St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-10-10
Constitutional Amendments

IGUGTal Assembly OF Tie state OF Lou
isiana, tWo-thlrds t2-5Tds) OF al
members elected TO eacn House con
curing, that the Legislature may ap
proprlale to the same funds the pro
ceeus OF pubic lands not designated
or set apart for any other purpose
and shall provide that each parish
may levy a tax Tor 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 ol
parish taxation fixed by this Constr
tutlOn.
Inc City OF New Orleans shall make
lSucn appropriation Tor the support
maintenance and repair OF the public
schools OF said city as 1t may deem
Iproper, but rot less than eight-tentns
OF one mill Tor any one year, and
said schools shall also continue Ie
receive from The Board OF Liquida-
ton OF the city debt, the amounts
to which they are now entitled under
the Constitution amendment, adopted
lin the year 1892.
The Police Juries of the several
parishes and boards OF trustees ano
municipal councils of incorporated
cities and towns (the parish Of Or
leans eXcepted) shall levy, collect
land turn over to the Parish School
Boards OF their respective parishes
lclties or towns, the proceeds OF q,
least three mills OF the annual tax
which they are empowered to levy
lon each dollar OF the assessed vaiua-
|tion OF the property thereof; pro-
Ivided, that cities and towns that are
mot exempted by the terms OF t1e1I
!charters from the payment OF PARISH
taxes and which are subjected to
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 situated. unless the parish
boards Of school directors OF that
parish certify that the 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 au-
thority now conduct, maintain ano
support public schools open and tree
to the youth of the parish in which
said city is located, and levy, coliecs
and expend annually for the conduct,
maintenance and support OF sac
schools the proceeds OF at least three
mills OF the annual tax which they
are empowered to levy on each dol
lar of the assessed valuation OF prop
erty; and such cities shall not pay
and turn over to the parish school
board the proceeds Of at least three
mills of the annual tax, or any part
thereof, as herein provided, and snail
be exempted from the same so long
as such cities continue to conduct,
maintain and support free schools as
herein provided, under the supervls-
ion and control of the State Board
of Education and independent CT
parochiaI school authorities; provided
further, that such city shall not be
entitled to membership on the Parish
Board of School Directors and tha
the electors Of such city shall not be
eligible to vote at the elections for
such directors for the parish in which
such city is situated.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
That at the Congressional Election to
be held in this State on the first
Tuesday following the first Monday
in Noyemger, 1914, the foregoing
to the Constitution OF
this State shall be submitted to the
electors of this State; that on the
official ballot to be used in said cleo
ion shall be placed the words for
he proposed Amendment to Article
255 of the Constitution" and the
words Against the proposed Amend
nent to Article 255 Of the Constitu-
ion" and every elector shall indicate
lis vote on the proposed amendment
is provided by the general Election
laws Of this State.
l.. E. THOMAS,
speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives.
HOMAS C. BARRETT,
lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
approved: July LIST, 1914.
L. E. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALvINl E. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State.