The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-09-28

at Lafayette. and the General Assembly
VI Louisiana shall apportion said sum
among said four institutions according
10 their several merits and necessities.
Section 2. BE it further resolved, ETC.,
that the official ballot to be used at
| said election shall have printed there
on the words:
| For the proposed amendment TO the
! Constitution OF the State of Louisiana,
| making provision for the support OF the
Louisiana State University and Agrlcul-
J turdl and Mechanical College, the Lou
lslana state Normal School, the Loulsi-
ana industrial Institute, and the South
! western Louisiana Industrial institute,
ana the words: Against the proposed
amendment 10 the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana making provision for
the support OF the Louisiana State Uni
! verslty and Agricultural and Mechan-
| icai College, the Louisiana State Nor
NAL School, the Louisiana Industrial
Institute. and the Southwestern Louisi-
ana Industrial Institute: and every
elector shall indicate. as provided by
the general election laws of the State.
whether he votes for or against the
proposed amendment.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker OF the House of Representa-
tives.
FERNAND MOUTON.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July IL. 1918.
r. c.. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true COPY:
JAMES ]. BAILEY.
Secretary OF State.
ACT NO. 2ls.
House Bill No. 263-By Mr.. Byrne.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
nf Sfsf Of I eia ma -
curing each parish and the City OF
New Orleans to levy annually a tax
for the support OF public schools in
each parish and in the said city.
Section 1. Be IL 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. fer ratification or rejection, as
followa 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 the
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
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 thres-fourths mills fer 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 |
BIO construed to prevent the people of /
In al IN
under Section II of Act No. Of 1916
authorizing the voting OF special taxes
by the people OF the City of New Or
Eans at a special tax election. And
provided further that the provisions
or 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-
thority. conduct, maintain and support
public schools open and free to the
youth or the parish In which said city
or town Is located. and which levy, col
lect and expend annually for the con-
Duct, maintenance and support of said
schools an annual tax Of at least one
ana one-ha!f mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation of said city or town.
There shall be no overlapping school
districts; nor subdistricts. except that II
4 parfsh-wide special school tax has
been or may be voted. then there may
be sub-districts. not overlapping, with
special taexs voted at special elections
whether parish-wide. or sub-district. or
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
m excess of i've mills, voted under said
Article 2s2 of the Constitution for pub
ic school support. the same is hereby
reduced to five mills.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved, etc.
That this amendment shall be SUBJ
nitted to the duly qualified electors Of
he State of Louisiana. in accordance
With the provisions of the Constitution,
% be voted upon at the General Con-
,ressional election to be held in No
'ember, 1918. and there shall be printed
lpon the ballots: For amendment to
he Constitution requiring each parish
md the City of New Orleans to levy one :
nd one-half mills annual tax for the
Import OF public schools therein; and
Against the amendment to the Con-
titution requiring each parish and the
,ity of New Orleans to levy one and
ne-haif mills annual tax for the sup
ort of public schools therein; and
ach elector shall indicate. as provided
n the general election laws of this I
tate. whether he votes for or against
aid amendment
HEWITT BoUANCHAUD.
peaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
FERNAND MOUTON,
lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July IL, 1918