The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-09-11
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TIE
contribution OF LOUISIANA.
Adopted mt the Regular Session of the
legislature of Io20--To BE Voted
On at the Congressional
Election Held Nov.
., 1920.

ACT 40 q

biituIlOn Oh the state OIL lpulSler
requiring the police jury of eac
parish of the State and the 0rlear
Parish School Board. respectively, I
levy and collect annually 81 tax fc
school purposes therein; regalatin
school districts in certain respects
limiting the rate of special taxatio
for school maintenance; empowerin
the Orleans Parish School Board I
issue notes, bonds, or other evidence
OF debt for the purpose of purchasin
grounds. constructing. or repairin
buildings for school purposes in tn
City OF New Orleans, and for the pay
ment of principal and interest there
of to levy and dedicate for R perio'
of years portions of the authorize,
tax; and repeating the amendment 4
the Constitution proposed by Act I'll
of 1918 OF the General Assembly O
the State of Louisiana and adopted
Section l.. Be 1t resolved by the Gen
oral Assembly of the State of Louis
lana, two thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring, Thai
the following amendment to the Con.
stftution 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 Oh
rejection. to-wit:
Amendment
/. (ae frrespectively of the limita-
tions OF parochial and municipal tax
alton under existing constitutional pro-
visions and in addition TO the tax for
school purposes provided for by the
of the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana, the police jury of each
parish Parish of Orleans excepted) is
hereby, required and directed to levy
and collect for the year 1921 and each
calendar year thereafter for school
purposes therein, tax of enc and one
half mills on the dollar of assessed
valuation of all property within said
parish and pay. as collected, the pro-
ces1ls thereof to the school board of the
parish, unless the school board of the
parish certify that smaller tax will
meet the needs of the schools, In which
event the police jury shall levy and
collect the tax recommended by the
school board
CD The provisions hereof shall
apply. without distinction, TO property
within each municipality in parish
except municipality exempt under
existing laws from parochiaf taxation,
which Is. under legislative authority,
actually conducting. maintaining. and
supporting pubic schools of its own,
open and free to the youth of the parish
In which the municipality is situated
expanding annually for the conduct.
maintenance. and support of its schools
the proceeds of an annual tax of at
least one and one-half mills on the as
sessed valuation on all property within
such municipality.
2. There shall be no. school district
embracing the whole or any part of
territory lying in another school dis
district except that parish as a whole |
may be created school district where |
in there exist smaller school districts
or parts of smaller school districts or
smaller school districts may be created |
embracing parts of parish consti- |
tuting a school district.
3. Ia For school purposes in the |
City Of New Orleans. and in lieu of the |
tax provided for by Section IL of the |
to the Constitution pro- /
posed by Act of 1915 of the General /
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, the /
Orleans Parish School Board. or it's sue
cessor in law, shall levy annually a tax
not to exceed seven mills on the dollar
Of valuation of all property within the
the purposes of City taxation. which
action shall be certified by said Board
TO the Commission Council of the City
Of New Orleans, or other future gov
ZION Council or other future governing
body of said City being hereby re-
luired to cause the tax levied by said
Board to be entered according to- law
IN the tax rolls of said City and col
ected in the manner and under the
conditions and with the interest and
PENALTIES prescribed by law in case of
lily taxes. and the money thus col
ected TO be paid to said Board daily
IS Il is received.
OBJ The Orleans Parish School Board
nay incur Indebtedness and issue nego-
liable promissoyy notes bonds or other
vidences of debt, the principal and +
interest thereof payable as said Board
nay determine. for the purpose of pur-
hasing grounds, constructing build
ngs. or repairing buildings for public
ehool uses, and where such Indebted
ess is incurred or such notes, bonds,
r other evidences of debt are issued,
here shall be levied and collected for
he years during which any of said
biigations may be outstanding a tax,
lcludod within the limitation of seven
His. sufficient each year to pay the r
rincipal and interest thereof; provided
lat the aggregate amount of the taxea
pr such purposes shall not exceed one
I'LL on the dollar In any one year, and
rovided further that the Indebtedness
otes' bonds. or other evidences of debt
lall not bear a greater rate OF inter-
IT than five per cent per annum or
IN for longer period than forty
ears.
ences OF debt herein authorized shall Il
: exempt from State, parish and mu- r.
cipal or other local taxation and a a
gat Investment for tutors of minors, s
irators of interdicts, or others acting s,
a hduciary capacity, and also they II
iall be received as security for all n,
iblic deposits of the State of Louis 8,
ma or of any of its subdivisions or O
,ards. =,
I'd The provisions thereof shall CON- n,
itute a contract between the holders +,
the notes. bonds, or other evidences D,
debt issued hereunder and the y,
leans Parish School Board n,
4. Nothing In this amendment shall n,
construed as affecting In any way m
~ provision OF the Constitution in re- te
ton TO special taxes; provided that nj
special tax to pay operating ex- ~
nses OF public schools, authorized by ns
'ttcie ZsZ of the Constitution. shall in
eeed eight mills on the dollar of as ar
ssed valuation. e.
.. The amendment of the Constitu- in
IN proposed by Act 21S of 1918 Of. e.,
General Assembly of the State OF 10
uisiana Is hereby superseded and re- ~
aied; provided the taxes already RI
lied hereunder and the authority 10
q power under existing laws to coll 81
Z the same shall not be affected in IN
Y way by such repeal. he
Section 2. Be II further resolved. Fl,
p: THAT this proposed amendment 10
All be submitted to the duly qualified ~
'ctors of the State. ia accordancei -
th law. TO be voted upon at the Cen or
II Congressional Election To be held 90
November 2, 1920. the official hall da
3 to have printed thereon the words ~.
or the proposed amendment reouir- -,
! police juries and the Orleans Parish 20,
1901 Board TO levy annually a tax for ~
1901 purposes" and the words: ais
gainst the proposed amendment re- ~.
ring police iuries and fha -,