The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1920-10-16
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TOItTHE
CONSTITUTIONS of LOUIsIAHA.
Adopted at the Regular session
Legislature OF 192O-To BE NSee
On at the COngressfonal
Election Held Nov.
2, 1929.
ACT NO 81,

parish OF the state ana 'ho "a
Parish School Board, respecuE
levy and collect annually a tax LOT
school purposes therein, reg ,S
school districts in certain, lesp.icn
limiting the rate OF speclal rerinp
for school maintenance; empo"e .s
the Orleans Parish School bodiu ~
issue notes. bonds. or other eEatnc
OF debt for the purpose OF pui
grounds constructing, or repaii ~
Iuildipes for school purposes IN the
CITY of New Orleans, ana lot the PC
ment of principal ana lhteIeot ar;od
OF to levy and dedicate Tor peiIod
OF wears portions of the authorl Eeu
tax and repeating the amendment 20
the Constitution proposed by Act
of 1913 of the General AsseinpS
the State of Louisiana ana 90
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen Gen
eral Assembly of the state OF Louis
lana two-thirds of all the heh, 1y
elected to each House concurrlns'
the following amendment TO the On
stitution of the State of Louisiana be
and the same is hereby proposed any
submitted to the qualined eIectoGan or Or
the State of Louisiana for adoplioh VI
rejection, to-wit:
Amendment
10Y 1rresnectively Of the lirnita-
tons OF parochial and munlclpai 20
alton under existing constllu tioAal Pc
visions and in addition 70 me - ne M
Amendment proposed by Act l9l OF !sIo
of the General Assembly OF the STATE
of Louisiana, the police jury OF 49, ~
parish parish OF orleans 800 ~ lew
and collect for the year 1871 ana edc'i
calendar year thereafter LOT SI ~
purposes therein, tax OF ols diIu naa
half mills on the dollar OF Ia
valuation of all property Wlthln salu
parish and pay, as collected, tnt pIo
ceeds thereof to the school poalu 20 ~
parish. unless the school Doara u ,.,iIi
narish certify that a smaller tax VIII
meet the needs of the schools IN WhlcB
event the police jury snail ieSy a IN
collect the tax recommended ny the
school board
I'M The provisions hereof shall
.nnIy without distinction, to property
within each municipality in parish
except a municipality exempt u. id
existing laws from parochial taHatioI'
which is under legislative authority,
actually conducting. maintaining, ana
supporting public schools OF us oWn'
open and free to the youth OF the pai .a "a
On which the municipality Is situats1i
and which is levyinG and coileclins anu
expendiug annually for the cohuuCl'
maintenance. and support OF Us scnools
the proceeds of an annual taA VI a.
least one and one-half mills On tmG 49,;
sessed valuation on all pIoPei'S "
such municipality
2 There shall be no school dlstrlct
embra cling the whole or any par u
territory lying in another School zig
trict. nor shall there be school sup
district except that parish as whole
NAV he created a school district Where-
in there exist smaller scnooi uis.i ie 20
or parts of smaller school distrlcts "a
smaller school districts may pc createu
en,hracinc parts of a parish consu-
tuting school district
2. (a) For school purposes in the
CitS of New Orleans, and in lieu OF the
tax provided for by Section ;,t 1. OF rne
amendment to the Constitution pro-
Dosed by Act of 1916 of the General
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana, the
Orleans Parish School Board. or lis sue
cessor in law. shall levy annually lax
not to exceed seven mills on the dollar
Of valuation of all property within the
City of New Orleans as assessed LOT
action shall be certified by said Board
Ito the Comm ssion Council of the CITY
kpf New Orleans, or other future gov
erning body of said city. the Coninls-
sion Council or other future governing
body of said City being hereby re-
ouired to cause the tax levied by SAID
Board to be entered according 10 law
on the tax rolls of said City and col
Iected 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 COZ
iected to be paid 10 Sald boafu oaiIJ
as 1t is received.
(b) The Orleans Parish School Board
may incur Indebtedness and issue nego-
table prQmissory notes, bonds, or other
evidences Of debt. the principal ano
may determine, for the purpose OF pur-
chasing grounds, constructing build
ings, or repairing buildings for public
school uses, and where such indebted
ness is incurred or such notes, bonds,
or other evidences of debt are issued.
there shall be levied and collected for
the years during which any OF SAID
obligations may be outstanding tax.
included within the limitation of seven
mills. sufficient each year to pay the
principal andsinterest thereof; provided
that the aggregate amount or the taxes
for such purposes shall not exceed one |
mill on the dollar in any one year. and
provided further that the Indebtedness, |
notes. bonds, or other evidences or debt
shall not bear a greater rate OF inter !
est than five per cent per annum or |
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, and mu-
nicipal or other local taxation and a |
legal investment for tutors of minors. !
curators of interdicts. or others acting |
in a fduciary 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
boards.
I'd 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.
4. Nothing in this amendment shall
be construed as affecting in any way
any provision of the Constitution in re-
lation to special taxes; provided that
no special tax to pay operating ex-
penses of public schools. authorized by
Article 2s2 of the Constitution, shall
exceed eight mills on the dollar of as
sessed valuation.
g. The amendment of the Constitu-
ton proposed by Act 21S of 1918 of
the General Assembly of the State Of
mi nj ia ed nd
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 repesl
section 2. Be 10 further resolved.
ntc That this proposed Amendment