The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-26

Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
JAMES j. BAILEY, Secretary of State.
ACT No. 191.
House Bill No. 265.l BY Mr.. Eastman.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
| Proposing an amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana, limiting
the rate of State, parish. municipal pub
| lie board. and special taxation.
| Section 1. Be it resolved by the General
| Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
| thirds Of all the members elected to each
| house conturring, That amendment to
| the Constitution of the State of Louisiana
be proposed and submitted to the qualified
electors of the State, for adoption or rejcc-
| tion, as follows, to-wit:
| 1. The State tax on all property what
ever, except those taxes otherwise provided
| for in this Constitution, including expenses
| of government, schools levees, public roads,
and public debt, and the interest thereon,
shall not exceed. in any one year. three
mills on the dollar of its assessed valuation !:
provided that, If the proposed amendment
to the Constitution lrvying special annual
State, tax. for the support Of the public
| schools. of one and One-half mills. submitted
| by the General Assembly for adoption or re-
| lection at the general congressional election
in November, 1913. shall not be adopted,
then the limitation Of three mills herein
above specified shall be fixed at four mills.
| >. Except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution, no parish Parrish of Orleans;
| excepted, municipal, levce or public board
tax. for all purposes whatsoever. shall cx-
| coed in any one year five mills on the dollar
of assessed valuation provided that where
amy municipality is, by its 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 valuation; the police juries OF
the several parishes and boards of trustees
| and municipal councils of incorporated
| cities and towns Parrish of Orleans ex-
eepted) shall levy. collect and turn over to
| the parish sheool boards of their respet tive
parishes, for the support Of the public
| schools of their respective parishes, cities
or towns, the proceeds of one and one-half
mills. instead of the three mills provided in
| conditions therein set forth.
| ). The State good roads tax OF one
fourth of onc mill. levied under Article 291
of the Constitution. is hereby fixed at one
| eighth of one mill. and the Confederate vet
Grams pension tax of one MILL levied under
Article s03 of the Constitution, is hereby
taxes shall constitute, and be, part OF the
three mills hercinabove first specified.
4. In all districts, parishes or other sub
divisions Of the State, where, under the
law. bonded Indebtedness has been incurred
the governing authority shall impose only
sufficient annual tax to maintain the secu
rity heretofore given under the law for suct
obligations and to pay the interest and the
indebtness as the same may become due
The levy of the tax to meet such maturing
obligations shall be ample. but no substan
tial excess shall he allowed to accumulate
provided that nothing herein shall be con
strucd as afct tin: Act No. approved June
s, 1916. and subsequently adopted as Z
part of the Constitution. concerning thu
funding of certain debts of the City of New
Orleans and the issue of serial bonds, etc.
provided that the five mill limit Of taxation
for parishes, municipalities levees and pub
lie boards, as set forth in paragraph here
in shall not apply to such special taxes Il:
may be required each year to pay their res
| pectivc maturities, the principal and inter
| act v1c hnndS
may hereafter be issued under the provis
ions of the Constitution of this State.
In otn all fhsn t TaeTs laws an provsea
bonded debts. Il special number OF mills ha
been voted ut special tax election as
special annual tax to provide for public i'm
prOvemcnts, or the maintenance of publ
education or public improvements, the gov
erning authority which levied such tax shall
reduce the rate thereof to one-half of tn
millage: provided that this. Requirement
shall not apply in any case where parisl
has before the adoption hereof assessed tax
able property at actual value and adjuste'
tie special tax rate accordingly.
See . BE it further resolved. etc. Tha
the provisions of this amendment shall no
+. alter. amend, or repeal any provision OF tn
Constitution, except as the same are incon
Sec. 3. Re it further resolved. etc, Tha
the foregoing amendment shall be submit
ted to the qualified electors, for adoption o
rejection, at the general eon:ress!onal cleo
ton to be held in November. 1918, an
there shall be printed on the ballot 70
the constitutional amendment limiting tn
, State tax rate to three mills. and parish
!, municipal. levec and other board tax rat
to five mills. and limiting special taxation.
and against the constitutional amendmen
: limiting the State tax rate to three mill.
and the parish municipal, levee and othc
: board tax rates to five mills. and ltmitin
. special taxatien' and each cleo tor shall II
tlicate. as provided in the general elcttio
laws of the State, whether be votes for Q
against said amendment
HEWITT BoyANCHArD.
Speaker of the House of Representative
= FERSAND MOUToN,
, Lieutenant Governor and President OF tn
: Senate.
! Approved: July 10, 1918.
X. &. PLEASANT.
r Governor of the State of Louisian;
+ \ true copy:
: JAMES ]. BAILEY, Secretary of State.