The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-09-18
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TIE
CONSTITUTION OF LOUISIANA.
Adopted mt the Regular Session of the
Legislature of 1G20---TO BE Voted
On at the Congregational
Election Held Nov.
=, 1920.
ACT NO. 81.

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House Bill No. 99-By Mt. Sylvest.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
proposing an amendment TO the Con
stitution of the State of Louisian
requiring the police jury Of eac
parish of the State and the Orlean
Parish School Board, respectively, t
levy and collect annually tax 70
school districts IN certain respects
limiting the rate of special taxation
Tor school maintenance; empowering
the Orleans Parish School Board t.
issue notes, bonds, or other evidences
OF deDt Tor 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 a period
or years portions of the authorized
tax; and repeating the amendment TO
the Constitution proposed by Act 21S
OF 1918 of the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana and adopted.
Section i. Be it resolved by the GEN.
erai Assembly of the State of Louis
lana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring, That
the following amendment to the Com
stitution of the State of Louisiana be
and tho same is hereby proposed and
submitted to the qualified electors of
the State of Louisiana for adoption or
rejection, to-wit:
Amendment
l. (a) Irrespective1y 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 191 of 1918
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
calendar year thereafter for school
purposes therein, tax of che and one
half mills on the dollar of assessed
valuation of all property. within said
q e6 he
ceNis thereof TO the school board of the !
parish, unless the school board of the |
parish certify that a smaller tax will |
meet the needs of the schools. in which |
event the police jury shall levy and |
COLLECT the tax recommended by the
school board.
apply, without distinction, to property
within each municipality in a parish
except 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 situated
and which is Ievying and collecting and
expanding annually for the conduct
maintenance, and support of its schools
least one and one-half mills on the as
sessed valuation on all property within
such municipality.
2. There shall be no school district
embracing the whole or any part of /
territory lying in another school dis {
trict, nor shall there be a school sub
district except that a parish as a whole &
may be created a school district where ,
In there exist smaller school districts 7
or parts of smaller school districts or I
smaller school districts may be created 1
embracing parts of a parish coasti- S
tuting q school district. lC
3. (al For school purposes in thet
City of New Orleans and in lieu of the 7
tax provided for by Section II of the +
to the Constitution pro- I
posed by Act 4 of 1916 of the General e
Assembly of the State of Louisiana. the o
Orleans Parish School Board, or It's sue I
cessor in law, shall levy annually a tax a
not to exceed seven mills on the dollar a
u valuation of all property within the G.
he purposes of city ta a ssessed 1h TOR
action shall be certified by said Board
Q the Commission Council of the City e.
q New Orleans, or other future gov u
lion Council or other future governing m
body of said City being hereby re- II
tuired to cause the tax levied by said P
IN the tax rolls of said City and col al
ected in the manner and under the O,
conditions and with the interest and o
.enalties prescribed by law in case of | ca
lily taxes. and the money thus coll m
ected to be paid to said Board daily til
s 1t is received.
OBJ The Orleans Parish School Board Sr
nay incur Indebtedness and issue nego-
liable promissoyy notes, bonds, or other l.
vidences of debt, the principal and Lii
interest thereof payable as said Board
lay determine, for the purpose of pur-
hastng grounds, constructing build
lgs, or repairing, buildings for publicl
chool uses, anu where such Indebted A
ess Is incurred or such notes bonds
T other evidences of debt are Issued
1ere shall be levied and collected for
re years during which any of said
lcluded within the limitation of seven
ills, sufficient each year to pay the
rincipai and interest thereof; provided Pr
lat the aggregate amount of the taxes
r such purposes shall not exceed one
III on the dollar In any one year. and
-ovided further that the Indebtedness.
'tes, bonds or other evidences of debt
'all not bear greater rate of inter-
y than i've per cent per annum or
IN Tor longer period than forty
noes of debt herein authorized shall era
exempt from State, parish, and mu- ian
eipai or other local taxation and to
gal investment for tutors of minors am
rators of interdlcts, or others acting Sta
ndhclary capacity and also they SUI
al! be received as securitx for all the
bic deposits of the State 81 Louis as
ards. | OrI
I'D The provisions thereof shall con- aut
tute contract between the holders ann
the notes, bonds, or other evidences two
debt issued hereunder and the pro
leans Parish School Board val
J. Nothing IN this amendment shall ava
construed as affecting in any way ded
y provision of the Constitution in re- mai
lon to special taxes: provided that ten
special tax to pay operating ex- pla
nses OF public schools, authorized by mel
ticie 2S2 of the Constitution, shall pay
,eed eight mills on the dollar of an in
Sed valuation and
! The amendment of the Constttu- for
"A proposed by Act Els of 1918 of | ing
General Assembly of the State of fun
uisiana is hereby superseded and re- TO I
,led; provided the taxes alreadyl S,
led hereunder and the authority thai
power under existing laws to COLL to
the same shall not be affected In Stat
way by such repeal. the
lection 2. Be II further resolved, be \
=: Thst this proposed amendment sion
II be submitted to the duly qualified 1920
etors of tho State, in accordancel the
n law, 10 be voted upon at the Cen Com
Congressional Election to be held Orle
november 2. 1920, the official hall ceed