The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-10-30
Act No. 81

Heuse Bill No. 4sS. By Mr. johnson
Chairman Of the Committee On
Public Education.
Substitute for House Bill No. STB
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article sSs
uf the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana relative to the support OF
the public schools of the State Of Lou
,siana. and the levying of taxes there.
nm by parishes. cities and towns. under
certain conditions.
Section l. Be 1t resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana
two-thirds (2-3) of all members elect
ed to each house concurrlng, that the
Legislature may appropriate TO 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 wnlch nhail not exceed
the entire State Tax: provided. that with
such tax the whole amount of parish
taxes shall not exceed the limits of paT-
ish taxation fixed bv this Constitution.
The City Of New Orleans shall make
such arpror ration 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 one year; and said schools shall
also continue to receive from the Board
of L,icuiaation of the city debt, the
amounts to which they are now not en-
titled un7er the Constitution amend
nent, adopted in the year 1892.
The Police Juries Of the several par
fishes ami boards of trustees and munich
pal councils OF incorporated cities and
towns tthe parish of Orleans excepted)
shall levy. collect and turn over to the
Parish School Boards of their respective
marshes 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
LaYrnent of parish taxes and which are
subjected to the similar burdens of taxa
tion az 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 on
school directors OF that parish certify
that the needs of the schools can be met
by smaller levy OF such taxes.
Provided, that this shall not apply
IN cities that under legislative authority
how con tuct maintain AMI support pub
lie schools, open and free to the yoush
of the parish in which said city Is 10
Gated. and levy, collect and expend m.
nually for the conduct, maintenance ano
support Of said schools the proceeW o.
at least three mills of the annual ta1
which they are empowered 10 Ievy " "
each dollar of the assessed Valuation VA
property; and such cities shall not ~
and turn over to the parish scnooI nv, n0 n4
the proceeds of at least three MINIS VE
the annual tax or any part Thereon. AZ
herein provided. and shall be exemptss
from the same so long as such cltles con
tinua to conduct, maintain and suppUIs
free schools as herein provided unues
the supervision and control or the ntaSs
Board Of Education anS in'"pendent OF
,,arochiai school authorities: proT'oeo
, further. that such city shall not be en-
i titled TO membership on the Parish
Board Of School Directors and that tns
9 electors Of such citv shall not be ellglols
! to vote at the elections for such directors
for the parish in which SUCH CITY -
situated.
Section 2 Re It further resolved, The t
: at the congressional election To be NEG
In this state IN the first Tnes7ay lol-
=. lowing the first MONDAY In NoVemDSi,
o 1914 the foreoofrg amendment 10 tns
: Constitution of this State shall be SUD
r rnitfea 10 the electors of this state; that
o IN the ofHc'al hai'ot to hn usef IN ssIo
g election shall be placed the words FS Sr
:. the proposed Amendment to Article EoS
of the Constitution" and the WoFua
n Against the PROPOSED Amendment ~
4 Article 26s Of the Constitution @nu
IT every eiector Fhbii ih'r'o1 'o..;JaJ no
. the proposed amendment as proVlasst ~
n the general Election Laws Of this State
L. r. THOMAS,
=. Speaker of the House of Representatives
IA THOMAS c. BARRETT.
lie lieutenant Governor and President @
II the Senate.
3 Approved: July 1. 1918.
II l.. E. HALL,
ls Governor of the State OF LouisianS
e. A true copy:
I'd ALVIN e. HFBFPT,
o. Secretary of State.
D.
Of $500