New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1920-09-25
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS To THE
CONSTITUTION OF LOUISIANA.
Adopted at the Regular Session of the
Legislature of 1B20-TO BE Voted
On at the Congress sional
Election Held sov.
z, 1870.
ACT NO. 81.

proposing an amendment to the Con-
sutution of the State of Louisiana
requiring the police jury of each
parish of the State and the Orleans
Parish School Board. respectively, to
Ieyy and collect annually a tax for
school purposes therein; regulating
school districts in certain respects
limiting the rate of special taxation
Tor school maintenance; empowering
the Orleans Parish School Board to
issue notes, bonds or other evidences
OF debt for the purpose of purchasing
grounds, constructing, or repairing
Duildings for school purposes in the
CITY OF New Orleans, and for the pay
ment or principal and interest there
OF to levy and dedicate for a period
or years portions of the authorized
| tax; and repeating the amendment to
the Constitution proposed by Act 21S
of 1918 of the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana and adopted.
eral Assembly of the State of Louis
Hama, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House coneurring, That
the following amendment to the Con-
Btitutlon 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
1. (a) Irrespectively of the limita-
hons of parochial and municipal tax
etion under existing constitutional pro-
visions and in addition to the tax for
school purposes provided for by the
amendment proposed by Act 191 OF 1918
of the General Assembly OF the state
parish Parish of Orleans excepte,D is
hereby required and directed to levy
and collect for the year 1921 and each
calendar year therea fter for school
purposes therein, a tax of one and one
half mills on the dollar of assessed
valuation of all property within said
parish and pay, as collected. the pro-
needs thereof to the school board of the
parish, unless the school board of the
parish certify that a smaller tax will
kneet the needs Of the schools, in which
hvent the police jury shall levy and
1ollect ths tax recommended by the
school board.
(p) The provisions hereof shall
epply, without distinction, to property
Within each municipality in parish
bxeept a municipality exempt under
sxieting laws from parochial taxation,
which is, under legislative authority,
actually conducting, maintaining, and
Supporting public schools of it's own.
ppsn and Tree to the youth of the parish
IN which the municipality iG situated
and which is levyi1g And collecting ga ana
maintenance, and support of its schools
The proceeds of an annual tax of at
least one and one-half mills on the as
Begsed valuation on all property Within
such municipality.
O. There shall be no school district
nmbrAoing the whole or any part of
se Sr Xa Xha t.ee II Se sohoO SUBS
district except that parish as whole
may be created school district where
In there exist smaller school districts
smaller school districts may be created
embracing parts of a parish consu-
tuting a school district. !.
.. (a) For school purposes in the
City OF New Orleans, and In lieu Of the
tax provided for by Section IL OF the |
amendment to the Constitution pro-
posed by Act OF 1916 of tho General |
Assembly OF the State of Louisiana, the |
Orleans Parish School Board, or it's sue
ressor in law, shall levy annually tax |
not to exceed seven mills on the dollar
Rf valuation of all property within the
City OF New Orleans as assessed for
The purposes of City taxation. which
action shall be certified by said Board
bf New Orleans, or other future gov
srning body of said City, the Commits
sion Council or other future governing
CURED to cause the tax fevisd by said
Board to be entered according to law
pm the tar rolls of said City and col
ponditionG 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 Boerd daily
(b) The Orleans Parish School Board
may incur indebtedness and issue nego-
table promissory notes, bonds, or other
Interest thereof payable as said Board
may determine. for the purpose of pur-
chasing grounds, constructing build
ings, or repairing buildings for or publ. public
ness is incurred or such notes, bonds, /
pr other evidences of debt are issued, /
ehere shall be levied and collected for
the years during which any of said
obligations may be outstanding a tax, |
Included within the Limitation Of seven
mills, sufficient each year to pay the
principal and interest thereof; provided
that the aRRreRafa amount of the faYea
for such purposes shall not exceed one
mill on the dollar In any one year, and
erovided further that the indebtedness,
shall not bear greater rate of inter-
sst than five per cent per annum or
run for longer period than forty
(c) The notes, bonds, or other evil
eences OF debt herein authorized shall
ba exempt from State, parish, and mu-
legal investment for tutors Of minors. Ii
purators of tnterdicts, or others acting r.
In fduciary capacity. and also they
snbc Ds cf e. stats fIo M
lana or Of any OF its sub-divisions or ,
Idl The provisions thereof shall con- !
sf the notes. bonds, or other evidences
Rf debt issued hereunder and the I
Orleans Parish School Board. s
4. Nothing In this amendment shall q
be construed as affecting IN any way 4
any provision Of the Constitution in re- h
lation 10 special taxes: provided that t
no special tax to pay operating ex- .
penses of public schools. authorized by q
Article 132 of the Constitution, shall .
sxceed eight mills on the dollar OF as 4
sessed valuation. a
5. The amendment OF the Constitu- G
bon proposed by Act 21s of 1918 of Ii
Ihe General Assembly of the State of T
Louisiana 10 hereby superseded and re- t
pealed; provided the taxes already
evted Hereunder and the authority h
Ind power under existing laws to col &
ect the same shall not be affected in S
my way by such repeal. d
Section 2. Be IL further resolved b
,tc., That this proposed amendment 8
hall be submitted TO the duly qualified 4
electors OF the State. in accordance Il
With law, to be voted upon at the Gem G
raj Congressional Election to be held D
IN November 2, 1899, the official ball Z,
OTIS to have printed thereon the words: q
For the proposed amendment requir- n
ng police turies and the Orleans Parish c
school Board to levy annually a tax for Il
chool purposes, and the words: a
Against the proposed amendment re- el
uiring police Juries and the Orleans II
'arish School Board to levy annually W
tax for school purposes" so that each Al
lector may Indicate, as provided by
be general election laws OF the state. ),
Thether he votes for or against the