The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-09-23
ACT No. 81.

uo,,se Bill No. n9.l Fly Mr.. Sylvcst
JOINT RESOLUTION
,.rs,osn. an amendment to the constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana requiring
the police, jury Of each parish Of the
St,te and the Orleans Parish School
BOARD, respectively. to levy and collect
annually Il tax for school purposes there
In :: regulating school districts in certain
respects; limiting the rate Of special tax
alton for school maintenance empower
ing the Orleans Parish School Board to
;ssuc notes, bonds, or other evidences of
debt for the purpose Of purchasing
T. nss for school purposes in the City of
Vsw orleans, and for the payment Of
principal and interest thereof to levy and
dedicate for a period Of years portions Of
s the authorized tax: and repeating the
amendment to the Constitution proposed
hy Acts 21S Of 1918 of the General As
sembly of the State of Louisiana and
adopted.
section /. BE ii resolved by the General
assembly of the State Of Louisiana, two
.n;rds OF all members elected to each House
..anturring, That the following amendment
~ thc Constitution of the State Of Louis
md submitted to the qualified electors of
s she state of Louisiana for adoption or re-
lection, to-wit:
IA, Irrespcctively of the limitations of
narochial and municipal taxation under ex-
lsting constitutional provisions and in ad-
S;tinn TO the tax for school purposes pro-
yided for by the amendment proposed by
,rf iii of 1918 Of the General Assembly
~ f,te State of Louisiana, the police jury
II zach parish Parish of Orleans exeeptedl
IL hereby required and directed to levy and
collect for the year ~ and each calendar .nen
I tax of u Mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation of all property within
said parish and pay. as collected, the pro-
srcds thereof to the school board OF the
nar.ish. unless the school board of the parish
s~rtify that Il smaller tax will meet the
nrets, of the schools. in which event the
recommended by the school board.
Jbl The provisions hereof shall apply,
without distinction, to property within each
municipality in parish except. munici-
S nrsro,hiai taxation, which is, under legisla-
five authority, actually conducting. main
tanning. and supporting public schools OF its
own, open and free to the youth Of the
nr:sa III whiel tie municipality Is situated
and which is leyying and collecting and
rxpending annually for the conduct. MAIN
tepance and support OF It's schools the pro-
srea< of I'm annual tax Of at least y mills
within such munit ipaltfy.
q There shall be no school district en-
brlcing the whole or any part of territory
living in another school district, nor shall
there be school sub-distriet except that
+ 4 Parish as Il whole may be created a school
district wherein there exist smaller school
districts or parts of smaller school districts
or smaller school districts may he created
embracing parts of parish constituting
school district.
!. Ia, FOR school purposes In the City
provided for by section II Of the amend
inent to the Constitution proposed by Act
"a of 1916 af the General Assembly OF the
STATE Of Louisiana, the Orieans Parlst,
school Hoard, or its successor In law, shall
= levy annually tax not to exceed mills
s on the dollar of valuation of all property
within the City of New Orleans us assessed
Y for the purposes CT city taxation. which
s. aeti0n shall be certified by SAID beard TO
/ the Commission Council of the City of New
4 Orleans, or other future governing body OF
/ sid city, tho Commission Council or other
81 futare governing body OF said city being
3 hprrby required to cause the tax levied by
& said board to be entered according to law
III the tax rolls Of said city and collected
4 With thc interest and penalties prescribed
Il b. law in case OF city taxes, and the money
81 thus collected to he paid to said beard
Y daily as 1t IL received; ~ 4,
A may incur indebtedness and issue negotiable
y pfOmfsory notes, bonds. or other evidences
81 cf debt, the principal and interest thereof
Il pasabie Ms said bo:ird MY dstcrmine, fol
y ttfucfing buildings. or repairing building
a for public school uses, and where such In
+ 6rhedness is incurred or such notes, bonds
s d other evidences Of debt are issued, thcrt
shall be levied and collected for the year,
Daring which any of said obligations ma,
be outstanding a tax, included within sth'
Y limitation Of mills, sufficient each yea
to pay the principal and interest thereof
Y provided that the aggregate amount OF tn
q pxcs for such purposes shall not exceed
III mill on the dollar In any one year, ant
Y provided further that the Indebtedness
notes, bonds. or other evidences of deb
II shall not bear greater rate OF 1nteres
y than per cent per annum or run for
longer period than forty years.
n tc, The notes, bonds, or other evidence
d debt herein authorized shall be excmp
81 from state. parish, and municipal or othe
u local taxation and Il legal Investment TO
tutors of minors. eurators of intrra,cts. 0
Il others acting In n fiduefary capacity, m,
y also they shall be received MS security TO
sll public deposits of the State OF Louis
W iaiia or Of any of it's subdivisions or boards
(dl The provisions thereof shall const1
ii tute contract between the holders OF tn
IN notes bonds or other evidences of deb
Issued hereunder and the Orleans Paris
81 6chool Board.
I. Nothing in this amendment shall b