Pocahontas star herald., 1922-04-28
rRoPospD AMENDMENT NO. 10 TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
aTATE OF ARKANSAS

STATE OF AHkANSAS
.rS SE ,bd a. house f Of representatives Of the
state of Arkansas, majority OF the
members Of each house agreeing there
to: 80, ...a.-.
ed as an amendment to the Constltus
ton OF the State Of Arkansas ana
upon same being submitted TO the elee'
tors OF the State for approval OF re-
lection at the next General Bleetion
Tor senator's and representatives. II
majority OF the electors voting al sara
election adopt said amendment, the
same shall become part OF the Con
stitution of the state OF Arkansas TO-
Section 1. All personal property locat-
ed within any improvement district
heretofore or hereafter organizsq unoel
any general or special law of this state
for the purpose of making any local inn
provement shall be subject TO assess
ment and taxation for paying the cost
paving the principal and interest Of any
bonds or evidences OF indebtedness is
sued by such district TO pay the cost
of such Improvement. Whsn any pa.t
side Of an Incorporated town or city
the County Court Of the county IN
which same is located shall make an
order leyying and ordering anln eoSieGh xbfch
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 IL located wholly within an IN,
corporated town or city, the CounSh
thereof shall, by ordinance ouly adopt,
ed, levy and order collected in each OF
the years during which any obligation
of such district may be payable sueh
rate upon assessed valuation OF the
personal property s wisa.n desm saro 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
dinance being filed with him, the Coun-
ty Clerk shall proceed from year 70
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 be
charged to the County Collector and
collected by him along with the other
taxes collected by him and shall be
paid TO the officer authorized by law
section 2. 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 a city
or Incorporated town, after an annual
tax on personal property for such
district is collected, shall have power
10 nlONlut ON NIoptA 0AutA AhA AiAt PAC
portlonate reduction Of the tax or as
seeSmCnt 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-
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 tins
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
justice may require.
Section T. The situs OF personal
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 tax
alton for state and county purposes.
Section S. Nothing in this Article
shall be so construed as to authorize
any Improvement district now in ex-
istence 10 expend any money or incur
amount now suthoriv ID by law.
Section 6. This Article shall be self
executing. and when same shall have
been properly declared to have been
adopted, Il shall be deemed to have
been IN forco 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 aeth day Of March, 1871
Each slector may vote for or against
the above amendment.
witness my official signature this
the 12nd day sf March, 1914.
Seal Ira C. Hopper,
Secretary Of gtata