The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-18
Sn OED AMENDMENTS TO THE
SUBSTITUTION OF LOUISIANA.
az the Regular Session of the
STATURE of 192O--TO BE Voted
Oh at the Congressional
Election Held GOV.
2, 1920,
ACT NO 81

VI the state ana the orleans
1IIsh school Board. respectively, to
eNy and collect annually tax for
nOoi purposes therein; regulating
Inool districts in certain respects;
limiting the rate of special taxa ton
.or school maintenance: empowering
the Orleans Parish School Board to
issue notes, bonds, or other evidences
OF deDt Tor the purpose of purchasing
GROUNDS, constructing, or repairing
~ buildings for school purposes in the
city OF New Orleans. and for the pay
nent or principal and interest there
OF to levy and dedicate for a period
OF years portions of the authorized
TAX: and repeating the amendment to
tne CONSTITUTION proposed by Act us
OF 1918 of the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana and adopted.
section /. Be it resolved by the Cen
SraI Assembly of the State of Louis
lana, two thirds of all the members
the following amendment to the Con-
stltution of the State of Louisiana be
anS the same is hereby proposed and
spomltted to the qualified electors of
tEe state of Louisiana for adoption or
rejection, to-wit:
Amendment
i. Ca) Irrespectively OF the limita-
lions 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 1911 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 one 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 the
parish certify that a 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 hoasA.
Oh TINS provisions hereof shall
apply, without distinction. to property
witlstx each municipality in a parish
exeept a municipality exempt under
axizting laws from parochial taxation,
which is, 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
Sxpending annually for the conduct,
maintenance, 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
embracing the whole or any part OF
territory lying in another school dis
trict nor shall there be school sub
district except that parish as 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
embracing parts of a parish constl-
1uting a 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
amendment to the Constitution pro-
posed by Act of 1916 of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana. the
Orleans Parish School Board, or it's sue
cNssor in law. shall levy annually tax
not to exceed seven mills on the dollar
OF valuation of all property within the
City of New Orleans as assessed for
the purposes of City taxation, which
action shall be certified by said Board
70 the Commission Council of the City
erning body of said City. the Commits
sion Council or other future governing
body of said City being hereby re-
CURED to cause the tax levied by SAID
on the tax rolls of said City and col
1ected in the manner and under the
conditions and with the interest and
penalties prescribed by law in case of
City taxes. and the money thus col |
lected to be paid to said Board daily
as 1T is received.
OBJ The Orleans Parish School Board |
may incur Indebtedness and issue nego- |
table promissory notes, bonds or other /
evidences of debt the principal and
interest thereof payable as said Board |
may determine. for the purpose OF pur- |
chasing grounds. constructing build |
ings. or repairing buildings for public
school uses, and where such indebted
ness is incurred or such notes, bonds |
or other evidences of debt are issued, |
there shall be levied and collected for /
the years during which any OF said
Included within the limitation of seven |
mills, sufficient each year to pay the |
principal and interest thereof; provided |
that the aggregate amount OF the taxes
mill on the dollar in any one year. and !
provided further that the Indebtedness, |
notes, bonds, or other evidences of debt |
shall not bear greater rate OF inter- /
est than Ave per cent per annum or /
run for a longer period than forty
years.
dences of debt herein authorized shall
be exempt from State, parish. and mu-
nicipal or other local taxation and
legal investment for tutors of minors,
.eurators of interdicts, or others acting /
IN a fiduciary capacity. and also they |
shall be received as security for all |
public deposits of the state of Louis
lana or of any of it's subdivisions or
boards.
(d) The provisions thereof shall con-
otitute a contract between the holders
of the notes, bonds, or other evidences
of debt issued hereunder and the |
orleans Parish School Board.
4. Nothing in this amendment shall
be construed as affecting in any way
ahy provision of the Constitution in re-
lation to special taxes; provided that
no special tax to pay operating ex-
senses OF puDftc SCHOOLS, AhthOFtzed Oy
Article 232 of the Constitution. shall
exceed eight mills on the dollar of as
0esaed valuation.
s. The amendment of the Constitu-
tfon proposed by Act 21S of 1918 of
che General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana is hereby superseded and re-
Nealed; provided the taxes already Y
levied Hereunder and the authority
and power under existing laws to col
fect the same shall not be affected in
any way by such. repeal
Section 2. Be Ii further resolved,
etc, That this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the duly qualified
electors of the State, in accordance
with law, to be voted upon at the Gen.
aral Congressional Election to be held
On November 2, 1920, the official bal
'For the proposed amendment reQuir-
ing police juries and the Orleans Parish
School Board to levy annually a tax for
school purposes" and the words:
Against the proposed amendment re-
uuiring police juries and the Orleans
Parish School Board to levy annually
! tax for school purposes" so that each
elector may indicate, as provided by
the general election laws of the State,
proposed amendment.
r. +. WALKER, II
Speaker of the House of Representa-
HEWITT BoUANCHAUD,
Governor and President Of (
the Senate.
Approved: July S, 1920.
Governor OF the State of Louisiana.
James, J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State