Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-20
AIT No 1Q1

ACT NO. 1s1.
House Bill No. 265-By Mr.. Eastman.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the State Of Louisiana,
limiting the rate of State. parish.
municipal. public board. and special
taxation.
8 ction /. Be 1t resolved by the Gen.
era. Assembly Of the State Of Louisi-
ana. 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
submitted to the qualified electors Of
the State. for adoption or rejection. as
follows. to-wit:
whatever. except those taxes otherwise
provided for in this Constitution. in
GLIDING expense of government schools.
levees, public roads, and public debt
and the interest thereon shall not ex-
coed, in any one year, three mills on
the dollar Of its assessed valuation:
provided that, II the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution levytng a spe-
cial annual State tax for the support or
the public schools, OF one ana one,
Assembly for adoption or rejection at
the general Congressional election In
November, 1918. shall not be adopted.
then the limitation Of three mills here
inabove specified shall be fixed 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, il may levy q tax rate In any
one year at not exceeding ten mills on
the dollar of assessed valuations; the
police juries Of the several parishes
and boards of trustees and municipal
councils Of incorporated cities and
towns parish of Orleans excepted)
shall levy, collect and turn over to the
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 or
| one and one-half mills. instead OF the
three mills provided in Article 255 OF
| the Constitution. and under conditions
| therein set forth.
fourth of one mill levied under Article
| 2e1 of the Constitution Is hereby fixed
| at one-eighth of one mill and the Con-
| federate pension tax of one mill levied
under Article So3 of the Constitution u, Is
hereby fixed at one-half OF one mill;
and said taxes shall constitute. and be.
| a part of the three mills hereinaboVe
| first specified.
L. In all districts. parishes or otner
| subdivions of the state, where. under
the law. bonded indebtedness has been
| incurred, the governing authority shall
impose only sufficient annual tax 70
| 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
| oblirations shall be ample. but no sub
stantiaI excess shall be allowed to &C
cumuIate; provided that nothing herein
| shau he construed as affecting Act
No. 4 approved June 8, 1916. and subse-
ouently adopted as part OF the Con-
stitution concerning the funding OF GER
tain debts of the City of New Orleans
and the issue of serial bonds. ETC.. pro-
vided. that the five-mill limit OF taxa
ton for parishes, municipalities. levee:
and public boards. as set forth in para
graph two herein, shall not apply tt
such special taxes as may De Ieouire'
TURTLES the principal and interest OF
any bonds now outstanding or that ma,