The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-08-29
ACT NO. 21S.
House Bill No. 263-By Mr.. Byrne.

JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana, re-
quiring each parish and the City Of
New Orleans to levy annually tax
for the support of public schools in
each parish and in the said city.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all the members elected
to each House concurring. That an
amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana be proposed and sub
mitted to the qualified electors of the
State, for ratification or 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
and one-half mills on the dollar of as
sessed valuation for the support of tic
public schools in each parish, provided
that where a parish school board shall
certify to the police jury that a smaller
levy will satisfy the needs of the
schools, the police jury shall make the
smaller levy recommended by the
school board, except that in and for the
parish of Orleans the Board of Direct
ors of the Public Schools of the parish
of Orleans. or its legal successor, shall
levy an annual tax not exceeding two
and three-fourths mills for the support
maintenance, construction and repair of
the public schools of the City of New
Orleans; provided that this limitation
on the City of New Orleans shall not
be construed to prevent the people OF
New Orleans from voting a special tax
under Section Is of Act No. of 1916,
authorizing the voting of special taxes
by the people of the City of New Or
Aans at a special tax election. And
provided further that the provisions
Of this article shall not apply to cities
and towns that, under existing laws
are exempt from the payment of parish
taxes, and which. under legislative au-
thortty, conduct, maintain and support
public schools open and free to the
youth of the parish in which said city
or town is located, and which levy, col
lect and expend annually for The con-
duct, maintepance and support of said
schools aE annual tax of at least one
and one-half mills on the dollar OF the
assessed valuation of said city or town.
There shall be no overlapping school
districts; nor subdistricts, except that if
parfsh-wide special school tax has
been or may be voted, then there may
be sub districts, not overlapping, with
IN such parish, provided that the total
special taexs voted at special elections
whether parish wide, or sub district, OF
both. for public school support, under
Article 232 of the Constitution, shall
not exceed five mills on the dollar; and
where there now exist any special taxes
in excess Of five mills. voted under said
Article 232 Of the Constitution for pub
lie school support, the same is hereby
reduced to five mills.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc.
That this amendment shall be sub
mitted to the duly qualified electors OF
the Staee of Louisiana, in accordance
with the provisions of the Constitution,
to be voted upon at the General Com
gressional election to be held in No. .
-Vember, 1918, and there shall be printed
upon the ballots: FOR amendment to
the Constitution requiring each parish
and the City of New Orleans to levy one
and one-half mills annual tax for the
support of public schools therein; and
Against the amendment to the Con-
stitution requiring each parish and the
City of New Orleans to levy one and
one-haIf mills annual tax for the sup
port of public schools therein: and
each elector shall indicate, as provided
in the general election laws of this
State, whether he votes for or against
said amendment.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July II, 1918.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana. J.,
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.