The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-09-18
PROPOSED ANyNpSaSTs TO THE
CONS fITUTiON LOUISIANA.
-Ador-eA at the Regular Session et ths
Ler4 .sture of I82I-To BE Voted
On Dt - Cougres 'sossl
EIe, =. Held GOV.
2, 1920.
ACT 40. 81.

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Flee. Held GOV.
2, 1920.
House BIZ No. SPY Mr.. sylvest.
JOINT ESOLETION
Proposing an amendment TO the Con-
stanton o! the State 81 Louisiana
parish OF the State and the Ori = ;
Parish School Board respectively 70
levy ard collect annually taN ioI
school purposes therein; regulatins
school districts in certain rtsprCts
limiting the rate OF spec n taKat Ion
for school maintenance. empo"e' IN
the Orleans Parish SchooI h9arn !.
issue notes. bonds or other evlaen.
of S"bt for the purpose OF purchasing
ernr,1.ds. constructing. or repairing
buGfprrr for school purposes IN the
Civ 81 New orleans. and Tor tnr psF :
ment OF principal and interest," mr.
Of 10 levy AID dedicate for a period
81 wears portions of the authorized
tax: and repeating the amendment 20
the Constitution proposed ny ACt Zls
OF 1919 of the General Assembly OF
"a. State OF Louisiana and adopted.
Section I. Be II resolved by the GEN
sral Assembly of the State OF Louis
lana. two-thirds Of all the meng-rs
elected - each House concurrins, Ihat
she following amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the State OF Louisiana De
ard the same 10 hereby proposed ana
submitted to t.le qualified electors OF
the Stale Of Louisiana for adoption or
rejection, to-wit:
Amendment.
1. (a) Irrespect!vely OF the nmlta
tions Of IsrorhiSl and municipal TAX
alton under existing constitutional pro-
s,aool purposes provided for by the
Amendment proposed by Act 1sl OF 1918
OF the General Assembly or the state
OF louisiana. tho police jury or ehch
OIL. al -
hereby required and directed TO levy
and collect for the year 1921 ana eacn
calendar year thereafter for schooi
purpoges Il arein. tax OF one ana ore,
hal. r1iilslon the dollar OF assessed
vsluat..n of all property within sald
parish and p9y. az collected, the pro
coed. thereof to the school board OF the
parirh unless the sciool board OF the
parish certify that 8 snaEsI a., ~ 81
event the police jury shall levy ano
collect the tax recommended by the
school board.
apply, without distinction. to property
Within each municipality in parish
except q municipality exempt under
existing laws from parochiai taSatloh'
actually cenducting. maintaining and
supporting public schools OF lts own,
open and free to the youth OF the parish
On which the municipality 10 sltuateo
an2 which Is levying and coIlecting ano
expendinE annually for the conduct
main tenance, ard support OF It's schoois
the proceeds OF an annual tax OF al
least one aud one-half mills on the as
sesse6 valuation on all property WITHIN
such m nicipality
2. There shall be no school district
embracing the whole or any part OF
territory lying in another school aus
trict ror sksll there be school SUD )
d.stIsct except that a parish as a whole
NAV be created a SCHOOL district where
in there exist smaller school districts
or d. Is of smaller school districts or
smaller school districts may be created
embracing parts OF a parish consul
tut'ns r 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
posed by Act of 1915 of the General
Assembly of the State of louisiana. the
Orleans Parish School Board, or US sue
cessoY in law. snail levy annually tar
not - exceed seven mills on the dollar
OF taluation OF al property within the
City of .Iew Orleans az assessed ioi
the PURPOSES of City taxation. which
sction shall be Ger tlfed by said Bosro
- the Commission Council OF the City
of New Orleans, or other future gov
erning Eody of said City. the Commits
sion Council or other future governing
bOay of said CITY being hereby 10y re-;
Board to be entered according to Law
on the tax rolls of said City and col
iected IN thn mar ner and under TINS
conditions and with the interest anc
penalties prescribed by law In case Of
City taxes. and the money thus col
l.cted 20 he paid to said Board daily
as II IS received.
tbT The Orleans Parish School Boare
ma. Incur ndsbtedness and issue nego'
tiai,,e Drosalssory notes. bonds. or othel
eyl4e &c. of deb. the principal and
interest thereof payable as said Boart
nav determine, for the purpose OF pur
chasing grounds, constructing Duiiu
inks. or repairing buildings for public
SCHOOL usos and where such Indebted
nesg IL incurred or such notes, bonds
or other evidences OF debt are issued
there shall De levied and collected To-
the years during which any OF sait
obligations may lie outstanding a tax
included within the Limitation OF sever
mills, gafficisrt each year TO pay TN
principal and interest thsreot; provide'
that the aggregate amount OF the taxei
Cor such EurpC ses shall not exceed on
mill on the dollar In any one year. ant
provided furtt er that The Indebtedness
notes, bonds. OF other evidences OF deb
snail not bear greater rate OF Inter
est han ave Der cent per annum o.
run for a longer period than forty
years.
dsnces OF debt herein authorized shall
be exempt from STATE, parish. and mu
r,clpal or other local taxation and
lFE4l INVESTMENT oI fnluor
curators of interdicts. or others actins
in 6luciary capacity, and also the,
shall be received as security for al
public deposits OF the State of Louis
lana or OF any OF its sub-divisions o.
boards.
(d) The provisions thereof shall con
stltute n contract between the holder
OF tie notts. bends. or other evidences
of debt issued hereunder and tn
Orleans Parish School Board.
4. Nothing In this amendment shall
be construed as affecting In any wa!
any provision OF the Constitution in re
no special tax TO pay operating ex
penses Of public schools, authorized b.
Article 232 OF the Constitution. shall
exceed eiFa. mills on the dollar of as
sessed valuation.
6. The amendment of the Constitu
ton proposed by Act 21S of 1918 o
tie General Assembly OF the State o
Louisiana Is hereby superseded and re
levied ther, under ara the authorit!
and Bower under existing laws to col
lect the same shall not be affected II
any way by such repeal.
Section e BE IL further resolved
etc.. That thie proposed Gmsndmen
shali De submitted to the duly quaiifie,
electors OF the State, in accordance
with ,aw. to be voted upon at the Gen
eral Cor gressional Election to be hell
oa November 2. 1870. tire official bal
lots t. have pri ated thereon the words
For he proposed amendment requir
Ing police Jurles and the Orleans Parish
School Board to levy annually tax TO
school purposes" and the words
Against the proposed amendment re
qutrings police iuries and the Orlean
Parish School Board to levy annual!
. tax for school purposes" so that eaci
elector may Indicate, as provided b,
tie general election laws OF the State
whether he votes for or against tn,
proposed ainendment
II. r. WALKER,
Speaker OF the HOUSE of Represents
tves.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Laeutsnant Gcsernor and President o.
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