Pocahontas star herald., 1922-07-28
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 10 TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
nE

STATE OF ARKANSAS
BE IT RESOLVED, by the senate
and the house OF representative OF the
state of Arkansas, a majority Of the
members Of each house agreeing there
to:
ed as an amendment to the Constitu-
tion of the State Of Arkansas and
upon same being submitted to the elec-
tors OF the State for approval OF re-
lection 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 /. All personal property locat-
ed within any Improvement distrlct
heretofore or hereafter organized under
any genera! OF special law OF this state
for the purpose Of making any local i'm
provement shall bo subject TO assess-
ment and taxation for paying the cost
OF making sucn Improvement ana Tor
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
side Of an incorporated town or city
the County Court OF the county Ia
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
NhludIlOn OF Lno pcIbOhaA pAObNANs
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
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
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
ty Clerk shall proceed from year TO
year to extend upon the assessment o.
said personal property as same Is made
and eeualized 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 10 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 collected. shall have power
to provide by proper order for the pro-
portionate reduction of the tar or as
sssament levied against real estate In
such reduction shall not exceed the
net amount collected on personal prop
erty in such district during the pre-
Section 8. Any order made by the
County Court and any ordinance or
order made by the Council OF an in
s 0 RreSy Gy maS Be se
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, as
Section T. The situs of personal
property for the purposes OF taxation
under the provisions OF this Article.
General Assembly, be deemed to be
the same as is fixed by law for tax
alton for state and county purposes;
ss SsSttSn 10 NSthls in this Atfls
any Improvement district now in ex-
lstenee 70 expend any money or incur
any indebtedness In excess OF the
Section 8. This Article shall be. self
executing. and when same shall have
been properly declared to have been
SSaoPtSd Il shall ,,.S, be deemed ,rn 70 hHys a
It was voted upon by the people; but
the General Assembly or the people
may enact legislation In aid OF this
Article.
Filed in the office Of Secretary OF
State on the B0th day OF March, 1921.
Each eleotor may vote for or against
the above amendment.
witness my cfncia, lignaturs this
the 2sad day Of March, 1922.
0eal Ira G. Hopper,
Secretary es seAts