The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-11-02

against all taxable property in said
city as assessed and valued Tor city
taxation purposes; and said tax shall DC
collected by said city and paid over to
said Board of Directors of the Public
Schools, Parish of Orleans day by DAY
as collected.
appropriations and funds now authoriz-
ed or directed to be levied or contrib
uted by the City Of New Orleans Tor
public school purposes, either oy saIa
Act No. I1O Of 1880 or other provisions
of the Constitution Of this State. All
constitutional provisions to the CON
traTy as well as Act No. 26Z OF tne
General Assembly of the State OF LOUIS
lana for the year 1914, ratified as an
amendment to the Constitution OF this
State, are hereby abrogated and repeal
ed; and the City Of New Orleans shall
have Eo power or authority to use or
the eStahl shment, support or malnte-
nance of the public schools, directly or
Indirectly, except as herein authorized;
provided, however, that the City or New
Orleans shall administer. use and en-
rIoy all the funds, property or things
Of value now or hereafter held by IL
unier any special legacy, bsquest or do
nation made or to be made directly 70
it for school purposes, and shall carry
out and execute the conditions OF all
such special legacies bequests or dona-
tions that have been heretofore MADE 10
and accepted by said City Of New Or
made to and accepted by said city.
Section Is. For the purpose or CIV
ing additional support to the Pubic
schools. the Board OF Directors OF tne
Public Schools, Parish of Orleans. or Its
legal successor. may levy upon all tax
able property in the city of New orleans
a special tax not exceeding TWO miLls
on the dollar of the assessed Valuatlo1
of said property (Which special tax snall
be in excess of the tax authorized by
Section II of this amendmenD, Wnen-
ever (1) in the manner prescrloe9 oy
Act No. 256 of the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana for the year
1910, and amendments thereof or IN
such other manner as shall be prescrlD-
ed by law, the rate of such speclal LAX,
the number Of years 1t IS 70 oe leVlea
and the purpose for which the tax 10
intended shall have been by said Board
submitted at an election to vote OF
the property taxpayers or the CITY Oh
New Orleans entitled to vote under the
laws of this State, who shall have been
assessed for property in said city as
shown by the last assessment made
prior to the submission OF the PROPOSE
ton to the said property taxpayers. ana
(2) q majority of the same in NUMBER
and amount voting at said election snali
have voted therefor. The levy by SAID
Board Of any tax so authorized shaii pS
certified, assessed, collected ana pala IN
the manner prescribed oy Sectlon ~ VI
this amendment.
Section 10. The Board of Directors
of the Public Schools Parish Of Orleans
or Its legal successor, shall not caPl-
talize the whole or any part OF lne
taxes which by this amendment IT Is au-
thorized to levy, nor fund the same into
bonds, nor borrow money In antlclpstlon
of the collection thereof; PROVIDED that
said Board may, in any calendar year,
In anticipation of the collection " the
taxes of such calendar year and Tor the
purpose for which such taxes are IeVleo'
borrow such sums as shall not be IN eX.
- arnRnlIRHfAd
taxes of such year, and may issue IT'S
notes or other evidences OF tndepteoness
therefor, and such sums. notes or otner
evidences of Indebtedness shall be pay
able only out of the taxes Of the calen-
dar year In which said loan or loans
60 80 Ie ssIlt 81 sf'g
other funds or moneys whatever:
vfded, however, no moneys shal pc
rowed by said Board for any other pur
poses than current purposes, ana IN n0
event shall any money be borrowed py
said Board to make or to pay for per-
manent improvements ana pIoVldeo
further, tfat said Board shall not MAKE
any contract or incur any dept OF 0pll-
cation unless sufficient funds not otner-
wise appropriated, to pay and dlscnarge
the same are actually in the treasurey
of said Board at the time OF maklnS
said contract or mourning said deot or
OBLIGATION and are specially set aslos
and dedicated to said purpose, except 1s
NAV be hereinabove specially provided.
Said Hoard shall annually and prior
to the beginning OF the scnolastlc ye1r ear
nrepare a. budget of its receipts and ex-
penditures and said budget, before II
becomes effective, must be approved py
the Commission Council OF the CITY OF
New Orleans. or its successor as tne
1oyerning body of said City, and all ap-
5ropriations by or expenditures OF salo
board not included in the said budset
ehaIl likewise before becoming enectVe
be approved by said commission Oouh-
CIyN
Provided that nothing herein snail
he taken or construed as authorizing
the Commission Council or Its sue
cessor to change, alter, suDstitute OF
eliminate any OF the items OF tne
budget thus submitted; the true IN
tcnt and meaning hereof being that
the said council or its successors snail
have no authority whatsoever In or
over said budget, except to the extehi
of ascertaining whether the proposed
expenditures as exhibited py saI1
budget are within the probable ano
Estimated revenues of said Board OF
Directors of the Public Schools. Par
ish of Orleans.
section 20. The inhibition herein
established against the City or New
Orleans and the Board Of directors OF
the Public Schools, Parish OF Orleans
or either Of them, borrowing money.
anticipating their revenues, capitaliz.
inr their funds or issuing notes or
other evidences OF debt, shall apply
TO all boards, commissions or bodies
created by or under the aathoriy OF OF
the Common Council Of the City or
New Orleans. o. its successor as the
governing body of said CITY
Section 2f Tire provisions herecf
are self-operative. and the City OF
New Orleans and the several boards
and bodies herein referred to shaI'
carry the SANE into effect.
Be II further snd ef ETC., that the
amendment proposed By this act shall
be submitted to the electors OF the
State for their approval or rejection
at the Congressional election TO be
flrst Monday In the month of Novem.
her. 1915: that there shall be printed
on the official ballots to be used at
said election the words:
For the proposed amendment 70
the Constitution of the State Louis
lana providing for the fundius Of ccr-
tnfn debts Of the City of New Orleans
and of the Board of Directors of the
Public Schools. Parish Of Orleans"
and the words:
Against the proposed amendment u
the Constitution Of the te of Louis
lana providing for the ! Of -
taIn 4 IS of tho CITY O: n -.
and or rsf -Tloard Of Dire =.
Public Part ~ -
and ,f:aE .i
by th+ ~
State. vi .f ff a2af7.'
the pro
Speaker
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