton Tor state and county purposes.
shall be so construed as to tn's suihorils nslf,s
any improvement district now In ex-
istence 70 eNpend any money or incur
any Indeetedness IN excess OF the
Section 6. This Article shall be self
executing, and when same shall have
been properly declared TO have been
adopted, II shall be deemed to nave
been n force and effect from the timo
Il was voted upon BY the people: but
the General Assembly or me neopIe
may enact legislation in aid OF this
Article
Filed in the office OF Secretary of
State on the sOth day OF March. 1921.
Each elector may vote for or against
the above amendment
witness my ofhcia! IiRphturs thia
the 22nd day OF March, 1872
Seal ira G Hopper,
Secretary Of state.