New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-31

third OF one mill ON the assessed valua
lon OF ali the property IN the otate IoT
the support OF LOUISIANA State JIM
yersIty ana Agricultural and Mechanical
College at ba.on Rouge, the LOUISIANA
LOUISIANA Industrial institute at Rus-
ton, and the Southwestern louisiana In
uustTIal institute at Lafayette, and the
General Assembly OF LOUISIANA snail APP
portion SAID sum among sad tour iusu-
Suuons according TO tneIT several merits
and necessities.
Section Z. BE 1t further resolved, etc,
that the official ballot 10 be used at saIQ
election shall have printed thereon the
words: For the proposed amendment
TO the Constitution OF Inc State OF Lou
isIana, 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
shtute,' and the words: Against the
proposed amendment to the Constitution
OF the State OF louisiana making provi-
sion for the support OF the
LOAlsldud Sldlt anu nkllGuk-
tural and Mechanical College, the Lou
isiana State Normal School, the Louis
lana industrial Institute, ana the South
western Louisiana Industrial Institute"
and every elector shall indicate, as pro-
vIded by the general 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 II, 1913.
K. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 2lS.
House Bill No. 263. BY Mr.. Byrne.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition OF the State OF louisiana, re-
curing each parish and the City OF
new Orleans to levy annually q tax
tor the support n public schools IN
Section /. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State OF Louisiana,
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
ratification or rejection, a. follows, to-
wit:
There shall be levied by the police
jury of each parish on all the taxable
property therein an annual tax of one
ana one-half mills on the dollar of as
sessed valuation for the support Of the
public schools in each parish, provided
that where a parish school board shall
certify to the police jury that q 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
fS4rts mills for the support, mainss-
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 shall not be
construed to prevent the people Of New
Orleans from voting q special tax under
Section IL Of Act No. of 1916, au-
thorizing the voting of special taxes by
the people of the City of New Orleans
further that the provisions of this Arti-
Gle 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 IL 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 valuation of
said city OF town.
There shall be no overlapping school
nor subdistricts, except that II
a 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 il hereby
reduced to five mills.
Section 2. Be it 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,
and there shall be printed upon the bal
lots: "For the amendment to the Con-
stitution requiring each parish and the
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