The St. Mary banner., 1920-08-28
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF LOUISIANA.
Adopted at the Regular session
Legislature of I920-Fo he o"
ON at the GOngressioh"i
Election Held No''
., 1920.

Proposing an amendment t,risiana
stitntion of the state OF A-or aarh
rAnuirlng the police jury y =
parish Of the State ana IN. - 70
Parish school Board r-sPetll for
levy and collect annuaHs "I,Iating
school purposes therein reg ut"
school districts in certain Fesp.tc,, ,
limiting the rate OF speclaI uIering
for school maintenance EN- RPo"y5 70
the Orleans Parish School b9t5aaces
issue notes. bonds, or otheL trrthssing ~
of debt for the purpose o. pui pua,tairinS
grounds. constructing -. VI IN the
buildings for school puI nav
civ OF New Orleans. ana TOT w. - 30
,,tar+ nf nriucipal and interest thti
of 10 levy and dedicate tor Piod
of years portions OF the autuor+ an+ 70
tax; and repeating the ~ 218
the Constitution proposed pS ~ ~, of
of 1915 Of the General AsSentpis
the State of Louisiana ana auopp.t
Section l. BE it resolved Dy sh omts-
eral Assembly of the STAT " Irembers
elected to each House concufrlns' lns' Tnn.
the following amendment 10 w he
stitution Of the State OF l-ouIei''5I'' l-oui''d ar,d
and the same is htrenF ,reii{,ed d electors Of
re STATE of Louisiana for adoptloh Vi
rejection, to-wit:
Amendment. ,,.
1. Ca) Irrespectively OF tns nj ta~
tions of parorhial ana nit,,til .it,,tinnal pro
alton under existing CONSTITUENCIES for
yisions and in addition to the go ~ =
school purposes proylded 10 70, ~ 1eIs
amendment proposed by ACT l.t ctate
~ the General Assembly OF the otate oot
" io,,;siana the police jury or eaGn
narish Parish of Orleans exeepteuI, ~
hereby required and dlrecbbIo "a eorI
and collect for the year l'- 49, scbooI
caIardar wear thereafter Tor seliooi
nurroses therein a tax OF one anu oIle @ !,
half mills on the dollar OF assesai sai 4
valuation of all property ~ nro-
parish and pay, as SoIlerlth% Sool hnard of the
,arisb unless the school board q l.T T
parish certify that a smaiei 70 Nrbich
meet the needs of the schools' III nd
event the police jury shall ieIy - ~
collect the tax TeCoii'
school board. ,u
N, The provisions hereof shall
,,niy without distinction, to propeFtS
within each municipality IN d pc, pndnr
axcent a municipality exempt unuvi uf
eAcepu 1aws from parochial taxation
which is. under legislative autn"i "a ,t' !
actually conducting, malht rs orn
supporting PUBLIC schools g tha VI narish
~ which the municipality ls sltuatc9a
and which is leyying and coLiect'lIs - .5d"nt ni.
exnending annually for tne co.o, coIuuS ,s
naintenance and support OF lts sen :
NC Nc nrncaeds of an annual tax ol al
inast one and one-half mills on the az
sessed valuation on all property "ithin
such municipality.
. There shall be no school dlstrictt
ap,lrariug the NlDit VI an
territory lying in another sEhoo1i I,b u'b
trict nor shall there be school 9op.
district except that a par,sn 40 a ,rbara- ~
may be created school dlstri't
81 there exist smaller school diStrlctr
~ narts of smaller school dlstrlctS ol
smaller school districts may pe cleateO tt;
embracing parts OF pdllsh
tuting school district
8. (a) For school purposes ts,, III nf tht tt(
civ of New Orleans, and III lleu o. t tht
NV nrovided for by Section IL OF lh'
amendment to the Constitution pro
nosed by Act of 1916 of the Genera
Assembly of the State OF Louisiana tht
orleans Parish School Board or lts sue
cassor in law, shall levy annuaHy a taA
not to exceed seven mills on the uolia "a
of valuation Of all property Wltnln tll' S
Citv of New Orleans as assessed 10,
tbe nurposes of city taxation, Whlci
action shall be certified by sald i5oat.
TO the Commission Councli OF the ~
n of New, Orleans or 9it @ther tba ha'@.G roomis
sion Council or other future governing
a body of said City being heTeoy re-
y ouired to cause the tax leVled ny Sal,
board to be entered according 70 laN
on the tax rolls of said City ana col
Iected in the manner and under TN
conditions and with the interest," any
penalties prescribed by law n case ~ y
fTty taxes, and the money thus COZ
iected TO be paid to said Board daily
as 1t is received
(b) The Orleans Parish School Boar'
NAV incur Indebtedness and issue nego
table promissory notes, bonds, or othel
EVIDENCES of debt the principal ant
interest thereof payable as SAID 5oar'
may determine. for the purpose OF pus
chasing grounds, constructing puild
ings or repairing buildings 1or publl'
scSooi uses and where such indebted
ness is incurred or such notes, bondS
or other evidences OF DEBT are issued
there shall be levied and collected 10
the wears during which any OF salt
obligations may be outstanding tax
included within the limitation OF sever
mills sufficient each year 70 pay IN
principal and interest thereof; proVloe'
that the aggregate amount or the taxe'
for such purposes shall not exceed on
mill on the dollar in any one year, an'
provjded further that the Indebtedness
notes, bonds. or other evidence 2! ueo
shall not bear a greater rate Gf inter
est than FIVE per cent per annum o.
run for longer period than tort!
years.
(c) The notes. bonds. or other evi
dences of debt herein authorized shall
be exempt from State, parish, and mu
nicipal or other local taxation and
legal investment for tutors OF minors
curators of interdicts, or others acting
in a fiduciary capacity, and also the,
shall be received as security for al
public deposits of the State Of Louis
lana or of any of its subdivisions o.
boards.
stitute a contract between the holder
of the notes. bonds, or other evidences
of debt issued. hereunder and th
Orleans Parish School Board.
l. Nothing in this amendment Shal
he construed as affecting in any wa.
any provision of the Constitution in re
lation to special taxes; provided tina
no special tax to pay operating ex
penses of public schools authorized b.
Article 232 of the Constitution, shall
exceed eight mills on the dollar of as
eessed valuation.
5. The amendment of the Constitu
tion proposed by Act 21S of 1918 o
the General Assembly of the State o
Louisiana is hereby superseded and re
pealed; provided the taxes alread.
feyied Hereunder and the authorit.
and power under existing laws to col
S.I,a a. ha tod / ,