The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-10-23
AMESDMENTs TO THE
CoSsTiIJTIOS OF AOIIsIANA.
Adopted AT the Regular session or thS
lextsia ture Of Is20-TO BE Voted
Ga at the tOagres siSnai
Election Held Wv.
Z, 1920.
ACT no. 81.

ACT no. 81
House Bill No. ss-By Mr.. sylYest
JOINT RESOLUTION.
P,ouosirs an amendment to the Con-
st;tuclon OF ths State Of Louisiana
requiring the police jury OF each
parish of the state and the Orleans
parish school Board respectively, to
levy and collect annually tax roi
school purposes therein; reg utatlns
school districts In certain RESPECTS
limiting the rate OF special taxa 10 Il Il
for school maintenance; empowering 9
tie Orleans Parish School Board TO
issue notes. bonds. or other evidences
or debt for the purpose Of purchasing &
grounds. constructing. or repairth
buildings for school purposes IN ths
CIV Of New Orleans, and for the pay
1uart or principal and interest there
or to levy and dedicate for a pefloa
OF years portions or the anlnoflzeu
,ax and repeating the amendment TO
~ Constitution proposed by Act 2ls
Of 1913 OF the General Assshnly u
the State Of Louisiana and adopteo'
Section I. Be It resolved by the cen
eral Assembly Of the State Of Louis :
lana two-thirds OF all the meme era
elected to each House concurrins, Ihat
the following amendment to thr on
stitutiou of the state OF LOUISA IA ,.
and the same is hereby proposed any
submitted to the qualified electors OF
the State Of Louisiana TOR Auopt'o" "'
rejection. to-wit:
Amendment.
(a) IrrS6peCtiVely OF the HInlla- :
tions Of parochial and municipal TAX
| alton under existing constitutional pro
| visions and in addition TO the taS ~ ,"l
| school purposes provided ror oy III :
| mnsndmsnt proposed by Act 1Sl OF 1918
| Of the General Assembly OF the sta Q
| Of Louisiana. the police jury or rarh
| parish Parish OF Orleans eSsepteu is
| hereby required and directed 70 lesy
| and collect for the year 1874 and eacii
| calendar year thereafter for schoo'
| purposes therein. tax Of one ana one.
| half mills on the dollar OF assessed q
| valuation OF ell property Wlthln salu
! parish and pay. ~ collected. the pro
raads thereof to the school board OF tite
| uartsh unless the school hoard OF the thse
| parish certify that Smaller TAX " ~
meet the needs OF the sehooIs' Ivy III " ,'ni, .Is
event tho police jury shall ieEy ana
| eeileet the tax recommended by the
| school board ,
(b1 The provisions hereof shall
| amply without Distinction. to propc!l!
Within each municipality In = psrtsh
| except municipality eNemn' under
existing laws from parochiai taSilIv' =.
| which il. under Legislative authority,
| supporting public schools .! IT'S oMli
onsn and free to tie youth Of the patIr /,
in (which the municipality is sitna~eu !
and which In lsvyins ana colie't'ns a'.,
| expendtns annually for the 'oI"u''
| maintenance and support oi It's srh""i :
the proceeds OF an annual TAX " al
| least one and one half mills on thr as
ussssd valuation on all properly "''"'
| such municipality. ..
There shall be- no school district
| embracing the whole or any part Oh
| territory lying In another sch"o' u's
trict. nor shall there be a sHhooi S"I
| dfatrtct except that parish as whole
| may be created school dlstrict WhTle-
| In there exist SMALLER scnool olstricts
or uarts Of smaller school dlstl1Sts ..
| snalier school districts may be created
| ~4 rfN OF
| tuting q school district.
| q. (a) For school purposes IN the
| CITY OF New Orleans, and in lieu OF IN Z
tax provided for by Section /! OF the
smsndment to the Constitution pro,
posed by Act Of 1915 OF the Gehefh
| Assembly Of the State Of Louisians, the
| Orleans Parish School Board. or It's sue
| csssor In law. shall levy annually TAX
| not to exceed seven mills on the dollai
J of-yaluarton OF all property within tn {
| city OF Nsw Orleans SIS assessed foi
action shall be certlfed BY said Board :ire
to the Commission CouneIl OF the Niss
OF Now Orleans. or other future Coy
erning body Of said city, the conn!s,
| sion Council or other future governing
body Of said City being hereby re,
| auirsd to cause the tax levied by SAID
| Board to be entered according TO Ia
on the tax rolls OF said tity ana eo'
| lerted in the manner and under ttt
| conditions and with the interest ant
| psnalties prescribed by law in ease o.
| SIty taxes, and the money thus rol.
| lected to be paid to SAID BOARD oa'i'
| as 1t In received.
fb1 The Orleans Parish School Boare
! NAV Incur indebtedness and Issue nego
| TABLE promissory notes. bonds OF othel
evidences Of debt the princii99'tu i9 an a,1t
| interest thereof payable as SAID boart
| may determine, for the purpose OF pur
! chasing grounds, constructing pullo
! inss or repairing buildings for publl'
| school uses, and where such indebted
l notes, DUIuS
or other evidences OF debt are lssNsu
there shall be levied and collected 70
| the years during which any or sal'
! oblisa tions may be outstanding lax
sncjndsd within the limi tipn OF sever
| mills. sufficient each year to pay IN
principal and interest thereof; proplue'
| that the aggregate amount or the taAe
Tor such purposes shall not exceed on
min on the dollar in any one year, am
| provided further that the lndebleahe esH
| notes. bonds, or other evidences o. ueo
she'll not bear greater rate OF inter
est than five per cent per ahhusn .
run for longer period than tort.
1c) The notes. bonds. or other evi
dencss Of debt herein authorized Hhai
b. exempt from State. parish, ana mu
| nIcipal or other local taxation ana
legal investment for tutors OF minors
eurators Of interdicts. or others actlnl
in a fduciary capacity, ana also thei
shall be received as security for a
public deposits OF the State OF Louls
lana or of any Of its sub-dlFihohs
boards. -
"a The provisions thereof shall = con > !.
stitute u contract between the holder
OF the notes. bonds, or other evidence
Of debt issued hereunder aud tn
Orleans Parish School Board.
Nothing In this amendment sha'
be construed ~ affecting in any, wa
any provision of the Constitution in re
lation to special taxes; provided tina
no special tax to pay operating eN
| nenses OF public schools. authorized b.
Article 23a OF the Constitutlon. shal
exceed eight mills on the dollar OF as
sesssd valuation:
S, The amendment Of ths constitli
! ttop proposed by Act 21S OF 1913 Q
the General Assembly OF the State
| Louisiana is hereby superseded and ra
pealed; provided the taxes airead
levied Hereunder and the authoflt
lsct the same shall not be affected
AnSS SS.eticn way = J. Be- it further resolved
etc, That this proposed amendmen
electors OF the state. in aceordan nc
| vith law. to be voted upon a the Gen
sral Congressional Election 70 bs hei
on November. ?, 1920. the official bal
For the proposed a,nendment requlr
ftrs. uoiice juries and the UEisahs Parls
school Board TO levy annually q tax 10
school purposes, anu ths "oFus
AGAINST the pfoposeo atHSlluiiSNt iT
ouirins police juries and the Uriean
Parish school Board to levy annual
= tax tor scnool pnrposes. so that eA:
| elsrtor may Indicate, as PROV ideu
tha general election laws OF the Stats
~b.ther he votes for against tn
propossd amendment.
| r r WALKER,
spsaker OF this House or Representa-
HEWITT BOCANCHACD
r,s.,s,aut Governor and President q