St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-09-04
PROPOSED AMEND
MENTS TO CONSTITU-
ton OF LOUISIANA
Adopted at the Regular Session OF
the Legislature Of 1920.
To be Voted on at the Congressional.
Election Held November z, 1920.
ACT NO. 81.

House Bill No. SO By Mr.. Sylvost
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to- the
Constitution Of the State OF Lou
isIana requiring the police jury OF
each parish of the State and tho
Orleans Parish School Board, re-
spectiYely, to levy and collect an
nually a tax for school purposes
therein; regulating school districts
in certain respects; limiting the
rate OF special taxation for school
maintenance; empowering the Or
leans Parish School Board to issue
notes, bonds, or other evidences
OF debt for the purpose Of pur-
chasing grounds, constructing, or
repa ring buildings for school pur-
poses in the City of New Orleans,
and for the payment OF principal
and interest thereof to levy AMI
dedicate for the period of years
portions of the authorized tax,
and repeating the amendment to
the Constitution proposed by Act
-218 Of 1918 of the General AS
sembly of the State Of Louisiana
and adopted
Sect on l. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana, tWo-thirds of all the mem
bers elected to eaach House con-
curing, That the following amend
ment to the Constitution Of the
5 State Of Louisiana be and the same
is hereby proposed and subAlitted to
the qualified electors OF the State
of Louisiana for adoption or reJec-
ton, tO-Wit:
Amendment.
/. (a) Irrespectively of the hml-
tations of parOChial and municipal
taxation under existing const tuition
al provisions and in addition to tue
tax for school purposes provided by
the amendment proposed by Act 19l
of 1918 of the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana, the police
jury OF each parish Parrish OF Or
leans exceptedJ is hereby required
and directed to levy and collect for
the year 1921 and each calendar year
thereafter for school purposes there
in, 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 projects
thereof to the school board of the
parish, unless the school board OF
the parish certify that smaller tax
will meet the needs of the schools
In VIII CHI event the police jury shall
levy and collect the tax recommend
ed by the school board.
(b) The provisions thereof shall
apply, without distinction, to prop
erty within each municipality In a
parish except a nun cipallty exempt
under existing laws from parochlal
taxation, which is, under legislative
authority, actually conducting, main
tanning and support ng public schools
OF its own, open and free to the
youth of the parish in which the
municipality Is situated and whtca
is levying and collecting and expen1-
ing annually for the conduct, mainte-
nance and support Of it's schools the
proceeds of an annual tax Of at leas.
one and one-half mills on the assess
ed valuation on all property within
such municipality.
2. There shall be no school dl J.
trict embrac ng the whole or any
part Of territory lying in another
school district, nor shall there be a
school sub-district except that par
ish as a whole may be created Lt
school district wherein there exist
smaller school districts or smaller
school districts may be created en-
Dracing parts Of a parish constitut-
ing a school district.
3. (a) For school purposes In
the City of New Orleans, and in lied
OF the tax provided for by Section
II Of the amendment to the Constt-
tuition proposed by Act 4 Of 1916 III
the General Assembly Of the State 81
louisiana, the Orleans Parish SchocI
Board, or its successor in law, Shall
ieVy annually a tax not to eXcee
seven mills on the dollar Of valua-
tlon of all property within the Ctt'
Oh New Orleans as assessed for tbs
purposes of city taxation, which a.
uon shall be certified by said Board
" the Commission Council of the
elty of New Orleans, or other flu.
lure governing body Of said City De
ing hereby required to cause the
lax levied by said Board to be en-
sered according to law on the ia,
aolis OF said city and collected in thu
saihe manner and under the condi
steas and with the interest and pen
= hreschihed by law in case o.
IVY taxes, and the money thus col
1871 20 be paid 10 said Board dai;I
as It u received.
tDJ The Orleans Parish Schoo