The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-23

proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana
requiring the police jury of each
parish of the State and the Orleans
Parish School Board, respectively, to
levy and collect annually tax for
school purposes therein; regulating
school districts in certain respects;
limiting the rate of special taxation
Tor 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 the
City of New Orleans, and for the pay
ment of principal and interest there
of to levy and dedicate for period
or years portions of the authorized
tax: and repeating the amendment to
of 1918 of the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana and adopted.
Section /. Be IL resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Louis
elected to each House concurring, That
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-wit:
Amendment.
l. (a) Irrespectively of the limita-
lions of parochial and municipal tax
alton under existing constitutional pro-
visions and in addition to the tax for
school purposes provided for by the
amendment proposed by. Act 1s1 of 1913
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 or assessed
parish and pay. as collected, the pro-
ceeds thereof to the school board or the
parish, unless the school board OF the
parish certify that a smaller tax VIII
meet the needs of the schools, In which
event the police jury shall levy and
collect the tax recommended by the
school board.
(b) The provisions hereof shall
apply without distinction, to property
within each municipality in parish
except a municipality exempt under
existing laws from parochial taxation.
which is, under legislative authority,
actually conducting, maintaining, and
supporting public schools OF ITS own,
OPEN and free to the youth OF the parish
in which the municipality IS situateo
expanding annually for the conduct
maintenance, and support OF It's 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 distrlct
embracing the whole or any part OF
trict, nor shall there be a school sub
district except that parish as wnoie
may be created a school district wnere-
in there exist smaller scnooi districts
or parts of smaller school districts or
smaller school districts may be created
embracing parts of a parish constl-
tuting a school district.
g. (a) For school purposes in the
City of New Orleans, and in lieu of the
tax provided for by Section ~ OF the
amendment to the Constitution pro,
posed BY Act of 1915 OF the General
Assembly of the State of louisiana, the
Orleans Parish School Board, or its sue
cessor in law shall levy annually tax
not to exceed seven mills on the doliar
of valuation of all property within the
City of New Orleans as assessed for
the purposes of City taxation, which
action shall be certified by said Board
to the Commission Council or the City
ssa ssK sr o oths4
body of said City being hereby re,
Hoard to be entered according to law
on the tax rolls of said City and col
lected in the manner ana under tne
penalties prescribed by law in case or
CITY taxes, and the money thus col
lected to be paid to said Board daily
as 1t is received
NAV incur Indebtedness and issue nego-
table promissoyy notes, bonds, or otner
evidences of debt, the principal ana
interest thereof payable as SAID 6oara
NAV determine, for the purpose OF pur-
chasing grounds, constructing puiio-
iugs. or repairing buildings Tor puoi.c
school uses, and where such lnuepteo-
ness is incurred or such notes r pomS'
there shall be levied and Collected ZOE
the years during which any OF sa.u
obligations may be outstanolng taA.
Included within the limltatlon OF sevSn
mills. sufficient each year to pay the
principal and interest thereoI' provioeu
that the aggregate amount OF the saAes
for such purposes snail not eAceeu onS
mill on the dollar in any one year, anu
nrovided further that the Indebtedness,
notes, bonds. or other evidences OF oept
shall not bear a greater rate OF inteIr
est than Ave per cent per u9ortv
r,,n for a longer period than hoisS
years. or other evil
dences of debt herein ar'sh and mn
be , exempt ar ntlaer local taxation and a
iasrai irvestment for tutors OF minors
orators of interdicts, or otners acSlns
ia fiduciary capacity, and also they
Snail be received as security for all
public deposits of the State OF Louis
lana or of any of it's sub-dlvisions OF
boards. ,u oon-
stitute a contract between the holders
of the notes. bonds, or other evidences
of debt issued hereunder ana tne
Orleans Parish SCHOol i'ooAN
4, Nothing in this amendment snail
be construed as affecting In any. way
any provision of the Constitution in re-
lation to special taxes; PROVIDED tnat
no special tax to pay operating ex-
nenses of public schools, authorized oy
Article 232 OF the Constitution, SHAH
exceed eight mills on the dollar OF as
scssed valuation.
5. The amendment of the Constitu.
ton proposed by Act 2ls OF 1918 OF
the General Assembly of the State OF
Iouisiana is hereby superseded and re-
nealed: provided the taxes ALREADY
levied Hereunder and the authority
and power under existing laws to col
lect The same shall not be affected In
any way by such repeal.
Section 3 Be it further resolved.
etc That this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the duly qualihed
electors of the State, in accordance
with law. to be voted upon at the Cen Zen
erai Congressional Election TO be held
on November 2, 1920, the official bal
lots to have printed thereon the words;
..ifor the proposed amendment requir-
Ing police juries and the Orleans PARISH
School Board to levy annually tax LOT
sci,ool purposes" and the WORDS
Against the proposed amendment re-