The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-10-17
ACT NO. 218.
House Bill No. 265-By MI Byrnc.



JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the State OF Louisiana, re-
quiring 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 t.te Cen
eral Asze m5ly OF the State Of i."ui ANA
two-thirds Of all tin mcnhef elected
to each House COncuriins, I@a. th
amendment TO the CruStitUti"t c4 iGt
State of Louisiana he proposed ana SUB
mitted to the QGaiitlcd elcctC"@ - tHe
State, for ratification OF reJ ,,492, as
follows. to-Wit:
There shall h levied by tie roliec
jury of each parish on al tE@ ,a&t~!e
property therein an annual t2.. Of one
and one-half mills on the dollar o. as
sessed valuation for the %uppC.t Of the
public schools in each parish, provided
that where a parish school board Sh2ll
certify to the police jury that 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 ana Tor the
parish of Orleans the Board Of Direct
ors of the Public Schools of the parish
of Orleans, or its legal successor shall
levy an annual tax not exceeding two
and three-fourths mills for the support
maintenance, construction and repair OF
the public schools of the City of New
FOfle2nSs pfONl1GU IndL lnlS INN tdliON
on the City of New Orleans shall not
be construed to prevent the people OF
New Orleans from voting special tax
under Section IS of Act No. of 19lG,
authorizing the voting of special taxes
by the people of the City of New Or
kans at a special tax election. And
provided further that the pr0Yisions
of this article shall not apply to cities
and towns that, under existing laws
are exempt from the payment of parish
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thority, conduct, maintain and support
public schools open and free to the
youth of the parish in which said city
--or town is located and which levy. coll
eslset and expend annually for he con-
aeS6o1g 1antaqnanfa IN anna 1q SYpReTT r q zale
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 II
q parish-wide special. school tax has
been or may be voted, theIf'f% ere may
be sub districts, not overlapping, with
in such parish, provided that The tota
special taexs voted at special elections
whether parish-Wide, or sub district, Of
both, for public school support under
Article 232 of the Constitution, shall
not exceed five mills on the doilisc; anc
where there now exist any special taxes
in excess of five mills, voted under satc
Article 232 Of the Constitution for pub
reduced to five mills.
Section Q. BE it further resolved, etc..
That this amer dment . shall be sub
mitted to the duly qualified electors Of
the StasA of Louisiana, in accordance
with the provisions of the Constitutiop
to be voted upon at the general Con
gressionaI election to be he'd in No
vember, 1913, and there shall be Printcd
upon the ballots: For amendment &c
the Constitution requiring each parish
and the City of New Orleans to levy one
and one-h half mills annual tax for the
support of public schools therein; and
AGAINST the amendment to the Con-
stitution requiring each parish and tbs
City of New orleans 10 levy one ana
one-half mills annual tax FOR the SUP
port OF public schools therein ana
each eIector shall indicate rs pTcVidea
in the general election laws Of this
Stats. whether he votes for or against
said amendment.
HEWITT BOUANttiACI), .
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives. -.,,-,r,,-
FfRNAND MOUTc%.
lieutenant Governor and President o.
the Senate.
Approved: July II. 1913.
r. G.. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State Of LOUISIANA
4 true copy:
JAMES ]. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.