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isiana, making provision for 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-
sion for the support Of The
Louisiana State University and Agficul-
tural and Mechanical College, the Lou
isiana State Normal School, the Louis
lana Industrial Institute, and the South
western Louisiana Industrial institute"
and every elector shall indicate, ~ pro-
vided by the general election laws Of
the State, whether he votes for OK
against the proposed amendment.
HEWITT BOUANcHAUD,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: July II, 1918.
sR. G. PLEASANT.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES ]. BAILEY.
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. 21S. :
House Bill No. 26a By Nh. Byras.
JOINT RESOLU TION.
Proposing an amendment to the Coasti-
tuition Of the State Of Louisiana, re-
curing each parish and the City Of
New Orleans to levy annually = tix
L. AG ~~kH~ '~nkA>1~ Ss>
each parish and in the said city.
Section I. Be It resolved BY tie Gem
eral Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana,
two-thirds Of Ill the members elected to
each House concuring, That IN 6msnl-
ment to the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana be proposed and submitted to
the qualified electors Of the State, for
ratification or rejection, - follows, TO-
wit:
There shall be levied BY tie poiies
jury Of each parish on Ill the taxa6le
property therein IN annual t1x 81 ode
and one-half mills ON the dollar IF H.
sessed valuation for the support Of tie
public schools In eash parish, provided
that where parish school board asIsll
certify to the police jury that's smaller
levy will satisfy the needs Of the scAeolb.
the police Jury shall make tie smaller
levy Recommended By the .sekssl board
sxcept that in.aAd III sAs pAfi1A 'bf
pas,;e Schools ses i 81 3 basIIs & = I.
or it, lsgal successor, GhAll lsvy IN e1n-
nual tax not exceeding two and sthfps-
fourts mills for the support maiass>
nance, construction, and repair of ths
public schools Of the City u New Or
leans; provided that this Hnitati6a p
the City Of New Orleans shAll not p
construed to prevent The people Of nv
Orleans from voting : special tlx andllr
Section IS Of Act No. Of 1915, -
thorizine the voting of special tAx6s u
the people Of The City 81 New oElsdls
at special tax election. And pfes5a2
lhrther that the provisions d thfs Ar&-
Gle shall not apply to @isies and towes
that under existing laws, he s1s1tss
from The payment Of parish taxes, I'D
which, under Legislative authority, 6oa-i
duct, maintain and support public s<Aoels
open and free to the youth 81 tie spas-
ish in which said city Or town b l0eAted,
and which levy, collect and sxpsad aa-s
nually for the conduct, Aaaintsnaxss 40
support Of said schools m annual tsx
Of at least one and one-AaH mills On
the dollar Of the assesSed valuation Of
said city o. town. M Fl IS f+s3
There shall b no ovsslapping seheol
districts; nor subdlst1iets, sxospt that e.
\ pafish- wide special school tax has.
been of may BE voted, tAsn. there unsy
b sub-districts, not .ovsriapping, witAiA
such parish, provided tint tie total spse-
ial taxes voted u special sleetisna,
whether psfish-wide, d Sub. district, -
both, for public school support, under
Article 232 Of the Constellation, shall not
exceed i've mills on the dollar; and
where there now exist any special 'taxss
in excess Of Eve mills, voted under aid
Article 232 Of the Constitution for pub
Lie school support, the same i hereby
reduced to Eve mills.
Section 2. Be Il further resolved, ETC.,
That this amendment shall be submitted
to the duly qualified electors Of The
State Of Louisiana, IN taeco1dancs with
the provisions Of the Ccnstitutioa, to b
voted upon at the General Congressional
Election to be held in November, 1913,
and there shall Be printed upon the, bal
lots: FOR the amendment to the Co1-
situation requiring each parish and The
City Of New Orleans to levy one and
one-hal mills annual tax for the sup
port Of public schools the1ein;" and
Against the amendment to the censti-
tuition requiring each parish and = tie
City Of New Orleans to levy one and
one-haf mills animal tax for the sup
port Of public schools therein" and
each elector shall indicate, ~ provided
in the general election laws Of this State,
whether be votes for or asainst said
amendment. "a ,45f8A ia !.
HEWITT BOUANC1AUD,
Speaker Of the House Of Representative.
FERNAND MOUNTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: July II. 1918.
= R. G. PLEASANT. sy,..--
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy: II
JAMES J. BAILEY,
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