The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-09-23
AMENDMENTS TO TIL
CONSTlTCT1ON OF LOUISIANA.
Adopted At the Regular Session Of the
Legislature Of 1020-To he v0tel
On NJ the Congregational
Election Held Tov.
2. 1870.
ACT NO. 81.

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school purposes therein; regulating
school districts IN certain respects;
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 the
City Of New Orleans. and for the pay
mcnt Of principal and interest there
of to levy and dedicate for a period
tax: and repeating the amendment to
the Constitution proposed by Act 210
| Of 1918 of the General Assembly OF
the State Of Louisiana and adopted.
III Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly of the State of Louis
lana. two-thirds of all the members
elected t. 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. -
I. (a) Irrespectively Of the limita-
tions of parochial and municipal tax
visions and in addition to the tax for
school purposes provided for by the
amendment proposed by Act 1?1 Of 1918
Of the General Assembly ,;o , @, the , StatS .scS
parish U'arish Of Orleans excepted) is
hereby required and directed to levy
and collect for the year 1921 and each
] calendar y"ar thereafter for school
Il purposes therein. a tax OF one and one
i half mills on the dollar Of assessed
valuation Of all property within said
ceeds thereof to the school board Of tho
| parish. unless the school board Of tho
parish certify that smaller tax VIII
meet the needs Of the schools. In whicn
| event the police jury shall levy and
collect the tax recommended by the
school board.
apply. without distinction, to property
within each municipality In parish
except municipality exempt under
existing laws from pa rochial taxation.
which is, under lesislative auth authority; ~
supporting public scHoois OF Its own.
open and free to the youth OF the parish
| in which the municipality IS situated
expsnding annually for the conduct
maintenance, and support OF its schoole
the proceeds of an annual tax or at
least one and one-half mills on the % as
). There shall be no school district
embracing the whole or any part OF
trict. nor shall there be a school sub
district except that 4 parish as whole
may be created q school district where
or parts of smaller school districts or
smaller school districts may be created
embracing parts OF parish consti-
tuting a school district.
City Of New Orleans. and I'm lieu Of the
tax provided for by Section ~ OF the
amendment to the Constitution pro:
es:ss & ~ 81 a.'s q e:
e c5of 4n iaw. shall levy annually tar
Of valuation of all property within the
city OF New Orleans az assessed for
tho purposes Of city taxation; which
sstSe tse saa +: s:'s% q Il.
sf New Orleans. or other future gov
srnine body Of said City. tho commi.-
sion Council or other. future governing
ovirsd to cause the tax levied by said
board to be entered according to law
on the tax rolls Of said City and col
leeted In the manner ~ ana n.anest unoet .nS Una
penalties prescribed by law In case OF |
City taxes, and the money thus col
iected to be paid to said Board daily
% The Orleans Parish School Board
may incur indebtedness and issue neeo-
table promissory notes. bonds. or other
evidence: & ot 1ens. sv,h,e me ?. pr'.e .siS no.rS
chasinE srounds. constructing build
nE nS gSst sst,a"xsh .seh HS indsS.sa SSsie
81 other evidences Of debt ere issued.
here shall pc Levied na aaa cgllectsd x saId aIs
sss ysaTs aaa,nf ag wnsoa ta.
Included within the limitation OF seven
mills, sufficient each year e Ray {hs
md n!:res. aneIeef tpe taaea
Tor such purposes shall not exceed one
mill on the dollar in any one year. and
provided further that the tndebts4ness,
bonds s:: ons. ,st., Esss Fl s
cot than hye. per cent per snnum or
run for longer period than forty
ec] The notes. bonds. or ether evi:
dences Of debt herein authorized shall
be exempt from state: parish, ana mu-
nicipai or other local taxation and
cufators Of interdicts. or others acting
in q .hduciary capacity, and also they
shall be received a. security tor al
public deposits Of the State OF Louis
lana or Of any Of its sub-divisions or
Sd) The provisions thereof shall con-
stituse q contract between the holders
q the notes. bonds. s.s or other evidences nd ss
Orleans Parish School Board.
1. Nothing in this amendment shall
Be construed az Affecting in any. way
any provision Of tho Con'fe"siSn nroxSnd N thst
no special tax to pay operating exr
Article 23z Of the Constitution. shall
sxceed eight mills on the dollar Of as
4 S. The amendment Of the Constitu.
tion proposed by Act 21S Of 1913 Of
the General Assembly OF sne state @ OF
pealed; provided the taxes already
levied hereunder and the authority
and power under existing laws to col.
'sSy sny V:y Va T 81 such r.ps.i.
: Section (. BE it further resolved,
ETC. That this proposed amendment
Ihail be submitted to the duly auaiined
with law, to be voted upon at the Gen.
erai Congregational Election to be held
IN November 2, 1929. the official bal {
ots to have printed thereon the % woras:
ng police juries and the Orleans Parish
school Board to levy hnnsaiiy aStax Tor
.chool purpose" srd the su,,.: w:ras:
auirinE police juries and the Orleans
Parish school Board to levy annually ,
tax for school purposes" 10 that each
may .son law: =: p ,Se
whether he votes for or against the
i. !. WALKEa II
speaker Of the House OF Representa-
wv" HEWITT BOUANcHAUD,
lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
App1Oveo' July =. 49,.
JNO NJ. PARKER,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
true COPY:
JAMES ]. BAILEY.
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. IS.
House Bill No. l27-By Mr.. Hamley.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the State Of Louis ana z
levying . special State tax OF some !
miN on the dollar In aid of public :
education.
section ]. Be Il resolved by the Gea- 9
eai Assembly Of the State OF Louis