The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-09-09

all or any part Of the pondS e3lSting Gt
the time of the adoption of this amend
ment: provided that, if the funds derived
from the sources aforesaid shall be in
sufficient in any one year to pay the prln-
cipal and interest OF the 6onds ISSUED .t
under this amendment and then out
standing and unpaid, or II tor any cause
there shall not be funds appropriated to
or available for SUCH purpose, the City Of
New Orleans shall levy tax upon all
taxable property in said city sufficient to
provide for any such deficiency; and pro-
Vided further that, when the aforesaid one
per cent debt tax and two-mili water and
sewer tax shall cease to be levied, the
City of New Orleans shall levy tax upon
all taxable proa&ty in SAID city suit ~ re
bonds as they respectively become due.
Section s. 1t is herebyantended that all
existing dedications and appropriations OF
said one per cent debt tax authorized by
said Act No. ITO of 1890 Except with re-
spect to the said one-half of the surplus
of the one per cent debt tax herein dedi-
Gated to public schools, and of said two
mill water and sewer oar tax. authorzed by
and performed according to the, priorltIes
by said statutes established; that all of
that portion of the funds resulting from
the levy Of said taxes which shall be
released from said appropriations and
dedfcations by the payment. satisfaction
or refunding of any Of the bonded deb5
there against shall, together with the one
half of the surplus of the one per cent debt
tax heretofore dedicated to public school
en Of the nte eD Of an
bonds issued under this amendment; that
ANA residue thereof remaining after the
payment of the principal and interest IN
any one year of bonds authorized by this
amendment shall be turned over to the
City of New Orleans to be used by it for
general municipal purposes, but when,
and to the extent that, the obligations
now charged on said taxes shall be paid,
satisfied or refunded, said taxes shall be
released from said obligations, and, ulti-
mately, when entirely released and dis
charged, shall cease to be levied; and,
that, thereafter, any and all bonds issued
under this amendment shall be provided
for by a tax upon all taxable property in
the City of New Orleans sufficient to pay
the principal and interest of said bonds as
they respectively become due; provided,
however, that, in the event the funds
payment of the principal and interest of
the bonds issued under this amendment
should prove insufficient the City of New
levy in every such instance a tax upon all
taxable property in the City OF New
Orleans necessary to pay the principal
Section g. The principal and interest of
all bonds authorized by this amendment
shall be payable in gold coin Of the
lent, OF the standard of weight and fine
ness at the time of the issuance of each
installment of said bonds.
OAHU DOItS Sfldll ne SACl1ipl from all
taxation for State, parish, municipal or
other local purposes
savings banks, tutors of minors, cura-
iors OF interdicts, trustees and other
fduciaries may invest the funds in their
hands in said bonds.
Said bonds may be used for deposit with
any officer, board, municipality or other
political subdivision of the State of Lou
lsiana in any case where by present or
future laws deposit or security is required.
said bonds may be registered and re-
Has
the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, may
prescribe.
Section 10. All bonds issued under this
amendment shall bear such rate of m
terest or, from time to time, different rates
of interest, and shall, except as herein
otherwise specially provided, be i'll such
form, terms and denominations, and pay
able at such times and places, within a
period of not exceeding fifty years from
the date thereof, as the Board of Liquida-
tion,. City Debt, shall determine. Said
bonds shall be issued in serial form and
shall be payable in annual installments,
commencing not more than two years
from their respective dates, and the in
stallments payable in each year shall be
SO fixed that, when the annual interest is
added thereto, the several annual total
amounts of principal and interest to be
paid shall be as nearly equal as practi-
cable; provided, said installments may be
fixed at five thousand dollars or the near
est multiple thereof.
Said bonds shall be signed by the Mayor
and the Commissioner of Public Finance
of the City of New Orleans, or officers
exercising similar functions, and counter
signed by the President or Vice-Presdent
and the Secretary or Assistant Secretary
of the Board of Liquidation, City Debt,
and the coupons attached to said bonds
shall bear the facsimile signatures of said
Commissioner of Public Finance and said
Secretary or Assistant Secretary. In case
any such officer whose signature or coun-
ter-signature appears upon such a bond
or coupon Shall cease to be such officer
before delivery of said bond or coupon to
the purchaser such signature or counter
signature shall nevertheless be valid for
preparing and selling said bonds shall be
paid for by the Board of Liquidation,
City Debt.
Section IL. All bonds issued under this
amendment shall be sold by the Board of
Liquidation, City Debt, to the highest
bidder or bidders by sealed proposals after
insertions in the official journal of the
City Of New Orleans (the first insertion to
be at least fifteen days prior to the date
Of the sa1e9, and such other advertise
ment, in saiW city or elsewhere, as said
Board OF Liquidation may in it's discretion
direct; provided, said Board of Liquidation
may reject any and all bids.
Section IL. Except as otherwise pro-
yided in this amendment, the City of New
Orleans shall not borrow money, issue
ponds, notes or other evidences of in
ticipate the collection of any of it's taxes.
No money shall be drawn from the
treasury of said city without specific
appropriation therefor previously made,
nor shall said city make any contract or
incur any debt or obligation for any pur-
pose whatsoever unless sufficient funds,
not otherwise appropriated, to pay and
discharge same are actually in the treas
ury of said city at the time of making the
contract or mourning the debt or obliga-
ton and are specifically set aside and
Dedicated to said purpose, unless herein
otherwise provided. The foregoing limi-
tation md restriction shall not apply or
be held to Apply to contracts or obligation
incurred with respect to the furnishing to
telephone service or garbage removal or
destruction
The said city may in any calendar year
d. anticipation of the collection of the
Saxes Of such calendar year, and for the
purposes for whichmSuch taxes are levied,
borrow such sumSeas shall not be In
excess of the amount of it's unsolicited
taxes of such year, and may issue it's
notes or other evidences of Indebtedness
therefor, and suci1 sum, notes or other
evidences of Indebtedness shall be pay
able only out of the taxes of the calendar
year in which said loan or loans are first
made, and for which indebtedness said
revenues shall be pledged and said in
debtedness shall not be payable out Of
any other funds or moneys whatsoever.
No money shall be borrowed by the said
city except for current municipal pur-
poses, and in no event shall any money
be borrowed by said city to make or to
pay for works Of public Improvement
Said city may issue for street paving
certificates on its faith and
creGlt pursuant to legislative authority
to an amount not in excess of any special
assessments which lave been or shall be