New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-10-23
RROF.IsED AMEND TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF LoDIsIAEA.
Adopted mt the Regular Session of the
Legislature of 102O-To he Voted
On Mt the Congregational
Election Held -soy.
2, 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, 10
levy and collect annually a tax for
school purposes therein; regulating
school districts In certain respects;
limiting the rate of special taxation
J for school maintenance; empowering
the Orleans Parish School Board 20
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 to levy and dedicate for period
of years portions Of the authorized
tax and repeating the amendment 70
the Constitution proposed by Act zig
of 1913 Of the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana and adopted.
Section !. Be IL resolved by the Cen
oral Assembly Of the state or LOUIS
lana, two-thirds of all the memners
selected to each House concurring, That
the following amendment to the Con
stitution Of the State Of Louisiana De
and the same is hereby proposed and
submitted TO the qualified electors OF
the State of louisiana for Adoption or
rejection, to-wit:
Amendment
/. (a) Irrespectively OF the llmita-
Hons OF parochial and municipal tax
visions and in addition to the tax Ior
school purposes provided for by the
amendment proposed by Act lgl or lslo
of the General Assembly OF the state
81 Louisiana, the police jury Of each
parish parish Of Orleans eXcepte,9 Is
hereby required and directed to levy
and collect for the year 1921 ana e2cn
calendar year thereafter for school
purposes therein, a tax of one and one
half mills on the dollar OF assessed
valuation Of all property WITHIN SAFE
parish and pay, as collected, the Iro-
eseds thereof to the school board OF me
parish, unless the school board OF the
barish certify that q smaller tax viii
meet the needs Of the schools, In WHEN
event the police jury shall levy ann
collect the tax recommended by the
OBJ The provisions hereof shall
apply, without distinction, to properly
within each municipality In a parish
mxcept a municipality exempt under
existing laws from parochial taxation
which is, under legislative authority,
actually conducting, maintaining ana
supporting public schools OF its own,
ppen and free to the youth OF the pari "a
In which the municipality is situated
and which is lsvying and collecting ans
spending annually for the conduct,
maintenance. and support Of Is schools
the proceeds OF an annual tax OF az
FEAST one and one-hah mills on the as
sessed valuation on all property within
such municipality.
2. There shall be no school dlstrict
embracing the whole or any part OF
territory lying In another school dis
srict, nor shall there be school sub
district except that parish as whoIe
may be created school district Wnere-
In there exist smaller school districts
or parts of smaller school districts or
smaller school districts may be created
embracing parts OF parish consu-
tuting a school district
9. (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 Its sue
rsssor in law, shall levy annually tax
not 20 exceed seven mills on the dollar
City OF New Orleans as assessed for
khe purposes of City taxation, which
Rctfon shall be certified by said Board
90 the Commission Council OF the CITY
srning body of said City, the Commits
sion Council or other future governing
bcdy of said City being hereby re.
CURED to cause the tax leyied py salo
Board to be entered according TO law
an the tax rolls of said City and col
(scted in the manner and under the
conditions and with the interest ana
PENALTIES prescribed by law In case OF
city taxes. and the money thus col
lected TO be paid to said Board daily
rs II is received.
Oh The Orleans Parish School Board
may incur indebtedness and issue nego-
Fable promissofy notes. bonds, or other
evidences of debt, the principal ana
interest thereof payable as said Board
may determine, for the purpose OF pnr-
rhasing grounds, constructing build
ings, or repairing buildings for public
school uses, and whore such indebted
ness is incurred or such notes, bonds,
Or other evidences of debt are issued,
there shall be levied and collected for
Ask~f xuhi
Obligations may be outstanding tax,
Included within the limitation of seven
mills, sufficient each year 70 pay the
principal and interest thereof; provided
hat the aggregate amountSof the taxes
Tor such purposes shall not excsed one
mill on the dollar in any one year, and
provided further that the Indebtedness,
notes. bonds. or other evidences OF debt
est than ave per cent per annurn or
run for longer period than forty
years.
aences OF debt herein authorised shall
be exempt from State, parish, and mu-
nicipal or other local taxation and
legal Investment for tutors of minors,
surators of interdicts, or others acting
In a fiduciary capacity, and also they
shall be received an security for all
public deposits OF the State OF Losis-
lana or Of any Of its sub-divisicns or
Boards.
edj The provisions thereof shall con-
stitute a contract betwsen the holders
Of the notes. bonds, or other evidences
Df debt issued hereunder and the
orleans Parish School Board.
a. Nothing in this amendment shall
be construed a. affecting in any way
any provision of the Constitution in re-
lation to special taxes; provided that
no special tax to pay operating cx-
penses OF public schools. authorized by
Article 233 OF the Constitution, shall
sxceed eight mills on the dollar of as
Beased valuation.
s. The amendment OF the Constftu-
don proposed by Act 2Is Of 1913 OF
Abe General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana 10 hereby superseded and re-
paaied; provided the taxes already
levied Hereunder and the authority
and powe under existing laws to col
lect 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
"a law. to be voted upon at the Gem
Fr.I Congressional Election 20 be held
on November 2. 1920 the official bal
lots TO have printed thereon the words:
@For the proposed amendmsnt reQuir-
Ing police jurfaa and the Orleans Parrish
School Board TO levy annually a tax for
scleol purposes" and the words:
Against the proposed amendment re-
aufrfnK police 5uries and the Orleans
Parish School Board to levy annually
n tax for school purposes" 80 that each
elector may indicate. as provided by
fhe general election laws OF the State,