The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-09-21

the trSt Monday IN the month OF NO
vember, 1918, as follows:
There shall be set aside annually ONT
of the revenues of the State of Louisi-
ana sum equivalent to at least One
third of one mill on the assessed valua
ton of all the property in the State for
the support of the Louisiana State Uni
versity and Agricultural and Mechanical
College at Baton Rouge, the Louisisna
State Normal School at Natchitoches. the
Louisiana Industrial Institute at Rus
ton, and the Southwestern Louisiana In
General Assembly Of Louisiana shall ap-
portion said sum among said four insti-
tutions according to their several merits
and necessities.
Section D. Be it further resolved, ETC..
that the official ballot to be used at said
election shall have printed thereon the
words: "For the proposed amendment
to the Constitution of the State of Lou
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 aud Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College, the Leu
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 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, 1918.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 21S.
House Bill No. 263. By Mr.. Byrae.
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 . tax
for the support of public schools in
each parish and in the said city.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all the members elected to
each House concurring, That Al 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, ~ 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
and one-half mills on the dollar Of as
sessed valuation for the support Of the
public schools in each parish, provided
that where 4 parish school board shall
certify to the police jury that I 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, nainss-
nance, construction, and repair Of the
public schools of the City Of New Or
leans; provided that this limitation en-
the City Of New Orleans shall mot lbs
construed to prevent the people Of NV
Orleans from voting . special tax under
Section 10 of Act No. Of 1916, su-
thorizing the voting Of special taxes By
the people Of the City of New Orleans
at q special tax election. And provided
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 10 located,
and which levy, collect and sxpend 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 or town.
There shall be no overlapping school
districts; nor subdistricts, except that If
a parish-wide special school tax has
been or may be voted, then. there may
be sub-distriets, not overlapping, within
such parish, provided that the total spec
ial taxes voted At special elections,
whether parish-wide. OF sub-dist1ict, Or
both, for public school support, under
Article 232 of the Constitution, shall not
exceed Eve mills ON the dollar; and
where there now exist any special taxes
in excess Of FIVE mills, voted under said
Article Z32 Of the Constitution for pub
lie school support, the same il hereby
reduced to Eve 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
City of New Orleans to levy one and