The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-10-16
AMENDMENTS TO THE
C0NsTITuTYoE OFF LOUISIANA.
AA>DteA at the Regular sessl0n OF
LEGISLATURE of 1gz9-To Be tedee
On at the Congressional
Election Held Nov.
z, 1920.
ACT NO. 81

House Bill No. ss-By Mr. sylvsst
JOINT REsOLUTION
Proposing au amendment 10 thr So
su,u.ton of the State OF Louisians s
requiring the police jury OF eacn
parish Of the State and the Orleans
Parish school Board, respectively "
levy and collect Annually TAX 10.
school purposes therein; regulatink
school districts in certain respectH,
limiting the rate of special ta1ation
for school maintenance' enpo"e ing
rhe Orleans Parish scneoI yanncs. nya
isaue notes. bonds or other eSlaehces
Of debt for the purpose OF purchasing
grounds constructing, or repairih ~, :
Buildings for school purposes IN ths
CITY of New Orleans and for the pay
rent Of principal and interest there
Of TO levy and dedicate for pefloa q
Of years portions OF the anthoI u u
tex: and repeating the amendmeht :.
OF 1918 Of the Genera! Assembly o.
tha state Of Louisiana and adoptes'
Section /. Be it resolved by the ,'1s a,en-
era! Assembly of the State OF i1ou,a
tara two-th!ras of all the mem ere
slscted to each House ecncurrlng. Ih~t
the following amendment 10 tne on
stitutton Of the state OF lou'slan& Dc
aad the same is hereby propo An, ~
.hs st,te Of Louisiana for adoption or
rsiaction. towit:
!. Amendment
(zt IrreEpectiVely OF tfe llH1tta-
.,on. Of nsrorhiaL and municipal tax
| alton under existing constitutional pro
| visions and in addition to the YAK 10.
! school purposes provided tos ~ ,s"s ~
smendment propesea sy aen u, ~ ths " stats
I Of Louisiana. the police jury o. eacn n
! parish Parish Of Orleans exceptea, 10
hersby required and directed 70 evS
ana eoItect for the year 1921 ana eacn
eaIsndar wear thereafter fer school
! ~rrnoaas tn Grain. tax OF one ana one.
half mills on the dollar Of assesses
vafua tton Of all proper'E wfthIn sato
+ pArish and pay. as collected tns
S.sd. thereof to the school board Of ~ q
| rarisb unless the school board or ths
narish certify that smaller ta1 WI
meet tho needs Of the s'hoois' IN ~n.u1 u%
svent tae police jury shall levy snc M
ss1,sr. ths tax reco,nm.nded by the
7 Faehoei board. -...
GbJ The provisions hereof ma,
ARMY. without distinction. t" pr~r"r'
| wishin each municipality in paris, paris,
s1rent q municipality exempt under
! ax}stinK laws from parochial 'aHatIon u
which 10. under legislative anth"r.,, :d
supporting public schools OF It" Own n
oman and free TO the youth or the pa
In which the municipality IL s.lua 'eS
and which il levyins and co.le'ti,'Aa 1,sa1,,t az
maintenance. and support OF it's schoo :
tha proceeds Of an annual tax OF al
Ieaat one and ore-half mills on the as
assse I'd valuation on all property with"
'"s" There shall bs no school district
embracing the whole or any part o.
territory lying in another schoo' ois
trtct, nor shall there ne s.no'' w wbnIe
naV he created a school district where
In thsre exist smaller schooi aistr'c.f
ar parts of smaller school districts y,
smaller school districts may be creatso
smAra cling parts of parish consti'
tuttne q school district
). "a For school purposes IN the
CITY OF New Orleans, and IN ne" OF ~. IN.
tax provided for by Section II OF th'
smendment to tho Constitution pro
nosed by Act OF 1916 of the Genera
| Assembiy of the State of Louisiana. tn
Orleans Parish School Boara. % Or .ts 81. =.
nnt To exceed seven mills on the doiia
Of valuation of all property within IN
City OF New Orleans as assessed uses "a, 10 10,
the purposes of City taxation. whlci
, srtion shall be certified by said Boar'
, 10 the Commission Council of the Cit.
Of New Orleans. or other future gov
; erning body of said csty: the oosnrh,' IN.
, body Of said City being HEREBY re
ouired to cause the tax levied ny saI'
Board to be entered according 70 "a
. on the tax rolls of said city and col
iec,sd in the manner and under tn
conditions and with tho interest AM
nsUaIties prescribed by law in case o
I city taxes and the money thus CO..
q lected to be pan TO sa'o 'oaio val
as 1t is received.
fba The Orleans Parish School Boar
e may incur Indebtedness ana issue neg .
! tiahle promissory notes, bonas' OF othe
eyi6ences Of debt the principal an
: fntsrest thereof payable as SAID Boar
e may determine for the purpose OF puir !
chasing grounds, ronstfhcttnk ,s putlu
! inss. or repairing buildings Tor pusi,
I school uses, and where such ihdeotea
G ness lis incurred or such notes, pona'
| ar other evidences of debt are iSsuet
there shall I'D levied and colIecteo 1t? 10
e sbiirati may be outstanding tA'
;rcJuded within the limitation Of seFe
mills. sufficient each year to pay IN
5 nrincipal and interest thereof, PROVIDE
! that the aagreEats amount OF the take
:, Tor guch purposes shall not exceed on
| mill on the dollar in any one year. an
G provided further that the 'noeotea n es !,
il notes bonds. or other evidences 81 ati
4 SNAIL not bear greater rate OF lntet
est than FIVE pc: cent per annum 9
run for longer period than foft
t years Az,
II x.n,ss Of debt herein authorized sha
:, ~ ex@rpt from State. parish. ana mt
i nic4pal or other local taxation and
!, lapai Investment for tutors OF minor
eurstors Of interdicts, or others actin
: I'm n fduciary capacity, and also the
:, shall be received as security 1or
~ nublic deposits Of the State OF Louis
> ,ana or Of any Of it's sub-divtsions {
4 "a The provisions thereof shall cor
n stttute a contract between the holder
Of the notes. bonds, or other evidence
OF dsht issued hereunder ana tf
+ nvlesrs Parish School Board.
~ l. Nothing in this amendment sha
> b. construed as affecting in any. wa
!, any provision of the Constitution IN re
asion to special taxes; pneraanr pnev,den IN,
psnaes of public schools, authorized .
r Artlale sst Of the Constitution, sha
VI srossd sieht iasilis on the dollar of a.
Ressed valuation:
r ton proposed by Act 4ls Of 1918
f the General Assembly of tho state
Louisiana is hereby superseded and r,
E ysaied; provided the taxes Ak; nther;1 a,ren1
and power under existing laws to co
. ient the same shall not be affected
any way by such repAaL
3ectton z Be it further resolve
etc. That this proposed amendmel
shsl, be submitted TO the duly quaiifis
y electors OF the State, in accardan'
: with law, TO be voted upon at the GeI
. ersl ConRressonal Election to De he
on Noysu1ber I. 1890, the official ha
:; lois 10 have printed thereon the word
E"Fcr the proposed amendment requi1
ing pelioe jMries and the Orleans Parld
school Board to levy annuaip a LAY l'
= school purposes" and ths WoFa
Against the proposed amendment r.
curing police juries and the oriear
Parish School Board to levy annual I
a TAX for school purposes SO litaL e@s
easrTor may indicate, rs provided I
. | the general election laws OF the stat
whether he votes for or against Il
4 rrooosed amendment.
4 r. F. WALKER,
Sneaker Of the House of Represents
Sives. >.,,r
1 Iisutenant Governor and President I
the Senate.
III Approved July 5. 1920:
Nj JNO NJ. PARKER,
Governor or the State OF Loulsian