The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-07
ACT No. 81.


,a,se Bill No. 99.l BY Mr.. ssylvest |
JOINT RESOLUTION
....,,s;nc an amendment to the Constitu-
t3on OF the State Of Louisiana requiring
e, s,stl p'i nHd ths Orleans PARISH School
Board er school 10 eu
IN. regulating school districts in certain
respects limiting the rate Of special tax
alton for school maintenance empower
ISSUE notes, bonds, or other. evidences OF
debit for the purpose Ut purchasing
rounds, constructing. or repairing build:
, New or orleans. and for the payment Of
nrincipal and interest thereof to levy and
dedicate for period Of years portions Of
the TIA and fspeanng see
Nv Acts 21S Of 1918 Of the General As.
ssmbly of the State Of Louisiana and
adopted.
section l.. Be it resolved by the General
..sanhly of the State OF Louisiana, two
Ibis ri all members elected to each House
mourning, That the following amendment
4 70 the Constitution of the State OF Louis.
ini submitted to the qualified electors Of
The state of Louisiana for adoption or re-
lection, tO-wit:
to1 Irrespectively Of the Limitations OF
,,rochial and municipal taxation under cx-
tstinC constitutional provisions ana IN ad-
.,ition to the tax for school purposes pro-
sidcd for by the amendment .a proposed .n,, ~
~ fhe State of Louisiana, the police jury
81 each parish Parish of Orleans cxccptedl
4 hereby required and directed to levy and
.olcct for the year 1927 and each calendar
,enr thereafter for school purposes therein.
!. lax of ~ mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation Of all property within
said parrish and pay. us eoiieeted, a tns Pro ,e
,,srish unless the school board Of the parish
irrtify that II smaiicr tax will meet the
needs of the schools. IN which event the
recommended by the school hoard:
M The royisiOns hereof shall apply,
without distinction, to property within each
municipality IN parish 1s s3nept ,aws u fren
raroehiai taxatior. which II, under leglsia'
five authority. actually conducting; main
tanning. and supporting public schools OF ~ lts
avn. open and free to the youth or the
,nrisi, In which the municipality Il situated
and which is levying and collecting and
expanding annually for the conduct, main
( ferancc and support OF Its schools tue pro
esrsi. of an annual tax OF ut least V mills
nm the assessed valuation on oil property
within such municipality.
There shall be no school district EN-
9braciny the whole or any part OF territory
wing In another school district. nor snai
there be Il school sub-dtstrict except that
d parish as whole may be created a scnoo
district wherein there exist smaller schoo
districts or parts of smaller school district.
er smaller school districts may be createt
embracing parts of parish constitutm:
:. e., For school purposes in the Cit.
Of New Orleans, and In lieu OF the tn!
provided for by Section IL OF the amend
ment to the Constitution Propossd ny A a.
state of Louisiana, the Orleans Paris
school Board, or Its successor IN law, sn;ll
levy annually tax not to exceed Z mill
on the dollar of valuation OF all propert
s within the City of New Orleans as essesse.
for the purposes OF city taxation. whtc
sacti0n shall he certified by said heard
the Commission Council 81 the lily oil, on Ne !
said city. the Commission CounciI or olne
future governing body Of said city Dem
hereby required to cause the tag levied .
,aid hoard to be entered according to la'
on the tax rolls Of said city and coliecte
In the manner and under the conditions an
with the interest and penalties prescribe
by law In case Of city taxes, and the none
thus collected to be paid to said boar
daily MS 1t Is received
1Io The Orleans I'arlsh School Boar
may incur indebtedness and issue ncgotlaD
Of debt, the principal and interest there's
mvable as said board may determine, 4
the purpose of purchasing grounds, 60
structing buildings, or repairing bnildin:
for public school uses, and where such 4
dcbtcdness Is incurred or such notes, bond
or other evidences of debt are Issued. the
shall he levied and collected for the yea
during which any of said obligations mi
be outstanding a tax. included within Il
limitation OF mills sufficient each we,
10 pay the principal and interest thereo
provided that the aggregate amount OF q
taxes for such purposes shall not exec
mill on the dollar In any one year, ~
provided further that the indebtcdnes
notes, bonds, or other evidences Of de
shall not bear a greater rate Of 1ntere
than ) per cent per annum or run TOT
longer period than forty years.
{c) The notes. bonds. or other evidenc
Of debt herein authorized shall be exen
local taxation and legal Investment
tutors Of minors. curntors of intcrdiets.
others acting in fitiuciary capacity. q
also they shall he received as security
all public deposits of the State OF Lou
lana or Of any Of its subdivisions or boar,
(d) The provisions thereof shall cons
tute a contract between the holders OF I
notes, bonds. or other evidences OF d:
issued hereunder and the Orleans FAR
School BOARD.
1. Nothing In this amendment shall