The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-09-07
PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS
TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF LOUIS
lana
Adopted at the Session of the
Legislature of 1916.
To Be Voted On at the Congress
siOnal Election.
Act No. 4

House BIN IN, No: T. By, Mr.. Byrns
proposing an amendment to the Consti
tuition Of the State of Louisiana pro
yiding for: The funding of certain
debts of the City OF New Orleans and
of the Board OF Directors of the Pub.
lie Schools Parish of Orleans. re.
spectively the Issuance of serial bonds
~ said city. the purpose for and the
manner in which same may be issued
and the duties and functions of the
Board OF Liquidation, City Debt, with
reference thereto; and the levying by
the City Of New Orleans and the
Board of School Directors, Parish of
Orleans, respectively of certain taxes
for general municipal and school pur-
poses; and providing for the submits
sion of said amendment to the eIec-
tors OF the State for their approval
or rsjection.
Be 1t enacted by the Genera! Assem-
bly, of the State of Louisiana, two-thirds
of all the members elected to each house
concurring. that subject to the ratifica-
tton and approval of the electors Of
the State the Constitution Of the State
De amended by Incorporating therein
the Following provisions, to-w1I;
Section /. The City of New Orleans
by vote of three-fourths If all the
members of the Board Of Liquidation
City Debt. approved by resolution of the
Commission Council, or its SUCCESSOR as
the governing body of said municipality,
adopted by vote Of two-thira~ of all
the members of said council or govern
thB pouy, sh5il nave power and is mere
by authorized TO issue Nine Million Dol
lars (ss,o00,000) Of bonds. to be styled
City Of New Orleans Serial Gold
Bonds" and to bear such rate of inter-
est as the Board OF Liquidation, City
Debt, may fix from time to time as each
lnstallment OF said bonds is offered for
sale as hereinafter provided
Section 2. Three Million Dollars CsS.-
600. 0.00O) in par value of the bonds al,-
thorized by Section / of this amendment
shall forthwith be Bold
The proceeds Of said tbraa r,i1I,or
, dollars or bonds shall he anniied sTcin-
sivslv 10 the soIIowiz y,,,r1,,ses 49, -
fha fotinuInpr or5ar. P1tPo o"a Al
VI, ,r,.. s..s.. ,,
Inc payment OF the outstanding
1na lnphia scnool teachers Salary
Benes oI the City OF New Orleans. is
sael Rnlet Ack No OF the General As
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~ '1,.-,ts stas,,asas "a tbe
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Boafu q rss..ssh na1aans
hc Schoois, aI.sh - sar-'s c..t
evidenced py MOVE fos nVlSs etn.
standing at the thae OF tne auopeIon
exceeding Six Hundred and Fifty Thou.
sand Dollars ls6sOU9gJ; proVloeo lnat
IN the event that sala indeoteoness u
any part tnereoI SnsAl nass ss Desh pau palu
py saio boaro out 20, oa aS,ettnr ~ y, thSs
nues previous 70 tle aooptlon oI s tnIs
amenuIneht; lns . nus Pste Sios ~,
70 exceed xeoV.OvO, hoWsverl, ~, snail ~ De
Used Used 81 Il for school purposes, as pro-
Video Dy ,,is IA .,.,,o,. 80 81. sun, =. NV.
1cl ne , paylneHt S,, u tne Suln Iesoa ~ a,n,
Hundred Tnousana 1'oilars lars, As9vo,ovv1. ~ ~.
with interest tnereoii, poIIoMea Dy tne
CITY of New orleans LOT storm eHersen-
cy purposes IN tne year as 1912 :. :.
tai Ihe payment OF ltle oseruTnlt lTilLt "
other cue py n tne y. 10y es,o =.
New Orleans TO It's f1scal agents or other
banks representing leans ot adNances i
MADE py them 70 salu clty, otneL tiisx 81
those thss rtto rsIeTred 20 On - maint nj eTcead.
Ing IN prinelpad ano ihteIesl tne sum 21
OF gne Miiiion LnIte ~ psa ~ Anu ,d
" Thousand DoilaIe isA'oev.VVol, al1
tel Ine paiancs oI Salu pLoceeLs
shall De USED ana employees Dy tne
B9ard OF Llquluauohs Slty DeDls LOT lne
payment or ruOllc hnproFelnent .ln SeI I IN m
Gates q tne Slly OF NsW OIleahs, as set
section s. Inc femalnoer oL tne
bonds authorized oy sectlon oI tnlB
smendment. or SO mleh thereoL J, 1N a. sss may ~
ne necessary sesai pe SOLO t,s i.osll .a.ls -
time IN SUCH amounts as the 5oard q
Liquluatlon, lily Deol, mdy netsiImInes s
ana tne pEoeeeas ~ lle ,ss sae 1nersOa ~ ssa
snail be applied oy Salo poaf0 70 tne
payment of Public Improvement Certih-
gates gutnofizeq py ,. Act ~ ~; DO 9L Lle
General assembly od the state q LOUIS
lana Tor the year lsvo, Anq acts alIieiua- s..s.
tory tnereoI. anu presently oulssAnVine
or issued az any tine IN pay Hlent q
any eontracf maze peIofe thls aInenu- atl-
ment takes ensct. ~ thelr IsspeellVs ~ =
maturlties or wnen salo matuIIitles can
pe antieipatea upon terms satAslaceory
70 salu boaIg. :. .ane - -,
said ACT 20. os or lgVe is ana an
amenaments lhereoL as it MsH - -. sea a.,
utes upon the sAne suDgeSs A. aI ssa ~
mucl " -acts s.a -. a,ss e Si1 ~ 1so s,t ~
the General assembly q the state q
LouIAlana l9I Vie ssai a,s.s. t. 1nt Ss"sI -
stalEtes oh tise sals sup5SS. 49, f,,s.,
may anee 6 sppiy M ~ ,S ~ - sls ars
q -SeN N.Aeans' os 80 ~ % % ts,sit
hereby repeated; nexertneless Funiiee e
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u the rnlIihur P.oNLasa - say ~ s ~,
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ayment y Aiy sl 49,. - nisloe peAotS
thss IN ess, ~ S,., era.r.
go srsn ss.ra ,s,S ,,ss,ot.ate 10 ho,5s
s a,,ths.rg-ss ~, ! sssts ~ : ,-,a soyisv
y r,,,,,5er a,Sl aTsn,,rt ~ the nronerfy
fsxnayers who shalt have been ssseessd
FOR property IN SAID city as shown py
thA iasf assessment made prior to the
s1bnisslon Of the proposition 70 the
eaid property taxpayers and who are
othevwiss auaiined to vote under the