The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-09-26

Board shall have the fight to lay out and
pave, within the property herein 70 pe ac-
quired, streets. avenues and bouievaros
and to arrange for the proper hghunS
thereof. No purchase. sale or lease shall
be made under the terms hereof without
the consent of the Board OF Liquioation
and the Commission Council OF the city
of New Orleans. or any other body that
may hereafter be in charge OF the anairs
of the city Of New Orleans The City
Attorney shall be the legal advisor OF the
Board The Mayor and Commissioner OF
Public Property, or any officers hereafter
created by other names exercising tne
same functions. shall be ex-of1cio MEM
bers of the Board, but without the right
to vote therein, but may be appointed on
committees 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 amendment
City Engineer. who. however. shall APP
point one or more special deputies to have
charge of the work. same to be selected
by the Board herein created and confirm
ed by the Board of Liquidation:
Should, at any time. the Board OF Liqui-
dation be of the opinion that. by reason
obligations of the city OF New Orleans.
funds will come into its hands from other
sources not pledged to other obligations.
bonds herein authorized. in principal and
interest, then it may, by resolution, de-
clare that the special tax herein levied is
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city of New Orleans shall cease to collect
such tax; but said tax shall revive at any
time. should it become necessary in order
that the Board should have sufficient
funds to meet the interest on the bonds
and the principal, at the maturity there
of, II same have not heretofore been pur-
chased or retired as hereinabove set forth
And said Board of Liquidation shall de-
termine, II ii deem 1t advisable. what
amount 1t shall set aside annually to pro-
vide for said sinking fund. but this right
in the Board shall be optional with II and
need not be exercised If the other means
the judgment of said Board, be sufficient to
protect the rights of the holders thereof
Should any property within the. limits
hereinbefore specified be deemed by the
said Board advisable for the purpose here
in contemplated. and the Board finds that
same cannot be purchased for reason
able and just price. then the city of New
Orleans shall have the right. by expro-
priation proceedings. to acquire said prop
erty; and said Board shall have the right
to receive any OF said property by dona-
ton or bequest- The title to all property
acquired hereunder, 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 used In
said election shall be placed the words.
For the Lake Shore Park Amendment.
and the words: Against the Lake Shore
Indicate. as provided in the general cleo
ton laws of this State, which OF the said
propositions he shall vote for,
L. L. THOMAS,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
THOMAS G. BARRETT.
Lieut.. Governor and President OF Senate.
Approved: July ., 1914:
l.. z. HALL,
Governor of the State OF louisiana
ALVIN z. HILBERT. Secretary of State.