The St. Mary banner., 1920-09-25
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS To THE
CONSTITUTION OF LOUISIANA
Adopted at the Regular session
Legislature of I92O-To Be No'eo
ON at the tOngressi""
Election Held Nov.
=, 1920.

aequihhIHE ~. STATE and the orleans
Parish School Board. respeC'l e for.
levy and collect annually at,A.ing -
school purposes therein rtb u.tt ul" =,
scbCoi dietricrs in certain respecto'
limiting the rate of special laAo1ito. og
for school maintenance EN- I'D TO
the Orleans Parish School i3dancas
issue notes bonds, or otheF eS ltSnirty
e 49, fnr the nurpose of purchasing
grounds. constructing, or lepa ~
buildings for school puI no nav
city Of New Orleans, anu va.t Iol there
ment of principal ana lhteleSI nnriod
of to levy and dedicate Tor pCi
of years portions OF the an1ont TO
tax: and repeating the anne ~ oIS
the Constitution proposes syemblv of
of 1918 OF the General AsselndptS+ edg+a1
tba state of J.uMisiana ana duo
Section |. Be it resolved W ouis
eraI Assembly Of the state oa oaL"hers
elected to each House concurrints' NJ CON
tbs following amendment 10 t!e ~
stitution of the State OF Lossid LouiS.ad4I and
and the same is hereog ipIartors Of
submitted TO the qualihed eIetidn or
the State of Louisiana LOT duop''0
rejection, to-wit:
Amendment. ,..
1. (a) IrrespectlVely OF olininai i, tax
tions OF parochial ana mun!Glp'l No
ation under existing consutut tlouaI pf for
visions and in addition to the taA ~ ~
school purposes provided TOT pS ,oIe
amendment proposed by Act IT ~ ctote
of the General Assembly oL mt of each
of louisiana. the police jury - LAY Sc
narish Parish Of Orleans txGePteu -
bereby required and directed 70 ii Iorii
and collect for the year l9@ ahu tNni
calendar year therealteF ~ ~ and one
nurDoses therein, tax OF one a,LH aassod &c
taif mills on the dollar OF asseSsTil9s "a
valuation of all properly MltLin ~ nro-
parish and pay. as rolieCttu' tho
ppasds thereof to the school board o. ~ tnr
ceeas 'nVrI Ioss The school board of the
parish certify that n smaller TAX vi, ~
meet the needs of the schools' III " nNd
event the police jury Shan - ~ the
collect the tax recohiihe
school board hoI
opnIv without distinction, TO propeiIS
within each municipality ~ pmndrr
except a municipality eNeiipe iI xation.
existing laws from parochlal ;tv taHar
which is. under Legislative autIoi ~
actually conducting, malhtathins r
supporting public schools @ - risb ~
open and free to the youtn oi tN Nsii"ated
IN which the municipality y l Nc = "a
md which is leVying and coi4ectlls atta
exnending annually for tne coluuJt ols
nnaintenance and support OF ltS sen
tbe nroceeds Of an annual tdA ~ q
ia.e+ one and e-half mills on the a.
saesed valuation on all property "llHln
such municipality. ~
Q There shall be. no school .t u.s. - {
embracing the whole or any pa
tarritorv living in another school ui9
trict nor shall there be school sun
district except that a parish as MiIole
may be created a school district trinto
in there exist smaller scHo9t tricts ar
or narts OF smaller school distrlcts ol
smaller school districts may pc crtdteu crt;
enohracing parts Of paflsh coiS'l-
tuting a school district
Ia1 For school purposes IN the
CO.., of %eyy Orleans and in lieu or the
49, nro,,idpd for by Section IL OF the
amandment to the Constitution pro-
pnsed by Act Of 1916 of the General
Assembly of the State OF Louisiana llle
Orleans Parish School Board. or lts SUE
cassor in law shall levy annually YAK
not 10 exceed seven mills on the uolIal
of valuation of ALI property Wlthln tile t
city of New orleans as assessed III. ~
The nurposes- of City taxation, Whlcn
action shall be certified Dy sara bot. u
TO the Commission Councll OF the oIrs
of New Orleans, or Other iuLu! 50
sion Council or other future governing W
body Of said City beng hertoy le,
ouired to cause the tax levled py SaIu y.
Board to be entered according 70 laN
on the tax rolls of said City ana col
Iactad in the manner and under the
conditions and with the interest ana
penaffies prescribed by law IN case OF
CITY taxes, and the money thus col-
lected to be pald 10 sdlu bo"iu o"iiS
as it is received.
m, The Orleans Parish School Board
NAV incur Indebtedness and issue nego-
table promissory notes. bonds or olheI
evidences of debt, the prlhcipaI du9
interest thereof payable as SAID Boaru
NAV determine, for the purpose OF puT-
chasing grounds. constructing build-
fngs or repairing buildings Tor puplic
school uses, and where such lndeptea-
ness is incurred or such notes, bondS
or other evidences of debt are issued,
there shall be levied and collected Tor
the years during which any OF salu
obligations may be outstanalhs lax,
Included within the ton OF seven
mills sufficient each year to pay the
principal and interest thereof; provided
that the aggregate amount OF the taxes
mill on the dollar in any one year, ana
provided further that the Indebtedness
notes bonds or other evidences OF debt
shall not bear greater rate OF inter
run for a longer period than forty
years.
(c) The notes. bonds, or other evil
dences OF debt herein authorized shall
be exempt from State, PARISH, ana nlu-
nicipal or other local taxation ana a
legal investment for tutors of minors,
curators of interdicts. or others acting
in fiduciary capacity, and also they
shall be received as security for all
public deposits of the State OF LOUIS
lana or Of any of its sub divisions or
Cd5 The provisions thereof shall con-
stitute a contract between the holders
of the notes. bonds. or other evidences
of debt issued hereunder and the
orleans Parish School Board
g. Nothing in this amendment shal!
be construed as affecting in any way
any provision of the Constitution in re
Iation to special taxes; provided that
no special tax to pay operating ex-
penses of public schools. authorized by
Article 232 of the Constitution. shall
exceed eight mills on the dollar of as
sessed valuation.
S. The amendment of the Constitu
tion proposed by Act 21S of 1913 OF
the General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana is hereby superseded and re
pealed: provided the taxes already
levied hereunder and the authority
and power under existing laws to col
lect the same shall not be affected in
any way by such reDe>i
Section 2. Be :, further resolved