The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-05-20
THE LEGISLATURE.
Some Important Measures Before
Law Making Body.

Some important measures Defofe
Law Making Body.
Several important measures were
introduced in the Legislature this
week, among them being one to en-
large the powers of parish boards of
equalization by giving them exclu-
sive jurisdiction over the valuation
Of parish property, and wrestling that
power from the state tax commits
sion. The meat of the bill is con-
tanned in the following paragraph:
The parish board of equalization
shall have the power and authority to
either decrease or increase the valua-
ton placed by the assessor on any
particular class or classes of prop
erty, and the valuation o1msaiI class
or classes of property a Blis16
said parish board of e( *
shall be binding on the assesS0f9(
Under the present act the loce
boards have no power whatever to
increase or decrease assessments.
The state board has entire jurisdic-
tion over the rolls.
Another measure introduced is a
resolution proposing an amendment
to the constitution, to make the pay
ment of poll taxes compulsory in
stead of voluntary as at present The
a2 2endment would give power to the
60 e collector to file suit to collect the
that 25 cents be added to
kant for every 80 days after
a period.
lfS amendment is finally adopt
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the constitution will read as follows:
- ~ section 2-No person less than
siaears of age s,-all be permitted to
Note1<.at any election in the state
who shall not in addition to the
qualifications above prescribed, have
paid on or before the 31st day of
December of each year, for the two
years next preceding the year in
which he offers to vote, a poll tax
OF one dollar per annum, to be used
in aid of the public
schools of the parish in which said
tax shall have been collected; which
tax is hereby imposed on every resi-
dent of this state between the ages
of II and 60 years. Poll taxes shall
be a lien upon any and all property.
and the poll tax collector shall b4
to enter court proceed
lngs to collect the said poll tax, and
any person failing to pay the said
poll tax on or befo1 E21 st day af
December of eaa1 IT, j.
an additional - = !
30 days ora ut thereof6
until the said u been pal I5
for the previous yea Y
Section 2 - That * election
Of the delinquent tax % he form
of fine and the poll tax collector
shall write delinquent across the face
of said poll tax receipt SO that same
shall not be used as a qualification
for the said party holding this de-
linquent tax receipt to vote in any
election.
zz tioa1 to become eff ect-
i've Immediately after being voted
upon in the next election.
A resolution was passed by both
houses this week directing the sec
retary of state not to collect the H.
cense on any animal drawn vehicle,
except those used forf Amercial
purposes. Through i in the
highway law, horse vehicles
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present law.
troduced providing for the employ
ment of part of the federal appro-
priation for the relief of food suf9
ferers for the purchase of seed suit
able for producing crops in the flood
ed areas of louisiana
Three measures were introduced
affecting the Louisiana Highway
Commission. One fixes the domicile
of the body permanently in New Or
leans; another makes its domicile for
court procedure and such matters
in Baton Rouge, but authorizes the
body to maintain it's principal office
wherever it wishes, and the third is
a resolution which provides that the
commission need not move to Baton
Rouge, which is fixed by the present
law as it's domicile, until the present
session of the Legislature makes fl
nal disposition Of the question Of it's
domiciIe.
A bill was introduced this week
prohibiting all forms of betting on
horse races. The measure is very
drasda and it is said will provoke a
bittefSeShtest before the solons.
The resolution introduced last
week providing for the appointment
of a committee to investigate state
institutions and boards.
to effect consultations of some and
abolish others, was killed in the
House Wednesday.
The Dupre bill to limit the assess
ment of property for local taxation
purpose after being amended by in
creasing the limit from SO to rs per
cent of actual value and rroXid
that for public school tax
valuations shall remain 10y 3
was reported favorably bl1tffe ju-
dietary committee of the House.
Favorable action was taken by the
House judiciary committee on the
bill to restore the clerks of court to
the fee basis. The effect of the
measure is to repeal the act of 1916
which placed the clerks on salary
basis
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