The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11

ACT no. 81.
House hin No. ss-By Mr.. Sylvest'
JOINT RESOLUTION. -.
ASroposing An amendment TO the LII
stitution OF the State OF Lou aanh
requiring the police jury 6.,eaDs
parish of the state a ana tns Selv 10
levy and collect annually "a - -
school purposes therein; reg uIaa
school districts in certain rteas,Ia,inn,
limiting the rate OF speclaI ta1ss i ''t
Tor school maintenance; empowering
the Orleans Parish School Boaro 70
--f->issue notes. bonds, or other e sSiSesin9
of debt for the purpose OF purchasiins
Grounds constructing, OF iSYai. .i
: AuiIdings for school purposes IN the
E,ity of New Orleans, ana loI ths 80, Pay
Thent OF principal and interest there
OF 10 levy and dedicate for pefIo9
of years portions OF the authoI. %e =.
tax and repeating the amendineh.t ,is
the Constitution proposed by ACT -Is
of 1918 Of the General Assembly, OF
the State OF Louisiana and adopted
Section J. BE it resolved by the zen zen
.erai Assembly of the state OF LOUIS
lana two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurrlns' cna
che following amendment TO the Coh-
Ntitution of the State of Doulslana DC
and the same is hereby proposed ana
submitted TO the quallneo eiectots y.
the State Of Louisiana for adoption OF
Tsjection, to-wit;
Amendment.
1 (a) Irrespectively Of the limlta-
afons OF parochial and municipal TAX
alton under existing constitutional pro-
visions and in addition 70 the ,S "a, ~ M !.
amendment proposed by Act III OF 1919
of the General Assembly OF the stat ,
of Louisiana. the police jury oI eAI a.
parish parish of Orleans eNcepteul Is
Hereby required and directed to levy
and collect for the year 1921 and each
calendar year thereafter Tor SENIOR
lpurposes therein. tax OF one anu ohe
hsn mills on the dollar of assessed
valuation of all property wltnlh salu
parish and pay, as collected tue PIoo
ceeds thereof to the school poa rd 81 % t te
parish certify that smalier TAX w -
meet the needs of the schools, IN Whlch
event the police jury shaI ieNy S tha
collect the tax recoihihShuSu -
school board -. .ho1,
(b) The provisions hereoi shall
apply. without distinction, TO sfopsrtg
within each municipality in a parish
axcept a municipality exempt unuer
existing laws from parochlal taXat l,9I
which is. under legislative antnoris y;
actually conducting, maintaihi.ns' anu
aupporting public schools OF It's OWL
open and free to the youth OF the paItslsl
in which the municipality - sltuatee
and which is levying and collecting anu
aTnending ANNUALLY for the conduct
maintenance, and support OF us schoOIs ;
the proceeds of an annual TAX ol a.
least one and one-half mills on the as as.
.sessed valuation on all property WITHIN
such municipality. a,..-,o.
u There shall be no school distrlct
embracing the whole or any par ale, %
territory lying in another sehooi ols-
Rrict nor shall there be a school SUI
district except that parish as a Who l
may be created school district ,, 49,
IN there exist smaller school districts
or parts of smaller school dlstrlcts OF
smaller school districts may pc eleS stiI
embracing parts OF parish
xuting a school district. -
q car For school purposes IN the
CITY of New Orleans, and in lieu OF me
tax provided for by Section ~ OF tne
nosed by Act ( of 1915 of the General
Assembly of the State of louisiana the
Orleans Parish School Board, or Its sue
cessor in law shall levy annually ta&
not 10 exceed seven mills on the doiiaI
of Valuation of all property within the
city of New Orleans as assessed .oI
the purposes of City taxatlon. Mhlcl
sction shall be certified by said Board
TO the Commission Councll OF tne ~
or New Orleans, or other future gov
erning body of said city, the Comnis-
Sion Council or other future governing
body OF said City being herSey r.
ouired to cause the tax levied Dy salo
Hoard 10 be entered according 10 law
- I'VE ray rolls CT said City and col
lected in the manner and under uhs
conditions and with the interest ane
penalties prescribed oy law IN ia LASS sog
iected TO be paid to said Board dails
as II is received. -
(bl The Orleans Parish School BoarO
may incur Indebtedness and issue nego-
table promissory notes, bonds, or other
evtdenees OF debt, the principal and
anterest thereof payable as SAID Boaro
NAV determine. for the purpose OF pur-
chasing grounds. constructing build-
fngs. or repairing buildings Tor pupie
echooi uses. and where such indeDted-
ness is incurred or such notes oonos
nr other evidences of debt are issued
there shall be levied and collected Loi
the years during which any OF sale
obligstlons may pc i,1itatlon Of sever
1nills sufficient each. year TO pay tins
principal and interest thereof; provided
that the aggregate amount OF tne Sa S.'s'
mill on the dollar in any one year, ant
crowded further that the Indebtedness
notes, bonds. or other evidences OF deD
shall not bear a greater rate OF inter
EST than five per cent per annum Of
run for a longer period than forty
years. -.
sdences Of debt herein authorized shall
De exempt from State, parish, ana mu'
nicipal or other local taxation ana
legal Investment for tutors OF minors
.rnrafors OF interdicts, or others acting
An a fduciary capacity, and also they
shall be received as security Tor al
public deposits OF the state OF LOUIS =,
lana or OF any OF IT'S suo-oiVislons %
ed1 The provisions thereof shall con
stitute a contract between the holders
OF debt issued hereunder and thu
orleans Parish School Board
a Nothing in this amendment Snai
ne construed as Affecting in any wa,
any provision of the Constitution in re
1afion to special taxes; provided tina
no special tax to pay operating ex
lpenses of public schools. authorized b,
article 232 of the Constitution rh&l
exceed eight mills on the dollar OF as
saessed valuation.
s. The amendment OF the Constitu
fion proposed by Act 21S of 1918 o
che General Assembly of the State o
louisiana is hereby superseded and re
peAled; provided the. taxes alread.
levied hereunder and the authorit'
and power under existing laws to col
fect the same shall not be affected II
ANY way by such repeal.
section ?. Be IL further resolved
etc That this proposed amendmen
shall be submitted to the duly qualifie'
electors of the State. in accordanc
with law, to be voted upon at the Gen
ssral Congressional Election to be hell
on November ?. 1920. the official bal
uots TO have printed thereon the words
fs'For the proposed amendment reQuir
nng police 5uries and the Orleans Parisl
school Board to levy annually q tax TO
school purposes" and the words
~-Against the proposed amendment re
uauirlnE police 5uries and the Orlean
Parish School Board TO levy annual.
a tax for school purposes" 50 that eacl
.alector may Indicate. as provided b,
the general election laws Of the State
whether he votes for or against tn
proposed amendment
r. +. WALKER.