Lower coast gazette., 1914-09-19
ACT NO. 21S
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House Bill No. 5337. BY Mr.. Jahncke
JOINT RESOLUTION

ACT NO. 27S
House Bill No. 537. BY Mr.. Jahncke
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an Amendment to the Con
stItution of the State Of Louisiana rcla-
tive to the issuance of Bonds and the
levying of a special tax to provide
therefor by the City of New Orleans,
to create a lake shore park, to provide
for the administration of the park, and
for the sale Of certain property &C
uuired in connection Herewith.
Section /. Be it resolved, by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all members elected to each
house concurring, that the following
amendment to the Constitution Of this
state be submitted to the electors of the
State at the next general election tor
Representatives in Congress to be holden
on the Tuesday next following the first
| Monday in November, 1914, to-wit:
Article 1. That tor the purpose OF
| acquiring the front of Lake Pontchartraln
from. what is known as West End to
Milneburg, or such part thereof as may
be deemed necessary and advisable, as
hereinafter set forth, the city of New
Orleans be, and it is hereby, authorized
TO issue bonds to an amount not exceed
ing $1,000, 10000, in denominations OF
$4,000, $4,000, $1,OoO.W, payable fifty
years after date, with interest at the
rate of i l/2 per cent per annum thereon,
payable semi-annually, and represented
by coupons to be attached to said bonds
and to provide for the payment of the
principal and interest of said bonds, there
is hereby levied annually a special tax
. on all property, real and personal, in the
city of New Orleans, to the amount OF
six-tenths of one mill on the dollar, which
shall be collected the anne as the other
taxes due to the city of New Orleans and
, be Immediately paid to the Board OF
: Liquidation of the city Of New Orleans
: where same shall be held separate, il
) what shall be known as the Lake Shore
{ Park Bond Fund; ;" and to establish ant
administer said park, there is hereby ere
, ated a commission of seven citizens an
u taxpayers, male or female, one from eac
{ of the Municipal Districts OF the cit
of New Orleans, who shall be appointe
u by the Mayor of the city and contlrme
nv the Commission Council as soon a
+ this amendment is adopted: such hrs
appointees shall hold Office respectivel
Is for me. two, three, four, five, six an
y seven wears, and at the expiration of eao
+ term. their successors shall be appointt
&c for the full term Of seven years, ana II
u Mayor, in making the first appointment
~ shall designate the term OF oflce OIL u
Ltec respective appointees. The members
VI said Board shall name and elect the
d. own officers and shall serve without col
=, pensation, but shall be allowed a secl
~ tary and such clerical assistance as mi
I'll be necessary, this to be determined, a.
y the salaries fixed and paid by the Boa
~ of Liquidation, which shall also Tx a
el nav the necessary amounts for the OIL
e expenses of said Board out of said tai
to The avails of said tax, in excess
the amount necessary to pay the ser
~ annual interest on said bonds and
IIh expenses of the Board as above set for
I'D shall be invested by said Board OF Lag
of dation for account of said fund, or IL
may purchase, at not more than y
nd with said surplus at any time, ana
Nv, u tire said bonds; and if, at any time
surplus reaches such an amount Il
1 1La the Board deems it not advlsa
~, TO hold same longer, and it is
able to purchase said bonds at
i rate above stated, it shall then have
right to call in any of said bonds, beg
ar1 ming with the highest number, put
~. not exceeding their market value.
Said bonds shall be sold at par
a." ny accrued interest all at one time or !
H.. tally. as said Board Of Liquidation I
w determine. The Board herein cres
~ shall be known as the New Orleans l.
Di' Shore Park Board, and shall nave
oto right to purchase such property as
...I be necessary within the limits above 81
mn fed to establish thereon a lake Il
iSIu mark and to build a sea wall and
e'S reclaim land from the lake by exten,
Aha the sea wall into the lake and III
sne the space between same and the pre-
;n, shore line, and to do all other work ne
NJ, sary to accomplish the purposes ne
, ne" provided for. And said Board shall
an. the right to sell or lease any POI
an. Of the property acquired hereunder
: pf reclaimed as may not be necessary
park purposes, and, in selling sam
W. prescribe the conditions under "
W.. same shall be held by private ow'
luS with reference to the character OF b
e ~ u ings. sidewalks and other improven
haro' to be erected thereon. The said d
shall have the right to lay out ana
MIR. within the property herein to be
n of quired, streets, avenues and DouieV
II of and to arrange for the proper llsI
tho thereof. No purchase, sale or lease
oon. be made under the terms hereot
out the consent of the Board OF l.
.'4 tba dation and the Commission Counc
,oo as the city Of New Orleans, or any
athes body that may hereafter be in char
T. doIl the affairs of the city of New Orl
,wost The City Attorney shall be the
,"t advisor of the Board. The Mayor
IF. Commissioner of Public Property
oons anv officers hereafter created by
~. 90 names exercising the same functions,
,,,hi;o he ex-of6cio members of the Board
! tho without the right to vote therein
un;nr NAV he appointed on committees
ma1 shall have the right to speak and pl
Liza" resolutions at any meeting of the /
!. j. The engineering work necessal
'onsas carry out the provisions of this al
"h"n ment shall he under the supervisl'
;near. the City Engineer, who, however,
~ ln1 H. %annoint one or more special deputl
" dono lave charge of the work, same
n and selected Dv lhe Doa,u ~ nf T,inu;d
Y En- contlrmea py Tue time " the BOARD of
|, etc, dation be Of the 9p soms Of 't the n nov
herein OF the pas h;ao+; ~ nf the CITY of
e date stahaihs ngs I'LL como into its
lption, orleans, iun Sn,r man not nledged to
e free from o'her SUI se't thon s,f;cient to .
g and oblga1iohs, Moi here;n authorized, i IN
led in for the 1onu s.rnst tben # NAV, by
%sition, cipal u la nc tbe+ the snecial tax
school luton, ueclaio ,anaer necessary. anG
in the levied Is ~ ~ o;ty If New Orleans