The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-10-28
HR0POsED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CnVsTITIJTION OF LOUISIANA.
.do,..d at the Regular Session OIL 'he
Legislature of 192o-Io ne ,0'eu
On mt the COngrcs 'ohai
Election Held Nov.
2, 1920.
ACT NO. 81.
House Bill No. 99-By MI. SylVest.

Promising an amendment 10 tne IN,
stitutjon of the State or Louisiana
recurring the police Jury OF eacn
pa fish of the state ana lne 49, VI ~
pa rish School Board. respectively, TO
levy and collect annually TAX iol
school PURPOSES therein; regulating
school districts in certain respects,
limiting the rate of special taXatloh
for school maintenance; empowering
the Orleans Parish School Board to
issue notes, bonds, or other evidences
Of debt for the purpose of purchasing
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 period
Of years portions Of the authorized
tax; and repeating the amendment to
the Constitution proposed by Act ZIG
OF 1918 of the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana and adopted.
Section |. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of LOUIS
lana, two thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring, mat
the following amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the State of LOUISIANA De
and the same is hereby proposed ano
submitted to the qualified electors OF
the State of Louisiana for adoption or
rejection, to-wit:
Amendment.
1. (a) Irrespectively OF the nmlta-
lions Of parochial and municipal tax
alton under existing constitutional pro
visions and in addition to the tax ior
school purposes provided Tor py tne
amendment proposed by Act ~ OF lsio
Of the General Assembly OF the s.a dS
s ., Gu' parish of of Orleans excepted) is
hereby required and directed to levy
md sn,lscf for the year 1921 and each
calendar year thereafter for schooi
purposes therein, q tax of one and one,
half mills on the dollar OF assesssa
valuafioa Of all property within salo
parish and pay, as coileotsu, ~ .a1 tbs
narish. unless the school board OF the
narish certify that a smaller tax wiz
meet the needs of the schools, IN when
event the police jury shall levy ano
collect the tax recommended p9 inc
school board. ..u
Cb5 The provisions hereof shan
apply, without distinction, to properly
withln each municipality In parisn
sxiatins laws from parochial taxation,
which is, under legislative authority;
actually conducting. maintaining ana
supporting public schools OF It's own W.
onsn and free to the youth Of tho parish
h which the municipality 10 situated
and which ID levying and collecting ana
axpsnding annually for the conouCt,
maintenance, and support OF It's scnools
che proceeds OF an annual TAX Oh a.
feast one and one-half mills on the as
sessed valuation on all property within
/. There shalt be no school distrie;;
embracing the whole or any part o.
terYitory lying in another school ais
friet, nsr shall there be Q school sup.
district except that a parish Is Tnole
may be created q school district wheFe.
In there exist smaller sohoSI asttle y,
smaller school districts may be created
s. embracing parts Of a parish constr
tuting O school district.
3. tai For school purposes In inc
City OF New Orleans, and in lieu OF the
tax provided for by Section II OF the
amendment to the Constitution pro,
posed by Act Of 1915 Of the GENERA re =
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana, the
Orleans Parish School Board or it's sue
oessor in law, shall levy annually tax
mot to exceed seven mills on the dollar
Of valuation Of all property within the
city of New Orleans as assessed lot
the purposes Of City taxation, which
action shall DO certified by said Board
to the Commission Council Of tho CITY
o. srn MsT BODY oi,'s 81 .sa csy the Commits.
sion Council or other future governing
body Of said City being hereby re-:
auirsd TO cause tho tax levied by SAID
Board TO be entered according to law
on the tax rolls of said City and coll
iected In the manner ana under the
conditions and with the interest and
penalties prescribed by law In case OF
uty taxes, and the money thgs coi.
Looted to be paid to said Board daily
nc a. "a rAaaived
~ The Orleans Parish School Board
may incur Indebtedness and issue nege.
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 bui!o
ings. or repairing building, TOR PUBLIC
ness 10 incurred or such notes, bonds
or ether evidences Of debt are is.usd
there shall be levied and collected FOL
The years during which any OF sale
obligations may DO outstanding. tax
included within the limitation OF sever
mills, sufficient each year to pay thu
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, ant
provided further that the indebtedness
notes, bonds, or other evidences Of deb
shall not bear q greater rate OF inter
est than Ave per cent per annum Of
run for longer period than forty
years.
dsnces of debt herein authorised shall
be exempt from State, parish, and mu-
nicipal or other local taxation and A
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 it's Subdivisions or
boards.
(d) The provisions thereof shall con-
etituts q contract between the holders
OF the notes, bonds, or other evidences
Of debt issued hereunder and the
Orleans Parish School Board.
4. Nothing In this amendment shall
BE- construed as affecting In any way
any provision Of the Constitution IN re.
lation to special taxes; provided thai
Article isl Of the Constitution. SHAH
exceed eight mills on the dollar OF as.
ssssed valuation.
5. The amendment Of the Constitu.
sion proposed BY Act as Of 1919 o.
khs General Assembly OF the State Of
10 hs,sdo' ,ssss ara ss
levied Hereunder and the authorit!
and power under existing laws to col
1act the same shall not be affected ir
any way by such repeal.
Section g., Be 1t further resolved
etc, That this proposed arnendmen,
shall be submitted to the duly qualiaet
electors Of the state, In accordance
with law, to be voted upon at the Gen.
sral Congressional Election to be held
on November 3, 1870, the official bal.
lots to have printed thereon the words
"For the proposed amendment requir'