Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-09-05

tieTeOH SHAH hot exceed, IN any OUS
year, three mills on the dollar
of its assessed valuation; provided
that, if the proposed amendment to
the Constitution levying q special an
nual State tax for the support of the
public schools, of one and one-half
mills, submitted by the General As
sembly for adoption or rejection at
the general Congressional election in
November, 1918, shall not be adopt
ed, then the limitation of three mills
hereinabove specified shall be fixed at
four mills.
2. Except as otherwise provided
in this Constitution, no parish, par
ISL of Orleans excepted), municipal,
levee or public board tax, for all pur-
poses whatsoever, shall exceed in any
one year five mills on the dollar of
assessed valuation provided that
where any municipality, by its chart
er or by law, exempt from the pay
ment of parish taxes, it may levy a
tax rate in any one year at not ex-
ceding ten mills on the dollar of as
sessed valuation; the police juries Of
the several parishes and boards of
trustees and municipal councils of in
corporated cities and towns Parish
of Orleans excepted) shall levy, col
lect and turn over to the parish
school boards of their respective par
ishes, for the support of the public
schools of their respective parishes,
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 con-
ditions therein set forth.
3. The State good roads tax of
one-fourth of one mill levied under
Article POI of the Constitution is
hereby fixed at one-eighth of one mill
and the Confederate veterans pen
sion tax of one mill levied under Ar
tiele 303 of the Constitution is here
by fixed at one-half mill; and said
taxes shall constitute, and be, part
or the three mills hereinabove first
specified.
a. In all districts, parishes or 9th
er subdivisions of the State, where,
under the law,I bonded Indebtedness
has been incurred, the governing au-
thority shall impose only sufficient
annual tax to maintain the security
heretofore given under the law for
such obligations, and to pay the in
terest and the Indebtedness as the
same may become due. The levy of
the tax to meet such maturing obliga-
lions shall be ample, but no sub
stantial excess sail be allowed to ac-
emulate; provided that nothing
herein shall be construed as affecting
Act No. 4 approved June 8, 1916,
and subsequently, adopted as part
of the Constitution concerning the
funding of certain debts of the City
of New Orleans and the issue of seri-
al bonds, ETC., provided, that the five
mill limit of taxation for parishes,
municipalities, levees and public
boards, as set forth in paragraph two
herein, shall not apply to such spe-
cial taxes as may be required each
year to pay their respective matur-
tiles the principal and interest on
any bonds now outstanding or that
may hereafter be issued under the
provisions of the Constitution of this
State.
5. In all cases where under exist
ing laws, other than the laws pro
vided for bonded debts, a specified
number of mills has been voted at a
special tax election as a special an
nual tax to provide for public ina
provements, or the maintenance of
public education or public improve
ments, the governing authority which
levied such tax shall reduce the rate
thereof to one-half of the millage; I
provided that this requirement shall
not apply in any case where a parish
has before the adoption hereof as
sessed taxable property at actual
value and adjusted the special tax
rate accordingly.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc, That the provisions OF this
shall not alter, amend,
or repeal any provision of the Cons
titution except as the same are in
consistent herewith.
Section 8. 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 printed on the ballot:
'tFor the constitutional amendment
limiting the State tax rate to three
mills, and parish, municipal, levee
and other board tax rate to five mills.
and limiting special taxation" and
Against the constitutional amend
ment limiting the State tax rate to
three mills and the parish, municipal,
levee and other board tax rates to
five mills, and limiting special tax
atom" and each elector shall indi-
cate, as provided in the general cleo
ton laws of the State, whether he
votes for or against said amendment.
HEWITT B0UANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Repre-
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President |
If the Senate.
Approved: July 10, 1918.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana. |
4 true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.