Lower coast gazette., 1914-08-29

House Bill No. 46S. BY Mr.. johnson
Chairman of the Committee OF
Public Education.
Substitute for House Bill No. 27l
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article %.
of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana, relative to the support O.
the public schools of the State of Louisi
ana, and the levying of taxes thereon
by parishes, cities and towns, ande]
certain conditions.
Section I. 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 thu
Legislature may appropriate to the SAME
funds the proceeds of public lands no
designated OF set apart for any othel
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 ia,
the whole amount of parish taxes shal
not exceed the limits of parish taxation
fixed by this constitution.
The City of New Orleans shall make
such appropriation for the support, main
%tenance and repair of the public schools O
said city as it may deem proper, but no
less than eight-tenths of one mill for any
one wear; and said schools shall alst
! continue to receive from the Board O
! Liquidation of the city debt, the amounts
to which they are now entitled under thu
Constitution amendment, adopted in tht
year 1892.
The Police Juries of the several par
ishes and boards of trustees and municipal
councils of incorporated cities and towns
(the parish of Orleans e%xcepted) shall
levy, collect and turn over to the Parish
School Boards of their respective pa
ishes, cities or towns, the proceeds of al
least three mills of the annual tax which
they are empowered to levy on each dol
lar of the assessed valuation of the prop
crty thereof; provided, that cities an(
towns that are not exempted by the
terms of their 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 in the taxes imposed
by the parish in which the town is stu,
ated, unless the parish boards of schoo
directors of that parish certify that the
needs of the schools can be met by &
smaller levy of such taxes.
Provided, that this shall not apply tc
cities that under legislative authority now
conduct, maintain and support public
schools, open and free to the youth Of
the parish in which said city is located
and levy, collect and expend annually fol
the conduct, maintenance and support OF
said schools the proceeds of at least three
mills of the annual tax which they arr
empowered to levy on each dollar Of the
assessed valuation of property and sue!
cities shall not pay and turn over to the
parish school board the proceeds Of al
least three mills of the annual tax, OF
any part thereof, as herein provided, anG
shall be exempted from the same SO lo1s
as such cities continue to conduct, main
tain and support free schools as hereir
provided, under the supervision AID con
troll of the State Board of Education anC
Independent of parochial school authors
ties; provided further, that such city shall
not be eligible to vote at the elections fol
such directors for the parish in which
such city is situated.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, Tha1
at the congressional election to be hels
in this State on the first Tuesday follow
ing the first Monday in November, 1914
the foregoing amendment to the constitu
ton of this State shall be submitted tt
| the electors VI ILLS Sldle, lHul Ou IuS
official ballot to be used in said election
shall be placed the words for the pro
posed Amendment to Article 255 of thu
| Constitution" and the words "Against
the proposed Amendment to Article 25s
of the Constitution" and every electol
shall indicate his vote on the proposed
amendment as provided by the genera
| Election Laws of this State.
L.. E. THOMAS,
| Speaker of the House of Representatives
THOMAS G. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of tn,
Senate.
Approved: July LIST, 1914.
l.. e. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN e. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.