Pocahontas star herald., 1922-05-26
FOR AMENDMENT NO. IL.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. IL.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 10 TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE or ARKANeAs

STATE OF ARKANSAS
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the senate
and the house of representatives. OF the
state of Arkansas. a majority OF the
That the following is hereby propos-
ed as an amendment to the Constitu-
tion Of the State of Arkansas and
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 a
majority OF the electors voting at said
election adopt said amendment, the
same shall become a part Of the Con-
stitution Of the State Of Arkansas. to-
wit:
Section !. All personal property locat-
ed within any improvement district
heretofore or hereafter organized under
any general or special law Of this state
Tor the purpose Of making any local i'm
provement shall be subject 10 assess-
ment and taxation for paying the cost
of making such Improvement and for
paying the principal and interest of any
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
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
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 OF 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
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
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 TO
year TO extend upon the assessment OF
said personal property As same Is made
and equalized each year for county
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 q 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 Ruch
0lbNIlNA ~ tOAltGNtut kHdll 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 prom
erty In such district during the pre-
ceding year.
Section 8 Any order made by the
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 40
Justice may require.
Section q The situs OF personal
property for the purposes OF taxation
under the provisions OF this Article
shall, until otherwise provided bv the
General Assembly. be deemed 70 be
the same as Is hxed by law for tax
alton for state and county purposes.
Section s. Nothing in this Article
shall be so construed as TO authorixe
any improvement district now In exs
nnS 's5Sncs indSbssdRnsss S Rena any money or Incur
amount now authorized by law.
Section s. This Article shall be self
executing. and when same shall have
adopted. IL shall be deemed TO have
been n force and effect from the time
u was voted upon by the people: hui
the General Assembly or the peopIe
may enact legislation in aid OF this
Article
Filed in the office of Secretary of
State on the 30th day Of March. 1881
Each elector may vote for or against
the above amendment
witness my official signature this
the a2nd day Of harch. 1872.
bsal Ira G Hopper,
sscfstEfy Of UtatA