Pocahontas star herald., 1922-06-23
FOR AMENDMENT NO. lB.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. IL.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 15 TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE

THE CONSTITUTION VT INN
STATE OF ARKANSAS
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the senate
and the house Of representatives OF the
state OF Arkansas, a majority OF the
members Of each house agreeing there
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. IL a
majority of the electors voting at SAID
election adopt said amendment, the
same shall becC me 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 genera! or special law Of this state
for the purpose OF making any local i'm
proyement shall be subject TO assess-
ment and taxation for paying the cos,
of making such Improvement and for
paying the principal aud 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
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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-
~ 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
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
to receive same.
Section 2. The County Court, when
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
to provide by proper order for the pro-
portionate reduction Of the taK 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-
Section 3. Any order made by the
County Court and any ordinance or
order made by the Council OF an in
eoap0riated i Town or city under the
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 ordnance; and
the Circuit Court upon such applica.
tion being heard may confirm. amend
or annul such order or ordinance, as
Section The sltus OF personal
property, for the purposes OF taxation
under the provisions OF this Artieis
shall. until otherwise provided by the
the same as is fixed by law for tax
alton for state and county PURPOSES
Section 8. Nothing in this Article
shall be SO construed as TO authoriTe
any Improvement district now in eI-
istence to expend any MONEY or Incur
any indebtedness In excess OF The
amount now authorized by law.
Section g. This Article shall be self
executing, and when same shall have
been properly declared TO have besn
adopted. II shall be deemed TO have
bean N iorea and effect from the time
the General Assembly or the peonIs
may enact lsEislatioR in aid OF tbis
Article. '"'a
Filed in the office Of ssorstsrv =,
Each eleotor may vote for or asain.,
the above amendment.
witness my official siRuaturs &h,.
the s2nd day OF March 1924
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