St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-02-01

sWe-thlrds Of al the members electsd n
eeoo House co0cur1ing. That Article
Two huAdred ana tWenty-four Of the Con-
sdtution Of the STATE Of Louisiana be %
amended - = Rad a. follows:
Article n There shall be free public
schools established By the General Assem-.
bly, throughout the State for the educa.
tIeA o. all the children Of the State: and
the General Assembly shah provide for
tnsaS eoeaolioh0ent. maintenance and
support By taxation or otherwise; and all
moneys % raised except the POLL tai shall
b distributed TO each parish In proper.
ton e the number Of children Of proper
age to attend pubic schools - nxed
BY law.
Sec. 4 BE Il further resolved. ETC.. That
Article two Hundred and TWENTY-FIVE
OF the Constitution Of the state Of Louist.
ana b 20 amended as to read ~ follows:
Article n There shall b elected BY
the qualified electors Of the state . super
tntsndent OF public education. who shall
hold his once for the term Of four yeaEs.
and until his successor u qualified
His duties shall b prescribed By law,
and he shall receive IN annual salary
OF two thousand dollars: the annual ex-
penses Of his once shall b Axod By law.
Provided the salary and expsnses o. his
once shall not exceed four Thousand dol.
lars.
The General Assembly shall provide for
the appointment or election Of Parish
Boards Of Public Education In the djf-
fersnt parishes.
The Parish Boards may appoint Par
tsh Superintendent In their respective
parishes. who shall b ex-onlcio secretary
OF the Parish Board and whose SAL
ary for his double functions shall Be fixed
AHNAPAln0 - hA -
children In the parish and by law b.
paid out Of the Public School fund accru-
Tag to each parish respectively.
Bee. Z Be Il further resolved, ETC., That
the last paragraph Of AStsrs, 70 hundred
ana twenty-nins - .:.s Constitution OF
the State Of LOUISIANA shall be % amend
"a ~ to read a. follows:
Article ~. Par. The Lagtslaturs
may appropriate to the public school fund
the proceeds. In whole or In part. Of public
lands not designated for any other pur-
pose. And every parish, and every city
or town not subject 70 parish taxation
may levy IN annual tai for the Public
schools therein. Of not less than one and
ono-half mills on the dollar. provided
that with such taxation the whole amount
OF parish or municipal taxation shall
not sxoeed ten mills ON the dollar Of val
uation. ana that each school district or
ward may levy . special tai not to exceed
dve mills per annum ON the dollar Of
valuation Of an the taxable property
therein. In cid Of public schools. ON the
approval Of . majority vote In number
and amount Of the property taxpayers.
male or female over the age Of twenty :.
enc ysass. residing In said ward or dis
tr1et. ana voting At the election.
Dc. 4. De it further resolved. etc. That
he last paragraph Of Article two hun
1red and thirty-three Of the Constitution
q the STATE Of LOUISIANA be 20 amended
- to Rad - follows:
Article n Par. L The interest pro-
vided for By this article shall b paid out
Of any taxes that may b levied or col
looted for the Gsaesal purposes Of govern
ment.
g. W. BOLTON,
DDsaksr OF the House Of Representatives.
H. r. LOTT.
President Pro Tempore Of the Senate.
A true COPY:
r. .. ADAMS. Secretary Of stats.