The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-09-02
en0P0sEi5 AMENDMENTS no THE
s,oyaTyTIITION OF LOUISIANA
Aao,tcd mt the Regular Session OF the
legislature OF 1820-To BE Noteo
ON at the Congregational
Election Held Nov.
2, 1920.
ACT NO. 81.

renu,rinr the police jury OF eacn
a rtsh NJ the State and the orleans
parish School Board. respectlveis'
levy and collect annually laH ~
school purposes thefeim'; resnerts:
school districts in certain resp;tS
Inviting the rate Of special taXatioh
for school maintenance; empo" oiins
.Ia Orleans Parish School Board 10
issue notes, bonds, or other evidences
of debt for the purpose OF p pun
grounds, constructing OF a. ne
huildings for school purposes IN .ne
CITY of New Orleans, and Tor lhe pas
n,ent NJ principal and interest there,
n IN lew and dedicate for a peilo9
of wears portions of the au.LoI "a
tax: and repeating the amena't,e e. Ola
the Constitution proposed oy ,,hIy of
Of 1918 of the General AsSeniabt 9ted
t,,. state of Louisiana and adoPteu'
saction Be it resolved by the uI
arai Assembly of the state OIL nou |
lana two-thirds of all the nieh Tha
slected to each House concuart US Tnn-
the following amsndme III Iouisiana be
ga the same is hereby proposed any
snb to the qualified electors "
i. We State Of Louisiana for adoption or
rejection, to-wit:
Amen ;i,n,M =, the limita-
1. ~ Irres Ip,s1 ve1 @T i i tax.
auon an wa in addition to the tax for
/, snhooI purposes provided for oy ,e ens
smendmsnt proposed by Act 1si OF tsts
AZ the General Assembly or the Zach
OF Louisiana, the police jury ceutedl IL
parish taa,Ired and directed to levy
nei svosa,,sct for the year 1872! ana t"u,
ny "9 wear thereafter for scno NO.
nurnoses therein. tax OK ons .s.essed
half mills on the ooa,dy within said
valuauon o, NV az collected, the pro
paris ardisn, hsreof to the school board OF t the
Ceeue nriess the school board VI .Ty
p ariisih' csrtjfy that a smaller YAK T ;oh
Speaat Tho needs of the SCHOOLS nv, ~ and
syent the police Jury ,,,, snniL BY the
collect the tax recomhis"O
school board. -, hereof shall
w ,r,ithont distinction, to propetissiS -,
aIp th3r sanh municipality In a p Mndsr
srespt a municipality ex ,s1 ptsxation
existing laws from p ;a1stive authority
which ,ls' u,i maintaining, ano
s,uunnrf,nx public schools OF i.s ~ y; n
snppoisaa f-ee to the youth of the palts ISL
open nh h the municipality - . si.ua and
and which is levying ana co on nnnduct
amending annually Ior ~ w Its school.
mainsenah.d. nf an annual tax OF a
,ne paus and one-half mills on tm ,,I+hir
i rssssS SN Valuation on all property "i''''
There shall be no scnooi uart a
embracing the whole or. or aa school dis
terrtory lying yybnf n there asG be- school SUB
S TIC axcent that a parish as VIZ
oistfios srsated a school district wnS. -
may thers exist smaller school a .iot. =
~ narts of smaller school uis. .rsa .
smaller school districts may ns yy,sh const
embracing par paris district st -,
SUING fa1 For school purposes IN ~,
r,t,, ~ New orleans, and In le9 % ~ -,
taS nrovided for by Section !. u ~, -,
amendment to the Cons.lttuu s Gener;
nosed by Act Of 1917 o. Tic II
a assem- Parish School Board, or It's su,
aasor IN law. shall levy annually LIZ Ie
cessV % axceed seven mills on the aoi .t
no. vsluation of all property witnlda = q
city of New Orleans as as :ns Mhir
the purposes OF CitS sa ha said Boa
seu .S sSnnmmission Council OF the "
70 tne Cnr,sars or other future go
al o.ri TS" body Of said City, the Comm, ],
stan Eonncil or other future govern :
body Of said CITY being sxi hsI1bC BY "a
ouirsd TO cause the tax in sIiv "a ia
n sU the tar rolls of said CITY ana a G :
Saa,ea In the manner and unoer
nnrSit,ons and with the interest,"
SS.naitiss prescribed by law IN case
SSstv taxes, and the money tnaS A. q
iected to be paid to salo DUAL" W.
as il 10 received. s...,, pos
", ncur Indebtedness and issue net
tiab,e nromissory notes, bonas, o. ",
avidances of debt, the principal
snferest thereof payable as saia 4U ~
may determine. Tor t ne punytiio bui
chasing grounds, const,uuf for pui
sm SSoo, u.ss and where such inoeot
raas In incurred or such notes ~,
AZ ether evidences Of DEBT are "a
there shall be levied and coileoessu
the years during when Az
obllgation l,.,, may tb be- imitation Of Sc
na,,Is suffioisnt each year to pay
nr,ncinai and interest thereol' pro-.
ytsat IKE aggregate amount OF tine e
for such purposes shall NOT eAu sar
mill on the dollar In any y ;nndebtedr
p roeao1hM ards or other evidences OF
n sSaT Mt hear a greater rate OF ~
49, th.n Ave per cent per ani.ut
c rvr for longer period imam
years. honda or other
". ~ dsbt herein authorized
soxenont from State, parish, anu
p G,nn1 ~ other local taxation a.
iaonI Investment for tutors 81 M
ies" of interdicts, or others AZ
sr fiduciary capacity, and also
shall be received as security II
pnbnc deposits OF the stat :; , u.
ON. lana or Of any of It's suo-oi'i''o'
<& khoards. .hareof shall
Hstitute a contract between inc via n9
hef the notes, bonds, or other evia
Hof debt issued hereunder anu
MN.in,,o Do rtqh School BOaTu.
Nothing in this amendment
H. construed as affecting in any
nny nrovision of the Constitution !,
iatior, to special taxes; provlaeu
no special tax to pay opeIauih'
penses of public schools, au ..IIo
Article 232 OF the Constisuiii,om'
exceed eight mills on the ooii"i
The amendment Of the Con
4;on proposed by Act 21s OF ~
she General Assembly OF the sti
i.ou,slana is hereby superseded AZ
noa,sd: provided the taxes a
ssyieS hereunder and the aut
and power under existing laws
iact the same shall not be ahee
any way by such repeal. 80,
Section 3. Be 1t turiner Ie'
etc, That this proposed IA, rhc 81,
shall be submitted 10 inc ua,. 80 w
s..sth ,aw to be voted upon at tn
wal ~p Congressional Election to .
an November 2, 1920, the ofilcls
snts IN have printed thereon the
sTor the proposed amendment
49, nouce iuriea and the Orleans
anSSool Board to levy annually
ehooi nurposes," and the
sAasinst the proposed amendmee