Lower coast gazette., 1914-09-26

ACT NO. 81.
Hense Bill No: 46S. By Mr.. johnson
Chairman of the Committee on
Public Education. .
3. Substitute for House Bill No. 275.
'*' JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article go
:oF the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, relative to the support of
the public schools Of the State of Louisi,
lana, and the levying of taxes thereon
I by parishes, cities and towns, Under
scertain: conditions.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
! two-thiTds (2-3rds) of all members elect
Eedltd each House concurring, That the
Legislature, may appropriate. to the same
funds thts .,proseeds of public lands not
Edesignated or. set apart for any other
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 tax
the whole amount of parish taxes shall
not texceed the limits of parish taxation
Efxef by. this constitutions .
f, YAe, City Of New Orleans shall make
such appropriation for the support, main
tenance and repair Of the public schools of
said city as it may deem, proper, but not
less than eight-tenths of one mill for any
|iansx year , ssand~ said schools, shall -..alsO
continue to receive from the Board Of
Liquidation of the city debt, the amounts
ITO which they are now entitled under the
Constitution amendment, adopted in the
year 1892. :"
The Police Juries of the several par
ishes and boards of trustees and municipal
counciIs of incorporated cities and towns
(the parish of Orleans excepted) shall
levy, collect and turn oyer to the Parish
School Boards of their respective par
|ishes, cities or towns, the proceeds of at
least three mills of the annual tax which
they are empowered to levy on, each doE
lar of the assessed valuation of the prop
crty thereof; provided, that cities and
esSWinss that, are eeinott exempted by the
Of, their ehasters from the payment.
of parish taxes and which are subjected
t5} sstbe. similar burdens OF, taxation as are
the parishes shall not pay this tax, as
s1aeais.sincludea-.in the. taxes imposed
by the parish in which the town is stu
.ated, unless the parish boards of school
Directors Of that parish c~ertifysthat 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 authority now
conduct. maintaia land support public
schools, open and free to the youth of
the parish in which said city is located,
and levy, collect and expend annually for
the; conduct, maintenance and support of
said schools the proceeds Of at least three
mills Of the annual tax which they are
empowered to- levy on each dollar Of the
assessed valuation Of property; and such
cities shall not pay and turn oyer to the
parish school board the proceeds of at
least .thrree mills of the. annual tax, or
Fah5 part thereof, as herein provided, and
shalf3e exempted from the. same SO loag
as such cities.contihue.t I'd eafidact, main
tain and support free schools as herein
provided, under the supervision aud con-
troll of the State Board Of Education and
Independent of parochial school authori-
ties; provided further, that such city shall
notsbe 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 follow
ing the first Monday in November, 1914,
the foregoing amendment to the constitu-
tiola sUfsthis State shall be submitted TO
the electors of this State; that on the
official ballot to be used in said election
shall be placed the words "for the pro-
posed Amendment to Article 255 OF the
Constitution and the words Against
the1proposed Amendment to Article 255
pff the Constitution 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 Representatives.
;. THOMAS G. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate:
Approved: July LIST, 1914.
L. e. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A t~rqsscopy:
ARyIN E;'HEBERT,
i "a Secretary of State.
$50
ACT NO. SO
Senate Bill No. 40 By Mr.. Clinton
!, JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing IN amendment to Article IS
Ns of the Constitution 5of the State of
Louisiana, providing this shall not dis
Il qualify any. members of the General
" Assembly submitting this amendment.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
t~wo-thirds of all the members elected to
each House concurring, That Article 60
;bf the Constitution of the State Of Louisi-
ana befanAended SO as to read as follows:
! Article 60. On and after the third
s(3rd) Monday of May, 1916, the Cover
nor shah receive a salary Of seven thous-
and five hundred dollars ($7,5O0.O0) per
annum, payable monthly on his own war;
rant; provided this shall not disqualify
any member of the General Assembly
submitting this amendment.
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