The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-10-28
AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF LOUISIANA.
Adopted at the Regular Session OF the
i.exislature of 19SD--TO BE Voted
On st the CcnRfcs si0nal
Election Held nov.
2. 1920.

requiring the police jury of each
parish Of the State and the Orleans
levy and collect annually tax for
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
ment Of principal and interest there
of to levy and dedicate for period
of years portions of the authorized
tax; and repeating the amendment to
the Constitution proposed by Act 21o
Of 1913 of the General Assembly Of
! Section /. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly Of the State Of Louis
lana. two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring. That
Il the following amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana be
submitted to the qualified electors Of
the State Of Louisiana for adoption or
| Amendment.
Isl (a) Irrespectively of the 1imita-
tions OF ,parochial and municipai tax
1 alton under existing constitutional pro-
visions and in addition to the tax for
school purposes provided for by the
l amendment proposed by Act 191 Of 1918
I
Of Louisiana. the police jury Of each
| parish (Parish of Orleans excepted) 10
hereby required and directed to levy
and collect for the year 1921 and S each g,
! purposes therein, tax of one and one
half mills on the dollar of assessed
valuation of all property within said
| parish and pay, as collected, the pro-
ceeds thereof to the school board Of the
| parish, upless the school board of the
parish certify that smaller tax will
event the police jury shall levy and
| collect the tax recommended by the
school board.
lb) 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 scAoo!s of It's own.
open and free to the youth OF the PARISH
In which the municipality 10 situated
and which is levying and collecting and
expending annually for the conduct.
maintenance. and support Of its schools
the proceeds Of an annual tax OF at
least one and one-ha1f mills on the as
sessed valuation on all property within
3. There shall be no school district
embracing the whole or any part OF
tsiet nor iya sha there K rG Be- school sub
district except that parish as whole
may be created q school district where
In there exist smaller schooL .. oisarlces .;at.
smaller school districts may be created
embracing parts of parish consti-
tuting school district.
g. (a) For school purposes In the
city OF new Orleans, and In lieu Of the
~ provided for by SectioR a Of the
amendment 10 the Constitution. pro.
Resea ~ ss Aes p sas y n 81 & eSs
35r3ear1 farish nch0ol Beard. or fts sue
cesscr III law, shall levy annually tax
NOT to exceed ssysn mills on tns i.;,, aoitsr
city of New Orleans as assessed FOR
the purposes OF City taxation, which
acton shall be csrtified by said EHard
az New Orleans, or other future Ykov-
erning body of said City. the Contmis-
sion Council or other future governing |
body OF said City being ina hsreny s sd re-;
Board TO be entered according TO law
on the tax rolls CT said City and col
lected IN tie manner and under the
penalties prescribed by law in case Of /
City taxes. and the money thus col
iected to he paid to said Board daily I
as II is received.
may incur indebtedness and issue nego-
table proihissory notes, bonds, or other I
evidences of debt the principal and
interest thereof payable as saad 5oaro
chasing grounds, constructing build
ings, or repairing butldings for pubic
echOol uses, and where such Indebted
81 other evidences Of debt are issued,
there shall be levied and collected for /
che years during which any OF said
cniigst0ns, mny tb pc tion & sevon
principal ana interest thereof: provided
that the Aggregate amount OF tne !snes