St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-10-09
PROPOSED AMEND
MENTS TOCONSTITU-
ton OF LOUISIANA
Adopted at the Regular Session OF
the Legislature of 1920.
To be Voted on at the Congressional.
Election Held November 2, 1920.
ACT NO. 81.

House Bill No. SO By Mr.. Sylvest
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution Of the State Of Lou
isiana requiring the police jury OF
each parish of the State and tue
Orleans Parish School Board, re-
spectiVely, to levy and collect an
nually a tax for school purposes
therein; regulating school districts
in certain respects; limiting the
rate of special taxation for school
maintenance; empowering the Or
leans Parish School Board to issLa
notes, bonds, or other evidences
of debt for the purpose of pur-
chasing grounds, constructing, Or
repa ring buildings for school pur-
poses in the City Of New Orleans,
and for the payment of principal
and interest thereof to levy AMI
dedicate for the period of years
portions Of the authorized tax,
and repeating the amendment to
the Constitution proposed by ACT
218 of 1918 of the General As
sembly of the State of Louisiana
and adopted.
Sect on l. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly OF the State of
Louisiana, tWo-thirds of all the MEM
bers elected to eaach House cOl-
curing, That the following amend
ment to the Constitution of taa
State Of Louisiana be and the same
Is hereby proposed and submitted to
the qualified electors of the State
OF Louisiana for adoption or rejec-
ton, t0-wit:
Amendment
l.. (a) Irrespeetively of the liml
tatioas of parochial and municipal
taxation under existing const tutioa-
al provisions and in addition to the
tax fcr school purposes provided by
the amendment proposed by Act f9t
OF 1918 of the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana, the police
Jury OF each parish Parrish Of Or
leans excepted) IS hereby requ red
and directed to levy and collect for
the year 1921 and each calendar year
thereafter for school purposes there
IN, tax Of one and one-half mills
on the dollar Of assessed valuation
OF all property within said parish
ana pay, as collected, the proceeds
thereof to the school board Of the
parish. unless the school board OF
the parish certify that a smaller tax
Will meet the needs Of the schools.
IN VIII oh event the police jury shall
levy and collect the tax recommend
90 by the school board.
lb) The provisions thereof shall,
apply, without distinction, to prop
erty within each municipality in
parish except nun cipalty exempt
under existing laws from parochtai
taxation, which Is, under legislative
authority, actually conducting, main-
talniag and support 'ng public schools
Oh IT'S own, open and free to the
youth of the parish In which the
municipality Is situated and which
u eVying and collecting and expen l.
ing annually for the conduct, main To-
nance and support Of it's schools the
proceeds OF an annual tax Of at least
one and one-half mills on the assess
"a Fa.uat.on on all property within
such municipality.
5 q. There shall be no school di3
tfict embrae the whole or any
part of territory lying in another
school district, nor shall there be a
school sub-district except that par
lsn as whole may be created ~
scnooi district wherein there exist
smaller school districts or smaller
schoo' districts may be created en-
aracing parts OF a parish constitut-
ing school district.
5. (a) For school purposes in
lns City Of New Orleans, and In lisl
Sl the tax provided for by Section
~ OF the amendment to the 6onsti-
!. proposed by Act Of 1919 IT
; 1ne GENERAL Assembly Of the State If
= louisiana, the Orleans Parish School
poar1, or its successor in law. shall
1SVy annually a tax not to excel