The St. Mary banner., 1920-10-09
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF LOUISIANA.
Adopted at the Regular Session OF the
Legislature of Ie20-TO BE Noteo
On at the Congressional
Election Held SON.
.. 1920.


parish or the State and the OrIeai
Parish School Board. rtspecuNrLs' =,
levy and collect annually 'dA ioI
school purposes therein; regulating
school districts in certain resptS - -
limiting the rat OF sperlai taAaLtol :
for school maintenance tlhpoN Ne.
the Orleans Parish School boaru -
issue notes bonds. or other eNlueli l!
of debt for the purpose of purchasing
grounds constructing, or fePdi ~ ~
buildings for school purposes ~ ~
city of New Orleans. ana lot the paS
Inent of principal and interest th thei
of to levy and dedicate for pei
Of years portions Of the authoI - ), u
tax: and repeating the hIiehdliIe.t . . .
the Constitution proposed ~ ~ af
of 1918 of the General Assembly, -
the State of Louisiana and adopted
Section ]. BE 1t resolved by thg ti. hTn
eral Assembly of the state OF l-ouls
Iana. two-thirds OF All the iiir ~, a =
elected to each House concurrlne' @ na
the following amendment TO tne %,
stitution of the State OF LOUISIANA pe
and the same is hereby proposed any
submitted to the qualified electors OF
the state of Louisiana for adoption or
rejection, to-wit:
Amendment.
1. (a) 1rrespectlNeiy OF tht li".i' .~
tions of paroChial and municipal ldA-
alton under existing constitutional pro
visions and in addition to the tax lot
school purposes provided Tor ny dne
amendment proposed by Act l9l or l9l 3
Of the General Assembly OF the sta ~
of Louisiana the police jury or eacn
parish parish of Orleans excepted) Is
hereby required and directed to levy
and collect for the year l9Zi anu fdi tao',
calendar year thereafter Tor schooi
purnoses therein. a tax of one ana one
half mills on the dollar OF assessed
valuation of all property wlthln salu
parish and pay. as collected the Ply
ceeds thereof to the SchooI poafd o! tne
parish unless the school board Oh lhe
parish certify that a smaller tax VIII
meet the needs of the schools, IN whlch
event the police jury shall levy anu
collect the tax recommended ny the
school board.
amply, without distinction, to property
within each unicipality in a parlsh
except a municipality exempt unoti
existing laws from parochlal taHaIlon'
which is under Legislative authofltg,
actually conducting. maintaining anu
supporting public schools OF It's own
open and free to the youth OF the parlsh
in which the municipality IS sltuate9
and which is levying and collecting ana
expending annually for the conduct
maintenance. and support OF It's schooIs
the proceeds of an annual tax OF at
least one and one-half mllis on tnG
sessed valuation on all properly "i1hih
such municipality.
.. There shall be no school district
embracing the whole or any part Oh
territory lying in another school uls-
trict. nor snail there ot d s'iool Sup
district except that parish as whole
NAV 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 pdrlsh cohs'i-
tuting a school district
g. (a) For school purposes in the
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 1916 of the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana, the
Orleans Parish School Board or its sue
cessor in law, shall levy annually TAX
not to exceed seven mills on the doilaf
of valuation of all property within the
City of New Orleans as assessed for |
the purposes of City taxation. which |
action shall be certified by said BOARD
to the Commission Council of the city |
of New Orleans, or other future gov
erning body of said City the Commits |
sion Council or other future governing |
body of said City being hereby re
ouired to cause the tax levied by said
Board to be entered according to law |
on the tax rolls of said City and col
lected in the manner and under the
and with the interest and !
eilalties prescribed by law in case of !
ty taxes, and the money thus col /
Ikcted to be paid to said Board daily /
~ it is received.
(b) The Orleans Parish School Board !
may incur Indebtedness and issue nego-
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-
ch asing grounds, constructing build
ings, or repairing buildings for public
school uses, and where such indebted
ness Is incurred or such notes, bonds,
Or other evidences of debt are issued.
here shall be levied and collected for
the years during which, any of said
may be outstanding a tax
included within the limitat ton of seven
mills, sufficient each year to pay the
principal and interest thereof; provided
hat the aggregate amount Of the taxes
or such purposes shall not exceed one
mill on the dollar in any one year, and
provided further that the Indebtedness.
lotes, bonds. or other evidences Of debt
hall not bear a 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 evil
ences Of debt herein authorized shall
e exempt from State, parish. and mu
icipal or other local taxation and
egal investment for tutors OF minors, | :
urators of interdicts, or others acting
n a fiduciary capacity, and also they
hall be received as security for all
ublic deposits of the State of Louis
ana or of any of its sub divisions or
cards.
td) The provisions thereof shall con-
titute q contract between the holders
( the notes. bonds, or other evidences
( debt issued hereunder and the
rleans Parish School Board.
4. Nothing in this amendment shall
e construed as affecting in any way
NY provision of the Constitution in re-
ltion to special taxes; provided that
o special tax to pay operating ex-
enses of public schools, authorized by
rticie 932 of the Constitutions, shall e
kceed eight mills on the dollar of as y
.ssed valuation. t
5. The amendment of the Constitu-
sd
le General Assembly of the State Of :
puisiana is hereby superseded and re-
called; provided the taxes already :
Wed Hereunder and the authority 2
Id power under existing laws to col y
ct the same shall not be affected in
~ way by such repest =
Section 2. Be - further resolved. n
c.. That this proposed amendment y