Lower coast gazette., 1914-09-05
ACT NO. 224.

Senate Bill No. 176
BY Committee on the Judiciary. Section
"A, substitute for Senate Bill No. lag.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 232
of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana of 1893 as readopted by the
Constitution of 1913 relative to State
tax for all purposes, including expense
of government, schools, ~levees, public
roads, fire departments and buildings,
and works of public improvement, and
the assessment of special taxes to pay
the same.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds (2-3rds) of all the members
elected to each House concurring. That Ar.
ticle Two Hundred and Thirty-two (232)
of the Constitution of Louisiana be 90
amended as to read as follows:
Article 232. The State Tax on prop
erty for all purposes whatever, except
those otherwise provided for in this Con-
stitution, including expense of government.
schools, ~levees, public roads, and the pub.
lie debt and interest thereon, shall not
exceed, in any one year, six mills on the
dollar of its assessed valuation. unless
additional tax is required under the terms
of the article of this Constitution relat.
ing to public debt; and except as other
wise provided in this Constitution. no
parish, municipal or public board tax
for all purposes whatsoever, shall exceed
in any one year ten mills of the dollar
of assessed valuation; Provided, That for
giving additional support to public schools
and for the purpose Of erecting and con-
structing public buildings, public school
houses, bridges, wharves, levees. sewer.
age work, fire departments and buildings.
and other works of permanent public
Improvement, the title to which shall be
in the public, and any parish, municipal
corporation, ward or school district may
levy a special tax in excess of said limi.
%tation, whenever the rate of such increase
and the number of years it is to be levied
and the purpose for which the tax ia in.
tended, shall have been submitted to q
vote of the property taxpayers of such
parish, municipality, ward or school dis
trict, entitled to vote under the laws of
the State, and a majority of the same in
number, and in 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 con.
gresslonal election to be held in Novem-
per, 1914, and, II adopted, the same shall
take effect Immediately thereafter.
Section 3. Be it further resolved, etc..
That on the official ballots to be issued at
said election there shall be placed the
words, For the proposed amendment to
Article Two Hundred and Thirty-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
each 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 9, 1914.
l.. Il. HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN e. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.