The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-10-14
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TN
CONSTITUTION OF LOUISIANA.
Adopted At the Regular Session OF the
Legislature Of 1D2N-TO BE Voted
On at the Congressional
Election Held Nov.
2, 1920.

ACT NO. 81.
House Bill No. 99-By Mr.. Sylvest
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Con
shtution of the State of Louisiana
requiring the police jury of each
parish Of the State and the Orleans
II Parish School Board respectively, to
levy and collect annually a tax for
school purposes therein; regula ting
II school districts in certain respects;
limiting the rate Of special taxa ation
II Tor school maintenance; empowering
II the Orleans Parish School Board to
issue notes. bonds. or other evidences
| "i 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 d period
| of years portions of the authorized
! tax. and repeating the amendment TO
the Constitution proposed by Act 21s
| Of 1918 OF the General assembly OF
the State of Louisiana and adopted.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gem
| eral Assembly of the State CT Louis
lana. two-thirda of all the members
elected t. each House concurring. That
the following amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana be
and the same is hereby proposed and
submitted to the qualified electors of
the State of Louisiana for adoption or
rejection, to-wit:
Amendment.
i. ta) 1rrespectively of the limta-
tions of parochial ana municipal tax
alton under existing constitution pro-
visions and in addition to the tax for
school purposes provided fer by the
amendment pTopoG.d bv Act 191 OF 1913
Of the General Assembly of the Sta tie
of Louisiana. the police jury of each
parish tPariSh OF Orleans eXCcptcd) is
hereby required and directed to levy |
and collect fpr tie year 1926 and each |
calendar "r thereafter for school |
purposes therein, tax OF one and one
half mills tho dollar of assessed |
valua ton Of all property within said |
parish and pay. as collected. the pro-
ceeds thereof to the school board of the |
parish unless the school board of the |
paris? Gritty ttat Il smaller tax will
met O., needs Of the schools, in which
event the police jury shall levy and
collect the tax recommended by the
school board.
%, ihe provision hereof shall
apply, without distinction. to property
within each municipality IN a parish
except a municipality exempt under
existing laws from paro"hiai taxation,
which is, under legislative authority.
supporting public stAools OF its own,
open ans! free to the youth of the parish
IN which the municipality is situated
and which Is levy:ng and collecting and
and support of its schools
the proceeds OF An ANIMAL tax of at
least one and one-half mills on the as
sessed Vibration on all property within
such municipality.
.. There shall be no school district
en- bracing the whole or any part OF ,
territory lying in another school dis
:rict. For shall there be q school sub
district except that parish as a whole :
NJ he created a school district where :
n there exist smaller school districts :
,r parts of smaller school districts or !
mailer school districts may be created !
embracing parts OF parish cansti- :
uting school district. II
3. Ia For school purposes in the
lily of New Orleans, ard in lieu of the Y
ax provided for by Section IT OF the Z
menducnt to the Constitution pro-
qee4 by Act 3 o9 1915 IF the Genera :
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