The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-09-10

City Debt, beginning on or before tn
/ first day of July, 1915, ana annual!
| thereafter up to and including the yea
1884, the sum of one hundred thousand
| dollars (S100,000) in cash. and begin
ming on or before the first day of July
1885, and annually thereafter up to ant
including the year 1854, the sum o.
fifty thousand dollars $3.50. 000) in cash
ana such further sum as may be nee
essary In each year TO pay the interest
on the bonds herein authorized anC
then outstanding. To enable the City
OF New Orleans to make such annua
payments, the said city is authorized
TO issue and to sell so much of the pub
lie improvement certificates authorized
70 be issued under Act No. sc of the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
1slana, Session of 1908. or amendments
presently existing thereto. or that may
be hereafter made, as may be neces-
eary for said purpose; and such certift
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
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
CIltdIlS SilOuiu IAN 10 Dldhe any pay
ment when same shall become due. it
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 it 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
a Il,H to u nd
of Directors of the Public schools fer
the Parish of Orleans.
Section q, Be IL 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
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 end their appurtenanceS. nr for
the establishment of Fairgrounds or
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
AID apnurtenanceS thereto
Any and all contracts tor the pur-
chase of ground or the constr 'ction of
buildings shall be made by the Board
of Directors of the Public Schools of
the City of New Orleans. subject to
confrmatloa apd approval by The Com
iaissloh council ar etfier governing
body of the city OF New Orleans; and
all contracts for the construction of
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 (1O)
days advertisement in the official jour
nal of the City of New Orleans, and
under such terms and conditions as the
Schools for the Harish ar Orleans and
the Commission Council or other gov
erning 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 Cl.h or NnR
Orleans
ssctfoa O.. He 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-
demption, the City of New Orleans.
shall be free from the obligation of
appropriating and paying, otherwise
than as provided in this act, any
money for the acquisition. con-
struetion or repair of public schaql
buildings and their appurtenaneee il
tue City of Nsgy 0iIeana
section Ia ne IL further enacted.
etc, That the provisions of this act
shall constitute a. contract between the
holders of the bonds issued thereun-
Ter 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
month OF hqvember. i814 the Follow
ing amendment to the Constitution OF
She State of Louisiana shall be sub
fhitted to the electors of the State. to-
wit.
The Board or ~frectcrs of the Public
Schools for the r,7~'sh of Orleans shall
be authorized and e~r"overed to issue
two million dollars t$2oHA 'n0) of .bon~-
to be known as Public DOL Bon1s.
City of New Orleans for to nurpose.
and under the provisions set forta in
the act of the Legislature adopted 8.
that end and for that purpose AT TIC
regular session of the louisiana tlsn-
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
are to that extent and for
that purpose only repealed
Section H. Be II 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 Amendfnent"; and each
clector 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. BARRET.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July g. 1914.
l.. f. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.