The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-09-05
Act No. 81

House Bill No ass. BY Mr.. Johnson
Chairman Of the Committee on
Public Education.
Substitute for House Bill No. as
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 255
Of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, relative to the support of
the public schools OF the State of Lou
isiana. and the levying of taxes there
on by parishes, cities and towns. under
certain conditions.
Section l. Be II resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana
two-thirds t2-3) of all members elect
ed to each house concurring. that the
Legislature may appropriate 10 the same
funds the proceeds 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 entire State Tax; provided that with
euch tax the whole amount of parish
taxes shall not exceed the limits of par
fish taxation fixed by this Constitution.
The City OF New Orleans shall make
such appropriation for the support, main
tenance and repair OF the public schools
of said city as IL may deem proper hut
not less than eight -tenths of one mill
for any one year; and said schools shall
also continue to receive from the Boa rd
of Liquidation of the city debt the
amounts to which they are now not en-
titled under the Constitution amend
ment. adopted in the year 1892
The Police Juries Of the several par-
tshes and boards OF trustees and munich
pal councils OF Incorporated cities and
towns (the parish OF Orleans 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 valuation
OF the property thereof: provided 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 taxa
tfon as are the parishes shall not nav
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 authority
now conduct, maintain and support pHb-
, die schools, open and free to the youth
of the parish in which said city is To-
Gated, and levy. collect and eXpend an
nually 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 over to the parish school board
the proceeds OF at least three mills OF
the annual tax. or any part thereon. as
herein provided. and shall he exempted
from the same so long as such cities CON
tinue to conduct. maintain and support
free schools as herein provided. under
the supervision and control of the state
Board of Education and independent of
parochial school authorities: provided
further. that such city snail not be en-
titled to membership on the Parish
Board OF School Directors and that the
electors of such city shall not be eligible
- vote at the elections for such directors