The St. Mary banner., 1914-09-26

ate remedy, the City Of New Orleans Il
pay over to il the amount thus due. When
and us soon as the Board of Liqui latjon
City Debt, Shall have received from tht
City ot New Orleans and such annual pay
nent. the money received shall bt
fOrlh with paid over by the Board OF Ii
guido ton. city Debt. to the Board oi
Directors of the Public Schools for the
Parish OF Orleans.
Section 5. Be it further enacted. etc
That the proceeds of the sale OF two mil
hon dollars .: bonds herein authorized tC
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 purchase
or by appropriation proceedings 10 be in
stltuted in the name of the City of New
Orleans, of such sites as may be neces-
Sdry for the erection, extension or ell
largement of school houses and their ,lp-
purtenances, or for the establishment If
Fairgrounds or stadia connected with the
public school system OF the City OF New
Orleans: and for the construction, or en-
| largement, or maintenance of school houses
and school buildings and other edifices
ana appurtenanCeS thereto.
Any and all contracts for the purchase
| OF ground or the construction OF buildings
shall be made by the Board of Directors
! of the Public Schools of the City of New
| Orleans subject to confirmation and ap-
provai by the Commission Council or
other governing body of the City OF New
Orleans; and all contracts for the con-
Struction 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 GD
days advertisement in the official journal
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 the Commission
Council, or other governing body, of the
City of New Orleans may concur in.
All plans and specifications for the con-
struction and repair of school houses and
other buildings and structures 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 g. Be it further enacted, etc,
That during the life of the bonds herein
authorized to be issued and until the date
of their complete and final redemption,
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-
struction or repair of public school build
lngs and their appurtenances in the City
Section 10. Be it further enacted, etc,
That the provisions of this act shall con-
stitute contract between the holders of
the bonds issued hereunder and the Board
of Directors of the Public Schools for the
Parish of Orleans.
Section II. Be it further enacted, etc.
held in this State on the first Monday
after the first Tuesday in the month of
November, 1914 the following amendment
to the Constitution of the State of Louisi-
ana shall be submitted 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 $4,000, ,000) of bonds to be
known as Public School Bonds City of
New Orleans" for the purpose and un-
der the provisions set forth in the act of
the Legislature adopted to that end and
for that purpose at the regular session of
the Louisiana General Assembly for the
year 1914, which said act is hereby ratified
and approved; and all provisions of the
Constitution 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 II. Be it further enacted, etc,
said election shall be placed the words
For the New Orleans Public School Bonds
Amendment; and the words against the
New Orleans Public School Bonds Amend
ment'; and each elector shall indicate
his vote on the proposed amendment as
provided by the general election laws of
the State.
l.. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representative
THOMAS G.. BARRETT,
Lieut. Governor and President of Senate
Approved: July 9, 1914.
l.. f. HALL.
Governor OF the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN F.. HEBERT. Secretary of state.