Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-10-03

year, three mills on the dollar
of its assessed valuation; provided
; that, If the proposed amendment ia
: the Constitution levying a special an
nual State tax for the support of the
public schools, of one and one-half
mills, submitted by the General AS
, sembly for adoption or rejection at
the general Congressional election in
November, 1918, shall not be adopt
ed, then the limitation of three mills
hereinabove specified shall be fixed at
four mills.
z. Except as otherwise provided
in this Constitution, no parish, (Par-
ish of Orleans excepted), municipal,
llevee or public board tax, for all pur-
poses whatsoever, shall exceed in any
one year five mills on the dollar of
assessed valuation provided that
where any municipality, by its chart
er or by law, exempt from the pay
ment OF parish taxes, it may levy a
tax rate in any one year at not ex-
ceding ten mills on the dollar of as
sessed valuation; the police juries of
the several parishes and boards of
trustees and municipal councils of in
corporated cities and towns Parrish
of Orleans eXcepted) shall levy, col
lect and turn over to the parish
school boards of their respective par
ishes, 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 255
of the Constitution, and under con-
ditiOns therein set forth.
3. The State good roads tax of
one-fourth of one mill levied under
| Article 291 of the Constitution is
hereby fixed at one-eighth of one mill
and the Confederate veterans pen
sion tax of one mill levied under Ar
tlcle 303 of the Constitution is here
by fixed at one-half mill; and said
taxes shall constitute, and be, a part
Oh the three mills hereinabove first
specified.
4. In all districts, parishes or 9TH
er subdivisions of the State, where,
under the law, bonded Indebtedness
has been incurred, the governing au-
thority shall impose only sufficient
annual tax to maintain the security
heretofore given under the law for
such obligations, and to pay the in
terest and the Indebtedness as the
same may become due. The levy of
the tax to meet such maturing obliga-
tons shall be ample; but no sub
stantial excess sall be allowed to &C
cumulate; provided that nothing
herein shall be construed as affecting
Act Ne. approved June 8, 1916,
and subsequently adopted as a part
OF the Constitution concerning the
funding of certain debts of the City
of New Orleans and the issue of seri-
al bonds, ETC., provided, that the five
mill limit of taxation for parishes,
municipalities, levees and public |
boards, as set forth in paragraph two |
herein, shall not apply to such spe-
cial taxes as may be required each |
year to pay their respective matur-
tiles the principal and interest on !
any bonds now outstanding or that |
may hereafter be issued under the
provisions of the Constitution of this T
State.
5. In all cases where under exist
ing laws, other than the laws pro-
vided for bonded debts, a specified
of mills has been voted at
special tax election as special an
nual tax to provide for public ins
or the maintenance of
public education or public improve
ments, the governing authority which
levied such tax shall reduce the rate
thereof to one-half of the millage;i
provided that this requirement shall
not apply in any case where a parish
has before the adoption hereof as
sessed taxable property at actual
value and adjusted the special tax
rate accordingly.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc., That the provisions of this :
shall not alter, amend,
Dr. repeal any provision of the Cons
5itut;on except as the same are in
Herewith.
Section 3. Be it further resolved, +
ETC., That the foregoing amendment
'hall be submitted to the qualified
electors for adoption or rejection, at
he General Congressional Election,
% be held in November, 1918, and
here shall be printed on the ballot
For the constitutional amendment
Uniting the State tax rate to three I
1AA4Aop dllu PARISH, IHuuIclpNls IeVGS
ind other board tax rate to five mills,
md limiting special taxation" and
Against the constitutional amend
nent limiting the State tax rate to
hree mills and the parish, municipal,
evee and other board tax rates toi
i've mills, and limiting special tax !
Ition;" and each elector shall indi-
ate, as provided in the general cleo Q
ion laws of the State, whether he r
otes for or against said amendment. t
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD, p
Speaker of the House Of Repre- +
IT
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President !
f the Senate. ?
approved: July 10, 1918. Q
r. G. PLEASANT, 0
Governor of the State o&Louisiana. Q
! true copy: I
JAMES J. BAILEY, 4
Secretary of State. n
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