The St. Mary banner., 1920-10-02
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF LOUISIANA.
Adopted at the Regular Session OF INC
Legislature of I920-TO He Noteo
On at the CongressionaA
Election Held SoN.
.. 1920.
ACT 40. 81.
ACT NO. Oh
House Bill No. 99-By NJ. sJiNe'


Parish School Board. respectively, "
levy and collect annually taA 10,
school purposes therein reg ','li.S uIa ,i.ts !?
school districts in certain ep,icr'
limiting the rate Of special taAallol
for school maintenance. empower AZ >
the Orleans Parish School boaru &c &c
issue notes. bonds. or other eNluenceS
OF debt for the purpose OF pui.na e., .
grounds. constructing. or repali :, -,
buildings for school purposes IN lhe
city Of New orleans. and tor the pay
rent of principal and interest thei
Of TO levy and dedicate Tor a pti IoI
of wears portions of the authorlZtu
tax; and repeating the amehdhheIlt a. - :
the Constitution proposed py ~
of 1918 of the General AsseHipIs
the State of Louisiana ana adopleo
Section l. Be II resolved by tne zen
eral Assembly of the state or Louls
lana. two-thirds of all the llenip ~
elected to each House concurriIts' ne 80
the following amendment 10 the Ion
stitution of the State OF Louisldha ps
and the same is hereby proposed ah9
submitted to the qualified electors oL
the State of Louisiana Tor adopl4oh VI
rejection, to-wit:
Amendment.
/. (a) 1rrespectvcly OF the nm . "a
tions Of parochial and municipal taA-
alton under existing constitutions ptto
visions and in addition 10 the tdA ~
school purposes provided for by d4e
amendment proposed by Act lsi OF l9to
of the General Assembly OF the oldte
of Louisiana, the pohce Jury o. saGt, i
parish CParish of Orleans eHcepted) IS
hereby required and directed 10 levy
and collect for the year 1871 ana edclI i
calendar year thereafter Tor School
purposes therein. tax or one anu one ,
half mills on the dollar of assessed
valuation of all property WITHIN sdlu
parish and pay, as collected tnt pr
ceeds thereof to the school boaru q ~ ~
parish. unless the school board OF tit
parish certify that smaller TAX VII
meet the needs of the schools, IN "hfcn
event the police jury shall ieYy anu anu
collect the tax recommended py the
school board.
90 The provisions hereor shal!
anply. without distinction, to property
within each municipality IN parisn
except municipality exempt uhder
existing laws from parochlal taXallol'
which is. under legislative authority;
actually conducting. maintaining anu
supporting public schools OF lts own, own
open and free to the youth OF tht parls4
in which the municipality Is situated
and which is levying aud coilectlhs ana
expending annually for the conuuCt,
maintenance. and support or It's schooIs
the proceeds of an annual TAX q at
least one and one-half mills on the as
sessed valuation on all property within
such municipality.
q There shall be no school dstrlct
embracing the whole or any par u
territory lying in another school ais
trict nor shall there be Schooi SUP
district except that parish as Il Whole
NAV be created school d dstrict where
in there exist smaller school districts
or parts of smaller school disttlrts "a
smaller school districts may be created
embracing parts of 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 l. Of the
amendment to the CONSTITUTION pro- !
posed by Act of 1916 of the Genera
Assembly of the state Of Louisiana the
Orleans Parish School Board or ltS 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 ior
the purposes of City taxation. whlch |
action shall be certified by said Board
to the Commission Council of the city |
of New Orleans or other future gov
erning body of said CITY the Cotnnls-
sion Council or other future governing
body of said City being hereby re-
quired 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
bconditions 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-
table promissory notes, bonds, or other
evidences of debt, the principal and
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 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
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, and
provided further that the indebtedness.
notes, bonds. or other evidences of debt
shall not bear a greater rate of inter-
est than five per cent per annum or
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
legal investment for tutors of minors.
curators of interdicts. or others acting
In a fiduciary capacity, and also they
public deposits Of the State of Louis
lana or of any of its ub-divisions or
boards.
(d) The provisions thereof shall con-
stitute a contract between the holders
,f the notes, bonds. or other evidences
,f debt issued hereunder and the
Orleans Parish School Board.
4. NOtnluE III tulS dHlcHuHeHl sndli
be construed as affecting in any way
my provision of the Constitution in re-
alton to special taxes: provided that
no special tax to pay operating ex-
,enses of public schools, authorized by
Article 2S2 of the Constitution. shall I
exceed eight mills on the dollar of as J
lessed valuation.
s. The amendment of the Constitu-
ion proposed by Act 21S of 1918 of :
he General Assembly of the State of !
louisiana is hereby superseded and re- :
,ealed; provided the taxes already :
evied hereunder and the authority =
nd power under existing laws to col =
ect the same shall not be affected in 2 2
ny way by such repesI 2
Section 2. Be ie further resolved. =
tc., That this proposed amendment y