Pocahontas star herald., 1922-04-21
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO; NO;,g 10 To
THE CONSTITUTION OF Ih
CnATU nE AHKANHAs

STATE OF ARhANsAs -.
BE 1T RESOLVED, by t..o. tns ~ tha
and the house OF representatives ol ~
state Of Arkansas, maJoIly ~ h.ra-
members OF each house agreeing tnsie
to; .h,, nronos-
ed as an amendment TO the Constltus
tion of the State OF Arkansas az
upon same being submitted 70 ihe re-
tors OF the state for appIoEaI aI,isction
jection at the next General EieessgIV' ~ =
Tor senator's and Representative,
majority of the electors voting AZ ~
election adopt said amenomehL CO..
stitution OF the State Of Arkansas W
wit: s.-,.r,,, tooat-
ed within any impronrnei s!ns onerrHanised under
any general or special law OF TINS stsee az,
for the purpose Of making any IooaI in
provement shall be subleet 70 eos,
nent and taxation for paying the Cos. Sar
OF makinR such Improvement ana ioI
paving the principal and interest OF any
bonds or evidences or indeoteahes. .ast
sued by such district TO & pay snS .nS n9St
of such Improvement When any pa
Of any such district Is located oId od,v
side of an incorporated town OF Sity
the County Court Of the county ia
order ievying and ordering collect
ed in each Of the years during WniSn
any obli, alton of such district may oS
payable such rate tbs pepEsonai DpTn h propeTty
within such district as the Court may
deem proper; and when any such ~
trict u located wholly wlthlh Csuni,r,ii an
tbeEeof shall by ordinance duly adopt,
ed. levy and order collected in each OF
the years during which any opVga.,ob
Of such district may be paysple SUN
rate upon assessed valuation 0i rint tne
personal property within said dlstrlct
as the Council may deem proper pu'
not more than ten per cent OF tne 81
sessed value of any snch perso nna
property may be collected for any one
such district during Ype year; UPon
the County Court making such order'
or upon a certified copy OF sucn or
dinanoe being filed with nun, ,rn ,hS SeSp 10
year 70 extend upon the assessment ot
said personal property as same is maoe
and equalized each year for county
provided for, and the same shall be
charged TO the County Collector ana
collected by him along with the other
taxes collected by him and shall De
paid TO the officer authorized oy Ia"
Section q The County Court when
any part OF any such district is locateo
outside of shy Incorporated town OF
city. and the Council, when any such
district is located wholly within city
or Incorporated town, after an annual
tax on personal property for snen
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-
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
provisions Of this Article may be re-
yfa q Court
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 I. The situs 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 5. Nothing in this Article
shall be so construed as TO authorize
any Improvement district now in ex-
tstence 10 eNpend 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, IL shall be deemed to have
Deen n torcs ana erect from inc time
II was voted upon by the people; but
the General Assembly or the people
may enact legislation In aid OF this
Article.
Filled in the office of Secretary OF
State on the 30th day Of March, 1921.
Each elector may vote for or against
the above amendment.
Witness my official signature this
the s2nd day Of March. 1922.
Seal Ira c Hopper,
Secretary OF Btata