The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-09-25
rhoposED AMBNDMENTs To mr.
Coss1lFUTl0N OF LOUrsIxv TIE
Adopted al the Regular se,s,on -,
Lesisiature of Io20--To De 49, ns
On at the Congress sional
Election Held -,oy.
.. 1920
ACT NO. 81.

Proposing an amendment To r. ~
s rltu.lEn Of H. the State of Louisi
parish Of the State and the 0r,e g
farlsh school Board. respectively
levy and collect annually a 10y
schooi purposes therein: regnia .,
school districts in certain rs aiat q
nmitlne the rate of special 49,;
LOT LOT scnooI maintenance: empower
the orleans Barish School 49,
issue notes, bonds, or other ew;d au
on oept Tor the purpose of purchss i,
s srGuhds, constructing. or repairi,
City of New Orleans, and for fha an .
ment Of principal and Interest a. pa
OF OF 70 levy and dedicate for a peri5
OF years portions of the apfbnrize
tax; and repeating the amendme,,t@ !
me S0nstitution proposed by Act .,
o. o. 1919 s OF the General Assembly
she state OF Louisiana and adonta ~
Section 1. Be it resolved NV +h uoptet
eral Assembly of the State of Tonin
lana, tWo-thirds of all the memhas
the t foilowine rn a I1enSe coaeurring, Tha
sutuuon or the State of Iouisia,. -
and the same ia hereby pronosad Dt
suomitted 20 the qualified electors ~
rejection. to-wit: Poh or
Amendment.
,,ans "a, "a arrespeetively of the Iimita-
tions or parochial and municipai ta~
alton under existing constitutional nra
visions and In addition to the ter ~.
smeSam Purposes provided for by the
M Q
Of the General Assembly OF the sag sts
0s h%", sPar;sh the police jury of each
hereby. required and directed ~ is
and collect for the year 1921 and avy
calendar year thereafter for schnni
purposes therein tax of enc and one.
valuation of all property withjn sssd
parish and pay. as collected. the nrn
essash 'n npse to the school board of the
pdTlSn Certify that a SINS |
meet the needs of the schools. In WILL MI
event the police jury shall levy ann
school board ny the
5J me provisions hereof shall,
Apply. without distinction, to pronartn
except a'r mu ,nuIn,ie,pality in parish
existing laws from parochiaI taxation n
when 49, under legislative AUTHORITY Il
supportine eon pnhiin maintaining, ana o
open aha Tree 10 the youth of the ma rish o.
IA Which the municipality is situatsd fc
sxu u mhlen ,eyying and collecting and
maintenance, and support of its school. he
.ne proceeds OF an annual tax Of ~ re
s sssss one and one-haif mills on the as be
sessed valuation on all properly 1uitbT pc
such municipality. "1thth All
erhr. anere snail be no school district ex
s smparaclng the whole or any part az tn
steflitory lying In another school d,S wi
srlct nor shall there be school snS cal
u usrri h except that parish as whole for
IL ,b &c erea ,u school district where. ag
20 there exist smaller school distriae wr
o. parts OF smaller school districts pro
s1nhrs schooI districts may be created to
tusing school district. eohSu- Sur
"a. ta( For school purposes in 81 | Go,
S.y oL new orleans, and in. lien OF th s.
amsa pI0s,uea ior by Section II of the Tha
posed posed by Act of 1916 of the Genpe ro to
r ssssmoig OF the State of Louisiana. tha exec
cessor In law s 6cIooi Board. or its sue othe
not ~ N "a "a y snail levy annually far Boa
# vaIr ot tt seven mills on the dollar and
ity Of "i New OF "a an property within the and
he nurnosas Orieans as assessed for cept
leuon shall be certified by said p pn.cn Stat,
4 4 Ne Ne, Co0mmlssion Council of the Citu Sc
rni new h' orleans or other future eov etc,
lo ION Council or other future sova nnas the
rIired ~ S sa'a lily being hereby re- ment
Gard 10 he use n.s. the tax levied by said the
\ tbs - %. De entered according to law Port
eted n ~ ts Oh said City and col Aga
'pdit,ors , ape, manner and under the alive
,naitis. ns slo with the interest and of Co
~ ss~a pfescriped by law In case Of Orlea
rfed ~ y @.u the money thus COL | cate
liz Il 4. 20 rs oe paid TO said Board daiiv ment
fb) The S,r,aaL ton l,
Ia 1 nyn, Indebtedness and issue neeo. Speak
~ ppffomissosy notes, bonds or otSo tive,
ssass s,,s OF sebt. the principal
vd Sets ,nereof payable as said Board Lieute
sine $3.50 tor the purpose of uur- the y
sing grounds, constructing hn;Id Ann,
81 = or repairing buildings for nuhIa
5 is incnr @na1 where such indebted Gov
other av;sa or such notes, bonds | A true
Re sb,,, 'hu n or debt. are issued JAM
vs snah De levied and Collected for Ser
cations NAV & which any Of saidi 'sisr,
sueu within tie Limitation IF s ,aA,
cinai "a ny each year to paw the Hon
,, ans aggregate amount of t bbrovided PROPOSE
, nn purposes shall not eycas,i iaass1 stieut
a. a. ! me dollar in any one -vaar ons direct
se1 "a urther that the indaLtas,a no levy
: pohds or other evidences 81 a, ceedir
han e ar greater rate OF intar the In
~ hve per cent per n trr ,nter double
~ longer period fhan u and a
A"iV and O
= ~ notes, bonds or other a,x, depart
emnt ese herein authorized shan section
Il a. I'm, I'm state, parish and mr. erai ASS
invss,usneI local taxation ann ANA, tw,
,rs ~ ieht Tor tutors of rninor. 70 each
6dnci. u.eruicts. or others a Ctr, ainendmt
be 49,, capacity and also thaS state OF
danss,eelNed as security for a Il | suemitte,
r ~ SSosits OF the State ar = a.ts the State
/ any OF Its sub-divisiens or as follow
III 49, of such 9TH
= provisions thereof sbaI, cor Orleans
nnta. act between the Iihldors authorize
b. is. ponds, or other eyftiancas annually
pa ISSUED hereunder ara tt two mills
othinss school Board property
strue5S III tnis amendment aho valued fol
,yision as affecting in any W. avaifs of
to ss,a, ~ tae Constitution mr. Eueaicated
ciai ia taxes; provided that fniaihtenan
az "a, TAX TO pay opersfino TEN in tl.t
> saS public schools autborirss, *, platoon s,
oieht Vi the Constitution. shaiy ment of s
APT mills on the doiIs,' Siaii pay of the
- aalon % as In said de-
as,nsehament of the cons.,. and emplo
.y.Sea by Act 21S of Ia1s for said p
q Il assembly Of the Stste ~ ing to ST
nc 20 hereby superseded aaS 81 funds as So
hcrsnmuea the taxes airendv TO- time"
ar : under and the anthl 10y Section 2
san anuer existing laws r. caiyy that this at
b v ssh snail not be aifActed a. to the dull
Z SUCH repeal an State of La
4 "a, Be it further rasol,.o. the provisi
,nb,nis proposed samani,,,S.s, be voted ur
~ t ii,ted to. the duIy rf,,af;Sltt sional Elec,
10 Inc Inc State. ia saeeord.ne 1920. and t
rr ~ ne voted upon al ~ In The ballot:
,hs. sieohal Election Ia ~ III Constitution
~ VT p 1929. the offic;,I heio Orleans to
dplinted thereon the n,ota eeedinig two
Imposed e.. amendment rao,,t departments
arS ~, -. and the Orleans pad,.i., ment to the
urpasassev y annually a tax Far: CITY of New
Tho MS and the worde. tax not exec
liz, liz proposed amendmamt and police
looi Baies and the Orleans eiector shall
cbn BOARD to lew annnaus the general