The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-16

Adopted ut the Regular Session OF the
Legislature Of 1ozO-To he Voted
On at the COnGress ional
Election Held Nov.
q, 1910.
ACT MO- "a

Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution OF the State OF LouiAAna
parish Of the State and the Orleans
Parish School Board. respectively. to
levy and collect annually tax Tor
school purposes therein; reguiatin1
limiting the rate Of special taxation
for school maintenance: empowering
the Orleans Parish School Board to
issue notes. bonds. or other evidences
OF debt for the purpose OF purchasing
grounds. constructing. or repairing
buildings for school purposes In ths
City Of New Orleans. and for the pay
ment Of principal and interest .aesei
of years portions of the authorizeo
tax; and repeating the amendment 20
the Constitutions proposed by ACT S1s
OF 1918 Of the General Assembly OF
the State of louisiana and adopted.
Section 1. Be IL resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louis
lana, thirds OF all tho members
elected to each House concurring. That
the folio wing amendment to the Con-
stitution OF the State of Louisiana oe
and the same in hereby proposed ano
submitted to the qualified electors .!
the State Of Louisiana Tor adopuon OK
Amendment:
1. (a) Irrespectivsly Of the nmita-
tions Of parochisl ana s mnmiGspal nro-
school purposes, provided for by the
amendment proposed by. Act 1ei OF lsts
Of the General assembly s Of the os s eaeS
parish Parish Of Orleans excepted Is
hereby required and directed to levy
and collect for the year 1874 ana eaon
purposes therein. . tax OF one and one.
half mills on ths dollar Of assessed
valuation Of all property wienrn saao
parish and pay. AZ colleceea. sae PM sUs
parish, unless the school board OF tn me
parish certify that . smaller tax WI
meet the needs OF the SCHOOLS. IN whASn
event the police Jury shall ieyy e eSo
collect the tax recommenoeo oy h"e
Us The provisions hereof shall
apply, without distinction, to property
within each msnie,Psssy exempt an unde1
existing laws from parochial taxaaSn'
which is. under legislative autnorsyI
actually conducting. maintaining ano
open and free 10 the youth Of the partsh
in which the municipality - sit1axe1G
and which Is levytng and c9 Que nnd nco
expending annuauy TOT sHG VIZ. .rSnois
the proceeds Of an annual tax OF a.
ieast one and one-haf mills on the -
sessed valuation on all property Within
susn m TSsrs snail be no school distric!
embracing the whole or any part o.
territory lying in another school . 0is.
dstrs. except that .es. pfss;;s ssr Is ssrs
in there exist smaller school distries,
nr narts of smaller school districts OF
smaller school districts may DC crSas ss
sSsins . ssch nssI'd district.
). (a) For school purposes In "a,
city OF New Orleans. and In lieu q "a.
tax provided for By Section ,t - OF n sn'
posed BIZ Act 1 Of 1919 Of the GensEa
kssembfy Of the state Of Louisiana. IN
Orleans Parish school Board. or its euS ".
osssor in law shsM i mi},s 81 tie doiSs
Of valuation Of all property within tn
City Of New Orleans e assessed 70
the purposes Of CITY taxation, wnicl
ssS. s domm +: ssst cosne d
81 srni HsY body q :.!a CITY: y. csm%,, :,
S S0Hy q to cause the TAI i.yisd ~ AZ =,
Board to be entered aocoEdine =,
on the tax rolls Of said City anq "a!
lected In the me .,t1 - snd i,s Ses &
nsnsities prescribed By law In case 2
City taxes. and the money nv AN cHI
iected 70 BE- ps'd to said Soe'o e.'.
as II IL received. ..h s~roo, Eoar
may Incur Indebtedness ana issus ne "a :
TABLE promissoyy notes. bonds. % osns
evidences of debt. the princsPa4 ~
n.srss:t snsTssf f SsS sSs purpose
chasing grounds. construotine pnii s'
inss. or repairing building: for Doel
scRool uses, and where eucn thoS0tcs
ness .b |: in syiasnces Of dsst are s:us
Vhare shail be levied and collected g
the years during which az OF - >.
obligations may be outstanoano
mills. sufficisnt each year g pay g
nrincipal and interest thereon: provsos
thaN the Aggregate amount OF the !s1'
for such purposes snal nos 49, ~ ~
provided further that the tndeDsecnel
notes. bonds, or other evidences o. oe'
shall not bear greater rate OF lnso
est than five per cent pr .San Tor,
run for longer pef"o '""
sc1 The notes, bonds. or other ey
aences Of debt herein authorized sna
be exempt from from s ioss P ta1ation and
iaSal Investment for tutors OF min9l
curators Of interdicts. or others acSli
in fducisry capacity :;se end s's Cor
s small Do deposits Of the state Of Loui
lana or Of any of it, Subdivisions
edS The provisions thereof 81 shall ha, GO
81 debt issued hsreunder. and 4
0rleans Parish School Board.
Nothing In this amendment sn'
no construed as affecting In any "
ony provision Of the Constitution In
iation to special taxes; providea IN
no special tax to pay operating =
penses OF public schools, authorized
krtiole a3z of the Constitution, 90
exceed eight mills on the dollar OF
The amendment Of the Consdt
zion proposed by Act as of 1918
The General Assembly Of the state
fnuisiana is hereby superseded ana
nesied: provided the taxes airen
Hsvied Hereunder and the anthor
and power under existing laws 70
Let the same shall not be affected
sny way by such repeal
SECTION (. Be It further resoiv
ate. THAT this proposed nmenom,s.
eiectors OF the state. In aceorda'
win law. to be voted. upon at the Y
ersi Confessional Election 70 pc 2
en- Noysmhar .. 1870, the official .
lots to have printed thereon the wor
"For the proposed apendment reov
,na police jurles and the Orleans Far
School board to levy annually TAX