The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-10-21
PRopoSED AMTSDIENIS -
PROSTITUTION or lNi
xd,uted at the Regular Session M. ..
Icsislature of 1aso-l,o ,x h9 s0'eo
Election Held Nov
.. 1920.
ACT NO. 81.

r,-onos;np an amendment TO the I'm
stitution Of the State Oh Loeis aans
recurring the police Jury % G.,oaTs
.r;sb If the State and the orIea.s
Be .isb school Board respectively 10
law and collect annually q TAX tol
echooI purposes therein; feSuIduns
school districts in certain resPeCtal
limiting the rate Of speclaI taAa tion
for school maintenance eiiiP 49, te
the Orleans Parish School Board TO
issua notes bonds, or other eVldences
of debt for the purpose of purchasing
grounds. constructing. or repalr!hs
buildings for school purposes IN lne
City of New Orleans, and TOT the pay
ment of principal and interest Ilei
of to levy and dedicate Tor a peTlo9
Of wears portions of the authorized
tax: and repeating the amendment 10
the Constitution proposed D! AZ
of 1918 of the General Assehply
the State of Louisiana ana auoS 80
Section l. Be IT res9 Sgu ~ If 1ouis-
sral Assembly of the state Oh liars
iens two-thirds Of all the mem n2s
siactea to each House concurrlhs' 1 1nn
the following amendment 10 ; tH he
stitution Of the State OF Louts saa .nd
ann the same is hereby proposeu on1
snhmjtted to the qualified electors OF
shs state of Louisiana for adoptioh ol
rejection, to-wit:
Amendment. ,.
/. (a) Irrespectively OF tns .,lr ..@.
lions Of -parochial and m, untg}rpl nro-
alton under existing . cons ~ 1 The tax for
sc5ooI purposes provided for by ne
smendment proposed by Act lsl OF 1ste
~ the General Assembly OF the state
Of Louisiana, the police jury Oh eSJ i,
parish parish Of orleans Sirscted to levy
hereby .eeG ,ar The a." year 1871 and each
a.is,Sar wear thereafter Tor scnoo'
Snrnosas therein, a tax Of one and enc,
Kali mills on the dollar OF ass0s sssd
vaiusttoh Of all prope1rsyS, S' the pro-
PARIS. s anu to the school board Of the
coeH urIess the school board OF t ns
Sari.h certify that a smaller tE1 VIZ.
S,ast The needs Of the schools IN ~, ~
event the police jury sha. IsF ny the
SOLICIT the tax reoomhehueo ~
see aSS The The provisions hereof shan shan
srniy Without distinction, to pfopsI.g
LRit.tin zach municipality In q PARISH
srespt municipality exempt un aor
existing laws from parocnlai ..a,'
which 10, under lesis na,nts,nine' and
a o.uany, So nublic Schools Of its own,
ensr and free to the youth OF the par.saa
vhieb the municipality 10 sltuateaa
ana which lie levying and eoilectins anu
Amending annually for tns oohonls
maintenance, and supper. ~ taI ~ AT
isast nns and one-half mills on the =.
ssssed valuation on all property ~l'hih
There shall be no school olst ISL 81
embracing the whole or any y,1 par , ..
tsrritory lyinE mar IN saI Se = school sub.
Sistsiet except that 4 parish as %hoa'
49, he created a school district Wnefe.
thsrs ax,st smaller school districti
-, narts of smaller school distrlcts .,
smaller school districts may De e nonsti
embracing parts OF q parish SoNSS'
tutinK q school district 81,
IA For school purposes IN IN
r,,tv ~ New Orleans, and In lieu OF IN
tar provided for by Secuon ~ VA VI
Amendment to the ConstltutioGn pro
posed by Act Of 1910 OF tns n,
0rleans Parish School Board, or It's sue
cassor in law, shall levy annually Ia
NOT to exceed seven mills on the aolla
NJ valuation Of all property wlthln IN
City Of New Orleans leans as assss'e Whic,
the purpose, Of ,. Cits Ia by said Boar
70 the Commission Council Of the Cit
a. Nav Orleans, or other future gov
srninr body Of said City, the Comlnis
sion Council or other future EoEernin
body Of said City being hsrGuy .a 81
Hoard 70 be entered according TO IA,
an ths tar rolls Of said City and CO.
Ss m IN the manner and under tn
conditions and with the interest an
nsnaltiee prescribed by law IN case
City taxes, and the money .na' AL
ieoted to be paid to salo o'aAo
nI ms Orleans Parish School Boa
NAV incur indebtedness and issue neg
t;sSls nrornissory notes, bonds, or oth
sv,dsnees of debt the princ,2aI a,
interest thereof payanle $500 Hs oasu ~ M
nhss,nr grounds, constructing pull
snss or repairing buildings for puol
snSool uses. and where such 1ndepte
f,ers 10 incurred or such notes r Dom.
or other evidences OF DEBT are lssu :
there shall DO levied anu oU nY ~ "a
w may be outstanding . ts
Welded within the limitation OF sev
railIs sufficient each year to pay :,
nrincipal and interest thereof; provo
that the aggreEate a mo nj, o. s. .a
~, NIL, on on the dollar in any one year, a
nroyided further that the indeotedne
notes. bonds, or other evidences OF d
ahau not bear greater rate OF INT
est than Ave per cent per snnum
run for longer perloo THAN Az
years h,ra, or other e
asnnes of debt herein authorised sh
be exempt from State, parish ana
nicipai or other local taxation ano
legal investment for tutors Of mine
nurators of interdicts, or others act
In fiduciary capa"ty. ana also u
shall be received as security TOT
public deposits of the state OF Lou
Jana or of any of its Subdivisions
boards. .ou j,
atituts contract between the hola
81 the notes, bonds, or other eyiaen
81 debt issued hereunder and
orleans Parish School Board. :,
Nothing In this amendment O
Ia construed AZ affecting In any
any provision Of the Constitution In
iaticn 10 special taxes; provided !
no special tax to pay operauhE
canses 81 public schools, authorized
Articls a3z OF the Constitution. y
excead eight Nails on the dollar OF
/ sessad valuation.
8. The amendment Of the const
Slon proposed BY Act s1s OF isis
She General Assembly Of the state
Touisiana 10 hereby superseded ana
paalsd; provided the taxes ARE
fevled Hereunder and the autno
and power under existing laws to
iect the same shall not. be affectes
anv way by such repeal.
Section ;. Be 1t further resol
ate. THAT this proposed anendn
shall be submitted to the guy qua
efecfora OF the Stats, IN accord,
mith law, to be voted upon at the \
srai Conversational Election to os
~ Noyernbar 5. 1920. the Official
lets TO have printed thereon the wo
liFor thu proposed amenomenl Teo