The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-09-11

/ ItfSE Gay OF July, I9I3S ana IhHual'S
thereafter up to and including the year
1894, the sum Of one hundred thousand
dollars ($10O,000) in cash, and begin
ming on or before the first day OF July
1885. and annually thereafter up to anC
including the year 1854, the sum OF
fifty thousand dollars ($50.000) in cash
and such further sum as may be nee
essary in each year 10 pay the interest,"
on the bonds herein authorized ano
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 he issued under Act No. 90 of the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
! isiana. Session of 1908. or amendments
! presently existing thereto. or that may
| be hereafter made, as may be neces-
sary for said purpose; and such certif.
Gates Shall he sold NV 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 shall be entitled to re-
Ject any and all bids for such certificates
| provided. however, that nothing herein
contained shall he 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, ii
! shall be the duty of the Board of LiQui-
! dation, City Debt, to compel. by man"
! damus or ether appropriate remedy
| the City of New Orleans to pay over
! to it the amount thus due, When, and
rs soon as the Board of Liquidation
City Debt shall have received from the
| CITY of New Orleans any such annua!
| payment, the money so received shall
be forthwith paid over by the Board
( of Liquidation, City Debt to the Board
of Directors of the Public Schools for
| the Parish of Orleans.
| Section s. Be it further enacted
| ETC. That the proceeds of the sale OF
/ two million dollars of bonds authorized
| to be issued shall he expended solely
! for the following purposes. to-wit:
For the acquisition in the name OF
/ the City of New Orleans. either by par-
! chase or by appropriation proceedings
/ to be instituted in the name of the
| City Of New Orleans. of such sites as
! may he 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 school buildings and other edlfices
! and appVrteDances thereto.
Any and all contracts for the pur-
| chase 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 approval by the Com
! mission Council or other governing
body OF the City of New Orleans; and
all contracts for the construction of
| buildings or other edifiCes that may
| shall be let to the lowest bidder under
sealed proposals and after ten G0)
| DAYS advertisement In the official jour
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
! the Commission Council. or other gov
| erning body. of the City of New Or
| lears may concur in.
All plans and specifications for the
construction and repair OF school
| houses and other BUILDINGS and struc-
| lures shall he made and prepared by
| the Engineering Department of the
| Citv 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. Pc It 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
than as provided in this act any
money for the acquisition. con.
stmction or repair of public school
buildings and their appurtenances in
tho CITY OF New Orleans
| Section 10 Be 1t further enacted
| etc, That the provisions of this act
| shall constitute a 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,
etc. That at the Congressional electior
| to he held in this State on the first
| Monday after the Sirst Tuesday in tn,
month of November. 1914. the follow,
ing amendment to the Constitution OF
| the State of Louisiana shall be sub
, mitted to the electors of the State to-
! wit:
The Board Of Directors Of the Public
Schools for the Parish of Orleans shall
! he authorized and empowered to issue
two million dollars ($2.000.o00) of bon~...
| tn be known as Public School Bones
| CITY or New orleans. Tor the purpose
| and under the provisions set forth If
| the act of the LEGISLATURE adopted tc
/ that end and for that purpose at tn,
! regular session of the Louisiana Gen
eral Assembly for the year 1914, which
said act is hereby ratified and ap
| proved; and all provisions of the Con
| stitution of the State in conflict wftH
| the provisions of said act and with thil
| amendment are to that extent and fol
| that purpose only repealed.
+! Section II. BE 1t further enacted
etc. That on the official ballot to b.
| used at said election shall be placed
! the words For the New Orleans Pub
lie School Bonds Amendment; and thu
words Against the New Orleans Pub
lie School Bonds Amendment: and eacf
! elector shall indicate his vote on tn,
| proposed amendment as provided b,
! the general election laws of the State
l.. z. THOMAS.
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tiyes.
| THOMAS C. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President O
| the Senate.
| Approved July g. 1914.
/ L. e. HALL,
! Governor of the State of Louisiana.
| true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
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