The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-09-19

November, 1918, shall not be adopted,
then the limitation Of three mills mere
inabove specified shall be fixed at four
mills.
2. Except IS otherwise provided in
this Constitution, no parish tParish OF
Orleans eXceptcd), municipal levee or
public board tax for all purposes what
soever, shall exceed in anC one year
five mills on the dollar Of assessed val
uation provided that where any munic-
ipality is. by it's charter or by law,
exempt from the payment Of parish
taxes, it may levy tax rate In any
one year at not exceeding ten mills on
the dollar of assessed valuations; the
police juries of the several parishes
and boards of trustees and lnunicIpaI
councils of incorporated cities and
towns UaTish of Orleans excepted
shall levy, collect and turn over to the
parish school boards of their respect
i've parishes, for the support Of the
public schools of their respective par
ishcs, cities or towns, the proceeds Of
one and one-haf mills. instead Of the
three mills provided in Article 255 Of
The Constitution, and under conditions
therein set forth.
g. The State good roads tax of one
fourth of one mill Ievied~ under Article
291 Of the Constitution is hereby fixed
at one-eighth of one mill and the Con-
fcdeTate pension tax Of one mill levied
under Article 303~lf the Constitution is
hereby fixed at One-half Of one mill;
and said taxes shall constitute, and be,
a part of the three mills &ereinabove
first specified.
4. In all districts, parishes or other
subdivions Of the State where, under
the law, bonded indebtedness has been
incurred, the governing authority shall
impose only sufficient annual tax to
maintain the security heretofore given
under the law for such obligations, and
to pay the interest and the indebted
ness as the same may become due. The
levy Of the tax to meet such maturing
obligations shall he ample, but no sub
stantial excess shall be allowed to ac-
emulate; provided that nothing herein
shall be construed as affecting Act
No. approved June g. 1916, and subse-
quently adopted as part Of the Con-
StitutiOn concerning the funding of GER
tain debts Of the City Of New Orleans
and the issue Of serial bonds, etc, pro-
vided that the fiVe-mill limit Of taxa
ton for parishes, municipalities, leVees
and public boards, as set forth in para
graph two herein, shall not apply to
such special taxes as may be required
each year to pay their respective ma
turtles the principal and interest on
any bonds now outstanding or that may
hereafter be issued under the provi-
sions Of the Constitution of~this State.
5. In all cases where, under existing
laws other than the laws provided for
bonded debts, a specified number of
mills has been voted at q special tax
election as a special annual tax to pro-
vide for public improvements, or the
maintenance of public education or
] public improvements, the governing
authority which Levied such tax shall
reduce the rate thereof to one-half Of
the mileage; provided that this require
ment shall not apply in any. case where
a parish has before the adoption here
of assessed taxable property at actual
value and adjusted the special tax rate
accordingly.
Section 3 Be it further resolved. etc.
That the provisions Of this amend
r2ant shall rot alter, amend, or repeal
any provision Of the Constitution eX-
capt as the same are inconsistent there
with.
Section g. Be it further resolved, etc.
That the foregoing amendment shall be
submitted to the qualified electors. fol
adoption or rejection, at the Genera
Congressional Election, to be held II
November, 1918, and there shall bt
printed on the ballot: For the consti-
tutionaI amendment limiting the State
tax rate to three nlilfs, end payish rau-
to ffYe rnilfs and limiting specaaI taxa
ton; and. against the constitutions
amendment limiting the State tax rate
20 three mills and the parish, municipal
ievee and other board tax rates to fiy'
mills, and limiting special taxation
and each eIector shall indicate, as pro
i vided in the general election laws of th'
! state whether he votes for or agains
{ said amendment.
/ HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
/ Speaker of the House of Representa-
tiVes.
FERNAND MOUTON,
! Lieutenant Governor and President o.
the Senate.
| Approved: July 10. 1915.
r. G. PLEASANT,
| Governor of the State of Louisiana
true copy:
! JAMES J. BAILEY,
! Secretary of State.