Pocahontas star herald., 1922-06-09
FOR AMENDMENT NO. Is.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 10.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. is TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
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STATE OF ARKANSAS
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the senate
and the house OF repreBentatlves OF thS
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 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 become part OF the Con
stitution Of the State Of Arkansas to-
wit.
Section l. All personal property locat-
&c within any Improvement district
heretofore or hereafter organized under
any general or special law of this state
provement shall be subject TO assess
ment and taxation for paying the cost
OF making such Improvement and 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 In
which same is located shall make an
order levying and ordering collect
ed in each Of the years during which
payable such rate upon the assessed
Valuation Of the personal property
within such district as the Court may
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
as the Council may deem proper; but
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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 hled with him, the Coun'
ty Clerk shall proceed from year to
year to extend upon the assessment o.
said personal property as same is made
and state purposes, the tax herein
provided for, and the same shall be
charged TO the County Collector and
taxes collected by him and shall be
paid to the officer authorized by law
TO receive same,
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 a city
or Incorporated town. after an annual
tax on personal property for such
district is collected, shall have power
10 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
Of Ia
viewed by the Circuit Court Of thu
proper county upon application for re-
view being made not later than ten
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.
Section T. The sitds OF personal
property, for the purposes OF taxation
under the provisions OF this Article.
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 authorize
any Improvement district now in ex.
istence to e1pend 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 beer
adopted. II shall be deemed TO have
bssn m 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
Article.
FILED in the office OF Secretary OF
State on the s0th day Of March, 1921.
Each elector may vote for or against
the above amendment,
Witness my official aignaturs this
the s2nd day Of March, is22
Seal Ira G. Hopper,
BecretAry Of otata