The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-09-05

carry out the purpose of this act: pro1
stdII tnat nothing herein contained
PAR the provisions of Article Az of
IAe constitution of this State
section 6. Be it further enacted
~. nat the Board Of Liquidation. CITY
~ ESP and annually thereafter pay
| a.I redeem fifty thousand dollars
LS2V;VVOD. in principal sum of said
I dennis The he, plan and schedule of re
| PoarI I'o ~, Shall he determined by the
hodru OF Liquidation. City Debt and
| aainnouhced by il in detail i'm the adver-
uSetncnt calling for sealed bids.
e,c SecI non = Be It further enacted
| Board of Directors of the Public
| Scho9lS for the Parish of Orleans for
| w utuuCtlonS and payments which the
t ,Daiu OF Liquidation. city Debt. is
| HtIe,H authorized to mare out of said
| "ne-half Of the surplus of the one per
| cent debt tax. the City of New Orleans
snail and il is hereby made its duty
| 10 pay over To the Board of Liquidation
| .irst day Of July. 1915. and annually
| hereafter m to and including the year
| I'%f' the sum OF one hundred thousand
| 'o'ldrS 'Elt".hOpp in cash. and begin
| ramE On or before the first day of July
| 90 ana annually therea fter up to and
| ln.IUdlhS the year 1854. the sum Of
| MY Thousand dollars $50 .OGGD in cash.
| anu Such further sum as NAV he nee
u, IN ea'h year 10 pay the interest
| III tIt hoNdS herein authorized ami
| tnen outstanding. To enable the CITY
81 New Orleans TO make such aDpUa'
| payments the said city is authorized
~ ~ issue and to sell so much of the pub
| nc Improvement certificates authorized
| 10 ne ISSUED under Act No. So Of the
| rthefaI Assembly of the State of Lou
| ISl"ha' Session of 1905. or amendments
| presently existing thereto or that may
ne hereafter made. as may he neces-
| Sary for said purpose. and such certif
| td,"S snail he sold by the CITY Of New
| dreams under sealed proposals to the
| under such conditions as the City Of
| New orleans may prescribe The City
| OF New Orleans shall lie entitled 20 re-
| Ject any and all bids for such certificates.
| provided. however. that nothing herein
contained shall he construed to. i'm
any manner. relieve the City of New
| orleans OF the OBLIGATION to make the
| annual payments herein designated:
| ana, IN the event that the City Of New
| orleans should fail to make any pay
| ment when same shall become due. il
| snail be the duty of the Board of Liuui-
| Iauon. city Debt to compel. by man
| damuS or other appropriate remedy
| the city of New Orleans to pay over
| 10 II the amount thus due When and
| as soon as the Board of Liquidation.
| CltN Debt. shall have received from the
| city or New Orleans any such annual
payment. the money so received shall
| ne 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 &. Be il further enacted
| etc. That the proceeds of the sale Of
two million dollars OF bonds authorized
to he issued shall he expended solely
| Tor the followin" purposes. to-wit:
For the acquisition in the name o.
| the CITY OF New Orleans. either by pur-
| chase or nv appropriation PROCEEDINGS
10 be Instituted in the name OF the
Cltv or 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
ment or maintenance of school houses
| and school buildings and other edirices
and appurtenances thereto
Any and all contracts for the DUR
chase of ground OF the instruction of
buildings shall be made by the Board
~ 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 NAV
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
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
erning body. of the City of New Or
leans NAV concur in.
All plans and specifications for the
construction and repair of school
houses and other buildings and struc-
lures 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
Orleans.
Section 9. Re it further enacted. etc.
That during the life of the bonds here
in authorized to he issued and until the
demption, the City Of New Orleans.
shall be free from the obligation OF
anpropriating and paying otherwise
than as provided in this act, any
struction or repair of public school
buildings and their appurtenances in
the City of New Orleans.
Section 10 Be it 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 II. 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 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 (s2, 000. 000) of bonr-
to be known as Public School Bonds
City of New Orleans" for the purpose
and under the provisions set forth in
the act of the Legislature adopted to
regular session of the Louisiana Cen
eral Assembly for the year 1914, which
said act is hereby ratified and ap-
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 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. f. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Representa-
THOMAS c. BARRETT
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July 9, 1914.
l.. f. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
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