The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-09
ACT NO. 81.
House BIN No. ss-By Mr.. Sylvest.

E6AGENl0m
2, 1920.
ACT NO. 81.
House Bill No. ss-By Mr.. Sylvest.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution OF the State OF LoulslGnS
requiring the police jury OF en
parish of the State and the OLle@n ~
Parish School Board. respectively 70
levy and collect annually tax Lo[
school purposes therein; regulaunH
school districts in certain respeSes'
limiting the rate OF special 1900 $500
for school maintenance; empowering
the Orleans Parish School Board 70
issue notes, bonds, or other eVloehces
Of debt for the purpose or purchasins
grounds constructing, or repairing
bufIdinga for school purposes In the
City OF New Orleans, and Tor the pay
ment OF principal and interest theEes
of to levy and dedicate for peTloo
of years portions of the authorized
tax: and repeating the amendment to
the Constitution prop91ed oy ACT %1e
Of 1918 OF the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana and adopted
Section /. Be it resolved by the CEN
sral Assembly of the State of Louis
lana, two -thirds of all the members
elected to each HouIs concurrlhs' 1naI
the following amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana De
and the same 10 hereby proposed and
submitted to the qualified electors OF
the State OF Louisiana for adopuon OF
rejection, towit:
Amendment.
l. (a) Irrespectively or the ilmitA-
lions OF parochial and municipal tax
alton under existing constitutional pro-
visions and in addition to the tax Ior
school purposes provided Tor by Inc inc
Of the General Assembly of the State
OF Louisiana. the police jury OF eacn
parish parish of Orleans excepteol Is
hereby required and directed 70 IeVy
calendar year thereafter for school
purposes therein, a tax of one and one
half mills on the dollar OF assesseo q
valuation of all property WITHIN ssao
parish and pay, as collected. the pro-
cesds thereof to the school board OF the
parish. unless the school board OF ne ne
parish certify that a smaller tax 49,
meet the needs OF the schools, - 49,
collect the tax recommends oy the
school board.
(b) The provisions hereof shall
apply, without distinction, to property
within each municipality in a parish
except a municipality exempt unoer
existing laws from parochial taXauon'
which il, under legislative authority,
actually conducting, maintaining ana
aupporting public schools of its own,
open and free to the youth OF the parish
in which the municipality - sitaate9
and which IL levying and collecting aho
expanding annually for the sonouSt,
maintenance, and support of its schools
the nroceeds of an annual tax of at
least one and one-half mills on the as
Sessed valuation on all property within
2. There shall be no school district
embracing the whole or any part OF
territory lying In another scnooi dis-
tries. nor shall there be a school sup
district except that a parish as whole
may BE- created a school district where
in there exist smaller school districts
or parts of smaller school districts or
.. m a
embracing parts OF parish consul
tuting q school district.
g. (a) For school purposes In the
City Of New Orleans. and in lieu OF the
amendment 10 the Constitution pro-
posed by Act OF 1915 of the General
Assembly of the State of louisiana, the
Orleans Parish School Board, or Its sue
esssoF In law. shall levy annually tai
not TO exceed seven mills on the dollar
Of valuation OF all property within the
City OF New Orleans as assessed tor
the purposes OF City taxation; which
20 the Commission Council of the City
- New Orleans, or other future gov
.sFuinpA. body Of said City, the Commis-
sion Council or ether future goyhSrh ra
.auired to cause the tax leyled by SAID
board to be entered according TO law
an the tax rolls Of said city ana coli
.iscted in the manner and unoe. a InS
penalties prescribed by law In case OF
City taxes, and the money thus COL
Iected to be paid to said Board daily
az IL 10 received.
may incur Indebtedness and issue nego-
table promissory notes, bonds, or other
evidences OF debt, the principal ano
interest thereof payable as said BOARD
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 sucn notes . Donus'
there shall be levied and collected Ior
the years during which any OF said
obligations may be outstanding a tax,
included within the Iimltatlon OF se. sn
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
crowded further that the indebtedness,
notes, bonds, or other evidences OF debt
shall not bear a greater rate or inter-
est than five per cent per annum or
run for q longer period than torty
lei The notes. bonds. or other evil
dences OF debt herein authorized shall
be exempt from State, parish, and mu-
legal Investment for tutors of minors.
curators of interdicts, or others acting
IN = 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 Subdivisions or
td) The provisions thereof shall con-
atitufe a contract between the holders
Of the mates. bonds. or other evidences
Of debt issued hereunder and the
Orleans Parish School Board
4. Nothing in this amendment shall
he construed as affecting In any way
any provision OF the Constitution in re-
lafion 10 special taxes; provided that
no special tax to pay oper rls e. =,
Article 2sz of the Constitutions ShAn
exceed eight mills on the dollar or az
8. The amendment Of the Constitu-
ten y bSt u 5is s Of s sis Of Of
Louisiana 10 hereby superseded and re-
pealeds provided the taxes already
levied Hereunder and the authority
and power under existing laws TO col
lsct the same shall not be affected In
Section !. Be Ii further resolved,
etc, That this proposed amendment
,ahall be submitted to the duly qualified
electors Of the State. In accordance
,sral Congressional Election 70 be held
en- November 2. 1920. the official ball
lots to have printed thereon the words:
"For the proposed amendment reQuir-
Ing police juries and the Orleans Parish
school Board 20 levy annually a tar for
s aSsinst the 0ppsropos amsne s pr rs:
curing police juries and the Orleans
Parish School Board to levy annually
. tax for school purposes" 80 that each
slector may , indicSte !. as prcEidsd by
whether he votes for or against the
proposed amendment
r. =. WALKER.