New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-09-18
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF LOEISIANA.
Adopted at the Regular Session of the
Legislature of I02O--TO BE Voted
On at the Congressional
Election Held Nov.
Z, 1890.
ACT NO. 81

Parish School Board, respectively, to
levy and collect annually a tax for
Sohool purposes therein; regulating
school districts In certain respects (;
limiting the rate of special tsIation
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
meat of principal and interest there
OF to levy and dedicate for period
of years portions of the authorized
TAX; and repeating tho amendment 70
the Constitution proposed by Act 218
of 1913 of the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana and adopted.
Section 1. Be II resolved by the Cen
sral Assembly of the State OF Louis
lana, two thirds OF all the members
The following amendment to the Con
stitution 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-wlt:
Amendment.
!. (A) 1rrespectiveIy OF the nmlta-
lions of parochiaI and municipal tax
alton under existing constitutional pro
Vasions and in addition to the tax Tor
neAo0l purposes provided tor by the
amendment proposed by Act 1911 OF 1918
et the General Assembly Of the State
parish Parish of Orleans eKceptsD is
hereby required and directed to levy
kAd collect for the year 1921 and each
cplAnAar year thereafter for school
purposes herein, a tax of one and one
half mills on the dollar OF assessed
valuation OF all property within said
parish and pay, - collected, the pro-
cseds thereof to the school board Of the
parish unless the school board of the
parish certify that = smaller tax will
nsSt the needs Of the schools, In which
event the police jury shall levy and
soiloot the tax recommended by the
(Sj The provisions hereof shall
Apply. without distinction, to property
sMla each municipality in q parish
existing laws from parochial taxation,
which 10, under legislative authority,
Acts@lly conducting, maintaining, ana
suppsrttng public schools OF It's own,
ppsn ana free to the youth of the parish
Ia which the municipality Is situated
hAd which II levyins and collecting ana
sxpending annually for the conduct,
maintenance. and support Of It's SCHOOLS
me proceeds of an annual tax of at
feast one and one-half mills on the as
sssssd valuation on all property within
swsA RunictpAhty.
aznsTAcing the whole or any part OF
esrvitory lying in another school dis
krict. nor shah there be school sub
district except that a parish as whole
-
Ia there exist smaller school districts
or parts of smaller school districts or
Smaller school districts may be created
sE.SraOtng parts e., Of parish oensa-
.. (a) For school purposes in the
CRY OK New Orleans, and In heu Of the
eaI provided for by Section IT OF the
pesed by Act 4 Of 1915 of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, the
Orleans Parish School Board. or its sue
esssor In law, shall levy annually tax
Of valuation of all property within the
City OF New Orleans as assessed Tor
shs purposes of CITY taxation. which
Aotion shall be certified by said Board
. the Commission Council of the City
u New Orleans. or other future gov
sraing body of said City, the Commits
sion Council or other future governing
eedy OF said CITY being hereby re,
Board to be entered according to law
On the tax rolls of said City and col
sscteA In the manner and under the
penalties prescribed by law in case Of
CITY taxes, and the money thus col
Escted 70 be paid to said Board daily
- IL 10 received.
(b) The Orleans Parish School Board
may incur indebtedness and issue nego-
liable promissory notes, bonds, or other |
svidenoes of debt. the principal and
interest thereof payable as said Board |
ehSsinE grounds, constructing build
kn@s. or repairing buildings for public |
school uses. and where such indebted
hsss IL incurred or such notes, ponds,
Or other evidences Of debt are Issued, |
mere shall 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 |
and interest thereof; provided |
hat 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,
Aotes, bonds, or other evidences of debt /
shall not bear a greater rate of inter-
est than i've per cent per annum or
run for longer period than forty |
years.
(c) The notes. bonds. or other evil
asncss of debt herein authorized shall
be exempt from State, parish, and mu-
hicipal or other local taxation and
Durators of intsrdicts, or others acting
In hduciary capacity, and also they
shall be received as security for all |
public deposits OF the state Of Louis
boards.
(d) The provisions thereof shall con-
stitute u contract between the holders
u the notes. bonds, or other evidences
pf debt issued hereunder and the
orleans Parish School Board.
L. Nothing in this amendment shall
ea construed as 2HeCIlnR IN any way
my provision of the Constitution in re-
alton to special taxes; provided that
40 special tax to pay operating eI-
psnseR OF public schools, authorized by
Article 234 of the Constitution, shall
,xeesd eight mills on the dollar of as
lesssd valuation. .f
S. The amendment of the Constitu-
ION proposed by Act ais of 1918 of
ne General Assembly of the State of
20 uis iRna Is hereby superseded and re-
,saled; provided the taxes already
evied hereunder and the authority
md power under existing laws to col
sct the same shall not be affected in
my way by such repeal.
Section 2. Be Ii further resolved, |
tic, That this proposed amendment
hall be submitted to the duly qualified
doctors of the State, in accordance
nth law, to be voted upon at the Cen
ral Congressional Election to be held
IN November 2. 1890, the official bal
cts to have printed thereon the words:
For the proposed amendment requir-
az pellcs juries and the Orleans Parish
Ichool Board to levy annually a tax for
chooI purposes" and the words:
Against the proposed amendment re-
airing police juries and the Orleans
iarish School Board to levy annually
tax for school purposes" so that each
be general election Jaws of the State.
yhether he votes for or against the
amendment.
b. r. WALKER,
peaker of the House of Representa-