The St. Mary banner., 1920-09-04
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF LOUISIANA.
Adopted at the Regular session VI
Legislature of 1D2O-To lie No'e"
On AT the C0ngressiohai
Election Held Nov.
-, 1920.

JOINT RESttl.ts / Ao-N-
pronosing an amendment to the Coh-
sfItution of the State OF LOU H.
requiring the police jury pto',c
parish Of the State ana lHt 80
Parish School Board, rtspfet'to1' foy
levy and collect annually tIA ~, 10
school purposes therein, reg ! ula - - :
school districts in certain .tpatiGn
limiting the rate OF sPecIal r;n ~
FOR school maintenance; ehpo" + -
the Orleans Parish School bGaau 1
issue notes bonds. or other eN
of debt for the purpose OF pulCndrii, . .
grounds constructing, OF - 2
buildings for schoO! purposes III 80
CIV of New Orleans, and for the pa! :
ment of principal and interest," ,iod
OF to levy and dedicate for a PEI "a
of years portions OF 'ht ht,o,,,,ont TO
tax; and repeating the amfhurio =. . Z
the Constitution proposed by AZ
of 1918 of the General Assempls -
the State of Louisiana ana aaoptea'
Section l. Be it resolved by lht Htn
oral Assembly Of the State OF LOUIS
lana. two-thirds of all the meiiip'ei ns' .
elected to each House concurrlns' -
the following amendment TO lHe to
stftution of the State of Loulsiahd ps
and the same is hereby proposed ahu
submitted to the qualified electors "
the State of Louisiana for adoptioh u
rejection, to-~it:
Amendment.
(a) IrreSpeCtiVely OF the l,iiiil
tions of parochial and municlpay laA
alton under existing consut ututlondl ~
visions and in addition TO the 80 ~
school purposes PROVIDED loa oS ,ors
amendment proposed by Act W OF !S!o
of the General Assembly OF the otdt
of Louisiana, the police jury OF saIn t
parish (Parish of Orleans fkCepteu, -
hereby required and d!reC1eu "a ocI
and collect for the year l9Zi ana Ii eacH
calendar year thereafter for school
purposes therein. tax OF one anu ON on
half mills on the dollar or assesstd
valuation of all properly MIttin mn nro-
% collected,
ceeds thereof to the school Doard OF ~
parish. unless the school board oi iII lu
parish certify that a smalier taA VI, W ~,
meet the needs of the schools, IN Whlcl
avep+ the police Jury shall levy and
eoiIact the tax recommended by the
school board.
ubp The provisions hereof SHAH
applv. without distinction, to prope!lE
within each municipality IN q pmnder pnI5elr
except a municipality exempt uiuei i
existing laws from parochlal taxatIon'
which is. under legislative autnoi ~
actually conducting, malhtat au
supporting public schools OF us oM IL
oman and free to the youth Of the parish
in which the municipality IS situated
and which is levying ana collectihs aiit an
expending annually Tor tne coliuuCc,
maintenance and support OF ltS schoois
the proceeds of an annual TAX oi d
least one and one-half mills on the az
sessed valuation on all property "i'iiiii
such municipality.
There shall be no StlOoi
embracing the whole or any part OIL
tarritory living in another school ols-
trict nor shall there be a school sun
district except that a parish as Whoie
may be created school district mngl w..
In there exist smaller school districts
or parts of smaller school dlstrlclS oI
sma1ler school districts may pc createu
embracing parts OF parish oot''
tuting a school district.
2 (a) For school purposes in the
tax proyided for by Section II OF the
amendment to the Constllutlo. PIo
posed by Act of 1916 OF the Iehera Ia d.
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, the
orleans Parish School Board. or us sue
cessor in law, shall levy annually tax
not to exceed seven mills on tne uolidI
of valuat ton of all property Wlthln the
city of New Orleans as assessed lot
the purposes of City taxation, Whlct
action shall be certified ny sald boa!u
to the Commission Councll or the olty
of New Orleans or other future gov
erning body of said City the Commls-
sion Council or other future governing
body of said City being hereby re
ouired to cause the tax LEVIED by Saiu
Roard to be entered according to law
on the tax rolls of said City and col
\ lected in the manner ana unuer tne
Aconditions and with the interest ana
penalties prescribed by law in case OF
S,ity 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
interest thereof payable as said Board
may determine for the purpose OF pur-
chasing grounds, constructing build
inRs, 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 Tor
1tsr syGr
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 or 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
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
shall be received as security for all
public deposits of the State of Louis
lana or of any of its sub divisions or
boardss
(d) 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
a. Nothing in this amendment shall
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
sessed 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