St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-09-12
: ACT NO. 224.
Senate Bill No. 17f.

BY Committee on the judiciary, Sec
ton a. substitute Tor sen
ate Bill No. lao.
JOINT kEhOLUIAUN.
Proposing an amendment to Article
z32 OF the Constitution OF the
State of Louisiana OF 1898 as re-
adopted by the Constitution OF
1913 relative to State tax for all
purposes, including expense OF gov
eminent, schools. levees, pubic
roads, fire departments and build-
ings. and works of public improve
ment, and the assessment of specl-.
al taxes to pay the same.
Section l.. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the Site or
Louisiana, two-thirds (2-3) OF ali the
members elected to each house con-
curing, That Article Two hundred
Thirty-two l232) OF the Const tuition
of Louisiana be SO amended as to
read as follows:
Article 232. The State Tax ON
property for all purposes whatever,
except those otherwise provided for
in this Constitution, including ex-
pense Of government, schools, levees,
public roads. and the public debt and
interest thereon, shall not exceed, in
any one year, six mills on the dollar
of its assessed valuation, unless au-
ditional tax is required under the
terms of the article of this Consti-
tuition relating to public debt;
except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution relating to public debt;
and except as otherwise provided in
this Constitution, NO parish, munici-
pal or public board tax for all pur-
poses whatsoever, shall exceed in any
one year ten mills of the dollar OF:
assessed valuation; provided, that
for giving additional support to pub
lie schools and for the purpose of
erecting and constructing public
uildlngs, public school houses, bridg-
es, wharves, levees, sewerage work,
fire departments and buildings, and
other works of permanent public inn
provement, the title to which shall Ne
in the public, and any parish, mu-
nicipal corporation, ward or school
district may levy special tax in ex-
cess Of said limitation, whenever the
rate Of such increase and the number
of fifty years 1t is to be levied and the
purpose for which the tax is intend
ed, shall have beer submitted to q
vote of the property taxpayers Of
such parish, municipality. ward or
school district. entitled to vote under
the laws of the State, and majority
Of the same in number, and In
have voted therefor.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved.
etc, That this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of this State for adoption or
rejection ct the congressional election
to be held in November, 1914, and
il adopted, the same shall take effect
Immediately thereafter.
Section 8. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That on the Official ballots to
be used at said election there shall
be placed the words, For the pros
posed amendment to Article Two:
Hundred and Thirty-two Of the Com
stitution of louisiana" and the
words. Against the proposed amend
ment to Article Two Hundred and
Thirty-two of the Constitution Of
Louisiana" and each elector shall
indicate, as provided in the general
election laws of the State, which Of
the propositions, For" or. Against
he votes.
THOMAS C. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
L. E. THOMAS.
Speaker Of the House of Represen-
tatives.
Approved: July 9, 1914.
L. E. HA !,
Governor of the State of Lou. ana.
A true copy.
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.