The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-09-24

Senate Bin No. 176-By Committee on the
Judiciary, Section \. Substitute fnr
Senate Bill No. Il6.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 232 OF
the Constitution Of the State of Lou
isiana Of 1898 as readopted by the Con
Stitution OF 1913, relative TO State tax
for all purposes, including expense Of
government, schools, lcVecs, public
roads, fire departments and buildings
and works of public Improvement
and the assessment of special taxes
to pay the same.
Section !. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds OF all the members elected to each
House concurring, That Article Two Hun
dred and Thirtytwo (232) of the Consti-
tuition of Louisiana be so amended as to
read as follows:
Article 232. The state tax on property
for all purposes whatever, except those
otherwise provided for in this Constitu-
ton, including expense Of government,
schools. leTees, public roads and the
public debt and interest thereon. shall not
exceed, in any one year, six mills on the
dollar of its assessed valuation, unless
additional taxis required under the terms
OF the article of this Constitution relating
to public debt: and except as otherwise
provided IN this Constitution, no parish,
municipal or public board tax for all pur-
poses whatsoever, shall exceed in any one
year ten mills Of the dollar of assessed
valuation; Provided, That for giving add
tiOnal support to public schools and for
the purpose of erecting and constructing
public buildings public school houses.
bridges, wharves, leyees, sewerage work,
fire departments and buildings, and other
works of permanent public Improvement,
| the title to which shall be in the public.
and any parish, municipal corporation,
ward or school district may levy a special
. - in e COLI limit rot han
the rate of such increase and the number
of years it is to be levied and the purpose
for which the tax is intended, shall have
been submitted TO a vote of the property
taxpayers of such parish, municipality,
ward or school district, entitled to vote
under the laws Of the State. and a ma
Jority of the same in number and III
amount voting at such election shall have
voted therefor.
Section 2. BE it further resolved. etc.
submitted to the qualified voters of this
state for adoption or rejection at the
congressional election to be held in No
vember, 1914, and if adopted, the samo
shall take effect Immediately thereafter.
Section B. Be it further resolved, etc,
That on the official ballots to be issued
at said election there shall be placed the
words: For the proposed amendment to
/ Article Two Hundred and Thirty-two Of
the Constitution of Louisiana" and the
words: Against the proposed amendment
to Article Two Hundred and Thirty-tw0
of the Constitution of louisiana" and
each elector Shall indicate, as provided in
the general election laws of the state,
which Of the propositions, For or
against" he votes.
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
| Lieut. Governor and President of Senate.
l.. f. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved: July 9. 1914.
l.. T.. HALL. --
Governor of the State # Louisiana.
a true copy:
ALVIN +. HEBERT, Secretary OF State