Pocahontas star herald., 1922-05-12
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. rs TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
ANEAE

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BE 1T RESOLVED, by the senate
and the house OF Representatives OF the
state OF Arkensas. a majority OF the
members OF each house agreeing there
to:
That the following is hereby propos-
ed as an amendment TO the Constitu,
tion OF the State of Arkansas ana
upon same being submitted TO the elec-
tors of the State for approval OF re-
lection at the next General Election
for senators and representatives. II q
majority Of the electors voting al salc
election adopt said amendment, the
same shall become a part of the Con-
stitution Of the State of Arkansas TO-
wit
Section !. All personal property locat-
&c within any Improvement district
heretofore or hereafter organized under
any genera! or special law OF TINS state
Tor the purpose OF making any local I'M :
provement shall be subject 10 assese-
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 ia
OF such Improvement. When any part
of any such district is located OUT
aide Of an incorporated town or city
Which same Is Ioeates shall make an
order leVying and ordering collect
ed in each Of the years during which
any obligation of such district may Dc
Valuation Of the personal property
within such district as the Court may
deem proper; and when any such ais
eorporated town or city, the Counell
thereof shall, by ordinance duly adopt
ed. levy and order collected In each OF
the years during which any obligation
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;
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property may be collected for any one
such district during one year Upon
the County Court making such order
dinance being hled with him, the Coun.
ty Clerk shall proceed from year 10
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 10 the County Collector and
taxes collected by him and shall be
paid TO the officer authorized by law
section 2. The County Court, whom
any part OF any such district In locsted
outside OF any incorporated town OF
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 L. collected. shall have power
to provide by proper order for the pro-
portionate reduction OF che 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 ordnance or
order made by the Council OF an in
provisions 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 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 taxatioa
under the provisions OF this Article.
shall until otherwise provided by the
General Assembly. be deemed to be
the same as is fixed by law for tax
alton for state and county purposes
Section T. Nothing in this Article
any Improvement district now in ex-
istence TO eNpend any money OF 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
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 30th day OF March 1921
Each elector may vote for or AGAINST
the above amendment. tt4
witness my official signature thls
the 22pd day OF March, 1921.
Seal Ira G. Hopper,
Secretary 81 oss@a