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third OF one mill on the assessed vaius-
tion OF all the property IN the State Ao1
the support OF ine LOUISIANA otate oni-
versity and Agricultural ana Mechanical
College at balon Rouge, the LOUISIANA
state Normal Scnooi al Natehltoches. the
LOUISIANA Industrial institute al NUS
ton, and the Southwestern LOUISIANA Al
dustrIal Institute at Lafayette, aAo 'ns
General Assembly OF LOUISIANA snai aP-
portion said sum among said tour insI-
tutions according to tneir several merits
and necessities.
Section z. Be it further resolved. etc,
that the official ballot to be used AZ sa'o
election shall have printed thereon ths
words: "For the proposed amendment
70 the Constitution OF the state Oh Lou
lsiana, making provision tor the support
OF the LOUISIANA State University and
Agricultural and Mechanical College,
the LOUISIANA State Normal School, the
LOUISIANA Industrial Institute, and the
Southwestern LOUISIANA Industrial IN
stitute," and the words: Against the
proposed amendment to the Constitution
OF the State of Louisiana making provi-
SlQu 4Ok kAS suRf~~s
Louisiana State University and Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College, the Lou
isiana State Normal School, the LOUIS
lana industrial Institute, ana the Soutn-
western Louisiana Industrial 1nst1tus;
and every elector shall indicate, as pro-
vided by the general election laws OF
the State, whether he votes tor OK
against the proposed amendment !
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate. 80 ..
Approved: July II. 1913.
r. G. PLEASANT.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 218.
House Bill No. 263. BY Mr.. ByTne.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition OF the State of Louisiana, re-
qulrIng each parish and the City OF
New Orleans to levy annually tax
for the support of public schools IN
each parish and in the said city.
Section !. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State OF Louisiana,
o-thirds OF all the members elected to
each House concurring, That an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana be proposed and submitted to
the qualified electors Of the State, for
voiorticn f0llnwa a.
wit:
There shall be levied by the police
jury of each parish on all the taxable
property therein an annual tax of one
and one-haH mills on the dollar of as
sessed valuation for the support Of the
public schools in each parish, provided
that where q parish school board shall
certify to the police jury that smaller
levy will satisfy the needs of the schools,
the police jury shall make the smaller
levy recommended by the school board,
except that in and for the parish Of
Orleans the Board of Directors of the
Public Schools of the parish of Orleans,
or its legal successor, shall levy an an
nual tax not exceeding two and three
fourts mills for the support, mainre-
nance, construction, and repair of the
public schools of the City of New Or
leans; provided that this limitation ON
the City of New Orleans sh1l not be
construed to prevent the people Of New
Orleans from voting = special tax under
Section 18 of Act No. 4 Of 1916, au-
thorizing the voting of special taxes BY
the people of the City of New Orleans
at special tax election. And provided
further that the provisions Of this Arti-
clio shall not apply to cities and towns
that, under existing laws, are exempt
from the payment Of parish taxes, and
which, under legislative authority, con-
duct, maintain and support public schools
open and free to the youth Of the par
ish in which said city or town is located,
and which levy, collect and expend an
nually for the conduct, maintenance and
support of said schools an annual tax
of at least one and one-half mills on
the dollar Of the assessed valustion of
said city OF town. .
There shall be no overlapping school
districts; nor subdistricts, except that If
parish-wide special school tax has
been or may be voted, then. there may
be sub-districts, not overlapping, within
such parish, provided that the total spec
ial taxes voted At special elections,
whether parish-wide. or sub-district, or
both, for public school support, under
Article 232 of the Constitution, shall not
exceed FIVE mills on the dollar; and
where there now exist any special taxes
in excess Of five mills, voted under said
Article 232 Of the Constitution for pub-
lie school support, the same is hereby
reduced to five mills.
Section 2. Be II further resolved, ETC.,
That this amendment shall be submitted
to the duly qualified electors Of the
State Of Louisiana, in accordance with
the provisions Of the Constitution, to be
voted upon At the General Congressional
Election TO be held in November, 1918,
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