The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-09-03

City Debt, beginning on or before the
first day of July. 1915, and annually
thereafter UP to and including the year
1884. the sum of one hundred thousand
dollars (S10o000) in cash, and begin
ming on or before the first day of July:
1885, and annually thereafter up to ana
fifty thousand dollars $3.50, oO0) In cash,
and such further sum as may be nee
essary in each year TO pay the interest,"
on the bonds herein authorized ana
then outstanding. To enable the CITY
of New Orleans to make such annua!
payments, the said city is authorized
to issue and to sell so much of the pun
lie Improvement certificates authorized
to be issued under Act No. Sc of the
General Assembly of the State OF Lou
isiana, Session of 1908, or amendments
presently existing thereto, or that may
be hereafter made, as may be neces-
sary for said purpose: and such certlfi =
Gates shall he sold by the City or New
Orleans under sealed proposals to the
highest bidder. in such amounts and
under such conditions as the City or
New Orleans may prescribe. The CITY
of New Orleans shall be entitled to re-
feet any and all bids for such certificates;
provided. however, that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to, In
any manner, relieve the City or New
Orleans of the obligation to make the
annual payments herein desgnated
and in the event that the City of New
Orleans should fail to make any pay
ment when same shall become due, II
shall be the duty of the Board of Lfqui-
dalton. City Debt to compel, by man.
damus or other appropriate remedy.
the City of New Orleans to pay over
to it the amount thus due. When, and
as soon as the Board of Liquidation
City of New Orleans any such annual
payment, the money so received shall
be forthwith paid over by the Board
of Liquidation, City Debt, to the Board
of Directors of the Public Schools for
the Parish of Orleans.
Section g. Be it further enacted:
etc, That the proceeds of the sale Of
two million dollars of bonds authorized
to be issued shall be expended solely
for the following purposes. to-wit:
For the acquisition in the name OF
the City of New Orleans either by pur
chase or by appropriation proceedings
to be instituted in the name of the
City of New Orleans, of such sites as
may be necessary for the erection, ex
tension or enlargement of school
houses and their appurtenances, or for
the establishment of Fairgrounds or
stadia connected with the public schools
and for the construction. or enlarge
ment. or maintenance of school houses
and school buildings and other edifices
and appurtenances thereto.
Any and all contracts for the pur-
chase of ground or the constr Iction Of
buildings shall be made by the Board
of Directors of the Public Schools of
the City of New Orleans. subject to
mission Council or other governing
body of the City of New Orleans; and
all contracts for the construction or
buildings or other edifices that may
exceed five hundred dollars in amount
shall be let to the lowest bidder under
sealed proposals and after ten G0)
days advertisement in the official jour
nal of the City Of New Orleans, and
40. ,1l, I'D a
Board of Directors of the Public
Schools for the Parish of Orleans and
the Commission Council, or other gov
erning body, of the City of New Or
All plans and specifications for the
construction and repair OF school
houses and other buildings and struc-
lures shall be made and prepared by
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 g. Be it further enacted. etc.
That during the life of the bonds here
in authorized to be issued and until the
date of their complete and final re-
shall be free from the obligation of
appropriating and paying, otherwise
than as provided in this act, any
money for the acquisition, con-
buildings and their appurtenances in
the City of New Orleans.
Section 10. Be 1t further enacted.
etc. That the provisions of this act
holders of the bonds issued thereun-
der and the Board of Director of the
Public Schools for the Parish Of Or
leans.
etc. 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 follow
the State of Louisiana shall be sub
mitted 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 bon@-
to be known as Public School Bonds.
City of New Orleans" for the purpose.
the act of the Legislature adopted to
that end and for that purpose at the
regular session of the Louisiana Cen
eral Assembly for the year 1914, which
proved; and all provisions of the Con-
stitution 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 L. Be 1t further enacted,
etc. That on the official ballot to be
used at said election shall be placed
the words For the New Orleans Pub
lie School Bonds Amendment; and the
words Against the New Orleans Pub
lie School Bonds Amendment; 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 Representa-
tives.
THOMAS C. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July 9, 1914.
L. f. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN F. HEBERT,
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