The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-01-30
No. 10J. JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing amendments TO articles 224
%, 100 and 233 Of the Constitution
Of the State of Louisiana relative to
public ciuca ion.
Section l. BE It resolved by the Cen
cral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thrds of all the members elected to
each House COZ curing that article two
hundred and twenty-four Of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana be 50
amended as to read as follows:
Article 224. There shall Re free public
schools established by the General Assem-
by throughout the State for the p1ucatiOr
Of al the children Of the State; and the
General Assembly shall provide for their
establishment, maintenance and support
ny taxation or otherwise; and all moneys
so raised except the poll tax shall be dis
irlDuted to each parish in proportion to
the number of children of proper age to
attend public schools as fixed by law.
SEC. .. Be it further resolved, etc. That
article two hundred and twenty-five Of
the Constitution of the State of louisa ma
be: so amended as to read as follows:
Article 225. There shall be elected by
the qualified electors of the State a Super
intendent of Public Education. who shall
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and until his successor is qualified.
His duties shall be prescribed by law.
| and lie shall receive an annual salary of
two thousand dollars; the annual expenses
| CT his office shall be fixed by law. proyid-
| Cd the salary and expenses of his office
shall not exceed four thousand dollars.
The General Assembly shall provide for
the appointment or election of Parish
Boards of Public Education in the differ
ent parishes.
| The Parish Boards may appoint Par
| ish Superintendent of Public Schools in
their respective parishes. who shall he OK
officio secretary of the Parish Board and
whose salary for his double functions
shall be fixed according to the number of
! educable children in the Parish and by
law be paid out of the Public School fund
accruing to each parish respectively
Sec. ). Be it further resolved, etc, That
the last para graph of article two hundred
and Twenty-Five of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana shall be so amended as
to read as follows:
Article DO. Par. g. The Legislature
may appropriate to the public school funG
the proceeds; in whole or in part Of public
lands not designated for any other pur
pose. And every parish, and every city OIL
town, not subject to parish taxation may
levy an annual tax for the public schools
| therein, of not less than one and onc-hat
mills on the dollar, provided that with
such tax the whole amount of parish Of
| municipal taxes shall not exceed ten mill!
on the dollar OF valuation, and that cacl
school district or ward may levy a specia
fax not t0 exceed five mills nor onnun oI
the dollar of valuation of all the taxabl,
property therein, in aid of public schools
on the approval of majority vote il
number and amount of the property tax
payers, male or female, over the age q
twenty-one years, residing in said ward O
district and voting at the election
Sec 4. Be it further resolved, etc, Tha
the last paragraph of article two hundrc,
and thirty-threc of the Constitution of tn
State of Louisiana be so amended as t
read as follows:
Article 233. Par. l. The interest provid
ed for by this article shall be paid out o
any taxes that may be levied or collecte,
for the general purposes of government.
G. w. BOLTON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
II. r. LOTT,
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
A true copy:
T. S. Adams, Secretary of State.