St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-10-03
Constitutional Amendments

General Assembly Of the State OF Lou
lslana, two-tnlras (2-3rds1 OF al
members elected TO each House con
curing, that the Legislature may ap
prOprlate to the same FUNDS the pro
ceeds of public lands not designated
or set apart for any other purpose
and shall provide that each parish
may levy tax for the public schools
therein, which shall not exceed The
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 1t may deem
proper, but not less than elght-tenths
of one mill for any one year; and
said schools shall also continue to
receive from the Board of LiQuida-
ton of the city debt, the amounts
to which they are now entitled under
the Constitution amendment, adopted
in the year 1892.
1 x0S V14OS y uA4V0 Va SAO wa ~
parishes and boards OF trustees anG
municipal councils of incorporated
cities and towns 1.-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-
|vided, that cities and 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 situated. unless the parish
boards of school directors OF thai
parish certify that the needs of the
schools can be met by 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 free
to the youth of the parish in which
said city is located, and levy. collec,
tand expend annually for the conduct
maintenance and support of saao
schools the proceeds of at least three
imills of the annual tax which they
are empowered to levy on each dol
lar of the assessed valuation of prop
erty: 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 as
herein provided, under the supervis-
lion and control of the State Boaro
| of Education and Independent OF
lparochial school authorities; provided
further, that such city shall not be
lentitled to membership on the Parish
Board 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
Ibe held in this State on the first
Tuesday following the first Monday
I'm Novemger, 1914, the foregoing
amendment 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.
HOMAs C. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President
" Of the Senate.
July LIST, 1914.
L. e. HALL,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.