The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-09-14

ACT NO. 21s.
House Bill No. 1853 BY Mr.. Byrne.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitu-
ton Of the State of Louisiana, requir-
ing each parish and the City Of New
Orleans to levy annually tax for the
support of public schools in each par
ish and in the said city
Section l. 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
pc proposed and submitted to the quail
fed electors Of the State, for ratification
or rejection, as follows, to-wit:
There shall be levied by the police jury
q each parish on all the taxable property
therein an annual tax of one and one half
mills on the dollar of assessed valuation
Tor the support Of the public schools in
each parish, provided 1t where a parish
s ssol board sha ssS to the police
3.fy that small will satisfy the
needs of the school police jury shall
make the smaller recommended by
the school board. q that in and for
Liz parish OF ORIG the Board of Di-
rectors of the Publ hools of the parish
of Orleans, or it's lal successor, shah
levy an annual tax Mt exceeding two and
-fourths mills for the support, MAIN
tenance, construction. and repair Of the
public schools Of the City lof New Or
leans; provided that this Limitation on the
city of New Orleans shall not be con-
strled to prevent the people of the City
of New Orleans from voting a special tax
under Section IS of Act No A 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
ther 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. un
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 expend annually for the
conduct, maintenance and support of said
schools an annual tax of at least one and
cne-half mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of said city or town.
There shall be no overlapping school dis
frfcts; nor subdistricts, except that if a
rarish-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.district, or both, for
public school support, under Article 2S2 Of
the Constitution. shall not EXCEED Eve 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, ETC.,
That this amendment be submitted to the
duly qualified electors of the State of
Louisiana in accordance with the proyis-
ions of the Constitution. to be voted upon
afs the General Congressional Election to be
held iii November, 1918. and there shall
he printed upon the ballots j: N For the
aneHdment III the Cons fftut lion recurring
eacht parish ana the city Of New Orleans
10 levy one and one half mills annual tax
fer 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,
asS Secretary of State.
s8s ACT. NO. 226.
House Bill No. 317. BY Mr.. Hamley.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti- |
tuition of the State of Louisiana, levy
ing special State tax not exceeding |