St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-07

sws-tAirds - Nh the members elected .
each Heuss concurring. That Article
two hundred and twenty-four Of the Con-
stitutlon Of the State OF Louisiana b. -
amended ~ to read ~ follows:
Article "A There shall be free public
schools established BY the General Assem-
bly, throughout the State for the educa-
slea Of all the children Of the state: and
the General Assembly shah provide foe
their establishment, maintenance ana
support BY taxation Or otherwise: ana ill
moneys % raised except the peu tau shah
b. distributed 20 each parish In proper.
tisa 70 the numbsr q ehildren q proper
age to attend public schools - nxed
by law.
Bee. 4 BE II further resolved. ETC., That
Article two hundred and tWenty-0vo
Of the Constitution Of the state Of Louisl-
ANA b % amended ~ to read ~ follows:
Article -. There shall b elected by
the qualified electors Of the state super
intendent Of public education. who shah
held his once for the term Of four years.
aa6 until his suecssoor b qualified
His duties shall b prescribed By law.
ana he shall receive an annual salary
Of two thousand dollars; the annual ox-
penses OF his once shall b Axed b. law.
Provided the salary and expenses q 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 dlf-
fsrent parishes.
The Parish Boards may appoint Par
ish Superintendent In their respective
parishes, who shall b ex-omcio secretary
Of the Parish Board and whose sal
asy for his double functions shall b flxed
according to the number Of educable
children In the parish and by law b
paid out Of the Public School fund accru-
Ing 20 each parish respectively.
Sec. q - lt further resolved. etc. That
the last paragraph Of Arsssss no hundred
ana twsAty-nine - txs Constitution OF
the state Of l1ousslanA shall b 70 amend
"a - q read - follows:
Article -. Par. & The Legislature
may appropriate to the public school fund
The proceeds. In wAols or in part. OF public
lands not deolgnated for any other -pur-
peoe. And every parish. and every city
oP town net subject TO parish taxation
may levy IN annual tar for the Public
Schools therein, Of not less than one and
one-half mills - the dollar. provided
that with such taxation the whole amount
oG DAf1eA or municipal taxation shall
not exceed ten mllls on the dollar Of val
uation. and that each school district Or
ward nay levy . special tai net 10 excss0
I'VE mills pr annum On the dollar OF
valuatisA ef an The TAXABLE property
therein. in aid u public schools. on the
aD0ssval q . majority vote in number
a1A amount ef the property Taxpayers.
male or female ever the aga Of twenty
enc years. residing In satd ward or dis
tT1et. an1 votlng 1t the election.
0ee. 4 - it further received. ETC.. That
The last paragraph Of Article two hun
1re1 ana thirty-tAres Of the Constitution
- the STATE Of Louisiana BE- 70 amended
- 10 rad - folloWs:
Article -. Par. l. The interest pro-
vidsd for b. this article shall b paid out
% any taxes that may b levied or col
Tested 1or the gsaeral purposes Of govern
meat.
q. ". BOLTON,
Speaker 81 the House af Representatives.
II. R. LOTT.
President Pro Tsmpors Of the Senate.
4 true copy:
T. Z. ADAMS. Secretary Of State.