The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-09-09
EHOPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONST1TCTlON or LOUISIANA.
Adopted mt the Regular Session of the
Legislature Of 19.O-ro he Voted
On ut the COnEreH SiOnal
Election Held -v0v.
=. 1920.

ACT NO. 81.
Ianoo Dill

/ fToposing an amendment to the Cor
Ii stitution OF the State of Louisian
requiring the police jury Of cac
u parish of the State and the Orlear
ii Parish School Board. respectively,
Ii levy and collect annually tax fo
school purposes therein: regulatin
ii school districts in certain respects
Limiting the rate of special taxatio
for school maintenance: empOwerin
ii the Orleans Parish School Board t
ii issuc notes, bonds. or other evidence
II CT debt for the purpose of PURCHASING
III grounds. constructing. or repairin
buildings for school purposes in tn
II City of New Orleans. and for the pay
ment OF principal and interest there
Of to levy and dedicate for a perio
|! OF years portions of the authorized
l! tax; and repeating the amendment t
the Constitution proposed by Act 21
II OF 1918 of the General Assembly o
the State of Louisiana and adopted
| Section l.. Be il resolved by the Gen
| eral Assembly of the State of Louis
lana. two-tiiirds Of all the member
elected II each House concurrinG, Tha
] the following amendment to the Con
h stitutiOn of the state of Louisiana b,
and the same is hereby proposed ant
submitted to the qualified electors OF
the State of Louisiana for adoption OF
rejection, to-wit:
Amendment.
!. (a) Irrespectively Of the limita.
tions of parochial and municipal tax
alton under existing constitutional pro-
visions and in addition to the tax for
amendment proposed by Act 1e1 Of 1915
Of the General Assembly OF the. State
OF Louisiana. the police jury Of each
parish (Parish of Orleans excepted is
hereby required and directed to levy
and collect for the year 1921 and each
calendar var thereafter for school
half mills en- the dollar Of assessed
valuation Of all property within said
| parish and pay, as collected, the pro-
ceeds thereof to the school board of the
| rcJ, lncc tI,a c,,n hoo ri nf "a
| parish certify that smaller tax will
meet the needs of the schools. in which
event the police jury shall levy and
school board.
! 90 The provisions hereof shall
| apply. without distinction. to property
within each municipality in a parish
| except municipality exempt under
| existing laws from parochial taxation,
| which is, under Legislative authority,
actually conducting. maintaining, and
open and free to the youth Of the parish
in which the municipality is situated
and which is levying and collecting and
expanding annually for the conduct.
the proceeds Of an annual tax of at
least one and one-haif mills on the as
sessed valuation on all property within
such municipality.
embracing the whole or any part Of
territory lying in another school dis
trict. nor shall there be school sub
district except that parish as whole
in there exist smaller school districts
or parts Of smaller school districts or
smaller school districts may be created
embracing parts of parish consti-
tuting school district.
3. (a) For school purposes In the
City of New Orleans, and In lieu of the
t.. provided for by eeat1,la Seetion T. Of the
posed by Act 4 of 1916 of the General |
Asaombiy 81 ths E,atc of L,ou1ataNG. the !.
Orleans Parish school Board. or ita sue |
cessor in law. shall levy annually a tax |
not to exceed seven mills on the dollar |
Of valuation Of all property within the |
City of New Orleans as assessed for
action shall be certified by said Board
to the Commission Council OF the City i
OF New Orleans. or other future gov
erning body of at said city; . the nn commis-
body of said City being hereby re:
quired to cause the tax levied by said
Board to be entered according to law
lected in the manner and under the
conditions and with the interest and
penalties prescribed by law in case Of
City taxes, and the money thus col
as it 10 received.
OBJ The Orleans Parish School Board
may incur indebtedness and issue nego-
tia Die promissory notes, bonds, or other
evidences of debt, the principal and
Interest thereof payable as said Board
may deterHine. for the purpose Of pur-
chasing grounds. constructing huiid.
school uses, and where such indebted
ness is incurred or such notes, bonds,
Or other evidences Of debt are issued,
the years during which any of said
ob!iga tions may be outstanding a tax,
included within the limitation of seven
mills. sufficient each year to pay the
hat the aggregate amount Of the taxes
'or. such purposes shall not exceed one
Mill on the dollar in any one year. ana
,otes' bonds, or other t evil eVidences Of debt
hall not bear greater rate of inter-
st than FIVE per cent per annum or
un for a longer period than forty
ears.
tc) The notes, bonds, or other evi.
lences Of debt herein authorized shall e
'e exempt from State. parish. and mu- Il
icipsl or other local taxation and t
cgal investment for tutors of minors, q
urators of interdicts, or others acting S
n a fiduciary capacity, and also they 8
hell be received as security FOR all &
ana or Of any Of its sub divisions or 8
(d) The provisions thereof shall con- a
titute contract between the holders a
( debt issued hereunder and the p
rleans Parish School Board "
4. Nothing in this amendment shall a
e construed as affecting in any way d
ltion to special taxes; provided that t.
o special tax to pay operating ex- p
enses of public schools, authorized by NJ
rticle 232 of the Constitution, shall p;
sssed valuation. al
5. The amendment of the Constitu- fc
on proposed by Act 2ls of 1918 of in
ouisiana Is hereby superseded and re- to
called; provided the taxes already
WED hereunder and the authority til
i'd power under existing laws to col! to
ct the same shall not be affected in ST
Section 2. Be it further resolved. be
c., That this proposed amendment 81
ectors of the State, in accordance tn
ith law, TO be voted upon at the Gen. CT
al Congressional Election to be held o.
November 2, 1920. the official bal &C
FOR the proposed amendment requir- M
& police juries and the Orleans Parish CT
hool Board to levy annually tax for ia
hoG vh ana she words
iring police juries and the Orleans tn
irish School Board to levy annually wi
tax for school purposes" SO that each an
E general election laws Of the State, sp
neither he votes for or against the
opposed amendment.
Il. r. WALKER, Lii
caker of the House OF Representa-.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
eutenant Governor and President Of
'a s1pfsVss' ,so. ss'A 4. s tasspn, ,sss .:
Governor Of tfAe State Of Louisiana.
true COPY;
JAMES J. BAILEY.
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. 55. {
House Bill No. la7-By Mr.. Hamley.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
oposing an amendment to the Con- s
titution Of the State of Louisiana era
svying a special State tax of one ian
Mill on the dollar In aid Of public to
ducation. Low
lection /. Be it resolyed by the Gem OF