The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-09-28

10 De held on the first Tuesday after
the hrst Monday in the month of No.
VEN Der, 1918, as follows:
There shall be set aside annually out
OF the revenues of the State of Louisi
ana sum equivalent to at least One
third of one mill on the assessed yalua.
ton Of all the property in the State for
! the support Of the Louisiana State Uni
Ve1sl1y and Agricultural and Mechanical
| College at Baton Rouge, the Louisiana
| state Normal School at Natchitoches. the
| louisiana Industrial Institute at Rus
ton, and the Southwestern Louisiana In
dustrial Institute at Lafayette, and the
General Assembly of Louisiana shall an
portion said sum among said four insti-
tutions according to their several merits
and necessities.
Section Q. Be it further resolved, ETC..
that the official ballot to be used at said
election shall have printed thereon the
words: For the proposed amendment
to the Constitution of the State of Lou
lsiana, making provision for the support
Of the Louisiana State University and
Agricultural and Mechanical College,
the Louisiana State Normal School, the
Louisiana Industrial Institute, and the
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial In
stitute," and the words: against the
proposed amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana making p1ovi-
sion for the support Of the
Louisiana State University and Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College, the Lou
isiana State Normal School, the Louis
lana Industrial Institute, and the South
western Louisiana Industrial INSTITUTE"
and every elector shall indicate, as pro-
vlded by the general election laws Of
the State, whether he votes for or
against the proposed amendment
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
July II, 1918.
R. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 21S.
House Bill No. 263. By Mr.. Byrne.
SSANA N4o0kOxA ON.
Proposing an amendment to the Cousti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana, re-
curing each parish and the City of
New Orleans to levy annually q tax
tor the support of public schools in
each parish and in the said city.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all the members elected to
each House concurring, That an amend
nent to the Constitution Of the State of
Louisiana be proposed and submitted to
The qualified electors of the State, for
'atification OF 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
Ind one-half mills on the dollar Of as
'essed valuation for the support Of the
public schools in each parish, provided
hat where parish school board shall
certify to the police jury that a smaller
evy will satisfy the needs Of the schools,
he police jury shall make the smaller
evy recommended by the school board,
except that in and for the parish Of
Orleans the Board of Directors of the
Public Schools Of the parish of Orleans,
u its legal successor, shall levy an an
lual tax not exceeding two and three
ouIts mills for the support, main.e-
lance, construction, and repair of the
public schools of the City of New Or
cans; provided that this limitation On
he City of New Orleans shall not be
onstrued to prevent IL L people Of New
orleans from voting a special tax under
section IL of Act No. of 1916, SUI
horizing the voting of special taxes by
he people Of the City of New Orleans
t special tax election. And provided
urther that the provisions Of this ,Arti-
lie shall not apply to cities and towns
hat, under existing laws, are exempt
rom the payment Of parish taxes, and
which, under legislative authority, con-
uct, maintain and support public schools
pen and free to the youth Of the par
ii in which said city or town is located,
nd which levy, collect and expend an
ually for the conduct, maintenance and
upport of said schools an annual tax
at least one and one-half mills on
be dollar Of the assessed valuation of
aid city or town. >
There shall be no overlapping school
istricts; nor subdistricts, except that if
parish-wide special school tax has
cen or may be voted, then. there may
e sub-districts, not overlapping, within
1ch parish, provided that the total spec
i taxes voted At special elections,
neither parish-wide, OF sub-district, OF
9th, for public school support, under
rticle 232 Of the Constitution, shall not
kceed five mills on the dollar; and
here there now exist any special taxes
! excess Of five mills, voted under said
rticle 232 of the Constitution for pub
c school support, the, same is hereby
'duced to five mills
Section Q. Be it further resolved, etc.,
hat this amendment shall be submitted
the duly qualified electors Of the
tate of Louisiana, in accordance with
re provisions Of the Constitution, to be
tied upon at the General Congressional
lection to be held in November, 1918.
i'd there shall be printed upon the bal
IS: "For the amendment to the Con-
itution renuirino each ra~;.h - A.