St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-10-24
Constitutional Amendments ]

ASSEMBLY u ZIG oIsaIS "a A/V1
lslana, tWO-LnlruS tz-3ruSJ OF AA
members erected 70 eacn mouse COLI
CURING, Inal the Legislature may ap-
DroprAaIe to the same tunGS the pro-
ceeus Oh pubic lands not designated
or set apart Tor any Otner purpose
ana sualI provide tnaL each PARISH
may levy a tax IOr the puDllc Schools
therein, Wnicn snail not exceed the
entire state Tax; proyAued, tnat WIN
such tax the whole amount OF parish
taxes shall not exceed the ilmlts OF
parish taxation hxeu by TINS CONSTR
tuLlOn.
lue City Of New Orleans snau make
such appropr- atlon tor the support
maintenance and repair OF the pupA1c
Schools or said city as 1t may oeelli
proper, but not less tnan elgnt-tehtns
OF one mil IOr any one year, anu
SAID school,; snail also continue u
receive from tie Board or AlQuloa-
ton OF the CITY DEBT, the amounts
10 which they are now entitled unaef
the Constitution amendment, adopted
in the year 1892.
The Police Juries Of the severai
parishes and boards OF trustees ant
municipal councils OF incorporated
cities and towns (the parish OF Or
leans excepted) shall levy, coilect
and turn over to the Parish Schooi
Boards Of their respective parishes,
cities or towns, the proceeds OF al
least three mills OF the annual taA
which they are empowered to levy
on each dollar OF the assessed valua-
zion of the property thereof; pro-
yided. that cities and towns that are
not exempted by the terms OF their
charters from the payment OF paElsa
taxes and which are subjected 70
the similar burdens OF taxation al
are the parishes shall not pay TINS
tax. as same is included in the taxes
imposed by the parish in when Inc
town is situated. unless the parlsI
| boards of school directors OF tha'
parish certify that the needs OF tAt
schools can be met by smaller lev,
of such taxes.
Provided, that this shall not apply
to cities that under legislative au
thority now conduct, maintain ant
support public schools open and ire
to the youth of the parish IN Wn.ci
said city is located, and levy, coilee
land expend annually for the conduct
maintenance and support OF SAT
schools the proceeds of at least thre'
mills of the annual tax which the!
|are empowered to levy on each dol
liar of the assessed valuation OF prop
1erty: and such cities shall not pa!
and turn over to the parish scho0
board the proceeds of at least three
mills of the annual tax, or any par
thereof, as herein provided, and shai
be exempted from the same SO ionl
as such cities continue to conouct
maintain and support free schools a
herein provided, under the supervls
lion and control of the State Boart
|of Education and Independent o
|paroch.al school authorities; provided
further. that such city shall not b.
entitled to membership on the Par.sf
Board of School Directors and tina
the electors of such city shall not Dt
eligible to vote at the elections FOL
such directors for the parish in which
such city is situated.
Section 2. Be it further resolved
IIQ3C Ut Tic NOA64 SCSAVAA0A A>ASSsAHS =
be held in this State on the hrs
Tuesday following the first Monday
lin Noyemger, 1914, the foregoing
amendment to the Constitution o.
this State shall be submitted to the
electors of this State; that on the
Official ballot to be used in said cleo
ton shall be placed the words fol
the proposed Amendment to Article
255 Of the Constitution and the
words against the proposed Amend
ment to Article 255 Of the Constitu
ton and every elector shall indicate
Ibis vote on the proposed amendment
as provided by the general Electior
Laws of this State.
L. E. THOMAS,
|Speaker Of the House Of Represen
tatives.
HOMAs C. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and Presiden
of the Senate.
Approved: July LIST, 1914.
L. e. HALL,
lGovernor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State.