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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF LOUISIANA.
Adopted at the Regular Session Of the
Legislature of 192O-TO Be Voted
On mt the Congressional
Election Held Nov.
2, 1920. 49,

proposing an amendment to the Con-
stftution of the State of Louisiana
requiring the police jury of each
parish of the State and the Orleans
Farish School Board, respectively, to
levy and collect annually a tax for
school purposes therein; regulating
school districts in certain respects;
limiting the rate of special taxation
Tor school maintenance; empowering
the Orleans Parish School Board to
issue notes, bonds, or other evidences
or debt for the purpose of purchasing
grounds, constructing, or repairing
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 a period
or years portions of the authorized
tax; and repeating the amendment to
the Constitution proposed by Act 218
of 1918 of the General Assembly OF
the State Of Louisiana and adopted.
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louis
lama, two-thirds of all the members
elected TO each House concurring, That
the following amendment to the Con-
Btitution of the State of Louisiana be
and the same is hereby proposed and
submitted to the qualified electors Of
the State of Louisiana for adoption or
rejection, to-wit:
Amendment.
1. (a) Irrespectively of the llmita-
biOns of parochial and municipal tax
Rtion under existing constitutional pro-
visions and in addition to the tax for
amendment proposed by Act 1s1 Of 1918
of the General Assembly of the state
parish parish of Orleans excepteD is
hereby required and directed to levy
and collect for the year 1921 and each
calendar year thereafter for school
purposes therein, tax of one and one
half mills the dollar of assessed
valuation of all property within said
parish and pay, as collected, the pro-
resds thereof to the school board of the
parish, unless the school board of the
parish certify that a smaller tax viii
meet the needs of the schools, in which
event the police jury shall levy ano
Dolleot the tax recommended by the
school board
(b) The provisions hereof shall
apply, without distinction, to properly
within each municipality in parish
accept a municipality exempt under
existing laws from parochial taxation
which is, under legislative authority:
actually conducting, maintaining, ana
supporting public schools of Its own,
ppen and free to the youth of the parish
In which the municipality is situated
and which Is levying and collecting ana
spending annually for the conduct,
maintenance. and support of It's SCHOOLS
khe proceeds of an annual tax or at
least one and one-half mills on the as
pegsed valuati on all property within
kuch municipality.
q There shall be no school district
embracing the whole or any part OF
Territory lying in another school dis
Erict, nor shall there be school sub
district except that parish as whole
may be created 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 constl-
Ruting a school district.
3. (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 tut G pro-
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, the
Orleans Parish School Board, or it's sue
scessor in law shall Levy annually tax
not to exceed seven mills on the dollar
Of valuation of all property within the
City of New Orleans as assessed for
the purposes of City taxation; Which Which
90 the Commission Council OF the City !
of New Orleans or other future gov
erning body of said City, the Commits
body of said City being hereby re- |
nuired to cause the tax levied by said |
Board to be entered according TO law
Pm the tax rolls OF 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 col
lected to be paid to said Board daily |
~ 1t Is received.
(b) The Orleans Parish School Board |
may incur indebtedness and issue nego- |
evidences of. debt, the principal and |
interest thereof payable as said Board |
may determine for the purpose of pur- |
chasing grounds, constructing build
ings or repairing buildings for public |
school uses, and where such -indehted-.
ness is incurred or such notes, bonds, |
Or 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 thereof; provided |
that the aggregate amount of the taxes |
for such purposes shall not exceed one
mill on the dollar in any one year and |
provided further that the Indebtedness, |
notes, bonds or other evidences of debt |
shall not bear greater rate OF inter- |
est than five per cent per annum or |
run for a longer period than forty
(c) The notes. bonds, or other evil
fences of debt herein authorized shall |
nicipal or other local taxation and
legal investment for tutors of minors,
eurators of interdicts, or others acting |
In 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-
stitute a contract between the holders
ef the notes, bonds, or other evidences
ef 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-
penses of public schools, authorized by
Article 232 of the Constitution, shall
exceed eight mills on the dollar of as 4
sessed valuation.
5. The amendment of the Constitu-
dion proposed by Act 218 of 1918 of
khe 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
lect the same shall not be affected in
any way by such repeal
Section 2. Be it, further resolved, +
etc, That this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the duly qualified
electors of the State, in accordance
with law, to be voted upon at the GEN
eral Congressional Election to be held
on November 2, 1920, the official bal
lots to have printed thereon the words:
For the proposed amendment requir-
Ing police juries and the Orleans Parish
School Board to levy annually a tax for
school purposes" and the words:
Against the proposed amendment re-
curing 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