Lower coast gazette., 1914-09-26
ACT NO. 224.

| l.. SANO' -If.
Senate Bill. No. Jig ..
BY Committee on. the. Judiciary. Section
A, substitute for Senate Bill M rs
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Processing .an '~a1nendnent to- Article 232
OF the Constitution of the State. of
Louisiana. Of 1898 as readopted By the
constitution of 1913 relative to- State
tax 1or al purposes, including expense
'of government, schools, levees,, public
roads, lire departments and buildings.
and works of public Improvement, and
lhe assessment of: special taxes to pay
s%ection''i." Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds (248rdsy of all. the. members
elected to each. House .concurring. That Ar.
ticle Two Hundred and Thirty-two, i232)
Of the Constitution Of Louisiana be .
amended. as to read as follows:
Article 232. The State Tax on prop-
erty for all purposes. whatever, ,excapt
those otherwise provided for :'i in this Con-
stitution, including expense of governRent.
schools, legeess public roads, and the; Dub.
lie debt and interest thereon, shall mot.
e1eeea. il ny 2 yeas six .pills on tho.
dollar Of its assessed valuation. unless
additional tax is required under tie teraitlS,
of the article Of this Constitution .relat.
ing to public debit and except AZ othar.
wise provided in this Constitution. no
parish, Municipal or public board tai
for all 'pdtpeses whatsoever, shall exceed
in any .one'year ten mills Of the, dollar
Of assessed valuations Provided. That for.
giving additional support Is public schools
and for the purpose of efsxting and con-
strdctihg public buildings, public school
houses, bridges, wharyes,, hyees,. sewer
age work, fire Department. and buildings,
a 3, ,a,o other, works II 2~a9!@fPent: public
III. the public, >ands1ntf bafisi, municipal
levy a special ff TIL e s{cea,' Of of' sais l @ay'
tation, whenever the rate of such increase
and the number of years It is to be levied,
and the hirpose for which the tax Is IL
te1deds SHAH, here been submitted .tNta
vote Of the property taxpayers Of such
parish .tnuaitipality; Ward 0 r.lehdol dss-
trct entitled 70 vote under the. iaws at
the State. And a majority. of tee same in
number, and in amogats voting at such,
election shheal have Voted therefor: ;.
- section12. Be II furtheerpMM Resolved, etc.:
Tl1at. this proposed Sdhenddnentsshsii be-
submitted to. the. ousii6eS voters 81 The
State FOR adoption 1ste;Ace;on ae
gressional election to, Jha held IN Maven,
Der, 1914. and, If adopted, the same shah
take efect>imiuediatefy theasakteE- :.
That on the. 5diclA ballots Is Ss Be- i.sned 81 8;
said election. there shalll.be placed the
words, "For the proposed amendment to
Article Two Hundred and T~hirty-two OF
the Constitution Of. Louisiana" and the
words Against the proposed amendment
to Article Two Hundred and Thirty-two
Of the Constitution Of Louisiana" and
eaeh'elector' shall indicate, as provided in
the general election laws Of the State
which Of the propositions, "For". or
Against" he votes:
THOMAS G. BARRET.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
:. L. e. THOMAS; =
Speaker. Of the House, of Representatives.
Approved: July 8, 1914.
/, 81. L. E.. HALF. +.''
|, =. Governor of the State of Louisiana.
Ia true copy:
|. ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State. ,