Lower coast gazette., 1914-10-24
Amendments Proposed to
the Constitution of Louisiana.

AL nv. 81.
| House Bill No. 46S. BY Mr.. Johnson
Chairman of the Committee on
Public Education.
Substitute for House Bill No. 30.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 30
of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana, relative to the support OF
the public schools of the State of Louisi-
ana, and the levying of taxes thereon
by parishes, cities and towns, 'lnder
certain conditions.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
~two-thirds (2-3rds) of all members elect
ed to each House concurring, That the
Legislature may appropriate to the same
funds the proceeds of public lands not
designated or set apart for any other
purpose, and shall provide that each par
ish may levy a tax for the public schools
therein, which shall not exceed the entire
State Tax; provided, that with such tax
the whole amount of parish taxes shall
not exceed the limits of parish taxation
fixed by this constitution.
The City of New Orleans shall make
such appropriation for the support, maln-
%tenance and repair of the public schools OF
said city as it may deem proper, but not
less than eight-tenths of one mill for any
one wear; and said schools shall also
continue to receive from the Board OF
Liquidation of the city debt, the amounts
to which they are now entitled under the
Constitution amendment, adopted in the
year 1892.
The Police Juries of the several par
ishes and boards of trustees and municipal
councils of incorporated cities and towns
1.-THE parish of Orleans excepted) shall
levy. collect and turn over to the Parish
School Boards of their respective par
ishes, cities or towns, the proceeds OF at
least three mills of the annual tax which
they are empowered to levy on each dor
lar of the assessed valuation of the prop
erty thereof; provided, that cities ahd
towns that are not exempted by the
terms of their charters from, the payment
of parish taxes and which are subjected
IN the similar burdens of taxation as are
the parishes shall not pay this tax, as
same is included III the taxes imposed
! by the parish in which the town is stu
l ated, unless the parish boards OF school
directors of that parish certify that the
1 needs of the schools can be met by a
+ smaller levy of such taxes.
, Provided, that this shall not apply to
cities that under legislative authority now
conduct, maintain and support public
e schools, open and free to the youth OF
! the parish in which said city is located
and levy, collect and expend annually fol
I, the conduct, maintenance and support Of
said schools the proceeds of at least three
mills of the annual tax which they are
empowered to levy on each dollar of the
J. assessed valuation of property; and sue!
cities shall not pay and turn over to the
e parish school board the proceeds Of al
least three mills of the annual tax, OF
any part thereof, as herein provided, an(
shall be exempted from the same so loa:
as such cities continue to conduct, main
tain and support free schools as hereil
provided, under the supervision AID con
troll of the State Board Of Education ant
independent of parochial school authori
ties; provided further, that such city shall
not be eligible to vote at the elections TO
such directors for the parish in whicl
such city is situated.
!; Section 2. Be it further resolved, Tha
at the congressional election to be he'll
l. in this State on the first Tuesday follow
ing the first Monday in November, 1914
a the foregoing amendment to the constitu
ton of this State shall be submitted t
u the electors of this State; that on tn
official bal to be used in said election
shall be paced the words for the pre-
posed amendment to Article POO of tn
Constitution and the words "Agains
. the proposed Amendment to Article 20
J. of the Constitution and every electo
shall indicate his vote on the propose
amendment as provided by the genera
10 Election Laws of this State.
L. Il. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representative
THOMAS G. BARRETT,
'e Lieutenant Governor and President of tn
81 Senate.
), Approved: July LIST, 1914.
l.. Il. HALL,
il Governor of the State of Louisiana
Is A true copy:
ID ALVIN Z. HILBERT,
Secretary of State.