The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1920-10-30
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF LOUISIANA.
Adopted at the Regular session %
Legislature OF Ig20-To BE N"teo
ON at the Congress 'iohai
Election Held NOV.
.. 1920.

pr,,oet,.- ~ ar,rrdIn.ut % the CON
stitut.or Of the State 81 10 - -
recurring the police jury - ,,g
fersE n} the State and the orleans
Parish school BOARD respectively p
levy and collect HnnuaIly Il ,tn ing
school purposes therein, = .taIts.
school districts III certain I'7P.to,
limiting The rate Of spe'lal "a 40 =
for school maintenance. empo " -.
the Orleans Parish SchooI l,oa i,es
issue notes bonds, or otfrt - ttNgi,,Cr
ot debt for the purpose o. u ,.'iI 1-ir1ss
grounds constructing, or lFPh - ~
buildings for school purposes \"
CIV OF New Orleans. ana TOT t't Pc
,,,rnt of principal and interest," tilei
II Ja,y and dedicate for a perioq
~ wears portions Of the authot -
taN aud repeating the amfhun,,e - 25s
the Constitution proposed ny
81 1918 OF the General AsSeHlDiS "
Ne STATE Of Louisiana ard adopteu'
Section / re il resolved by thf uTn
era Assembly Of the STATE o. CbaTs
lana two-thrds OF all tht ny ~
eIertad 10 each House ConcurrlhS' INC
,br following amendment % ln' II
etitutiUu OF the State OF LoulSl"i'" "a
and the same is hereby proPo9tu 'I ~
submitted 10 tie qualihed eltr.1ia ~ or
the state OF Louisiana Tor adoption VI
rejection, to-wlt:
Amendment. ,..
l. (a) IrrespectiNtly q Mn ;,ai ~
tons Of parochial and munltlPhi, -
etinn 1lnder existing constitutional pro
safloIS r ~ provided for by the
amandment proposed by Act - OF -
Or the General Assembly OF wv 49, sI
Of Louisiana the police jury "l "a l..
y.risb Parish Of Orleans eNcepted) =
Hereby required and directed 70 leN
and collect for the year w a't it,ai
calendar year thereafter l"i 9N.".
,urpos.s therein. a tax OF one anu ON
taif mills on the dollar OF assessed
valuation Of all property WITHIN So
rarish and pay. as coileCltu' - -
ceeds thereof to the srho9l n""ip ~ = III
parish, unless the school BOARD u IN
reri4h certify that smaller taA j" ~
meet the needs OF the SCHOOLS iii " -, =
event the police jury 5haH II 60 ~
collect the tax recommended -
school board.
nm The provisions hereof shaI
ennIv without distinction, 10 properly
within each municipality IA q pIiar
except municipality exempt n.y. w.,
,xistips laws from parochlai ID tlo.l'
which is under isiatNe ahliloi'lH,
actually conducting, maintalhlhg auu
sunporting public schools o. i'a =" ~
open and free to the youth o. " tp' TT
IN which the municipality IS Sltua'f4
and which is Icvyiug and collecting anu
eXpruding annually for tGe ~,
maintenance, aud support OF JUS s'Iloo,
the proceeds Of an annual taN u =
last on. and one-half mills on the as
eessnd valuation on all property "ltH4H
such municipality.
2 There shall he no school dstrlcf
embracing the whole or any p4i ~
rcrrifory living in another schooI as
trirt nor shall there be school SUI
district except that a parish as a WhoIe
NAV be created a school district Whtl e.
in there exist smaller sono9t 49, = Z
or narts of smaller school districts OF
smaller school districts may be created
embracing parts Of a parish consul
tutlng school district.
4 fal For school purposes IN me
CIV n %ew Orleans and in lieu OF the
i.,I STrtlOn L
amendment to the Constitution pro-
posed by Act of 1875 OF the IehtT era,
Assembly Of the State OF LOUISIANA lhe
orleans Parish School Board. or IT'S sue
Cessor i'm law shall levy annually TAX
not to exceed seven mills on inc doilar
of valuation OF all property "lthi,i tls
City OF New Orleans Is assessed ~
the purposes Of city taxation, when
srtion shall be certified by sara BoaFd
to the Commission Counrll OF the tlty
Of New Orleans. or other iuture GoN
erning body of said City. the CohlmlS-
SION Council or other future governing
body of said City being hereby re-
ouired to cause the tax leNlth pF Sdld
Roard to be entered according TO law
nnTtha tax rolls of said City and col
Iected in the manner and under the
conditions and with the interest and
penalties prescribed by law IN case OF
CIV taxes and the money thus col
lected to be paid to said Board daily
as it 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 ana
interest thereof payable as said Board
may determine, for the purpose OF pur-
chasing grounds, constructing Duild
ings, or reps iring buildings Tor puplic
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 Tor
the years during which any OF sara
ion mn
included within the limi Ia ton of seven
mills sufficient each year to pay the
principal and interest thereof; provided
that the aggregate amount OF the taxes
for such purposes shall not exceed one
mill on the dollar in any one year. and
provided further that the Indebtedness.
notes, bonds. or other evidences OF debt
shall not bear a greater rate of inter
est than five per cent per annum or
run for a longer period than forty
years.
Cc) The notes. bonds, or other evil
dences of debt herein authorized snail
be- exempt from State. parish, and mu-
nicipal or other local taxation and
legal investment for tutors Of minors,
curators of interdicts. or others acting
In a fiduciary capacity. and also they
shall be received security Tor all
public deposits Of the State of Louis
lana or of any of its subdivisions or
boards.
(d5 The provisions thereof shall con-
stitute a contract between the holders
of the notes, bonds. or other evidences
OF debt issued hereunder and the
Orleans Parish School Board.
l. Nothing in this amendment shall !
be construed as affecting in any way !
any provision of the Constitution in re-
lation to special taxes; provided that
no special tax TO pay operating ex-
penses of public schools, authorized by |
Article 232 of the Constitution, shall |
exceed eight mills on the dollar of as |
sessed valuation.
5. The amendment of the Constitu- |
ton proposed by Act 2l8 of 1918 of |
the General Assembly of the State of /
Louisiana is hereby superseded and re-
pealed: provided the taxes already !
levied Hereunder and the authority |
and power under existing laws to col
lect the same shall not be affected in