The St. Mary banner., 1920-09-11
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF LOUISIANA.
Adopted at the Regular Session OF inc
Legislature of Ig20-TO BE Noteo
On at the Congressional
Election Held Iov.
-, 1920.
ACT no. 81


reouirinp the police jury of each
parish Of the State and the orleans
Parish School Board. respect.eLS'
levy and collect annualIE a,,%Iatinq
school purposes therein; reeuldIns
school districts in certain respeCta'
limiting the rate of speclai taAatiOr.
for school maintenancti tiiPom Psd "a t5
the Orleans Parish SChool bodIo ~
issue notes bonds. or other evidences
of debt for the purpose OF purchasiin6
grounds, constructing, or ltpali ,ts t
buildings for school purposes IN 1.t'
city of New Orleans. and Tor the pay
ment of principal and interest tnt5 tnet
of to levy and dedicate for PEI lod
OF wears portions of the authortZeu
ray: and reDealfng the amendment 70
the Constitution proposed by ~ -
of 1918 of the General Assempty "a
the State of Louisiana ana auoPte
Section l. Be it resolved by the zen
oral Assembly of the State of LOUIS
lana. two-thirds of all the mehnels
elected to each House concurrlns' Iha
the following amendment 70 isiers 20 he
stitution of the State of LOUISIANA pe
and the same is hereby proposed any
submitted to the qualified electors o.
the State of Louisiana for adoploh VI
rejection, to-wit:
Amendment.
1 (a) Irrespectively OF the limlta-
tions of parochial and munlclpal @ taA
alton under existing ConsututlonaI pr
visions and in addition TO me fne 80 80 NE
school purposes provided lot ny ,6aIo a,o
amendment proposed by Act lsi OF l91o
of the General Assembly OF the nlat ot7
of Louisiana. the police jury on f"Git ~ /
parish (Parish of Orleans eXcepted) Is
hereby required and directed 10 leNy
and collect for the year 1927 ana tach
calendar year thereafter for schooi
purposes therein; tax oil ons anu aosed o.
half mills on the dollar OF assesse9
valuation of all property Wlthln salo
parish and pay. as collected t1e Pr
ceeds thereof to the school poatu o. ~
parish unless the school boafd o. In I
parish certify that a smaller tax VII
meet the needs of the schools, In Whlch
event the police jury shall let! a%ho %
collect the tax recommended Wy 'He
school board.
IN, The provisions hereof shall
annIv. without distinction, to property /
within each municipality IN par.sn
except a municipality exempt uiuei
existing laws from parochlal TAXATION
which is under Legislative authority;
actually conducting, maintaining ana
supporting public schools OF lts OWL
open and free to the youth OF Ihe patad pa ta4
I'm which the municipality IS situated
and which is levying and collecting ana
expending annually for the conduct,
maintenance, and support OF lts scnools
the proceeds of an annual tax OF al
least one and one-half mills on the a.
sessed valuation on all property Wlthlh
such municipality.
9 There shall be no school district
embracing the whole or any pa par aio ot
trict nor shall there be School SUI
district except that parish as whole
may be created school district Wntrt
in there exist smaller school districts
or parts of smaller school districts OF
smaller school districts may be created
embracing parts OF parish cohs'l-
tuting a school district.
3. (a) For school purposes in the
CITY Of New Orleans, and in lieu Of the
fax provided for by Section II OF the
amendment to the Constitution pro
posed by Act Of 1916 Of the Genera
III, tia Cfatp nj
orleans Parish School Board or its sue
cessor in law. shall levy annually q TAX
not to exceed seven mills on lie uoliar
of valuat ton of all property Wlthln tht
City Of New Orleans as assessed Tor
the purposes of City taxation. which
action shall be certified by said Board
TO the Commission Council OF the city
of New Orleans, or other future gov
erning body Of said City, the Comnls-
sion Council or other future governing
body of said City being hereby re-
uuired to cause the tax levied by SAID
hoard to be entered according to law
on the tax rolls of said City and col
lected in the manner and under the
conditions and with the interest and
penalties prescribed by law in case OF
City taxes and the money thus col
lected to be paid to said Board daily
as it is received. ,
(b) The Orleans Parish School Board {
may incur ebtedness and issue nego-
table promissory notes, bonds, or other
evidences of debt, the principal and {
interest thereof payable as said Board {
may determine. for the purpose OF pur- {
grounds. constructing build S
ings, or repairing buildings Tor puDlc
school uses, and where such indebted {
ness is incurred or such notes, bonds
or other evidences of debt are issued I
there shall be levied and collected for I
the years during which any of said I
may be outstanding tax.
included within the limitation of seven 9
mills, sufficient each year to pay the a
principal and interest thereof; provided c
that the aggregate amount OF the taxes I
for such purposes shall not exceed one c
mill on the dollar in any one year, and r
provided further that the Indebtedness, I
notes, bonds, or other evidences of debt
shall not bear greater rate of inter-
est than five per cent per annum or
run for longer period than forty
years. L
Co The notes, bonds, or other evil
1ences of debt herein authorized shall
De exempt from State. parish, and mu
nicipa or other local taxation and
egal investment for tutors of minors, 4
,urators of interdicts, or others acting
n a fiduciary capacity. and also they
shall be received as security for all
public deposits of the State fof Louis
ana of any of it's subdivisions or
,oards.
Id The provisions thereof shall con- 1
titute a contract between the holders
II the notes, bonds, or other evidences
# debt issued hereunder and the
orleans Parish School Board.
4. Nothing in this amendment shall
'e construed as affecting in any way
my provision of the Constitution in re-
alton TO special taxes; provided that
10 special tax to pay operating eX-
lenses of public schools. authorized by
Article 232 of the Constitution, shall e.
xceed eight mills on the dollar of as Ia
essed valuation. l'
5. The amendment of the Constitu- g
ion proposed by Act 21S of 1918 of 9,
he General Assembly of the State of =
.oui isiana is hereby superseded and re- | y,
ealed; provided the taxes already 9,
svied hereunder and the authority -
nd power under existing laws to col y,
ect the same shall not be affected in q
ny way by such repe~l .,
Section z. BE further resolved | N