The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-05
to nav over To The Rosrd of Liquidation,

to pay over to the Board of Liquidation
| City Debt, beginning on or before Tn
| first day of July, 1915, and annually
| 1884, the sum of one hundred thousant
dollars ($100,o00) in cash. and begin
ming on or before the first day Of July
1898. and annually thereafter UP 10 ailt
including the year 1854, the sum o.
fifty thousand dollars ($E0.o00) In cash
and such further sum as may be nee
essary in each year TO pay the interest,"
on the bonds herein authorized anC
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 pup.
lie Improvement certificates authorized
to be issued under Act No ST or the
General Assembly of the State or Lou
presently existing thereto, or that may
be hereafter made, as may be neces-
sary for said purpose: and such cert1ri
Gates shall be sold by the City or NE"
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
or New Orleans shall be entitled to re-
Ject any and all bids for such certificates
provided. however, that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to, in
any manner, relieve the City OF New
Orleans of the obligation to make the
annual payments herein designated:
and, in the event that the City Of New
Orleans should fail to make any pay
ment when same shall become due, 1t
shall be the duty of the Board of Liqu1-
cation, City Debt, to compel, by man
damus or other appropriate remedy,
the City of New Orleans to pay over
to 1T the amount thus due. When, and
as soon as the Board of Liquidation,
City Debt. shall have received from the
city Of New Orleans any such annual
be forthwith paid over by the Board
or Liquidation, City Debt. to the Board
of Directors of the Public Schools for
the Parish Of Orleans.
Section g.. Be it further enacted,
two million dollars of bonds authorized
to be issued shall be expended solely
for the following purposes, towit:
For the acquisition in the name Of
the City of New Orleans either by pur-
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
system Of the City of New Orleans;
and for the construction, or enlarge
and school buildings and other edifices
and appurtenances thereto.
Amy and all contracts for the pur-
chase 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 approval by the Com
mission Council or other governing
body of the City of New Orleans; and
all contracts for the construction Of
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 {10)
days advertisement in the official jour,
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 gov
ernins body, of the City of New Or
leans may concur in.
All plans and specifications for the
and repair OF school
houses and other buildings and struc-
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 here
IN authorized to be issued and until the
late ] ). Of their eompsste and final re-
shall be free from the obligation of
han as provided in this act, any |
money for the acquisition, CON
buildings and their appurtenances In
the City of New Orleans
Section 10. Be it further enacted, |
etc That the provisions Of this act I
holders of the bonds issued thereun-
Ter and the Board of Director of the |
Public Schools for the Parish Of Or |
cans.
Section II. Be it further enacted, |
o be held in this State on the first
Monday after the first Tuesday in tho I
month of November, 1914. the follow
ng amendment to the Constitution of
nitted to che electors of the State, to-
The Board of Directors of the Public
schools for the Parish of Orleans shall
wo million dollars (s2ooO, zoos, Of bonSs
o be known as Public School Bones,
lily of New Orleans" for the purpose,
nd under the provisions set forth In
ne n aes ct of the IL Legislature ADAPTED to
ocular session of the Louisiana Cen
raj Assembly for the year 1914, which
aid act is hereby ratified and ap-
roved; and al provisions Of the Con
titution of the State In conflict with
he provisions of said act and with this
mendment are to that extent and for
hat purpose only repealed"
Section II. Be it further enacted
tc.. That on the official ballot to he
sed at said. election shall be placed
he words For the New Orleans pub
C School Bonds Amendment; and the
'ords Against the New Orleans Pub
c School Bonds Amendment; and each
lector shall indicate his vote on The
roposed amendment as provided hv
he general election laws of the STATE
L. E. THOMAS,
peaker Of the House of Renresan+.-
tives.
THOMAS C. BARRETT.
lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
pproVed: July 8. 1914
L. e. HALL,
overnor OF the State of Louisiana,
true copy:
ALVIN E HEBERT,
Secretary of State