The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-04
No. 195. JOINT RESOLUTION

NO. 100. JOlNI hESOLC 1ION
Proposing amendments to articles oo4
30, 229 and 233 of the Constitution
| of the State of Louisiana relative to
public educa ion.
Section l. Be II resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all the members elected to
each House cot Touring, that article two
hundred and twentyfour of the Consti-
| tuition of the State of Louisiana be so
amended as to read as follows:
Article oh 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
.fipu'ed TO each parish in proportion to
'ne 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 Louisiana
be so amended as TO read as follows:
Article 22J. There shall he elected nv
the qualified electors of the State Super-
lntendent of Public Education. who shall
nod 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 expeuses
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.
Inc Parish Boards may appoint Par
ish Superintendent of Public Schools in
their respective parishes. who shall be ex
offlcio 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 bv
law be paid out of the Public School fund
accruing to each parish respectively.
Sec. 3. Be it further resolved, etc. That
the last paragraph of article two hundred
and twenty-nine of the Constitution of the
state OF Louisiana shall be SO amended rs
to read as follows:
Article 223. Par. 6. The Legislature
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 to parish taxation may
levy an annual tax for the public schools
therein, of not less than one and one-half
mills on the dollar. provided that with
such tax the whole amount of parish or
taxes shall not exceed ten mills
on the dollar of valuation, and that each
school district or ward may levy special
tax not to exceed five mills per annum on |
The dollar of valuation of all the taxable |
therein, in aid of public schools.
on the approval of a majority vote in |
number and amount of the property tax
payers, male or female, over the age of |
twenty-one years, residing in said ward or |
district and voting at the election.
Sec. f. Be it further resolved, ETC.. That |
he last paragraph of article two hundred |
md thirty-three of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana be so amended as TO |
ead as follows:
Article 233. Par. 4. The interest proyid-
ID for by this article shall be paid out of |
my taxes that may be levied or collected
or the general purposes of government.
g. w. BOLTON,
speaker of the House of Representatives.
III. II. LOTT.
President Pro Temporc of the Senate
l true COPY:
L. 5. Adams, Secretary of State.