St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-09-26
General Assembly of the State of Lou

|isiana, two-thirds (2-3rds) of all
members elected to each House con.
Touring, that the Legislature may ap-
propriate to the same funds the pro.
ceeds of public lands not designated
or set apart for any other purpose
land shall provide that each parish
may levy 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 COnsti-
tuition.
The City of New Orleans shall make
such appropriation for the support,
maintenance and repair of the public
schools of said city as it may deem
proper, but not less than eight-tenths
lof one mill for any one year; and
said schools shall also continue tc
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 and
municipal councils of incorporated
cities and towns (the parish of Or
leans excepted) shall levy, collect
and turn over to the Parish School
Boards of their respective parishes
cities or towns, the proceeds OF at
least three mills of the annual tax
which they are empowered to levy
on each dollar of the assessed valua-
ton of the property thereof; pro-
Iyided, that cities and towns that are
not exempted by the terms OF thell
charters from the payment OF parish
taxes and which are subjected 70
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 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 ana
support public schools open ana 1ree
to the youth of the parish In winch
said city is located, and levy, collec'
and expend annually for the conduct,
maintenance and support OF SAID
schools the proceeds of at least three
mills OF the annual tax which tAes
are empowered to levy on each dol
lar of the assessed valuation OF prop
erty; and such cities shall not pa.
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 o.
parochial school authorities; provided
further, that such city shall not be
entitled to membership on the Par-sh
Board of School Directors and tina
the electors of such city shall not be
eligible to vote at the elections lot
such directors for the parish IN wnlcn
such city is situated.
Section 2. Be it further resolved.
That at the Congressional Election to
be held in this State on the nrst
Tuesday following the first Monday
in Novemger, 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
ton shall be placed the words for
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
his vote ON the proposed amendment
as provided by the general Election
Laws of this State.
l.. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives. r.
HOMAS C. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
Approved: July LIST, 1914.
l.. E. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT. j.
Secretary of State.