The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-09-07


the first Monday in the month Of No
vember, 1918, as follows:
There shall be set aside annually out
of the revenues Of the State of Louisi-
ana a sum equivalent to at least One
third of one mill on the assessed vslus-
ton of all the property in the State for
! the support of the Louisiana State Uni
versity and Agricultural and Aechanical
College at Baton Rouge, the Louisians
State Normal School at Natchitoehes. the
Louisiana Industrial Institute at Rus
ton, and the Southwestern Louisiana In
dustrial Institute at Lafayette, and the
General Assembly of Louisiana shall ap-
portion said sum among said four insti-
| tutions according to their several merits
and necessities.
Section 2. Be it further resolved. ETC.,,
| that the official ballot to be used at said
election shall have printed thereon the
| words: "Foz 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 pTovi-
sion for the support ct The
Louisiana State University and Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College, the Lou
isiana State Normal School, the Louis
lana Industrial Institute, and the South
western Louisiana Industrial 1nstitus;"
and every elector shall indicate, - pro-
vided by the general election laws OF
the State, whether he votes for OF
against the proposed amendment.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
/ Speaker of the House of Representatives.
i FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
4 the Senate.
Approved: July IL, 1918.
r. G. PLEASANT.
Governor of the State of 1ouisisua.
Il A true copy:
i JAMES ]. BAILEY,
i Secretary of State.
j ACT NO. 21s.
House Bill No. 263. BY Mr.. Byzns.
! JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
IutlOu Oh INC 0tAV@ VI A>OOAoAeA~t Az
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 l. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Louisisus,
, two-thirds of all the members elected to
each House concurring, That IN 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:
q There shall be levied by the police
Jury of each parish on al the taxable
y property therein An annual tax Of ons
and one-half mills ON the dollar Of a.
> sessed valuation for the support Of thu
!. public schools in each parish, provided
that where . parish school board shall
certify to the police jury that . smaller
: levy will satisfy the needs Of the schools
: t. sesiss ias1 eh.la -
szc3pss that n al Ter - parish q
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nual tax not exceeding two and three
feurts mills for the support, nainss-
nance, construction, and repair Of the
public schools Of the City Of New Or
leans; provided that this Gmitatioo o.
the City Of New Orleans shall not b
construed to prevent the people Of New
!" Orleans from voting . special. tar under
Section 18 Of Act No. 4 Of 1916, a.
thorizins the voting of special taxes By
+ the people Of the City Of New -ozlsa1s
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further that the provisions Of tAis Ar1i-
: Gle shall not apply to cities and tovs
], that under existing laws, are -sxsm&t
. from the payment Of parish taxes, a46
5 which, under legislative suthozity, cod
: duct, maintain and support publie schools
: open and free to thu youth Of. the pst-
: ish in which said city or town i loeatdl.
and which levy, collect and sxpeud an
} nually for the condset, mainteaanes and
support Of said schools An annual fax
; Of 1t least one and one-half mills On
7 the dollar Of the assessed valuatioA Of
; said city or town.
} There shall be NO overlapping school
districts; nor subdistricts, sxespt tAat IL
la parish-wids special school tai has
been or may BE- voted, then there may
be sub-districts, not overlapping, within
. such parish, provided that the total spse-
. ial taxes voted at special elections,
: whether parish-wide. or district. ee
both, for public school support .usdss
Article z32 Of the Constitution, shah not
exceed Eve mills on the dollar; and
whore 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 ssme j. hereby
reduced to Eve mills
j 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. 70 b
voted upon at the censsal Congressional
Election to be held in Novembes,s 1o18,
and there shall b printed upon The bal
lots: "For the smsndmsnt to the Con-
stitution requiring eaeh parish and the
City Of New. Ozleans to levy one and
one-haH millso annual tax for the sup
port Of public sshoels therein" and
"Against the amsnd@spt to the Consti-