The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-10-28
POSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
INSTITUTION OF LOUISIANA.
~ Nat the Regular Session OF the
S'N>Ature OF 1e20-To BE Voted
!. M ut the Congressional
NH ssction Held Nov.
q. MIL 2, 1920.
ACT NO. 81,
VI ACT NO. 81.
Z Bill No. 9S--By Mr.. Sylvest.
Z JOINT RESOLUTION.

sHHtinE the rate Oh Sptcidl t1A"s.l a
ior school maintenance; empowering e
the Orleans Parish School Boaro W v
Issue notes, bonds, or other evidences e
sf debt for the purpose of purchasing O
aErQAnds, constructing, or repalrins 0
eings for school purposes In tne @
Liiyof New Orleans and for the pay o
meft OF principal and interest tneio q
OF TO levy and dedicate for perloo q
Of years portions of the autnorzea 8
tax; and repeating the ar .ndment ~ {
the Constitution Dropos by ACT ZIG |
of 1918 of the General Assembly, "a
the State of Louisiana and adopteu'
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the aen- (
sral Assembly of the state OF Louis
lana, two-thirds Of all the nieh NJ
elected to each House concurrihs' r dn
the following amendment 10 the coh
stitution Of the State OF Lou,s,a aa md ND
submitted TO the qualified electors ol
the state of Louisiana for adoptloh ~
selection, to-wit.
I. Amendment. eta.
/. (a) IrrespectivslY OF tns n i,'' ta~.
tions of parochial and municipal taa'
alton under existing constitutions pts a.
viaions and in addition to the tax tos
school purposes provided for oy ,s a
amendment proposed by. Act III OF o tstS
OF the General Assembly OF inc e asch
OF Louisiana. the police jury % lis IL
parish parish of Orleans exsep.ouiy law
hereby required and dlrscaeo W asch
and collect for the year iSE for r"I school
calendar year thereafter ior s1 ans.
nurnosea therein, O tax Of one ana ones
hail mills on the dollar OF asses ssSd
sa.uI.'on nav a. collected, the pro
sssas ,hsrsof 10 the school board Of the
~ rish unless the school board Oh .MH
nsriah earthly that q smaller tax w.
snaat tho needs of the schools, IN Wnica
svent the police Jury shall ievy IN. .hs
collect the tax recommended Wy '"'
school board. x.u.os shall
lb) The provisions hereo I,on sna
apply. without distinction 70 pfvp srisb
within each municlpail'y ~ Under
sxHsRs "a wa from parochial taxation,
which In. under Legislative aatness.y;
sotmally conducting. maintaining Ina
amnnorting public schools OF its oTh.
srsp and free TO the youth OF the pansaa
open s sn ,Sa municipality 10 situated
AZ - in lowing and collecting anu
~ nd,nr annually for the conduCt.
mSs5rtsnance and support OF its scneo,s
she nroceeds OF an annual tax Oh ~
issat one and one-half mills on tne .s ~.
sasssd valuation on all properly "i'AAA
such municipality. ..., a,strict
!. There shall be no scnooi uaSt ' y;
embracing the whole or any ~ Pa Ala.
territory lying IN anotaes s"hnol sub.
trict. nor shall there be scnoo, ,r suI
a,atr,ct except that q parish % MnUae
nav he created school district Wny.e.
tiara axipt smaller school distrio..
- - narts of smaller school distrlcts "
or y, 1s .ehnnl districts may be createe
.rahrscine parts of parish consul
tuting q school district. a, ~,
fsI For school purposes III ~
r,sv ~ New Orleans, and In lieu Oh sh
~ nroyided for by Section % OF IN
snoandmsnt to the ConHltutivmI. n po
noaed by Act 4 Of 1915 OF the uono ~
Assembly Of the state Oh L9uis n tts .Tc
Orleans Parish School boaru, W w. a Ia:
csssor In law, shall ievy s sn IN shs dolla
nneV..eination of all property WITHIN IN n
T,,v ~ New Orleans % assessed ~
NV Nv nnrnosss of City taxation, Whic
s aas,o nv hail be certified by said 5S ~.
acugn srnnnnroisaion Council Of the Cit
Ws,v Orleans. or other future gos
o.rtnr body Of said City, the Comm,s
49, Touncil or other future goyorMn
bn MAJ of said City being hefeDy al 81
cs,sraa 10 cause the tax leylea " y ,a
Anard 10 be entered aocoIuins "a a.
IN the tax rolls OF SAID C,ty n anu -
iected In the manner anu da.arsst ar
aonditlons and with ths .nt IT, cass
penalties prescribed ~ n n" thus co
City taxes, and inc 70 m ss,a Board daa
iscfed to be paic 70 a@io
~ = y Tha Orleans Parish School Boa
w c,r Indebtedness and issue neg
mAy nssomissorv notes, bonds, or oth
tla ssasrrss Of debt, the principal q
svusast thereof payable as SAID Soa
sn s Aatarmine, for the purpose VI ~ ~
i Mas .,nr grounds. CONSTRUCTING ous'
ne a. repairing buildings ior p uu
.akeol uses. and where sucn inoSO ~
.ass n incurred or such notes , D.m
~ ethsr evidences OF oept a ar So
shsre shall be levied ana con r ~ q,
sha years during when AL 4
shjlrations may 30 ou tstahe ~ sa,
imallided within the limissv.n ~ nav
mills, sufficient eaon y sas rroylt
principal and interest ensl e ~ the to,
A4naksmss nmrnnses shall not exceed
~ a the dollar In any one yea,
mhNysn aa "a turthar that the indeDtean,'
pfovluSa anSs or other evidences OF .
e0tss, hasr greater rate OF I'M
snsu NAN Mv Ave per cent per annu1s y
~, ~ for . longer period snsh ~
i ysa sss The notes. bonds, Or ot tine !
s. W. OF debt herein authorizes - ,
sysmpt from state. parish, anu en-
sscinal or other local ta1auvsn vim
nssl investment for tutors o. ns l ant
curators OF interdicts. or Uane aiso
n q fiduciary capaclty, onrttv for
shall be receives s,sr ~ t ns State Of Lo
ana or OF any OF It's suD-u'''
poa IN The provisions thereof shall = Il,
esitnts .ctaa bonds, or other evide
os u n.ht iasued hereunder anu
~ parish School Board.
VsssAp Mofhing II, this amendment
aorstrmaf as affecting In any
80 . oUUrovision OF the Constitution y
s az = 10 special taxes; provlts,Hu
, ~ ansclai tax to pay opsiha nr,vs
rsraes OF public Schools, au.ns
krsicle 2ss Of the Consti so,,sr q,
nrcaed eight mills on inc 9o"A- :
seesed valuation 80 Tho Cons
az. =. nrnnosed by Act 2lS OF asi
ton p rvplA Assembly Of the STA
sne Gsn Gen. "a hereby superseded an
Louisaan ,,royided the taxes MI
eaiea' .hareunder and the autn
- lsv}e uowsr under existing laws ~
INV ~ same shall not be ahoc''
srv way by such repeal. rast
~ daction Z. Be 1t turner ,, avs;
go THAT this proposed a., ai e,,,s
s ssc,ii, hs submitted to the dpiy aus
ma sato - nj the state, In acCa
s,ssh law. TO be voted upon ~ - 'i he
srsl Congressionssia s I me official
Snta to have printed THEREIN na NJ. :,
sror the proposed aniennon naeans :
80 y nolice juries and the O ai,'s = !,
sns py,'sps osrd to levy annually . :,
n scnooI N PURPOSES" and the
c nUy,, the proposed amenamool
eans noilee juries and the "
SsYish School Board ~ sa tina
tax for school purposes, sn ~
s,sctor may indicate. ~ vy me
az Ssnsrai election laws u ~ cir
~ sashsr he votes for or again
PROPOSES r. r. WALKER, -
tiyss' HEWITT BouANCHsa,
Iaeutsnant Governor anu ~
s unnSnr Ssni July s. 1872
App1S' mo. M. PARkEh !,
governor Of the state o. lou
lanes !. BAILEY, !.