The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-10-26
ACT NO. 21s. :
ACT NO. 21e.
House Bill No. 1853 BY Mr.. Byrne
JOINT REsoT r1TIoN

ACT NO. 21s.
House Bill No. 1853 BY Mr.. Byrne
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitu-
ton OF the State of Louisiana, requir-
ing each parish and the City Of New
Orleans to levy annually tax for the
support of public schools in each par
ish and in the said city.
section1. Be resolved by the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana, two
thirds OF all the members elected to each
T house concurring, That an amendment to
the Constitution of the State of Louisiana
be proposed and submitted to the quail
fed electors of the State for ratification
OF rejection, as follows, to-wit:
There shall be levied by the police Jury
Of each parish on all the taxable property
therein alAannual tax of one ana one-half
mills on Me dollar of assessed valuation
for the support Of the public schools in
eacn parish, provided that where 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 Di-
rectors 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, MAIN
tenanee construction. and repair Of the
public schools of the City Of New Or
leans: provided that this limitation on the
City OF New Orleans shall not be con-
strued to prevent the people of the city
OF New Orleans from voting a special tax
under Section Is Of Act No. OF 1916, au-.
thorizing the voting of special taxes by
the people Of the City OF New Orleans at
special tax election And provided fur
ther 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, un-
der legislative authority, conduct, main
tain and support public schools open and
tree to the youth of the parish in which
said city or town is located, and which
levy, collect and expend annually for the;
conduct, maintenance and support Of said
schools an annual tax of at least one and
one-half mills on the dollar Of the assessed
valuation of said city or town.
fhere shall be no overlapping school dis
triets; nor subdistricts except that if a
parish wide special school tax has been
or may be voted, then there may be sub
districts, not overlapping, within such
parish, provided that the total special
taxes voted at special elections, whether
parish wide, or sub-district, or both, for
public school support, under Article 2s2 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 Consti-
tuition for public school support. the same
is hereby reduced to 1--WE mills.
Section Be it further resolved, etc,
That this arnendrnen be submitted tai the
dtlly qualified electors Of the state 81
Louisiana. in accordance with the provis-
1o1s OF the Constitute ion, ito be voted upon
AZ the General Congressional Electionst to be
heid IN November, 1913, and there shall
ne printed upon the ballots For the
amendment to the Constitution requiring
each parish and the City of New Orleans
10 levy one and one-l1alf mills annual tax
for the support of the public schools there
M and Against the 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
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 Representatives
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the |
81 Senate.
Approved: July IL, 1913
r.. G. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the tate of Louisiana.
A true copy:
Z JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.
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ACT. NO. 226.
House Bill No. 81 BY Mr.. Hamley.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition Of the State Of Louisiana, levy
ing special State tax not exceeding
one and one half mills on the dollar
So for the benefit of public education.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the General |
Assembly Of the. State ofLouisiana, 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 qualifiel |
electors Of the State, for ratification or /
rejection, as follows, to-wit:
There shall be levied on all the taxable |
in the State of Louisiana an an |
nual State tax of one and one-half mills |
on the, dollar on its assessed valuation,
for the support of the public schools; pro-
vided that of the amount derived from the |
evX1 ION the City Of New Orleans, fifty /
thohsand dollars shall be paid annually |
BY the State Treasurer to the Commission
Council Of the City Of New Orleans for the /
support and maintenance of the Isaac
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