Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-04

| snaH Otherwise change, affect or i'm
pair. the provisions Of Article 3l7 Of
the Constitution of this State.
| Section s. Be IL further enacted.
| etc. That the Board OF Liquidation. City
| DEBT. shall. on the first day of Janu-
airy. 1915. and annually thereafter pay
| Ss9o;ooo). in principal sum Of said
bonds. The plan and schedule Of re-
demption shall be determined by the
Board OF Liquidation. City Debt. and
Section Z. Be it further enacted.
| etc. That in order to reimburse the
Board of Directors of the Public
the deductions and payments which the
Board OF Liquidation. City Debt. Is
herein authorized to MAZE out of said
! one-half of the surplus of the one per
shall. and II is hereby made it's duty
TO pay over to the Board OF Liquidation.
city Debt. beginni 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 S100. OO0) in cash. and begin
! ming on or before the first day of July.
1889. and annually thereafter up to and
fifty thousand dollars ESQ. 0O0) in cash.
ana such further sum as may he nee
essary In each year TO pay the interest
on the bonds herein authorized and
OF New Orleans to make such annual
payments. the said city is authorized
70 issue and to sell so much of the pub
TIC Improvement certificates authorized
70 be issued under Act No. Sc Of the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana. Session of 1908. amendments
presently existing thereto. or that may
De hereafter made. as may be neces-
Gates shall be sold by the CITY of New
orleans under sealed proposals to the
highest bidder. In such amounts and
under such conditions as the City OF
New Orleans may prescribe. The City
or New Orleans shall be entitled to re-
1ect 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. II
shall be the duty of the Board Of Liqui-
dation. City Debt. to compel by man
damus or other appropriate remedy.
the City of New Orleans to pay over
TO II 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
payment, the money so received shall
be forthwith paid over by the Board
OF Liquidation. City Debt: to the Board
the Parish of Orleans.
Section 8. Be 1t 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
C 70 De 81 in Sa Si, in the name Of the
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
ment. or maintenance of school houses
and school buildings and other edifices
and appurtenances thereto.
Any and all contracts for the DUR
chase OF ground or the construction Of
buildings shall be made by the Board
Of Directors Of the Public Schools Of
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
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
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 9. BE II 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
monev for the acquisition, con-
strnction or repair Of public school
buildings and their appurtenances in
the City Of New Orleans.
Section 10. Be II further enacted.
ETC.; That the provisions Of this act
shall constitute contract between the
holders Of the bonds issued thereun-
der and the Board of Director of the
Public Schools for the Parish of Or
leans.
Section IL. Be it further enacted.
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
ing amendment to the Constitution of
the State Of Louisiana shall be SUBJ
mitted to the electors Of the State. to-
wit:
The Board Of Directors Of the Public
Schools for the Parish Of Orleans shall
two million dollars $4,000. ooo) Of bonSs
to be known as Public School Bonos
City OF New Orleans" for the purpose.
and under the provisions set forth In
the act OF the IL legislature tha adopted to
regular session of the Louisiana Gem
eral Assembly for the year 1914. which
said act is hereby ratified and APP
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 IL. Be II further enacted.
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.
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
THOMAS c. BARRET.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
Approved: July .. 1914
L. E. HALL.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
ALVIN i. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.
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