The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-04
ACT No Il

the police july
parish of the State and the orleans
Parish School Board, respectively 70
3 levy and collect annually a tax LOT
school purposes therein; regulatns
school districts in certain respects'
limiting the rate of speclai taNation
FOR school maintenance; empowering
che Orleans Parish School Boaro 70
Issue notes, bonds, or other evidences
of debt for the purpose of purchasing
grounds, constructing, or repdlrtne
buildings for school purposes III the
City of New Orleans. and Tor the pay =
ment OF principal and interest there.
of to levy and dedicate FOR peflo1
of years portions of the authorIzeu
tax; and repeating the amendrneh.t .! 10
the Constitution proposed ny ACT Il Q
of 1918 of the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana and ADOPTED
Section /. Be II resolved by the zen
eFaI Assembly of the State OF LOUIS
lana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurrlne' Ihat
the following amendment TO the Con-
ntitutfon of the State of Louisiana be
and the same is hereby proposed ana
submitted to the qualined electors OF
fine State of Louisiana for adoption OF
rejection, tO-wit:
Amendment
l. (a) Irrespectively of the limita-
lions of parochial and munlclpal TAX
alton under existing constitutional pro-
visions and in addition TO the TAX t LOT
school purposes provided for by the
amendment proposed by Act 1Sl OF ISIS
of the General Assembly OF the state
of Louisiana, the police jury OF saGn
parish Parrish of Orleans excepted Is
hereby required and directed 10 ieVy
and collect for the year 1921 ana each
calendar year thereafter Tor schooi
kali mills on the dollar of assessed
VIuation of all property wlthlh salu
parish and pay, as collected tne pro.
oeeds thereof to the school board OF the
1arieh. unless the school board OF the
parish certify that smaller tax VIII
meet the needs of the schools, IN Whlcn
event the police Jury snat ie Nv the
school board. -, uha11
apply, without distinction TO popGiSS
within each municipality in a parish
@xcept a municipality exempt unoer
existing laws from parochlal taXation'
which is. under legislative antnOraty ~
actually conducting, maintaining ana
aupporting public schools OF It's own,
ODen and free to the youth OF the parish
An which the municipality rs situated
and which is levying and collecting ana
expendIng annually for the conduct,
maintenance, and support OF its scnools
the proceeds of an annual tax Oh at
least one and one-half mills on the as
sessed valuation on all property Wlthln
much municipality.
d There shall be no school district
embracing the whole or any part OF
frict, nor shall there be school suo-
district except that parish as whore
may be created a school district Where-
In there exist smaller school districts
or parts of smaller school districts or
smaller school districts may be created
embracing parts OF parish constr
entinR a school district .
z Gar For school purposes In the
City of New Orleans. and in lieu OF the
tax provided for by Section II OF the
Dosed by Act 4 of 1916 of the General
Assembly of the state of Louisiana, the
Orleans Parish School Board, or its sue
eessor in law, shall levy annua an d = lax
of valuation of all property within the
city OF New Orleans as assessed lot
the purposes of CITY taxatlon; 1nicn
action shall be certified by said Board
40 the Commission Council OF the City
Of New Orleans. or other future gov
.e<ning body OF said City, the Commls-
aIcn Council or other future goyern3g
body of said City being hereby re-
qufred 10 cause the tax levied by sara
Toard 20 be entered according 10 law
on the tax rolls CT said City. and col
Iected 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 COT
lected to be paid to said Board daily
as 10 Is received.
fb1 The orleans Parish School Board
may incur Indebtedness ana issue ne sse-
evidences of debt the principal ana
anterest thereof payable as said Board
may determine, for the purpose OF pqs-
chasing grounds. constructing build
fngs or repairing buildings for pubic
school uses. and where such indebted
meas Is incurred or such notes, PONDS
ar other evidences of debt are issued.
there shall be levied and collected Tor
the years during which any OF said
obligations may be outstanding tax,
Included within the limitation OF seven
mills. sufficient each year to pay the
principal and interest thereon; provided
that the aggregate amount Oh the taxes
for such purposes snsin y no. one e& vear and and
provided further that the indebtedness.
notes, bonds. or other evidences OF debt
shall not bear a greater rate OF inter-
est than five per cent per annum or
run for longer period than forty
years
aences of debt herein authorized shall
be exempt from State, parish, and mu-
n nicipal or other local taxation and
legal investment for tutors Of minors.
Ourators of interdicts, or others acting
An a iduciary capacity, and also they
shall be received as security Tor ali
public deposits of the State of Louis
lana or OF any of its subdivisions or
1d1 The provisions thereof shall con-
atitute a 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 that
no special tax TO pay operating ex-
Denaes of public schools, authorized by
Article 232 OF the Constitution. ~hAll
exceed eight mills on the dollar or as
Resaed valuation,
s. The amendment of the Constitu-
zion proposed by Act 21S of 1918 of
che General Assembly of the State of
louisiana is hereby superseded and re-
pealed; provided the taxes already
levied Hereunder and the authority
and power under existing laws to col
Hecf the same shall not be affected in
any way by such repeal
Section 2. Be IL further resolved,
etc That this proposed amendment
mhali be submitted to the duly qualified
electors of the State. in accordancs-
with law, to be voted upon at the Gen
.aral Congressional Election TO be held
on November 2. 1920, the official ball
lots 10 have printed thereon the words:
~For the proposed amendment redutr-
ing police juries and the Orleans Parish
school Board to levy annually tax for
school purposes" and the words:
AGAINST the proposed amendment re-
ouirlng police juries and the Orleans
Parish School Board to levy annually
a 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.
r. f. WALKER,
Speaker OF the House of Representa-
HEWITT BoUANCHAUD,
lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July S. 1920.