St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-21

sWo-eA1roo Of all the members elected @
each Aeuse esacurriA6. That Article
two 0no1red ana twenty-four Of the Con-
etitus3e0 81 the State Of Louisiana be 70
amended ~ to read ~ follows:
Article n There shall be free public
schools estah lisAed by the General Assem-
bly, througAous the State for the educa-
deA q all the children Of the State: and
the General Assembly shall provide for
their sotahlishnent. maintenance and
support By taxation or Otherwise: and Ill
moneys % raised except the POLL tau shall
BE- distributed 70 each parish In proper
ton 70 the nunber Of childrsn OF proper
age to aatsnd public schools - axsd
by law.
Sec. 4 h II further resolved. ETC.. That
Article two Aundred and twenty-five
Of the Constitution Of the state Of lSouiei.
ana b - amended as 70 read ~ follows:
Article q. There shall b elected By
the auali0ed electors Of the state = sure,
intendent Of public education. who shall
hold his once for the term Of four years,
and until hlo successor o qualified.
His duties shall be prescribed BY law,
and he shall receive IN annual salary
Of two thousand dollars: the annual sx-
penses Of h:s once shall b axsd By law.
Provided the salary and expenses Of his
once shall not exceed four thousand dol
lars.
The General Assembly shall provide tor
the appointment or election Of Parish
Boards OF Public Education In the djf-
ferent parishes.
The Parish Boards may appoint . Par.
ish Superintendent In their respective
parishes, who shall b. ex-o@ciO secretary
aTy for Ais double functions shall be nxed
according 20 the number Of sducable
ehildrsn In the parish aAd by Law b
paid cut a the Public 0chool fund accru-
ing . each parish respectively.
Gee. Z - 70 further resolved. ETC.. That
the last paragraph of Arssss- 70 huneTed
o1d twenty-nine - 80 Constitution Of
he. 0tste - LOUISIANA shan b 10 amsn.l-
a - t. read - follows:
Article m Pr. { The Leg c'atnr.
may appropriate 60 the pubeic echoo. f.::
sAe preese6s. IN whole or In part. OF pull
lands net Delegated for aay other par-
pose. And every parish. and every city
o. town not subject to parish taxation
may levy IN annual tax for the Public
Schools theruln. 81 mot leoo than one AL
eno-hal1 mills On the dollaT. provided
that with such taxation the whole amount
e. passeA ~ municipal taxation shall
net exeeeA tsN Mills on the dollar Of val
uatien. ana tAas each school district or
ward 0Ay levy Q special tan not to exceed
Avo mills Per annum On the dollar Ct
valuation Of IN the taxable property
therein. 10 aid % public schools. ON the
approval q q majority vots In number
aAd aAeunt o. the propssty taxpayers.
male Or female ever the ags Of twenty
ono yoAfo, reoi1ing in sal1 ward or dis
tr1es, ana voting 1t the election.
0er. L - Il further resolved. ETC.. That
the last paragraph Of Article two hun
lroa and tAlrty.elres 81 The Constitution
q the state q LeuisianA - % amended
. T. ssal - folIsvs;.
Article - Par. Z. the Interest pro-
videA Ter ~ this article shall b paid out
81 any taxes that may b levied or col
leetsd Sss the ssasral purposes Of govern
0e11
&. ". BOLTON.
Speaker q the Heuse Of Representative.
II. r. LOTT.
President IRE Tempore Of the Senate.
4 true ooDy:
"a ADAMS. Secretary Of State.