The Colfax chronicle., 1920-09-04
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TIE
CONSTITUTION OF LOUISIANA.
Adopted ut the Regular Session of the
Lexislature of 1O20--T0 BE Voted
On nf the Congressional
Election Held Nov.
., 1O20.
ACT NO. 81.

stitution of the 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 a tax for
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
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
nent of principal and interest there
of to levy and dedicate for a period
of years portions of the authorized
tax; and repeating the amendment 70
the Constitution proposed by Act 21s
of 1918 of the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana and adopted.
Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the Gen.
eraI Assembly of the State OF Louis
lana. two thirds of all the members
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.
l. (a) Irrespectiyely of the limita-
tions of parochial and municipal tax
alton under existing constitutional pro-
visions and in addition to the tax Tor
school purposes provided for by the
of the General Assembly of the State
parish IParish of Orleans exdepted) is
and % Collect for the W year 1921 and each
calendar year thereafter for schooi
purposes therein, tax of cne and one,
half mills on the dollar of assessed
valuation Of all property within said
parish and pay, as collected, the pro-
ceeds thereof to the school board OF the
parish, unless the school board OF the
parish certify that smaller tax viii
meet the needs of the schools, in which
event the police jury shall levy and
collect the tax recommended by the
school board.
apply, without distinction. to property
within each municipality in a parish
except municipality exempt unoer
existing laws from parochial taxation,
which is, under legislative authority:
actually conducting, maintaining, and
supporting public schools of it's own,
open and free to the youth of the parish
ii, which the municipality is situated
and which is levying and collecting and
expanding annually for the conduct.
maintenance. and support of its schools
the proceeds of annual tax OF at
least one and one-half mills on the as
sessed valuation on all property within
such municipality.
q There shall be no school district
embracing the whole or any part or
territory lying in another school dis
trict, nor shall there be a school sub
district except that Soa parish az sepe wepe
in there exist smaller school districts
or parts of smaller school stricts or
smaller school districts may be created
embracing parts of parish consul
tuting a school district.
g. (a) For school purposes in the
City of New Orleans, and in lieu OF the
smenmdment to the Constitution pro-
posed by Act of 1915 of the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana, the
Orleans Parish School Board, or It's sue
cessor in law, shall levy annually tax
not to exceed seven mills on the dollar
Of valuation of all property within the
City of New Orleans as assessed for
action shall be certified by said Board
to the Commission Council of the City
of New Orleans, or other future gov
srning body OF oabsr oaia cry rne
body of said City being hereby re-
quired to cause the tax levied by salo
Board to be entered according to law
on the tax rolls of said City ana col
leeted in the manner and under the
conditions end 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.
fbl The Orleans Parish School Board
may incur Indebtedness and issue nego-
table promissoyy notes, bonds, or other
evidences of debt, the principal ana
interest thereof payable as said Board
may determine. for the purpose OF pur-
chasing grounds. constructing build
ings, or repairing buildings for. public
school uses, and where such indebted-
ness is incurred or such notes, bonds,
or other evidences OF debt & are ,as issued. &c !.
the years during which any OF said
obligations may be outstanding tax,
included within the limitation of seven
principal and interest thereof; provided
that the aggregate amount of the taxes
for such purposes shall not exceed one
mill on the dollar In any one year, ana
provided further that the Indebtedness,
notes, bonds. or other evidences or DEBT
shall not bear a greater rate OF inter-
est than five per cent per annum or
run for a longer period than forty
years.
tc) The notes, bonds, or other evil
dences of debt herein authorized shall
be exempt from State, parish, and mu-
nicipal or other local taxation and a
legal investment for tutors OF minors,
curators of interdicts, or others acting
in a fiduciary. 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.
Cd The provisions thereof shall con-
stitute contract between tie holders
of the notes bonds, or other evidences
of debt issued hereunder and the
orleans Parish School Board.
t. Nothing in this amendment shall
be construed as affecting i'll any way
any uroyisiou of the Constitution in re-
lation to special taxes; provided that
no special tax to pay operating ex-
penses of public schools, authorized by
Article 232 of the Constitution, shall
exceed eight mills on the dollar of as
ses5ed valuation.
g. The amendment of the Constitu-
tion proposed by Act 21S OF 1913 OF
the General Assembly of the state OF
Louisiana is hereby superseded and re-
pealed: provided the taxes already
levied hereunder and the authority
and power under existing laws to col
lect the same shall not be affected In
any way by such repeal.
Section 2. BE IL further resolved
etc, That this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the duly qualif1ed
electors of the State, in accordance
with law, to be voted upon at the Gen.
cral Congressional Election TO be held
on November 2, 1929, the official bal
lots to have printed thereon the words
"Iror the proposed amendment requlr-
ing police juries and the Orleans Parish
school BOARD to levy annually a tax fol