The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31

| to pay over to the Board of Liquidation,
! 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 (s100,Q0Q1 in cash, and begin
ming on or before the first day of July.
| 1885, and annually thereafter up to and
| including the year 1854, the sum of
fifty thousand dollars (S50,000) ii cash.
ana such further sum as may be nee
essary in each year 20 pay the interest
| on the bonds herein authorized and
| then outstanding. To enable the City
| of New Orleans to make such annual
| payments, the said city Is authorized
| to issue and to sell SO much of the pub
lie Improvement certificates authorized
| to be issued under Act No. Sc Of the
| General Assembly of the State of Lou
| tsiana Session Of 1905 or amendments
| presently existing thereto, or that may
| be hereafter made as may be neces-
sary for said purposes and such certtf.
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
OF New Orleans shah 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 LiIui-
dation. City Debt. to compel, by man
dan1us Or other appropriate remedy.
| the City of New Orleans to pay over
as soon as the Board of Liquida ton,
City Debt. shall have received from the
City of New orleans any such annual
payment, the money 50 received shall
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Of Liquidation, City Debt, 20 The Board
of Directors of the Public Schools for
the Parish of Orleans.
Section 8. Be it further enacted,
etc. That the proceeds Of the sale Of
two million dollars of bonds authorized
70 be issued shall be expended solely
for the following purposes. to-wit:
For the acquisition In the name oe
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
system Of the City of New Orleans
and for the. construction. or enlarge
ment, or maintenance Of school houses
and appurtenances thereto.
Any and all contracts for the pur-
chase of ground or the construction of
BUILDINGS shall be made by the Board
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
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)
Er..
nal of the City Of New Orleans, and
under such terms and conditions as the
Board of Directors of the Public
Schools for the Parish of Orleans and
erntng body, of the City of New Or
leans may 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
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
date of their compAete and final re-
demptton the City of New Orleans.
shall be free from the obligation of
appropriattng 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 thfs act
shall constitute g 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
nitted to the electors of the State, to-
wit:
The Board of Directors of the Public
be authorized and empowered to issue
two million dollars (s200o000 Of bonds
to be known rs Public School BONDS
city of New y, Orleans" for the purpose
the act of tho legislature adapted to
that end and for that purpose at the
regular session Of the Louisiana Cen
eral Assembly ;, for , the year 1919, which
proved; and all provisions of the Con-
stitutton Of the State in conflict with
the provisions of said act and with this
amendment are ret, TO rd dnat e5tent and for
Section - Be 1t further enacted,
etc, That on the official ballot to be
used at said election shall be placed
lie School Bonds Amendment; md 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-
tives.
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senator'S
Approved: July 9, 1914.
l.. L. HALL,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary OF State.