The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-14
No. 1e5. JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing amendments to articles 224,
225, 900 and 233 of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana relative to
public educa lion.
Section 1. Be II resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all the members elected to
each House occurring, that article two
hundred and twenty-four of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana be so
amended as to read as follows:
Article 224 There shall be free public
schools established by the General Assem-
bly, throughout the State for the education
of all the children of the State; and the
General Assembly shall provide for their
establishment, maintenance and support
by taxation or otherwise; and all moneys
so raised except the poll tax shall be dis
tributed to each parish in proportion to
the number Of children of proper age to
attend public schools as fixed by law.
Sec 2 Be il further resolved, ETC., That
article two hundred and twenty-five of
the Constitution of the State of Louisiana
be so amended as to read as follows:
Article 225. There shall be elected by
the qualified electors of the State Super
intendent of Public Education, who shall
hold his office for the term of four years,
and until his successor is qualified.
| His duties shall be prescribed by law,
and he shall receive an annual salary of
two thousand dollars; the annual expenses
Of his office shall be fixed by law. Provid-
ed 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 be ex
offcio secretary of the Parish Board ani
whose salary for his double functions
shall be fixed according to the number Of
educable children in the Parish and 5'
law be paid out of the Public School funi
accruing to each parish respectively.
Sec 3. Be it further resolved, ETC., Tha
the last paragraph of article two hundred
and Twenty-Five of the Constitution of thu
State of Louisiana shall be so amended al
to read as follows:
Article 229 Par. 6. The Legislator,
may appropriate to the public school fun,
the proceeds, in whole or in part, of publ
lands not designated for any other pur
pose. And every parish, and every city o
town, not subject to parish taxation ma.
levy an annual tax for the public school
therein, of not less than one and one-hal
mills on the dollar, provided that wit
such tax the whole amount of parish o
municipal taxes shall not exceed ten mill
on the dollar of valuation, and that eacl
school district or ward may levy specia
tax not to exceed five mills per annum o.
the dollar of valuation of all the taxabl
property therein, in aid Of public schools
on the approval of a majority vote
number and amount of the property ta1
payers, male or female, over the age O
, twenty-one years, residing in said ward o
, district and voting at the election.
Sec f. Be it further resolved, ETC., Tha
the last paragraph of article two hundre
and thirty-three of the Constitution OF tn
State of Louisiana be so amended as
read as follows:
Article 233. Par. f. The interest provit
ed for by this article shall be paid out {
: any taxes that may be levied or collecte
= for the general purposes of government.
G.. w. BOLTON,
/ Speaker of the House of Representative
? III. r. LOTT,
President Pro Tempore of the Senat
D A true copy:
nj II 6 Adams. Secretary of State.