St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-09-05

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members eiecLeu 20 eac4l mouse CON
curing, that the Legislature may ap-
prOpr4ate to the same 1uuQS the pro-
ceeuS OF pubic ianus not designated
or set apart lOr ANY oluer purpose,
ana shan proVlue mat eacn PARISH
may levy u tax lor the puDilc schools
therein, WnIcn snail not exceed the
entire state lax; pioylued, tnaL WIN
sucn tax tue Whole amount OF parisn
taxes shall not exceed the limits OF
parish taxation nXea by this Constl-
.uIlon.
lne City Of New Orleans shall make
such appropriation Tor the support,
maintenance and repair OF the puDLc
schools OF salu city as IL may ueelL
proper, but not less than eighteenth
OF one null Tor any one year; anu
sala SCHOOLS snaIi also continue "
receive from the Boaru or Ll4Ulue
Llon OF une CITY deDt, the aMounts
10 winch they are now entitled unueA
lne Constitution amendment, auOplsu
Al The year 1892.
lne fonce JurleS Of the several
parishes ana DoarcS OF trustees AM
cities and towns 1.-THE parish OF Or
leans excepted) shall levy, collect
and turn over to the Parish SchOoi
Boards OF their respective parishes,
cities or towns, the proceeds OF al
least three MUS OF the annual tax
which they are empowered to levy
on each dollar OF the assessed valu@-
ton OF the property thereof; pro-
yided, that cities and towns that ale
not exempted by the terms OF theli
charters from the payment OF parish
taxes and which are subjected u
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 and
support public schools open and II &c
| to the youth of the parish in when
said city is located, and levy, collec'
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
Ierty; 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 rs
herein provided, under the supervis-
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 Parish
Doard of School Directors and tina
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 Novemger, 1914, the foregoing
amendment to the Constitution OF
this State SHAH 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.
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,
Secretary of State.