The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-08-28
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TEX
CONSTITUTION OF LOUISIANA.
Adopted at the Regular Session OF tae
Legislature of I920--T0 BE Voted
On mt the Congressional
Election Held Nov.
.. ln2O.y
ACT NO. 81.

stftution of the State of Louisiana
requiring the police jury OF eacf
parish of the State and the Orlean:
Parish School Board, respectively, tc
levy and collect annually a tax fol
school purposes therein; regulating
school districts in certain respects
limiting the rate of special taxation
for school maintenance; empowering
the Orleans Parish School Board to
Issue notes, bonds, or other evidences
OF 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 period
of years portions of the authorized
tax; and repeating the amendment to
the Constitution proposed by Act us
of 1918 of the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana and adopted.
Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louis
lana. two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring, That
the following amendment to the Con-
stitution 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.
l. (a) Irreepectiyely of the limita-
tions of parochial and municipal tax
alton under existing constitutional pro-
visions and in addition to the tax for
school purposes provided for by the
amendment proposed by Act 191 of 1918
of the General Assembly of the State
Of Louisiana, the police jury of each
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 che and one
half mills on the dollar of assessed
valuation of all property within said
parish and pay, as collected, the pro-
ceeds thereof to the school board of the
parish, unless the school board of tho
parish certify that smaller tax Will
meet the needs of the schools, in which
event the police jury shall levy and
collect the tax recommended by the
school board.
(b) The provisions hereof shall
apply, without distinction, to property
within each municipality in a parish
exieting laws from parochial taxation,
which h, under legislative authority.
actually conducting, maintaining, and
supporting public schools of its own,
open and free to the youth of the parish
In which the municipality is situated
and which Is levying and collecting and
expanding annually for the conduct,
and support of its schools
the proceeds of an annual tax of at
least one and one-half mills on the as
sessed valuation on all property within
such municipality.
2. There shall be no school district
lying In another school dis
lrict. nor shall there be n school sub
except that parish as a whole
may 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
parts of parish consti-
kuting q 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
to the Constitution pro-
posed by Act 4 of 1916 of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, the
orleans Parish School Board. or its sue
,essor In law,-shall levy annually a tax
aot to exceed seven mills on the dollar
4 valuation of all property within the |
Sity of New Orleans as assessed for |
he purposes of City taxation, which |
Lction shall be certified by said Board |
o the Commission Council of.the City /
4 New Orleans, or other future gov
ion Council or other future governing |
,ody of said City being hereby re- |
|ulred to cause the tax levied by said
board to be entered according to law
N the tax rolls of said City and col /
ected in the manner and hinder the i
onditions and with the interest and /
'enalties prescribed by law in case of |
dty taxes. and the money thus col
scted to be paid to said Board daily /
o It 10 received.
(b) The Orleans Parish School Board /
nay incur indebtedness and issue nego-
liable promissoyy notes, bonds, or other l
wilderness of debt, the principal and
interest thereof payable as said Board
nay determine, for the purpose of pur-
hasing grounds, constructing build
ngs. or repairing buildings for public
chool uses, and where SUCH Indebted
ess is incurred or such notes, bonds,
r other evidences of debt are issued
here shall be levied and collected for
he years during which any OF said
,cluded within the limitation of seven
ILLS. sufficient each year to pay the
rincipal and interest thereof; provided
hat the aggregate amount of the taxes
Or such purposes shall not exceed oneI
I'LL on the dollar in any one year. and
rovided further that the indebtedness,
otes, bonds, or other evidences of debt
hall not bear greater rate OF inter-
Bt than five per cent per annum or
IN for longer period than forty
(c) The notes, bonds. or other evil
ences of debt herein authorized shall
. exempt from State, parish. and mu-
lcipal or other local taxation and a
gal investment for tutors of minors,
lrators of interdicts, or others acting
q fiduciary capacity, and also they
hall be received as security for all
nblic deposits of the State of Louis |
ma or of any of its SUBDIVISIONS or
oards.
(d) The provisions thereof shall con-
itute 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
; construed as affecting in any way
ny provision of the Constitution in re-
tion to special taxes; provided that
D special tax to pay operating ex-
snses of public schools, authorized by
rtfcle 232 of the Constitution, shall
'ceed eight mills on the dollar of as
ssed valuation.
s. The amendment of the Constitu-
on proposed by Act Els of 1918 of !
e General Assembly of the State of | !
'uisiana Is hereby superseded and re-
saled; provided the taxes already
WED Hereunder and the authority
I'd power under existing laws to coll I
ct the same shall not be affected in )
~ way by such repeal. I
Section 2. Be ii further resolved | |
c., That this proposed amendment :
all be submitted to the duly qualified !
ectors of the State. in accordance I
it'll law. to be voted upon at the Gen. {
al Congressional Election to be held {
November 2, 1920, the official bal G
Is to have printed thereon the words: | Q
or the proposed amendment reQuir- J
g police turies and the Orleans Parish
hool Board to levy annually a tax forl |
hooi purposes" and the words: q
-gainst the proposed amendment re- | e
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