New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-08-28
PROPOSED AMEND1IENTs TO THE
CONSTITUTIONS OF LOUISIANA.
Adopted mt the Regular Session of fhe
Legislature OF 1920-Fo BE Voted
On Mt the Congress iiOnal
Election Held GOV.
2. 1920.


sttution of the State Of Louisiana
Z 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
ment of principal and interest there
of to levy and dedicate for period
OF years portions Of the a,thortzed
tax, and repeating the amendment 70
the Constitution proposed by ACT ZI6
OF 1918 Of the General Assembly OF
the State Of Louisiana and adopted
Section !. Be it resolved by the Gen
Rral Assembly of the State of Louis
Hama twO-thirdS Of all the members
selected 10 each House Concurrlng, mat
fhe following amendment to the Con
stitutiUn Of the state Of Louisiana be
and the same is hereby proposed and
submitted to the qualified electors OF
the State or Louisiana for adoption or
rejection. tO-Wit:
Amendment.
l. iaD IrresDectiVely Of the limita-
lions Of paroehial and municipal tax
Rtion under existing constitutional pro
visions and in add ton to the tax LOT
school purposes provided for by the
Amendment proposed by Act 19l of 1918
of the General Assembly Of the State
Of Louisiana the police jury OF each
parish parish Of Orleans exceptedD is
hereby required and directed to levy
and collect for the year 1921 ana each
calendar year thereafter for school
purposes therein, 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 pro-
ceeds thereof to the school board of the
fgh ,r1a "a
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 Dy the
school board.
(b) The provisions hereof shall
apply, without distinction. to property
within each municipality in a parish
except a municipality exempt unaer
existing laws from parOch ial taxation,
which is, under Legislative authority,
actually conducting, maintaining, ana
supporting public schools of It's own
open and free to the youth of the parish
In which the municipality is situated
and which iS.levying and collecting ana
sxpending annually for the CONDUCT
maintenance, and support OF It's schools
the proceeds of an annual tax OF at
least one and one-half mills on the as
sessed valuation on all property within
such municipality.
?. There shall be no school district
embracing the whole or any part of
territory lying In another school dis
krict nor shall there be school SUD
district except that parish as Whole
may be crea ted school district where
In there exist smaller school districts
Or parts of smaller school districts or
smaller school districts may be created
embracing parts or parish consul
tuting a school district,
3. (a) For school purposes in the
City OF New Orleans, and in lieu OF the
tax provided for by Section II OF the
amendment to the Constitution pro-
posed by Act of 1916 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 tho 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
of New Orleans, or other future gov
nrning 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
Board to be entered according to law
on the tax rolls of said City and col
iected 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 it is received.
(b) The Orleans Parish School Board
may incur indebtedness and issue nego-
liable 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 build |
lngs, or repairing buildings for public |
school uses, and where such indebted |
ness is incurred or such notes, bonds, |
DR. other evidences of debt are issued, /
there shall be levied and collected for |
the years during which any OF said |
obligations may be outstanding tax, |
Included within the limitation of seven |
mills, sufficient each year to pay the |
nriupina1 nd 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 and |
provided further that the Indebtedness, |
notes, bonds, or other evidences Of debt |
shall not bear greater rate of inter |
est than five per cent per annum or |
run for longer period than forty |
years.
(c) The notes bonds, or other evil !
Eences of debt herein authorized shall |
be exempt from State, parish. and mu-
nicipal or other local taxation and :
legal Investment for tutors of minors, |
nurators of interdicts, or others acting (
In 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 a contract between the holders
Of the notes, bonds, or other evidences
Of debt issued hereunder and the
Orleans Parish School Board.
be construed as affecting in any way
any provision 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
Bessed valuation.
s. The amendment of the Constitu-
tion proposed by Act 21S of 1918 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 qualified
electors of the State in accordance
" IN law, to be voted upon at the Gen
tral Congressional Election to be held
o. November ,, 1920, the official bal
n Is TO nave printed thereon the words:
"rUr the proposed amendment requir-
ing police luries and the Orleans Parish
School Board to levy annually a tax for !!
school purposes" and the words: 4
Against the proposed amendment re-
curing police juriea and the Orleans
Parish School Board to levy annually
q tax for school purposes" so that eacn .
elector may indicate. as provided by
the general election avs OF the State |
whe ether he votes for or against the
proposed amendment
r. F. WALKER