New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-10-16
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
contribution OF LOUISIANA.
ADOPTED ut the Regular Session OF ths
Legislature of I820-TO BE Voted
On Mt the Congregational
Election Held GOV.
2, 1920.

AL NJ. d.
House Bill No. 99--By Mr. Syivest.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the State Of Louisiana
requiring the police jury Of each
parish Of the State and the Orleans
Parish School Board, respectively. to
levy and collect annually tax Tor
school purposes therein; regulating
school districts in certain Respects;
limiting the rate of special ta1aioh
for school maintenance; empowering
the Orleans Parish School Board 10
Issue notes, bonds, or other evidences
of debt for the purpose of purchasing
grounds constructing, or repairing
buildings for school purposes In the
City Of New Orleans and Tor me pay
ment of principal and interest there-
of to levy and dedicate for peflod
OF years portions of the authorized
tax; and repeating the amendment 70
the Constitution proposed by Act zig
of 1918 of the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana and adopted.
Section /. Be il resolved by the GEN
eral Assembly of the State OF Louis
Hama two-thirds OF all the members
plected 70 each House concurrinS, That
khe following amendment to the Con
btitution of the State OF Louisiana De
and the same is hereby proposed ana
submitted to the qualified electors OF
khe State of Louisiana for adoption or
rejection, to-wit:
Amendment.
1, (a) Irrespectively Of the limita-
lions Of parochial and municipal tax
alton under existing constitutional pro-
visions and in addition to the tax t tor
amendment proposed by Act 19l OF 1919
Of the General Assembly OF the state
of Louisiana, the police jury OF eacn
parish parish of Orleans eKcepte IS
hereby required and directed to levy
and collect for the year 1921 and eacn
calendar year thereafter for school
purposes therein; a tax OF one ana one
valuation of all property within salo
parish and pay, as collected the PIP
cseds thereof to the school board OF tne
parish unless the school board OF the
barish certify that a smaller tax will
meet the needs of the schools, In whlan
event the police jury shall levy ano
collect the tax recommended by the
(bS The provisions hereof shall
apply, without distinction, to properly
Githin each municipality In a parIsn
except a municipality exempt under
existing laws from parochial taxation
which is. under legislative authority,
actually conducting, maintaining ana
supporting public schools of Its own.
npen and free to the youth of the parish
In which the municipality is situated
and which Is levying and colIectlng ana
spending annually Tor ne co rbooi:
khe proceeds of an annual tax OF at
least one and one-half mills on the as
ssssed valuation on all property within
There shall be no school district
Embracing the whole or any part OF
territory lying in another school as
krfct nor shall there be school sup
district except that parish as whole
may be created a school district Where-
In there exist smaller school districts
or parts of smaller school districts T
smaller school districts may be created
embracing parts OF parish consul
futing a school district.
8, (a) For school purposes In the
city of New Orleans, and in lieu OF the
Tar provided for by Section II of tho
amendment to the Constitution pro-
posed by Act of 1916 of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, the
orleans Parish School Board. or tn sue
esssor in law. shall levy annually tax
not to exceed seven mills on the ooilar
pf valuation Of all property within the
city of New Orleans as assessed lot
he purposes of City taxation. which
nction shall be certified by said Board
90 the Commission Council Of the City
srnlng body of said City, the Commits
sion Council or other future governing
kedy of said City being hereby re.
Beard to be entered according to law
IN the tax rolls of said City and col
Lected in the manner and under the
soDditions and with the intsres. and
city taxes. and the money thus col
lacted to be paid to said Board daily
a. II 10 received.
may incur indebtedness and issue nego-
asble promissory notes, bonds, or other
evidences of debt, the principal ana
interest thereof payable as SAID board
chasing grounds, constructing build
ings. or repairing buildings for public
school uses. and where such inoeotea-
aass is incurred or such notes, ponds,
pr other evidences of debt are issued,
here shall be levied and collected for
the years during which any OF said
obligations may be outstanding tax.
lnciuded within the limitation of seven
mills, sufficient each year TO pay the
principal and interest thereof: provided
that the aggregate amount OF the taxes
Tor such purposes shall not exceed one
mill on the dollar in any one year, and
provided further that the indebtedness,
hotes, bonds. or other evidences OF debt
est than Ave per cent per annum or
rum for a longer period than forty
pears.
Fences OF dsbt herein authorised shall
be exempt from State, parish, and nu-
nfcipal or other local taxation and
legal investment for tutors of minors.
gurators Of interdicts. or others acting
IN q fiduciary. capacity. and also they
pubiic deposits OF the state Of Louis
lana or OF any Of its subdivisions or
Id5 The provisisns thereof shall con-
stitute a contract between the holders
81 the notes. bcnds. or ether evidences
d debt issued hereunder and the
Orleans Parish School Board.
T. Nothing In this amendment shall
Be construed az affecting in any way
Any provision Of the Constitution In re-
IMkion to special taxes; provided that
20 special tax TO pay operating ex-
ksnses Of public schools, authorized By
Article 2s1 Of the Constitution, shall
kxeeed eight miils on the dollar of as
S. the amendment of the Constitu-
zen proposed by Act aus Of 1913 OF
he General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana IL hereby superseded and re-
paaled; provided the taxes already
levied hereunder and the authority
and power under existing laws TO coll
lsct the same shall not be affected In
any way by such repeal.
Section 2. Be II further resolved,
ate, That this proposed amendment
shall be submitted TO the duly qualified
electors Of the State. in accordance
wlth Law. to be voted upon at the Gem
erni Congressional Election to be held
On November z. 1920. the official bal
lots to have printed thereon the words:
For the proposed amendment reaufr-
Ing police juries and the Orleans Parish
Rchool Board to levy annually q tax for
school purposes" and the words:
against the proposed amendment re-
auiring police turies and the Orleans
Parish School Board to levy annually
n tax for school purposes" 50 that each