St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-09-05
ACT NO. 224.
Senate Bill No. 176..

ACT NO. PA.
Senate Bill No. 176.
| By Committee on the Judiciary. Sec
ton A. Substitute for Sen-
ate Bill No. 146.
JOINT REVOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article
z32 or 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 goy-s
eminent, schools. levees, public
roads, fire departments and Duiid-
ings, and works of public improve
ment, and the assessment of speci-
al taxes to pay the same
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State OF
Louisiana, two-thirds (2-3) of all the
members elected to each house con-
curing, That Article Two Hundred
lnlrIy-tw0 (232) of the Constitutions
LOT 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, Ievees.
public roads, and the public oeDt ana
interest thereon, shall not exceed, in5
any one year, six mills on the dollar
LOT its assessed valuation, unless adj
ditional tax is required under the
terms Of the article of this Consti-
tuition relating to public debt;
except as otherwise provided IN th.ss
Constitution relating to public Debt;
and except as otherwise provided IN
this Constitution, no parish, munlci-s
pal or public board tax for all pure
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
ulldlngs, public school houses, bridg-
es, wharves, levees, sewerage WORK.,
fire departments and buildings. and
other works Of permanent public imy
provement, the title to which shall 10
in the public, and any parish, mu-
nicipal corporation. ward or school
district may levy a special tax In ex-
cess Of said limitation, whenever the
rate Of such increase and the number
OF 'ty years 1t is to be levied and the
purpose for which the tax is intend
ed, shall have been submitted to . /
vote Of the property taxpayers Of
such parish, municipality, ward orr
school district, entitled to vote under
the laws Of the State, and a majority
of the same in number, and Ia
amount voting at such election shall
have voted therefor.
Section 2. Be It further resolved.
etc, That this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of this State for adoption or
rejection at the congressional election
to be held in November, 1914, and
il adopted, the same shall take effect
thereafter.
Section 3. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That on the official ballots tog
be used at said election there shall
be placed the wordsS For the pro-
posed amendment to Article Two
Hundred and Thirty-two of the Cone
stitution CT Louisiana and the
words, Against the proposed amend-
ment to Article Two Hundred and
Thirty-two of the Constitution Of I:
and each elector shall.
Indicate, as provided in the general
election laws of the State, which Of i;
The propositions, For" or Against
he votes. &
THOMAS G.. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President
Of the Senate.
L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker Of the House Of Represen-
E tatiyes.
Approved: July ., 1914.
L. E. HALL,
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy.
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 244.
House Bill No. 359. BY Mr.. Maniou "a
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the C0u-
stitution OF the State of LouisianAI:ss55
giving the power to the Board OF
Commissioners of the Port OF New M
Orleans to dig, build, erect ana
operate or acquire and operate : 81