Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-04
Act No. 278
House Bill No 537. BY Mr. Jahncke
Joint RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION,
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition OF the State of Louisiana rel
alive to the issuance OF bonds and
therefor by the City OF New Orleans
to create a lake shore park to pro-
vide for the administration Of the
park. and for the sale Of certain
property acquired In connection there
with.
Section 1. he II resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly OF tire State of Louisi-
ana. two-thirds OF all members elected
to each house concurrfng. That the fol->
lowing amendment to the Constitution
of this State be submitted to the cleo
tors OF the State at the next general
election Tor Representatives in Con-
sress to be holden on the Tuesday next
following the First Monday In Novem-
ber 1914. to-wit:
Article 1. That for the purpose Of ac-
quiring the front OF Lake Pontchartrain
from what is known as West End to
Milneberg. or such part thereof as may
be deemed necessary and advisable, as
hereinafter set forth. the City of New
Orleans be. and IL Is hereby. authorized
to issue bonds to an amount not ex-
ceeding S3.000.00o:0o. In denominations
fifty years after date. with interest at
the rate OF IL per cent per annum
thereon. payable semi-annually. and rep
resented by coupons to be attached to
ment of the principal and interest of
said bonds there IL hereby levied an
nually a special tax on all the property.
real and personal. In the City OF New
Orleans. to the amount OF six-tenths Of
one mill on the dollar. which shall be
collected the same as the other taxes
due to the City OF New Orleans and be
Immediately s,nn paid to the Board OF s
where same shall be held separate. In
what shall be known as the LAKE
Shore Park Bond Fund.-" and to estaD-
lish and administer said park. there Is
hereby created a commission OF seven
citizens and tax payers. male or female
one from each of the municipal dis
tricts of the City OF New Orleans. who
ssy be ns by the Mayor Ma on the
sion Council as soon as this amendment
Is adopted: such first appointees shall
hold offfce respectively for one, Two.
three. four. five. six and seven years
their successors shall be appointed for
the full term OF seven years. and the
Mayor. in making the first appoint
ments shall designate the term OF Of
members OF said Board shall name and
elect their own officers and shall serve
without compensation. but shall be al
lowed a secretary and such clerical as
sistance as may be necessary, this 10
be determined. and the salaries fixed
and paid by the Board Of Liquidation.
which shall also fix and pay the neces-
sary amounts for the other expenses
or said Board out OF said tax.
The avails OF said tax. IN excess of
the amount necessary to pay the semi
annual interest on said bonds and the
expenses Of the Board as above set
forth. shall be invested by said Board
OF Liquidation for account of said fund.
or they may purchase. at not more than
par. with said surplus at any time. and
retire said bonds: and II. at any time.
the surplus reaches such an amount
to hold same longer. and 1t is not able
to purchase said bonds at the rate
above stated. II shall then have the
right to call in any Of said bonds. be-
ginning with the highest number. but
at not exceeding their market value.
Said bonds shall be sold at par and
accrued interest all at one time or par
TALLY. as said Board OF Liquidation
NAV determine. The Board herein Gre
leans Lake Shore Park Board. and shall
have the right to purchase such prop
erty az may be necessary within the
limits above specified. to establish
a sea wall and to reclaim land from the
lake by extending the sea wall into the
lake and filling the space between same
and the present shore line. and to do
the purposes herein provided for. And
said Board shall have the right to sell
or lease any portion Of the property ac-
quired hereunder or reclaimed as may
in selling same. to prescribe the condi-
lions under which same shall be held
by private owners. with reference to
the character OF buildings. sidewalks
thereon. The said Board shall have
the right to lay out and pave, within
the property herein to be acquired.
streets. avenues and boulevards. and to
nv 20 tha l~hx
No purchase. sale or lease shall be
made under the terms hereof without
the consent of the Board Of T.iquida-
ton and the Commission Council Of the
that may hereafter be in charge Of the
affairs OF the city Of New Orleans. The
City Attorney shall be the legal advi-
sor Of the Board. The Mayor and Com
officers hereafter created by other
names exercising the same functions.
shall be ex-officio members of the
Board. but without the right to vote
mittees and shall have the right to
speak and present resolutions at any
meeting OF the Board.
The engineering work necessary to
carry out the provisions OF this amend
ment shall be under the supervision of
the City Engineer. who. however. shall
appoint one or more special deputies to
have charge of the work. same to be
selected Dy the board nere1n created
and confirmed by the Board Of Liqui-
dation.
Should, at any time. the Board Of
Liquidation be OF the opinion that by
reason OF the payment of some OF the
now outstanding obligations of the City
of New Orleans. funds will come into
it's hands from other sources not
pledged to other obligations more than
sufficient to provide for the bonds here
in authorized. in principal and inter-
at N mo hvy
that the special tax herein levied IL no
longer necessary. and thereupon the
City OF New Orleans shall cease to COL
lect such tax; but said tax shall revive
In order that the Board should have
sufficient funds to meet the interest on
the bonds and the principal, at the ma
tofoEs have not here
hereinabove set forth. And said Board
of Liquidation shall determine. II II deem
II advisable. what amount 1t shall set
ins fund. but this right in the Board
shall be optional with II and need not
be exercised II the other means referred
to for retiring said bonds shall. in the
Judgment OF said Board. be sufficient
thereof.
Should any property within the linn
its hereinbefore specified be deemed by
the said Board advisable for the pur-
finds that same cannot be purchased
for a reasonable and just price, then
the City Of New Orleans shall have the
right. by appropriation proceedings. to
acquire said property: and said Board
shall have the right to receive any Of
said property by donation or bequest.
The title to all property acquired here
under. whether by purchase. donation.
appropriation or otherwise. shall be In
the name Of the City Of New Orleans.
Section 2. Be II further resolved.
etc. That on the official ballot to be