St. Tammany farmer., 1914-08-29
ACT NO. 224.

senate Bill NO. l76.
By Committee on the Judiciary, Sec
tion A. Substitute for SEN
| ate Bill No. 146.
JOINT REVOLUTION.
proposing an amendment to Article
232 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana of 1898 as re-
adopted by the Constitution Of
1913 relative to State tax for all
purposes, including expense of gov
eminent, schools, levees, public
roads, fire departments and build
ings. and works of public improve
ment, and the assessment of speci-
al taxes to pay the same.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State Of
Louisiana, two-thirds (2-3) of all the
members elected to each house con-
curing, That Article Two Hundred
Thirty-two (232) of the Constitution
|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 Constitution. including ex-
pepse of government, schools, levees,
public roads, and the public debt and
interest thereon, shall not exceed, in
any one year, six mills on the dollar
lot its assessed valuation, unless adj
ditional tax is required under the
terms of the article of this Consti-
tuition relating to public debt;
except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution relating to public debt;
and 0vnant nfhapuy{oo nrnviAoH in
this Constitution, no parsih, munici-
pal 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 additional support to pub
lie schools and for the purpose OF
erecting and constructing public
buildings, public school houses, bridg-
es, wharves. levees, sewerage work.
fire departments and buildings, and
other works Of permanent public inn
provement, the title to which shall De
in the public, and any parish, mu-
nfcipal corporation, ward or school
district may levy special tax In ex-
cess Of said limitation, whenever the
rate of such increase and the number
of fifty years it is to be levied and the
purpose for which the tax is intend
ed, shall have been submitted to 81
vote of the property taxpayers OF
such parish, municipality, ward or
school district, entitled to vote under
the laws Of the State, and majority
of the same in number, and IN
amount voting at such election shall
have voted therefor.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of this State for adoption or Z
rejection at the congressional election
to be held in November, 1914, and
il adopted, the same shall take effect
thereafter.
Section 8. Be 1t further resolved.
etc., That on the official ballots to
be used at said election there shall
be placed the words, For the pro
posed amendment to Article Two
Hundred and Thirty-two Of the Com
stitution of Louisiana" and the
words, "Aga.H-t the proposed amend
ment to Article Two Hundred and
Thirty-two OF the Constitution Of
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,
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate. =
L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker Of the House of Represen-
tatives.
Approved: July 3. 1914.
L. E. HALL.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy.
ALVIN e. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State.