New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1920-09-04
PROP0sED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONsTTTUTION OF LOUISIANA.
Adopted at the Regular session of the
Legislature of 192O--To BE Voted
On AT the Congressional
Election Held Nov.
z. 1920.


JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the State of Louisiana
requiring the police jury of each
parish OF the State and the Orleans
Parish School Board respectively, to
levy and collect annually a tax for
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
or 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 tho amendment to
the Constitution proposed by Act 2lb
of 1913 of the General Assembly Of
the State Of Louisiana and adopted
S Section /. Be IL resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly OF the State of Louis
Jana, two-thirds of all the members
slScted TO each House conCurring. That
the following amendment to the Con
BtitutiOn 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. (s) Irrespectively of the ltmita-
tions of parochial and mum cipal tax
alton under existing constitutional pro
visions and in addition to the tax for
sohool purposes provided for by the
amendment proposed by Act l91 of 1918
of the General Assembly OF the State
Of Louisiana, the police jury OF each
parish Parish of Orleans eXCepted) ls
hereby required and directed TO levy
and collect for the year 1921 and each
calendar year thereafter for schooI
purposes therein, tax of one and one
half mills on the dollar Of assessed
Va1uatio of ali property within said
parish and pay, as collected. the pro
ceeds thereof to the school board OF tRe
parish, unless the school noara OF .m1 une
parish certify that a smaller tax VIII
meet the needs of the schools in which
event the police jury shall levy and
collect the tax recommended by the
school board
1b0 The provisions hereof shall
apply, without distinction, to property
within each municipality in parish
sxeept municipality exempt unoer
axisting laws from parochial taxation.
which is, under legislative authority,
actually conducting, maintaining, ana
supporting public schools or It's own
ppen and free to the youth of the parish
In which the municipality is situated
and which is levyinG and collecting ana
sxpending annually for the conduct
maintenance. and support of it's schools
ehe proceeds of an annual tax OF at
least one and one-haf mills on the as
sassed valuation on all property within
huch municipality.
2. There shall De no school ulslFlct
embracing the whole or any part OF
territory lying in another school dis
trict nor shall thero be a school sub
district except that a 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 parish cons1-
auting a school district
Q. (a) For school purposes in the
City OF New Orleans, and In lieu of the
tax provided for by Section ~ or 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
cesaor In law, shall levy annually u tax
not to exceed seven mills on the dollar
of vaIua tion of all property within the |
City of New Orleans as assessed Tor |
the purposes of City taxation. which |
action shall be certified by said Board |
TO the Commission Council OF the City |
Of Now Orleans, or other future gov
erning body of said City, the Commits
sion Council or other future governing |
bedy OF said City being hereby re-
CURED to cause the tax levied by said |
Board to be entered according to law |
On the tax rolls OF said City and col
leoted In the manner and under the
penalties prescribed by law in case Of
City taxes and the money thus col
Locted TO be paid to said Board daily
30 Ii is received.
may incur indebtedness and issue nego-
eia BILE promissory notes, bonds, or other
evidences of debt, the principal and
Interest thereof payable as said Board
may determine, for the purpose of pur-
On asing grounds, constructing build
lnGs, or repairing buildings for public
school uses and where such Indebted
n agB Is incurred or such notes, bonds,
or other evidences of debt are issued, |
there shah be levied and collected for
the years during which any OF said
obligations may be outstanding tax,
Included within the limitation OF seven
mills, sufficient each year to pay the
principal and interest thereof; provided
mat the aggregate amount of the taxes
Tor such purposes shall not exceed one
mM 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-
sst than five per cent per annum or
run for a longer period than forty
years.
(c) The notes, bonds, or other evil
lenoes of debt herein authorized shall
Do exempt from State, parish, and mu-
nicipal or otherglOcal taxation and |
eEal investment for tutors of minors,
surators of interdicts. or others acting
n hduciary capacity, and also they
public deposits Of the State Of Louis
ana or of any of it's sub divisions or :
boards L
td) The provisions thereof shall CON q
atALuts "a contract between IHe nOluSTb |
" the notes. bonds, or other evidences
.f debt issued hereunder and the I
Orleans Parish School Board \
4. Nothing in this amendment shall q
be construed as affecting in any way 3
any provision of the Constitution in re- 7
alton to special taxes; provided that
40 special tax to pay operating ex-
,enses of public schools. authorized by I
Article 232 of the Constitution, shall (
'xeeed eight mills on the dollar OF as |
'esBed valuation.
8. The amendment OF the Constitu- {
Son proposed by Act ais of 1918 of |
ne General Assembly of the State OF {
is hereby superseded and re- | {
'saled; provided the taxes already
svied thereunder and the authority 1t
nd power under existing laws to col {
cot the same shall not be affected in $
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved. b
tc,, That this proposed amendment 8
hall be submitted to the duly qualified /
lectors of the State, in accordance {
nth law, to be voted upon at the Gen
Eel Congressional Election to be held c
n November 2, 1890. the official bal c
0ts to have printed thereon the words: 4
For the proposed amendment requir- n
ng police turles and the Orleans Parish c
chool Board to levy annually a tax for {
chool purposes" and the words: | a
Against the proposed amendment re- e
uirinR police juries and the Orleans d
arinh School Board to levy annually v
tax FOR school purposes" 80 that each | a
lector may indicate, as provided by