The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-10-14
PROPOsED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CnSsTIyIJTiON OF LOUISIANA.
Ado,tcd Mt the Regular Session OF 'hs
Legislature of 1O2G-To he so'eo
ON MT the COngrcs' 'ohal
Election Held -,ov.
2. 1920.
ACT no. 81.
ryou,o RiIl No. 99-By Mr.. SylVest.
ElOuSN IHI,rn u L,SOI IrtrION

stitution Of the state OF Lo9
requiring the police Jury u Gr, co.
ma rish OF the State and the orleans
Pa,ish school Board respectively 10
lew and collect annually a TAX Iol
school PURPOSES therein; regulauhs |
school districts in certain respects,
limiting the rate Of special ta1alioA |
Tor school maintenance; empowering
Tho 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 10 lew and dedicate for a period
of years portions of the authorized
tax: and repeating the Amendment 10
the Constitution proposed by Act Ilo
of 1918 of the General Assembly, %
the State of Louisiana ana aooP p
Section /. Be It resolved by the GEN
aral Assembly of the State OF Louis
lana two thirds OF all the meWnels
elscted to each House concurrlns' Inc
the following amendment 10 tHe ~ he
stitution of the State OF Loulslana &c
and The same th s n aused electors Of
the state of Louisiana for adoption or
rejection, to-wit:
Amendment
/. ta) Irrespectively OF tne ilml.--
tions Of parochial and muniGipat "a "a
alton under existing constltutiohs. pf for
school, purposes provided for, BY ,s shs
Amendment proposed by Act 1sl OF lsIs
Of tho General Assembly Of the state
Of Louisiana, the police jury OF eaGn N
parish (Parish OF orleans e1cep.eu, ., 80
hereby required ana dir ee9T and nd each
calendar year thereafter tor sc moo
nnrnoaea therein, tax Of one ana ons
Kali mills on the dollar. OF assesses sssd
Valuation Of all property Tisn,n n go
parish and pay, as colleG I Sa,.ra at inc
oseas 'h vnless tho school board Of the
KILN certify that a smaller tax WV
maet the needs of the Schools IN "n.s
want the police jury shall levy ano
collect the tax rsoommenoea Wy '"'
school board. .-oo, shall
anply, without distinction, to propefsI
within each municipality IN . pa.ais ar
Srcant municipality exempt unoef
existing laws from parochial taxas r,t,,
which Is, under legislative Antnoi.syS;
actually conducting, malntattht,t ,s own
o onepJ and nd, free to the youth Of the parish
IN which tho municipality 10 situatea
AVA whIch ia levying and collecting ana
snnending annually for tho conouct,
maintenance, and support OF lts scn9ois
che proceeds Of an ann ,iI,s Ia ,aA Tho "a.
l..
sesssd valuation on all property WITHIN
such T TSsrs shall be no school district
smhraeing the whole or any. part OF
territory lying IN another ! sSno9l SUBS uiS
trict, nor shall there be a scnoot gu
a nsv Ss orssted a school district where
IN there exist smaller school oistrlcts
~ narts of smaller school districts or
smaller school districts may DO created
embracing parts Of parish consul
tuting Q school district. l., q,
4. (a) For school purposes In the
r,tx y New orleans, and in lieu OF the
$a1 nroylded for by Section II OF the
amepdment to the Constitution pro,
nosed by Act Of 1915 OF the deheLa d
Assembly of the State of Louisiana the
Orleans Parish School Board or its SUI to,
mot to exceed seven mills on me aoi "a 4
NJ valuation OF all property within the
citv OF New Orleans as assessed LOT
ina uurposes of City taxation. when
action shall be certified by said Soat .e,
to the Commission Council . Of .ne s E,vy
s,ninr body Of said City, tho Commits
Atom Council or other future governing
body of said City being hereby re;
nuired to cause the tar levied py Ialo
Board to be entered according 20 is~
on the tax rolls Of said City ana CO...
lected in the manner ana una st an nii
conditions and with the interest any ~
nsnalties prescribed by law in case 9
City taxes, and the money thus a sNt
isctsd to be paid to said Board eal!
as II 10 received. u,,r,
iii The Orleans Parish schooi DUE.
may incur Indebtedness a hnnd iss1 o. otSe
svidenoes of debt, the principal an
;nteraat thereof payable as said Boar
nav determine for the purpose OF p9r
ahas,ns grounds, constructing bulid
ings or repairing buildings for PUBL
school uses, and where such lnoeote =.
az nr'o other evidences Of debt are issued
there shall be levied and collected 10
the years during which any Of sal
obligations may be outstanding ta'
Included within the limitation OF seve
mills, sufficient each year 20 pay al II
principal and interest thereof; provlae
that the aggregate amount of the take
Sor smch purposes shall not exceed on
mill on the dollar In any one year, an
provided further that the indebtedness
notes, bonds, or other evidences OF ger
est than five per cent per annum :
run for O longer period than fort
(c) The notes, bonds, or other ev
dences Of debt herein authorized sna
Be exempt from State, parish, and mt
nicpal or other Local ,, taxsn u, ,n ano
curators of interdiCta, or others actin
in a fduciary capacity, and also the
shall be received az security for a
public deposits OF the State or LOUIS
lana or of any OF it's sub divisions
boards.
(d) The provisions thereof shall col
salute a contract between the holdeI
OF the notes, bonds, or other evidence
OF debt issued hereunder. ana II
Orleans Parish School Board.
1. Nothing In this amendment sha
be construed as affecting In any We
any provision of the Constitution In r
iation to special taxes; provided IN
no special tax to pay operating e
penses Of public schools authorised
Article Isl Of the Constitution, sha
exceed eight mills on the dollar OF
esssed valuation.
S. The amendment Of the Constit
zion proposed By ACT s!s OF ls!s
the General Assembly OF the state
Louisiana 10 hereby superseded ana
pealsd; provided the taxes sirea'
levied Hereunder and the authorl
and power under existing laws to &C
fact the same shall not be affected
any way by such repeal.
SECTION 3. Be 1t further resolve
Ate, THAT this proposed amending
shall be submitted to the duly qualih
clactors of the State, In aceordan
with law. to DO voted upon at the &c
erai Congressio nal Election to be he
an November 3, 1920, the official bi
lots to have printed thereon the wore
"For the proposed amendment requl
,nr poVce turtles and the Orleans Pari
School Board to levy annually tax