The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-09-12
November. 1p1s. shall not be adopNed,

November, 1918. shall not be adopted,
then the limitation of three mills here
inabove specified shall be hxed at four
mills.
2. Except as otherwise provided in
this Constitution, no parish (Parish of
Orleans eXcepted), municipal, leVee or
public board tax, for all purposes what
soever, shall exceed in any one year
five mills on the dollar of assessed val
uation provided that where any munic-
ipality Is, by its charter or by law,
exempt from the payment of parish
taxes, 1t 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 (Parish of Orleans excepted)
parish school boards of their respect
i've parishes, for the support of the
public schools of their respective par
ishes, cities or towns, the proceeds of
one and one-half mills. instead of the
three mills provided in Article 255 of
she Constitution, and under conditions
therein set forth.
3. The State good roads tax of one
fourth of one mill levied under Article
Pei of the Constitution is hereby fixed
at one-eighth of one mill and the Con-
federate pension tax of one mill levied
under Article 303 of the Constitution is
hereby fixed at one-half of one mill
and said taxes shall constitute, and be,
part of the three mills hereinabove
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 be ample, but no sub
stantial excess shall be allowed to ac-
cumulate; provided that nothing herein
shall be construed as affecting Act
No. approved June 8, 1916, and subse-
quently adopted as part of the Con-
stitution concerning the funding of ccr-
tain debts of the City ofzNew Orleans
and the issue of serial bonds. ETC., pro-
vided. that the five-fnill limit OF taxa
tion for parishes, municipalities, 1evees
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
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-hals 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 1t further resolved, etc.
That the provisions of this amend
ment shall not alter, amend or repeal
any provision Of the Constitution ex
cept as the same are inconsistent there
with.
Section 3. Be It further resolved. etc,
That the foregoing amendment shall be
submitted to the qualified electors, for
adoption or rejection, at the General
Congressional Election. to be held In
November, 1918. and there shall be
prlneea on the ballot: - the coasfi-
tutfonA1 amendment iifnflfng the State
tax rate 20 three mills, and parish, mu-
nicipal, levee and other board tax rate
to five mills and limiting special taxa
tfon"; and, Against the constitutional
amendment limiting the State tax rate
to three mills and the parish, municipal
levee and other board tax rates to five
mills, and limiting special taxation; !;
ana eacn etScIoT snail lnulcate, dS pro-
vided in the general election laws of the
State, whether he votes for or against
said amendment.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
FERNAND BIOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved; July 10, 1918
r. @. PLEASANT.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES ]. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.