The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-09-30
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TINE
CONSTITUTION OF LOUISIANA.
Adopted at the Regular Session Of the
Legislature Of 1020-T0 he Voted
On ut the COngrcs si0nnl
Election Held Sov.
z, 1920.
ACT NO. 81.
House Bill No. 99-By Mr.. Sylveet.
JOIN'r pESOy JrTJON

school purposes therein; regulating
school districts in certain respects
/ limiting the rate of special taxation
for school maintenance: empowering
the Orleans Parish School Board to
III issue notes bonds. or other evidences
OF debt for the purpose of purchasing 6
III grounds. constructing. repairing
III buildings for school purposes in the
City of New Orleans. and for the pay
| n1ent Of principal and interest there.
III Of to levy and dedicate for period
II of years portions of the authorized
I 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.
Il Section l. BE it resolved by the Con
! oral Assembly of the State of Louis
lana. wothirds Of all the members
elected t. each House concurrng. Tha
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
| !. (a) IrresDectively of the limita-
! tions of .parochiai and municipal tax
alton under existing constitutional pro-
visions and in addition to the tax for
school purposes provided for by the
amendment proposed by Act 1?1 of 1918
Of the General Assembly OF the state
or Louisiana, the police jury OF each
parish Paris! of Orleans excepted is
and collect for the year 1921 and each,
calendar var thereafter for school
purposes therein, tax Of one and one
II half mills on the dollar Of assessed
valuation Of ali property within said
II parish and pay. as collected. the pro
ceeds thereof to the school board Of the
parish. unless the school board of the
Il parish certify that smaller tax Will
! meet the needs of the schools. in which
event the police jury shall levy and
collect the tax recommended by the
| school beard.
J IhS The provisions hereof shall
apply. without distinction. to property
within each municipality in parish
existing laws from parochial taxation.
| which is, under legislative authority.
actually conducting. maintaining, and
supporting public s.Aools OF its own, i
in which the municipality is situated
and which is levying and collecting ana
] expendir:; annually for the conduct.
| maintenance. and support Of it's schools
| the proceeds of an annual tax of at
J least one and onr-half mills on the as
/ sessed valuation on all property within
such municipality.
2. There shall be no school district
embracing the whole or any part OF
territory lying in another school dis
trict nor shall there be school SUB
may be created school district where
in there exist smaller school districts
or parts of smaller school districts or
smaller school districts may be created
tutinE a school district.
3. (a) For school purposes in the
City of New Orleans. and in lieu OF the
tax provided for by Section y Of the
amendment to the Constitution pro,
posed by Act 4 of 1916 of the General
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cessor in law, shall levy annually a TAX
not to exceed seven mills on the dollar
of 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 |
to the Commission Council OF the City
erninE body Of said city, the Commits
sion Council or other future governing |
body of said City being hereby re:
CURED to cause the tax levied by said
on the tax rolls of said City and col
lected 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 col
lected to be paid to said Board daily
as 1t Is received.
may incur indebtedness and issue nego-
tia Bile 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, constructing buiid-
ings. Or repairing buildings for public
school uses. and where such indsbted-
or other evidences Of debt are issued,
there shall be ieyied and celiected foE
the years during which any of said
obligations may be Eutstandlng g. taa,
mills. sufficient each year to pay the
principal and interest thereof; provided
that the aggregate'amounto OF the taxes
mill on the dollar in any one year. and
provided further that the indebtsdness,
notes. bends. or other evidences OF debt
shall not bear greater rate or inter.
run for longer period than forty
years.
be exempt from State: parish, and mu-
nicipsl or other local taxation and a
legal investment for tutors of minors,
curators of interdicts. or others acting
in 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 subdivisions or
boards.
(d) The provisions thereof shall con-
stitute a contract between the holder9
Of the notes. bonds. or otheE evi3ences
Sf ses s,sSS's scShooi Board and the
be construed as affecting in any way {
any provision of the Constitution in re-
no special tax to pay operating ex-
penscs of public schools, authorized by |
Article 232 of the Constitution, shall
exceed eight mills on the dollar Of as
5. The amendment of the Constitu-
ton proposed by Act 21S OF 1918 ot
the General Assembly Of the state Si
levied hereunder and the authority ,
and power under existing laws to col
lect the same shall not be anected IN
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved,
etc. That this proposed amendment {
shall be submitted to the duly quaiined
with law, to be voted upon at the Cen
eraI Congressional Election to be he,,S
on November 2, 1920. the official ball {
lots to have printed thereon the words:
For the proposed amendment reQuir- !
ing police juries and the Orleans Parish
School Board to levy annually a tax Tor
school purposes" and the words: q
1uiring police juries- and the Orleans
Parish schSol ,,, Board t. levf ann ssns11gsilz
sc,eF lie may eIason aeatf ax = df
whether he votes for or against the
amendment.
r. r. WALKER.
speaker of the House of Represents.
1 HEWITT BoUANCHAUD,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: July 5. 1890.
JNO n. PARKER,
Governor of the State Of LouisianA.
true copy:
JAMES J, BAILEY,
Secretary OF state.
ACT NO. IS.
House Bill No. 127-By Mr.. Hamley.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the OQn-
stitution Of the State of Louisiana e
levytng a special State tax OF enc il
mill on the dollar In aid OF public +
education.
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the Gen. Q