The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-30
ATT No 81


2, 1920.
ACT NO. 81.
House Bill No SS-By MT. SylVest-
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to tne Tona
Stitution of the State OF LoulslHn s
requiring the police jury OF eacll
parish OF the State and the orleans
Parish School Board, respectively 70
levy and collect annually a tax lot
school purposes therein regulauhS
school districts In certain respeGits ;
limiting the rate of special taxation
for school maintenance; empowering
the Orleans Parish School Boaro 70
issue notes, bonds. or other evidences
of debt for the purpose OF purc naiSinS
grounds, constructions, or repalriIhs
buildings for school purposes IN tne
City of New Orleans. and for the pay
ment OF principal and interest mere
of to levy and dedicate for peTloo
OF years portions of the authorized
tax; and repeating the amendment "
the Constitution proposed Dy ACT
of 1918 of the General AssemDiy o.
the State of Louisiana and adopted
Section l. Be IL resolved by the Cen
Rral Assembly of the State or LOUIS
lana, two-thirds of all the members
sIected to each House concurrlng' ina Ina
ihA following amendment to the Con
Btitution of the State of Louisiana pc
and the same Is hereby proposed ah1
submitted to the qualified electors OF
the State OF Louisiana for adopuon OF
rejection. to-wit:
Amendment.
/. (a) Irrespectlvely OF the uHiI s
lions of parochial and municipal TAX
alton under existing constitutions pro-
visions and in addition to the tax LOT
school purposes provided for by IN e
Amendment proposed by Act l91 or 1918
Of the General Assembly of the state
% Louisiana. the police jury Oh eai u
hereby required and directed to levy
and collect for the year 1871 ana taclil
calendar year thereafter for schooi
purposes therein, a tax OF one ana one
hall mills on the dollar of assessed
valuation of all property within saIu
parish and pay, as collected. the Pr
ceeds thereof to the school board OF ~ ~ g
parish. unless the school board OF In9
parish certify that a smaller tax WI
meet the needs of the schools, in when
event the police jury shall leEy anu
collect tina tax recommended oy the
CbS The provisions hereof shall
apply, without distinction, to properly
within each municipality in a parish
exaeOt a municipality exempt under
existing laws from parochial TAXATION
which is under legislative authorlty
actually conducting, MAINTAINING anu
supporting public schools OF -, les o rSs ~
in which the municipality is situated
and which is levying and collectlng ana
expanding annually for the cohouCt'
maintenance, and support OF It's schooIs
thev proceeds of an annual tax of at
least one and one-haff mills on the as
sessed valuation on all property "lthlh
such municipality. ,,.
embracing the whole or any part OF
territory lying in another school as
9rict, nor shall there be a school sup
district except that a parish as Wnoae
may be created a school district where
an there exist smaller school distrlcts
or parts of smaller school districts or
smaller school districts may De created
embracing parts OF a parish constr
cutting a school district.
q (a) For school purposes In the
City of New Orleans, and IN lieu OF the
tax provided for by Section II OF the
poaed by Act of 1916 of the General
Ansembiy of the State of Louisiana, the
Orleans Parish School Board, or It's sue
cessor in law, shall levy Annually Sax
of valuation of all property within the
city OF New Orleans as assessed ior
the purposes of City taxation. whlcn
to the Commission Council of the City
Of New Orleans. or other future gov
srning body of said City, the CommIs-
sion Council or other future governing
AOdy of said City being hereby re-
,a,fired to cause the tax levied by said
Board to be entered according TO law
on the tax rolls of said City ana col
tlarted in the manner ana unoer a .S
penalties prescribed by law IN case OF
xiv taxes. and the money thus col
lected to be paid to said Board daily
~ the Orleans Parish School Board
may incur Indebtedness and issue nego-
liable promissory notes, bonds, or other
evidences of debt, the principa1 ana
may determine. for the purpose OF pur-
chasing grounds, constructing Dullo-
Gngs, or repairing buildings for pubic
school uses and where sucn .a inoS SouSs
ar other evidences of debt are issued,
there shall be levied and collected for
the years during which any OF SAID
incIuded within the Limitation of seven
mills sufficient each year TO pay the
principal and interest thereof; PROVIDED
ahat the aggregate amount OF the taxes
Ter such purposes shall not exceed one
mill on the dollar in any one year, and
crowded further that the Indebtedness,
notes, bonds, or other evidences OF DEBT
shall not bear a greater rate OF lnter-
run for q longer period than forty
1cS, The notes, bonds, or other evil
A~nces of debt herein authorized shall
lSe exempt FROM State, parish, and mu-
Inicipal or other local taxation and a
legal investment for tutors OF minors
eurators of interdicts, or others acting
IN a hduciary capacity, and also they
idhaii be received as security for all
bubble deposits of the State of Louis
llama or of any of its subdivisions or
lboards.
,Stitute a contract between the holders
~ the notes, bonds, or other evidences
eff debt Issued hereunder and the
orleans Parish School Board.
4. Nothing in this amendment shall
lho construed as affecting in any way
any provision OF the Constitution In re-
Itation to special taxes; provided that
mo special tax to pay operating ex-
licenses Of public schools. authorized by
ARTICLE 232 Of the Constitution, shall
toxcoed eight mills on the dollar OF as
tOessed valuation.
S. The amendment of the Constitu-
zion proposed by Act 21S OF 1913 of
che General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana 10 hereby superseded and re-
peAled; provided the taxes already
ikevied hereunder and the authority
I bet the same shall not be affected in
any way by such repeal.
4 Section 2. Be 1t further resolved
astc, That this proposed amendment
lelsctorB of the State, in accordance
with law. to be voted upon at the Gem
ioral Congressional Election to be held
on November 2, 1920. the official bal,
.~For the proposed amendment reouir-
tng police juries and the Orleans Parish
School Board to levy annually tax for
Iechool purposes" and the words:
t'Against the proposed amendment re-
curing police juries and the Orleans
Parish school Beard to levy annually
q tax for school purposes." so that each
lelector may indicate, as provided by
the general election laws OF the State,
whether he votes for or against the
proposed amendment
r. +. WALKER.
Speaker of the House of Representa-
HEWITT BoUANcHAUD.
lieutenant Governor and President of