The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-12

election laws of the State. whether he votes
for or against the proposed amendment.
HEWITT ROrANCHACD.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
FERNAND MOTION,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved: July 10, 1913.
X. q. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
JAMES so !: BAILEY, Secretary of State.
ACT No. 191.
House Bill No. go BY Mr.. Eastman
\ 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.
Section /. Be it resolved by tie General
Assembly OF the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
house concurring. That an amendment to
the Constitution of the State of Louisiana
be proposed and submitted to the qualified
electors of the State, for adoption or rejec-
tion, as follows, tO-wit:
l. The State tax on all property what.
ever. except those taxes otherwise provided
for in this Constitution, including expenses
and public debt. and the interest thereon,
shall not exceed. in any year. three
mills on the dollar of its assessed valuation !:
provided that il the proposed amendment
State tax for the support of the public
schools. of one and one-haf mills, submitted
by the General Assembly for adoption or re-
lection at the general congressional election
in November, 1913, shall not be adopted,
then the limitation Of three mills herein
above specified shall be fixed mt four mills.
=. Except otherwise provided III this
Constitution, no parish Parrish of Orleans
excepted, municipal. levec or public board
tax, for all purposes whatsoever. shall ex-
coed in any one year five mills on the dollar
of val ion 6nd II w "a
any municipality is, by its charter or by
law. exempt from the payment of parish
taxes. it may levy tax rate in any one
year at not exceeding ten mills on the dollar
of assessed valuation the police juries of
the several parishes and boards of trustees
and municipal councils of Incorporated
ceptcdD shall levy. collect and turn over to
the parish shcool boards of their ettive
parishes, for the support of the public
schools of their respective parishes, cities
or towns. the proceeds of one and one-half
mills. instead of the three mills provided in
Article 251 of the Constitution. and under
| conditions therein set forth.
- The State good roads tax of one
| fourth of one MILL levied under Article POI
| of the Constitution, is hereby fixed at one
| eighth of one mill. and the Confederate vet
| Article :O3 of the Constitution, is hereby
| fixed at One-half of one mill: and said
| taxes shall constitute, and be. a part of the
| three mills hereinabove first specified.
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| divisions of the State, where, under the
| law. bonded Indebtedness has been incurred,
| the governing authority shall impose only
sufficient annual tax to maintain the secu-
| rity heretofore given under the law for such
| obligations and to pay the interest and the
| indebtness as the same may become due.
The levy of the tax to meet such maturing
obligations shall be am;plr but no substan-
| tial excess shall be allowed to accumulate
provided that not ing herein shall be con-
strucd as affecting Act No: approved June
l .-,rl,. fvnyNt
| part of the Constitution. concerning the
| funding Of certain debts of the City of New
| Orleans and the issue of serial bonds etc.
| provided that the five mill limit of taxation
| JIG boards, as set forth in paragraph here
in. shall not apply to such special taxes us
| may he required each year to pay their res
pcctive maturities, the principal and inter
est, on any bonds now outstanding, or that
may hereafter be issued under the provis
ions of the Constitution of this State.
laws. other than the laws provided fol
| bonded debts IL special number of mills has
been voted at Il special tax election as /;
special annual tax to provide for public i'm
| provcmentS. or tac maintenance of public
| education or public improvements, the GOV
erning authority which levied such tax shall
reduce the rate thereof to onchaf of the
millage: provided that this requirement
shall not apply in any where parish
has before the adoption hereof assessed tax
able property ut actual value and adjusted
/ the special tax rate accordingly.
| Sec. ,. Be it further resolved, etc, That
| the provisions of this amendment shall not
| alter. amend. or repeal any provision of thu
Constitution, except as the same are incon
! sistent Herewith.
Sec. 5. Re it further resolved. etc. Thai
the foregoing amendment shall be submit
| ted to the qualified electors, for adoption OF
| rejection. at the general congressionai elec
there shall be printed on the ballet Fol
the constitutional amendment limiting thu
State tax rate to three mills. and parish
municipal. lcvcc and other board tax rat.
to FIVE mills and limiting special taxation,
and against the constitutional amendment
| limiting the State tax rate to three mills
and the parish. municipal. levee and othe
board tag rates to five mills, and limitin:
special TAXATION. and each eleetor shall in
die ate. as provided in the general election
/ laws of the state. whether he votes for o
against said amendment.
HEWITT RorANcHArD.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
FERNaND MorroN,
| Lieutenant Governor and President of tn
Senate.
| Approved: July 10. 1918
| II. q. PLEASANT.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
y true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY, Secretary Of State.
Act No. 2O1.
| House Bill No. II. Ely MIR. Dimiek
JOINT RESOLUTION
| Proposing an amendment to Article lis %
| the Constitution Of the State OF Louis
lana on the subject Of Juvenile Courts.
/ Section 1. Be it resolved by the Genera
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds Of all the members elected to eae
house Concurring That Article 11S OF tn
8 Constitution Of thc5aNts1fF of Louisiana BIZ
4 and the same is. hereby amended SO as t
| include the following.
| :. Sec ). That the provisions herein r.
| lat.ng to tn jurisdiction and powers OF lu
vcnile courts shall not be exclusive. and tn
| General Assembly may pass laws eniargn
or regulating the jurisdiction and powers q
such courts. and providing for the trial O
| Juveniles and adults by such courts; an
regulating the procedure In such trials
See .. BE it further resolved. etc. Thu
this proposed amendment shall he submit
ted TO the qualified clet tors Of til. stat.
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