The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-09-14
ACT NO, 21S.
House Bill No. 263 BY Mr.. Byrne.
JOINT RESOLUTION.

I'm ~. 900 by MI, ByIne.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
proposing an amendment to the Constitu-
tlon Of the State Of Louisiana. reouir-
ing each parish and the CITY Of New
orleans 10 levy annually tax for the
support OF public schools in each par
iSh and in the said city.
Section |. Be it resolved nv tI,a C.araro,
Assembly of the State of Louisiana. two
iiit"S OF all the members elected to each
mouse concurring, That an amendment IN
NC constitution Of the State of Louisiana
he proposed and submitted to the mali
he'd electors of the State. for ratification
or rejection, as follows to-wit:
There shall be levied hv the noIice i,,,,,
OF each parish on all the taxable property
'htrelh an annual tax of one and one half
mills on the dollar of assessed valuation
i"r me support of the public schools in
''ch PARISH provided that where a parish
5ehool BOARD shall certify to the police
july liil' smaller levy will satisfy the
het'S 81 me schools, the police jury shall
make the smaller levy recommended Nv
ING 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
- 81 'iiliiuil lttA IlOI exceeding two and
three-fourths mills for the support, main
tenance. construction, and repair of the
public schools of the City of New Or
leahs: provided that this limitation on the
city OF New Orleans shall not be con-
Htrued 10 prevent the people of the City
OF New Orleans from voting a special fax
under Section IS of Act No. 4 of 1916, an
th"rizing the voting of special taxes bv
The DpODlp n ha
special tax election. And provided fur
ther that the provisions of this Article 4
snail not apply to cities and towns that
under existing laws. are exemnt from, tho
payment OF parish taxes. and which. I'M
der legislative authority, conduct main
tam and support public schools open and
free to the youth of the parish in which
Sald city or town is located, and which
levy. collect and expend annually for tba
conduct maintenance and support of said
schools an annual tax Of at least one and
ohe-half mills on the dollar of tbe assassad |
valuation of said city or town.
There shall be no overlapping school dis
tricts; nor subdstricts. except that IL a
parish wide special school tax has haen
or may be voted, then there NAV be sub
districts. not overlapping, within such
parish. provided that the total sneciaI
taxes voted at special elections whether
parish wide. or sub district. or both. for
pubic school support, under Article 222 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 232 of the Consti-
tuition for public school support, the same
IS hereby reduced to five mills.
Section 2. Be it further resolved atc
fhat this amendment be submitted to the
duly qualified electors of the State of
Louisiana, in accordance with the nrovis
ions Of the Constitution. to be voted ,non
at the General Congressional Election to ba.
held IN November. 1918, and there shall ,
ne printed upon the ballots: For the Z
amendment to the Constitution reouiripp
each parish and the City of New Orleans
10 levy one and one-half mills annual tax 7
Tor the support of the public schools there s
IN ana Against the amendment to the [
constitution requiring each parish and the a
Clty OF New Orleans to levy one and one y
hait mills annual tax for the support of | I
pubic schools therein" and each elector Y
snaii indicate, as provided in the general !.
election laws of this State, whether he =
votes for or against said amendment Il
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD, o
speaker of the House of Representatives. n
FERNAND MOUTON, S
Lieutenant Governor and President of the A
Senate. q
July II, 1918. Il
r. G. PLEASANT, u
Governor of the tate of Louisiana la.
true copy: Il
JAMES J. BAILEY p'
Secretary of State Ini
g lin