The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-02
ACT NO. 21s.
House Bill No 263 BY Mr.. Byrne
JOINT RESOLUTION.

JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana, requr-
ing each parish and the City of New
Orleans to levy annually a tax for the
support of public schools in each par
ish and in the said city.
Section /. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
house concurring. That an amendment to
the Constitution of the State of Louisiana
be proposed and submitted to the quail
fled electors of the State, for ratification
or rejection, as 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 assessed valuation
for the support of the public schools in
each parish. provided that where parish
school board shall certify to the police
jury that a 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 Di-
rectors 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 main
tenance. 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 con-
strued to prevent the people of the City
of New Orleans from voting a special tax
under Section IS of Act No. of 1916, au-
thorizing the voting of special taxes by
the people of the City of New Orleans at a
special tax election. And provided fur
Their that the provisions of this Article
shall not apply to cities and towns that,
under existing laws. are exempt from the
payment of parish taxes. and which. I'M
der legislative authority, conduct, main
tain and support public schools open and
free to the youth of the parish in which
said city or town is located, and which
levy. collect and expeAd annually 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 dis
'tricts: nor subdistricts, except that il 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 special
taxes voted at special elections, whether
parish wide. or sub-dstrict, 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 2s2 Of the Consti-
tuition for public school support, the same
is hereby reduced to five mills.
Section 2. Be it further resolved. etc.
That this amendment be submitted to the
duly qualified electors of the State of
louisiana, in accordance with the provis-
ions of the Constitution, to be voted upon
az the General Congressional Election to be
held in November. 1918. and there shall
be printed upon the ballots: For the
amendment to the Constitution requiring
each parish and the City of New Orleans
to levy one and one-half mills annual tax
for the support of the public schools there
in" and Against the amendment to the
Constitution requiring each parish and the
City of New Orleans to levy one and one
half mills annual tax for the support of
public schools therein and each elector
shall indicate. as provided in the general
election laws of this State, whether he
votes for or against said 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 tate of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State