The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-10-10
ACT M 1913
ACT No. 1873.
House Bill No. o2S.I BY Mr.. Barrett.
-s4 A JOINT RESOLUTION

under Act No. 6S of 1916.
Section 1. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of the Stat. of louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
house tencurring, That, subject to the rat
ification and approval of the electors of the
State, the constitution of the State be
amended by Incorporating therein the fol-
lowing provision, to-Mit:
All the rights, franchises and immuni-
ties granted to the City Of New Orleans
under joint resolution OF the General As
sembiy of the State of Louisiana, granting
to said city the power to construct, equip,
! maintain and operate bridges and tunnels
across the Mississippi River ut OF near New
Orleans and to do various acts incidental
| thereto and to the operation generally of
the Public Belt Railway System of the City
| of New Orleans, being Act No. 6S OF the
| session of 1916, subsequently adopted as,
and now constituting. part Of the Con,
stitution of the State. shall continue and
| exist only upon the condition that the con-
| struction of the bridge or tunnel author
| shall be actively begun not later than three
years after the existing state of war be-
tween the United States of America and
the German and Austro- Hungarian empires
| shall have terminated and the fact and date
| of such termination shall have been ascer-
tanned and proclaimed by the President of
within five years from the date of the COM
| mcnccment Of the work. All and every the
| provisions of the aforesaid joint resolution
are hereby ratified, reaffirmed and declared
| in full force and effect, save as to the Pc
| riOd of time for the commencement and the
period of time for the final completion or
the construction of said bridge or tunnel,
which periods are hereby extended as
| aforesaid.
Sec. , Be it further enacted. etc, That
| the amendment proposed by tits act shall
| be submitted to the electors of the State,
| fer their approval or rejett ton, at the con-
gressional election to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in the
| be printed on the official ballots to be used
| at said election the words:
For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution Ct the STATE Of Louisiana ma
! tension of time for the commencement and
completion Of the construction OF bridge.
or tunnell across the Mississippi River
1 against the proposed amendment to the
| Constitution of the State of Louisiana
granting the City of New Orleans an ex.
| tension of tine for the commencement and
| completion Of the construction of Il bridge
/ or tunnel across the Mississippi River, and
each clector shall indicate on the ballot
election laws of the State, whether he votes
| for or against the proposed amendment.
HEWITT BOUANcHAUD,
| Speaker of the House of Representatives
| FERNAND MOuToN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved: July 10, 1918.
| X. q. PLEASANT,
/ Governor of the State of Louisiana,
JAMES ]. BAILEY, Secretary of State.
ACT No. 191
House Bill No. a65.l BY Mr. Eastman
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the constitu
ton of the State of Louisiana. limiting
| the rate of State. parish, municipal. pub
lie board, and special taxation.
= r11,nd I,,-t l,sc
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
| house concurring, That an amendment t.
| the Constitution of the State of Louisihni
be proposed and submitted to the qualified
electors of the State, for adoption or rejec
tiCn, as follows, tO-wit
l. The state tax on all property what
ever. except those taxes otherwise provided
for in this Constitution, including expense:
of government, schools. levces, public roads
and public debt. ard the interest thereon
mills on the dollar of its assessed valuation
provided that, If the proposed amendment
to the Constitution levying special annua
schools. of one and one-half mills, submitted
by the General Assembly for adoption or re-
lection at the general congressional election
in November, 1918, shall not be adopted
then the limitation of three mills herein
above specified shall be fixed at four mills
>. Except as otherwise provided in this
constitution no parish Parrish of Orleans
|
tax. for all purposes whatsoever, shall ex
coed in any enc year five mills on the dolla
of assessed valuation. provided that wher
law. exempt from the payment of parish
taxes. it may levy a tax rate in any on
year at not exceeding ten mills on the dolla
the several parishes and boards of trustee
and municipal councils Of incorporated
cities and towns Parish of Orleans ex
ceptcdl shall levy; collect and turn over t.
the parish shcoOl boards of their respet tiv
parishes. for the support OF the publ
schools of their respective parishes. cite
or towns, the proceeds OF one and one-1il
Particle 80 of the Constitution, and undo
conditions therein set forth.
3. The State good roads tax Of one
fourth Of one mill, levied under Article -
of the Constitution, Is hereby fixed ut one
| eighth of one mill, and the Confederate vet
| Grams pension tax Of one mill levied unde
Article :,O:; of the Constitution, is hereb
| taxes shall constitute, and be, Il part of til
5 three mills hepeinabove first specified.
4. In all districts, parishes or other sui
! divisions of the State, where, under tt
law. bonded Indebtedness has been incurred
the governing authority shall impose onl
sufficient annual tax to maintain the secu
Obligations, and to pay the interest and tn
2 indebtncss us the same may become dut
The levy Of the tux to meet such maturin
obligations shall be ample, but no substar
tiaI excess shnll be allowed to accumulate
provided that net ing herein shall be cor
strued us nl7retin-: Act No. approved Jun
$. 1916. and subsequently adopted as
c part of the Constitution, concerning tn
funding of certain debts of the City OF Me-
Orleans and the issue OF serial bonds, etc
/ provided that the five mill limit Of taxatio
lie boards, as set forth In paragraph herr
in shall not apply to such special taxes q
may be required each year to pay their re!
pective maturities, the principal and into
l n<to outstanding th.
e | may hereafter be issued under the prOvi
ions of the. Constitution of this State.
! .. In all cases where under existin
| laws. ether than the laws provided fG
bonded debts Il special number of mills la
been voted ut special tax election as
I special annual tax to provide for public in
provcments, or the maintenance of publ
education or public improvements, the go
crning authority which levied such tax sha
r reduce the rate thereof to Onc-half of til
| millage: provided that this requircmer
!. shall not apply in any cuse where Il paris
u has before the adoption hereof assessed tai
:, able property ut actual value and adjuste
the special tax rate accordingly.
See. ,. BE it further resolved, etc. Tia
the provisions of this amendment shall NJ
:, alter amend, or repeal any provision OF II
Constitution. except as the same are incol
| sistcnt Herewith.
: Sec. 3. Be it further resolved, etc. TIL:
y the foregoing amendment shall be submit
!, ted TO the qualified electors, for adoption
rejection. at the general congressional Gle
ton to be held in November, 1913, IN
> there shall be printed on the ballot: q" +.
u the constitutional amendment limiting Il
: State tax rate to three mills. ana paris
!, municipal levce and other board tax ra
Il to five mills and limiting spec ial taxation
: and against the constitutional amendmell
y limiting the State tax rate to three mill
e and the parish. municipal, levee and 9th
> board tax rates to five mills. and limitir
!. special taxation and each elcetor shall I
- iieate, as provided in the general eiectit
i. laws of the State, whether he votes Tor
:, against said amendment.