The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-09-02
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TIE
CONST1TUTlON OF LOUISIANA.
Adopted mt the Regular Session Of the
Legislature Of 1O2O-TO Be Voted
On at the Congregational
Election Held -1ov.
z. 1920.
ACT NO 81

| ACT NO. ST.
House Bill No 9a--I:y Mr. Sylvest.
Ii JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Con.
l. stitutiOn of the State of Louisian na
sqnns ps4ss Of h the ss po'e and jut Of essf
q, Parish School Board. respectively. to
Il levy and collect annually a tax TO,
/ school PURPOSES therein; regulating
/, school districts IN certain respects
II limiting the rate Of special taxation
II for school maintenance; empowering
III the Orleans Parish School Board to
III issue notes. bonds. or other evidences
II OF debt for the purpose of purchasing
grounds, constructing, or repairing
Ii buildings for school purposes in the
II City Of New Orleans. and for the pay
ment Of principal and interest there
l! Of to levy and dedicate for a period
l of years portions of the authorized
i the Constitution proposed by Act 21S
L OF 1913 of the General Assembly OF
III the State of Louisiana and adopted.
Section l. Ec it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the state of Louis
lana. twO-thirds of all the members
elected + each House concurriag. That
the following amendment to the Con-
stItution OF the State of Louisiana be
and the same is hereby proposed and
submitted to the qualified electors Of
the State of Louisiana for adoption or
rejection, to-wit:
Amendment.
Il I. ta) Irrespectivcly Of the limita-
tiODs Of parochiai and municipal tax
alton under existing constitutional pro-
school purposes provided fer by the
amendment proposed by Act 191 of 1918
Of the General Assembly OF the State
Of Louisiana. the police jury of each
parish Harish Of Orleans excepted Is
hereby required and directed to levy
and collect fer the year 1921 and each
calendar year thereafter for school
purposes therein. tax of one and one:
half mills on the dollar of assessed
valuation Il all property within said
parish and pay. as collected. the pro.
parish. unless the school board OF the
parish certify that Il smaller tax viii
meet the needs of the schools In which
, event The police jury shall levy and
y collect the tax recommended by the
school board.
! (b) The provisions hereof shall
apply. without distinction. to property
! within each municipality in parish
! except municipality exempt under
i existing laws from parochial taxation.
which is, under Legislative authority.
| supporting public sc>oois Of its own,
open and free to the youth Of the parish
| in which the. municipality is situated
! and which is levying and collecting and
expending annually for the conduct.
maintenance, and support OF Its schools
| the proceeds OF an annual tax OF at
| lea st one and one-half mills on the ass
sessed valuation on all property within
such municipality.
?. There shall be no school district
embracing the whole % or any pa part ,, OF
trct. ror shall there be school sub
district except that a parish as whole
/ may be created a school district where
In there exist smaller school districts
or parts of smaller school districts or
smaller school districts may be created |
embracing parts of parish consti-
tuting a school district
5. (a) For school purposes In the |
City of New Orleans. and in lieu of the |
tax provided for by Section II of the |
amendment to the &C., ronstitnt'on tns no, pro-
Assembly of tho State Of Louisiana, the
Orleans Parish schonl BOARD. or it's sue
cesses In Law, shall levy annually tax
81 valuation q al properly Within the I
City Of New Orleans as assessed for
the purposes Of City taxation; s which which
to the Commission Council Of the City
Of Now Orleans. or other future gov
srning body OF said City. the Commits
body Of said City being hereby re:
quired to cause the tax levied by said
Board to be entered according to law
on the tax rolls OF said CITY and col
conditions and with the interest and
penalties prescribed by law in case Of
City taxes. and the money thus col
iected to be paid to said Board daily
as II II received.
(b) The Orleans Parish School Board
may incur indebtedness and issue nego-
tia ble promissory notes. bonds. or other
evidences of debt the principal and
interest thereof payable as said BOARD
may determine. for the purpose Of pur-
chasing grounds ennstruc1lpg nh1o
school uses, and where such indebted
nc IS is incurred or such notes. bonds.
other evidence: e;oS Of DEBT are issued
the years during which any of said
obligations may be standfng tax.
Included within the Limitation Of seven
princia;;i and Interest thereefi provided
that the aggregate amount Of the taxes
for such purposes-shall not exceed one
nroviGed further that the Indebtedness.
notes. bonds, or other evidences of debt
shall not bear greater rate of inter-
est than five per cent per annum or
run for a longer period than forty
y ars.
(c) The notes. bonds or other evil
q noes Of debt herein authorized shall | {
nicipsi nj iaips as srG other si local ffaKatio sna
legal invegtment for tutors Of miners,
curatars Of interdicts, or others acting s
In iiduciary, capacity. and aleo they
public deposits OF the state Of Lputs- q
lana or OF any Of its subdivisions or
boards.
stitute contract between the holders a
Of the notes, bonds, or other evidences I
Of debt issued hereunder and the ?
Orleans Parish School Board.
be conE,rued az meeting in any way j
my provision oftthe Constitution in re. n
aton to special taxes; provided that t
penscs Ct public schools, authorized by n
Article .32 of the Constitution, shall y
exceed eight mills on the dollar of as Il
Iessed valuation:
ion nrernaed hy Act AM OF ieiS Of il
:he General Assembly of the State of f
louisiana is hereby superseded and re- t
evied Hereunder and the authority t
ect the same shall not be affected In s
my seetiSyn Tisy y 'qse be ftpffs t fS+.he, resolved
hall be submitted to the duly qualified i
electors Of the State. IN accordance 9
raj Congressional Election to be held
N November 2, 1920. the official bal- G
OTIS to have printed thereon the words: d
ng police jurIes and the Orleans Parish C
school Board to levy annually tax for t;
chool purposes" and the words: a
IHiring police juries and the ofieans Il
'arish School Board to levy annually "
tax tor school purposes" % that each | 9
ector may indicate az p nrGEiasa 3Ss si. ny
vhe ether he votes for or against the
roposed amendment
Il. +. WALKER, L
peaker OF the House of Represents.
tives. | .
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate. A
Approved: July 5, 1920.
JNO. NJ. PARKER,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
! true copy:
JAMES ]. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. SIS.
House Bill No. 127-By Mr.. Hamley.
JOINT RESOLUTION.