Pocahontas star herald., 1922-07-07
FOR AMENDMENT NO. Is.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 10.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. IS TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF ARKANSAS

STATE OF ARKANSAS
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the senate
and the house Of representatives Of tha
state of Arkansas majority OF the
members of each house agresing there
That the following is hereby propos-
ed as an amendment to the Constltu-
tion OF the State of Arkansas ana
upon same being submitted to the elec-
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 AZ salc
election adopt said amendment the
same shall become a part OF the Con-
stitutlon of the State of Arkansas to-
wit:
ed with'a 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 assess-
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 Is located OUT
the County Court of the county Ia
which same is located shall make an
order leyylng and ordering collect
ed in each OF the years during wnISn 6a
payable such rate upon the assessed
| valuation OF the personal property
! within such district as the Court may
deem proper; and when any sucn as
| trict Is located wholly within an In
| corporated town or city the Councll
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
not more than ten per cent OF ths 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
dlnance 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
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 city
or Incorporated town. after an annual
district Is coilsctsd. shall have power
to provide by proper order for the pro-
! portlonate reduction Of the tax or as
|
| 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
| 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 thl
proper county upon appiioatlon tor re,
days after the making Of such order
the Circuit Court upon such appllca.
tion being heard may confirm, amend
or annul such order or ordinance, as
justice may require
property. for the purposes OF taxatlon
under the provisions OF this Article
shall. until otherwise provided by tho
General Assembly, be deemed to be
alton for state and county purposes.
Section 5. Nothing in this Article
any Improvement district now in ex-
any indebtedness in excess OF the
amount now authorized by law.
Section Q. This Article shall be self
executing; and when same shall shall have
adopted. Il shall be deemed TO have
besn N force and effect from the time
Il was voted upon by the peoples but
the General Assembly or the people
may enact legislation in aid OF this
Filed in the office OF Secretary OF
State on the 10th day Of March. 1921.
Each eleotor may vote for or against
the above amendment.
| witness my official signature ihls
the 22nd day OF March, 1922.
Seal Ira G Hopper,
| Secretary of State