Pocahontas star herald., 1922-05-19
FOR AMENDMENT NO. is.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. IL.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. is TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE nE AHKANaAS

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STATE OF ARKANSAS
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the senate
and the house of representatives OF IN.
state OF Arkansas, a majority OF the
to:
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,, II a
majority OF the electors voting at said
election adopt said amendment, the
same shall becc me a part OF the Con-
stitution OF the State OF Arkansas. to-
wit:
Section !. All personal property locat-
ed within any Improvement district
heretofore OF hereafter organized under
any genera! or special law of this state
Tor the purpose Of making any local Inn
provement shall be subject 10 assess-
ment and taxation Tor 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
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
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
trict IL 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
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
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
provided for. and the same shall be
charged to the County Collector and
collected by hirn along with the other
taxes collected by him and shall be
Section 2. The County Court. when
any part Of any such district is located
outside OF any Incorporated town OF
city. and the Council, when any such
district is located wholly within n 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 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-
cedinR year.
Section 3. 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
Dnovisions OF this Article may be re-
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 aunul such order or ordinance, as
Section T. The situs OF personal
properly for the purposes OF taxation
under the, provisions OF this Article.
General Assembly. be deemed 70 be
the same as is fixed by law for tax
alton for state and county purposes
Section 3. No.thing in this Article
any improvement district now in ex.
istence TO expend any money or incur
any indebtedness in excess OF the
amount now authorized by law
Section 6. This Article shall be self
executing. and when same shall have
been properly declared to have been |
adopted y shall t,,.S. be deemed sn 70 have
Il was voted upon by the people; but |
the General Assembly or the peopIe |
may enact legislation in aid Of this |
Filed in the office OF Secretary Of |
State on the soth day OF March. 1871.
Each elector may vote for or against |
the above amendment.
Witness my official signature this /
the a2nd day OF March. ls22
Seal Ira G. Hopper
Secretary Of stata