St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-10-23
PROPOSED AMEND
MENTS TO CONSTITl)-
ton OF LOUISIANA
Adopted at the Regular Session Of
the Legislature OF 1920
TO be Voted on at the Congressionn:
Election Held November 2, 1920.
ACT NO. 81.

House Bill No. 80 By Mr.. Sylves.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Lou
isiana requiring the police jury OF
each parish of the State and tue
Orleans Parish School Board, re-
spectiyely, to levy and collect an
nually a tax for school purposes
thsTein; regulating school districts
In certain respects; limiting the
rate of special taxation for school
maintenance; empowering the Or
leans Parish School Board to issue
notes, bonds, or other evidences
OF debt for the purpose, of pur :
chasing grounds, constructing, Or
repairing buildings for school pur-
poses In the City of New Orleaus,
and for the payment of principal
and interest thereof to levy AMI
dedicate for the period of years
portions of the authorized tax,
and repeating the amendment to
the Constitution proposed by Act
218 of 1918 of the General AS
sembly OF the State of Louisiana
and adopted
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly OF the State OF
Louisiana, two-thirds of all the mem
befs elected to eaach House con-
curing, That the following amend
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State Of Louisiana be and the same
ID hereby proposed and submitted ID
the qualified electors of the State
Of Louisiana for adoption or rejec-
ton, to-wit:
Amendment.
Al I. (a) Irrespectively Of the nml-
tations Of parochial and municipal
taxaticn under existing const tuition
OIL provisions and in addition to the
tax for school purposes provided by
the amendment proposed by Act 19l
Of 1918 of the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana, the police
Jury Of each parish Parrish OF Or
leans excepted) is hereby required
and directed to levy and collect for
the year 1921 and each calendar year
thereafter for school purposes there
u, tax of one and one-half mills
On the dollar Of assessed valuation
of all property within said Dartan
and pay, as collected, the proceeds
thereof to the school board Of the
parish, unless the school board OF
the parish certify that smaller tax
VIII meet the needs Of the schools.
u WIN oh event the police jury shall
levy and collect the tax recommend
ea by the school board.
(b) The provisions thereof shall,
apply, without distinction, to prop
srty within each municipality in O.
parish except a nun cipallty exemp:
under existing laws from parochta!
taxatinn, which Is, under legislative
minority, actually conducting, main
Miniag and supporting public Schools
oI Its own, open and free to the
youth of the parish in which thu
municipality Is situated and whica
S''AAS dIlu CO ,ISCl LIZ Auu SAPCA .
ins annually for the conduct, main -
nance and support Of its schools the
proeeeds Of an annual tax Of at leas.
vee and one-half mills on the assess-
e valuation on all property withins
saen municipality.
q. There shall be no school di T.
Wet embrac ng the whole or any
Rsft OF territory lying in another
senool district, nor shall there be
ssaool sub-district except that par
" rs a whole may be created IL
scnool district wherein there exist
smaller school districts or smaller
sshooi districts may be created EN-
snnIacing parts Of a parish constitut-
NV : school district.
M. (a) For school purposes In
~ City OF New Orleans, and in lisl
~ tae tax provided for by Sect On
~ OF the amendment to the Consti-
eStlon proposed by Act 4 of 1916 1T
ias General Assembly of the State ,:
nals.ana. the Orleans Parish School
ioara' or Its successor in law, shall
wy annually e tax not to excel