The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-09-05

ate remedy, the City of New Orleans t
pay over TO II the amount thus due. When
and as soon as the Board of Liquidation
City Debt, shall have received from tn,
City Of New Orleans and such annual pay
ment, the money SO received shall b,
forthwith paid over by the Board of Ii
quida ton. City Debt, to the Board o.
Directors of the Public schools for the
Parish of Orleans.
Section s. BE il further enacted. etc
Ihat the proceeds of the sale OF two mil
lion dollars OF bonds herein authorized tC
be issued shall be expended solely for the
following purposes, to-wit:
For the acquisition i'll the name OF The
City of New Orleans, either by purcha Sc
or by appropriation proceedings to be in
stituted i'll the name of the City of New
Orleans, of such sites as may be iiCces-
sary Tor the erection, extension or en-
| largement of school houses ana their APP
Ipurtenances, or for the establishment 4, t
play groundS or stadia connected with III,
public school system of the City of New
Orleans; and for the construction, or en-
largement.or maintenance of school houses
and school buildings and other editices
and appurtenances thereto.
Any and all contracts for the purchase
OF ground or the construction of buildings
shall be made by the Board of Directors
OF the Public Schools of the City of New
Orleans, subject to confirmation and APP
prevail by the Commission Council or
other governing body of the City OF New
Orleans; and all contracts for the con-
struction of buildings or other edtices
amount shall be let to the lowest bidder
under sealed proposals and after ten l0)
days advertisement in the official journal
of the City of New Orleans. and under
such terms and conditions as the Board
of Directors of the Public Schools for the
Parish of Orleans and the Commission
Council. or other governing body, of the
CITY of New Orleans may concur in.
All plans and specifications for the con-
struction and repair of school houses and
other buildings and structures shall be
made and prepared by the Engineering
Department of the City of New Orleans
and all such work shall be done under the
supervision and direction and subject to
the approval of the City Engineer of the
city of New Orleans.
Section 9. Be it further enacted, ETC.
That during the life of the bonds herein
authorized to be issued and until the date
of their complete and final redemption,
from the obligation of apprOpriatng and
paying. otherwise than as provided in this
act, any money for the acquisition, con-
struction or repair of public school build
ings and their appurtenances in the City
of New Orleans.
Section 10. Be it further enacted, etc,
Ihat the provisions of this act shall con-
stitute contract between the holders of
the bonds issued hereunder and the Board
OF Directors of the Public Schools for the
Parish of Orleans.
That at the Congressional election to be
held in this State on the first Monday
after the first Tuesday in the month of
November, 1914, the following amendment
to the Constitution of the State of Louisi-
ana shall be submitted to the electors of
the State. to-wit:
The Board of Directors of the Public
Schools for the Parish of Orleans shall be
authorized and empowered to issue two
million dollars ($2, 000 000) of bonds to be
known as Public School Bonds, City of
New Orleans for the purpose. and I'M
der the provisions set forth in the act of
the Legislature adopted to that end and
for that purpose at the regular session of
the Louisiana General Assembly for the
year 1914, which said act is hereby ratified
and approved: and all provisions of the
Constitution of the State in conflict with
the provisions of said act and with this
amendment are to that extent and for
that purpose only repealed.
Section IL. Be it further enacted etc,
That on the official ballot to be used at
said election shall be placed the words
For the New Orleans Public School Bonds
and the words against the
New Orleans Public School Bonds Amend
ment'; and each elector shall indicate
his vote on the proposed amendment as
provided by the general election laws of
the State.
l.. E. THOMAS
Speaker of the House of Representative
THOMAS c. BARRETT
Lieut.. Governor and President of Senate
Approved: July 8, 1914.
l.. E. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
a true COPY:
ALVIN f. HEBERT. Secretary of State