Pocahontas star herald., 1922-07-14
FOR AMENDMENT NO. is.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. IL.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 1s TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF ARK ANsAS

STATE OF ARKANSAS
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the senate
and the house OF Representatives of the
state of Arkansas, majority OF the
members of each house agreeing there
That the following is hereby propos-
ed as an amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the State OF Arkansas and
upon same being submitted TO the cleo
tors OF the State for approval or re-
tection at the next General Election
for senator's and representatives. II a
majority of the electors voting at said
election adopt said amendment, the
same shall become part OF the Con-
stitution of the State Of Arkansas. to-
wit:'
section 1. All personal property locat-
ed within any improvement district
heretofore or hereafter organized under
any general or special law OF this state
for the purpose Of making any local i'm
provement shall be subject to assesH-
ment and taxation for paying the cost
Of making such improvement and for
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 il located out
side Of an incorporated town or city
the County Court of the county Ia
order leyying and ordering collect
ed In each Of the years during which
any obligation OF such district may be
payable such rate ona upon the n1eesssa assessed
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
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.
nf
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 hled with him, the Coun-
~ Clerk shall proceed from year 70
year to extend upon the assessment o.
and equalized each year for county
and state purposes, the tax herein
provided for, and the same shall be
collected by him along with the othor
taxes collected by him and shall be
paid to the officer authorized by law
10 section section :. The County Court, whom
any part of any such district IL located
outside of any Incorporated town OF
city. and the Council, when any such
or Incorporated town, after an annual
tax on personal property for such
district is collected, shall have power
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-
Section ). 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 this
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 appllca-
or annul such order or ordinance. as
Justice may require.
Section T. The situs OF personal
property for tho purposes Of taxation
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.
shall be so construed as to authorize
any Improvement district now In er.
istence 10 eNpend any money or incur
any indebtedne,sss IN excess &c, IS OF the
Section 6. This Article shall be self
executing. and when same shall have
been properly declared to have been
been IN force and effect from the time
II was voted upon BY the people; but
the General Assembly or the people
may enact Legislation in aid of this
Filed in the office of Secretary OF
State on the 50th day OF March, 1921.
Each elector may vote for or against
the above amendment
witness nv official signature thia
the 92nd day Of March, 1922.
Secretary Of Stata