The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-25
Proposed
Constitutional
Amendments
ACT No. 81.

House Bill No. 80. BY Mr.. Sylvest'
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consu-
tuition Of the State Of Louisiana re-
curing the police jury of each par
ieh of the State and the Orleans FAR
ish School Board, respectively TO levy
and collect annually n tax for school,
purposes therein: regulating school
districts in certain respects: limiting
the rate Of spe cial taxation for schooi
maintenance; empowering the orle-
ans Parish School Board to issue
notes. bonds or other evidences OF
debt for the purpose Of purchasing
grounds. constructing or repairing
buildings for school purposes in the
City of New Orleans, and for the pay
ment Of principal and interest there
of to levy and dedicate for a period
Of years portions of the authorized
tax: and repeating the amendment to
the Constitution proposed by Act us
, of 1918 of the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana and adopted.
Section l. Be it Resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly Of the State of louisiana
two-t thirds of all members elected to each
House concurring, That the following
State Of Louisiana be and the same is
hereby proposed and submitted to the
qualified electors Of the State of I4ouisi
ana for adoption or rejection. to-wit.
Amendment.
l. ta) Irrespectively of the limitations
of parochial AM municipal taxation I'M
der existing constitutional provisions and
in addition to the tax for school purposes
provided for by ire amendment proposed
by Act 191 Of 1913 of the General Assem-
bly, Of the State o. Louisiana, the police
jury of each parish Parrish of Orleans
excepted) is hereby required and directed
to levy and collect for the year 1921 and
each calendar year thereafter for school
purposes therein tax OF one and orr
half mills on the dollar Of assessed va n
alton of all property within said parish
and pay. as collected, the proceeds there
of to the school tcard of the parish. IN
less the school board of the parish ce.r-
tify that smaller tax will meet tie
needs of the schools, in which event the
police jury shall levy and collect the tax
recommended by The school board.
(b) The provisions hereof shall apply,
without distinction, to property within
each municipality in parishs except
municipality exempt under existing laws
from parochial taxation, which is.
under legislative authority. actually
conducting, maintaining. and supporting
public schools 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 expanding an
ror tta MT and
support of its schools the proceeds Of an
annual tax Of at least one and one-half
mills on the assessed valuation on all
property within such municipality.
g There shall be no school district
embracing the whole any part OF ter
ritory lying in artther school district, nor
shall there be school sub-dstrict ex-
cept that a parish as a whole may be
created school district wherein there
exist smaller school districts or parts Of
smaller school districts or smaller school
districts may be created embracing parts
of a parish constituting school district
8. (a) For school purposes in the City
of New Orleans, and in lieu of the tax
provided for by Section II of the amend
ment to the Constitution proposed by
Act of 1916 of the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana, the Orleans Par
isf School Board. or its successor 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 Or
leans as assessed for the purposes of
City taxation, which action shall be GER
titled by said Board to the Commission
Council of the City of New Orleans. or
other future governing body of said City
being hereby required to cause the I:
levied by said Board to be entered accord
ing to law on the tax rolls of said City
and collected in the manner and under
the conditions ana with the interest and
penalties prescribed by law in case Of
City taxes and the money thus collected
to be paid to said Board daily as 1t is
received.
(b1 The Orleans Parish School ROard