The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-10-02
ACT no. A..

levy and collect annually ta1 toi
schJo; djstricts dist % in certain respects
limiting the rate OF special taNatlof
for school maintenance; empowering
the Orleans Parish School Board tc
issue notes bonds. or other eVldences
Of debt for the purpose of purchase ne
grounds, constructing. or repairing
= buildings for school purposes IN the
r City of New Orleans. and for the pa4i
meut of principal and interest ther~e
OF to levy and dedicate for a period
of years portions of the authorized
tax: and repeating the amendment &c
the Constitution proposed by Act ~
of 1918 Of the General Assembly OF
the State Of Louisiana and adopted
Section l. Be 1t resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the state OF LOUIS
lana two thirds of all the memEers
| elected to each House concurrlng Iha1
| the following amendment to the Con
| stitution of the State of Louisiana DC
and the sane is hereby proposed ana
| submitted to the qualified electors OF
| the State of Louisiana for adoption Oh
| rejection. to-Wit:
Amendment.
T. tai Irrespectively Of the limit a.
tions of parochial and municipal TAX
alton under existing constitutional pro
schooI sef,odS nurpos.s r, m Srovided for by the
amendment proposed by Act 19l of 1915
| Of the General Assembly OF the state
of Louisiana. the police Jury ooted3 OF sain ia
| hereby required and directed to levy
and collect for the year 1921 and each
| calendar year thereafter for school
| purposes therein, tax OF one anu ned one1
| valua ton Of al property within SAID
! parish and pay, as collected. the pro-
| ceeds thereof to the school board OF Lh9
parish, unless the school board OF me
parlsh certify that a smaller tax viii
meet the needs of the schools IN when
| event the police jury shall levy and
| collect the tax recommended ny the
school board
apply, without distinction. to property
within each municipality in PARISH
except a municipality exempt unner
existing laws from ParoGnfa authority
actually conducting, maintalnlnG' aho
supporting public schools or us own
open and free to the youth OF. the parish
in which the municipality is sltuated
and which is levying and collecting and
expending annually for the 'onduct.
maintenance. and support OF IT'S srhools
the proceeds of an annual tax Oh al
least one and one-half mills on the as
sessed valuation on all property "ithlh
such municipality.
2. There shall be no school district
embracing the whole or any part OF
territory lying in another school dis
trict, nor shall there be a school sub
district except that a parish as Whole
may be created school district mere
in there exist smaller school districts
or parts of smaller school districts or
smaller school districts may be created
embracing parts OF parish consul
tuting a school district.
3. Ia For school purposes in the
City Of New Orleans, and in lieu Of the
tax provided for by Section IT of the
amendment to the Constitution pro-
posed by Act of 1915 Of the General
Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana the
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 uses foI or
the purposes of City taxation. which
action shah 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 Commls- ilo
body of said City being hereby re,
ouired to cause the tax levied by said
Board to be entered according to law
on the tax rolls Of said c,ty dnl ana CO.. o.
conditions 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 boaro oaily
as 1t is received.
{b} The Orleans Parish School Board
may incur indebtedness and issue nego-
table promisSory notes, Donds, or otneT
evidences of debt, the principal and
interest thereof payable as said Board
may determine. for the purpose OF pur-
chasing grounds, constructing Dulld-
ines. or repairing buildings for pubnc
school uses, and where such lndeoted-
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
incl1ded within the limitat aton of seven
mills, sufficient each year to pay the
principal and interest thereof; provided
that the aggregate amount OIL the taxes
mill on the dollar in any one year, and
provided further that the indebtednSss
notes. bonds, or other evidences or dbt
shall not bear a greater rate OF inter
st than five, per cent per annum or
run for a longer period than forty
years.
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 fiducary capacity, and also they
public deposits Of the state of Louis
lana or OF any Of its subdivisions or
boards.
"a The provisions thereof shall con-
of the notes, bonds or other evidences
of debt issued hereunder and the
Orleans Parish School Board.
l. Nothing in this amendment shall
De construed DIS aHSClAHS III diy 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
gessed valuation.
S. The amendment of the Constitu-
ton proposed by Act 21s of 1918 Of
Louisiana is hereby superseded and re-
pealed; provided the taxes Mready
levied Hereunder and the aHehority
and power under existing laws to COL,
lect the same shall not be affected in
any way by such repeal.
Section. 2. Be it further resolved,
ETC. That this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the duly qualified
with law, to be voted upsn at the Gen,
eral Congressional Election to be held
on November ., 1920, the official bal
.ots to have printed thereon the words:
ing police juries and the Orleans Parish
School Board to levy annually a tax for
school purposes" and the words:
Against the proposed amendment re-
aaFRs sSoe p6es to a1d lew 9e anuay on,ssny
i tax for school purposes SO that each
elector may indicate, as provided by
the general election laws OF the State,
whether he votes for or against the
proposed amendment.
Speaker Rf the eIouse of Representa-
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Lieu tenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July 5, 1920.
JNO. NJ. PARKER,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 55
House Bill No. 127-By Mr. Hamley.
JOINT RESOLCTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State OF Louisiana
4 Snaci.l State Of