The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-11-03

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tax rolls of said city according to law
against all taxable property IN said
city as assessed and valued FOR CITY
taxation purposes. and said tax shall be
collected by said city and paid over to
said Board Of Directors Of the Public
Schools. Parish OF Orleans. day by day
as collected.
Said tax shall be in lieu Of all taxes,
appropriations and funds now authoriz-
ed or directed TO be levied or contrib
uted by the CITY of New Orleans for
public school purposes. either by said
Of the Constitution Of this State. All
constitutional provisions to the con-
trary. as we'll al Act No, 2s2 Of the
General Assembly Of the State OF Louis
iana for the year 1914. ratified as An
amendment to the Constitution OF tins
ed, and the CITY OF New Orleans shall
have no power or authority to use or
employ any Of its taxes or funds FOR
the establishment, support or mantle
nance Of the public schools. directly or
indirectly, except as herein authorized,
provided. however, that the CITY OF New
Orleans shall administer, uEs and EN-
ploy all the funds. property or things
Of value now or hereafter held by 1t
under any special legacy, bequest or DO
nation made or to be made directly 10
it for school purposes, and shall carry
out anu execute tne cON0lllOuS 81 III
such special leRacies. beQussts or dOna-
tons that have been heretofore made 70
and accepted by said City Of New Or
Jeans Il all such as nay hereafter be
made to and accepted b. said city.
Section is. For the purpose OF CIV
ing additional support to the Public
schools. the Board OF Directors OF the
Public Schools, Parish of Orleans, or its
legal successor. may levy upon all tax
| a h1t ar Y in fhp rity IF Nav brleA n s.
a special tax not exceeding two mills
on the dollar OF the assessed valuation
OF said property (Which special tax shall
be in excess OF the tax authorized by
Section II Of this amendment, wien
ever % in the name prescribed by
Act No. 256 Of the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana for the year
1910. and amendments thereof. or IA
such other manner as shall be prescrIb-
ed by law. the rate or such speCtaI tax,
the number Of wears 1t Is TO be levied
and the purpose for which the tax 10
intended shall have been by said Board
submitted at al election to a vote or
the property Taxpayers of the CITY OF
New Orleans entitled TO vote under the
laws OF this State, who shall HAYS been
assessed for property IN said city Is
shown by the last assessment maue
prior to the submission OF the PROPOSE
ton to the SAID property taxpayers, ana
e. a majority of the same in number
and amount voting at said election shaI!
have voted therefor. The levy by SAID
Board OF any tax so authorized shall be
certified. assessed, collected and paid IN
the name prescribed by Section !, OF
this amendment.
Section 70. The Board Of Directors
OF the Public Schools Parish Of Orleans.
or It's legal successor. shall not capt.
tali2e the whole or n part or the
taxes which by this amendment: 1t IS au-
tnoriZed TO levy, nor FUND the same mo
bonds, nor borrow money in anticipation
of the collection thereof, provided that
said Board may, in any calendar year,
in anticipation of the collection OF the
taxes OF such calendar year and for the
purpose for which such taxes are levied.
borrow such sums AS shall not he in ex-
cess of the amount OF its uncolleCted
taxes Of such year. and may ISSUE ''s
notes or other evidences of indebtedness
therefor. and such sums, notes or other
evidences of Indebtedness shall be pay
| able only out OF the taxes OF the Calen-
dar year in which said loan or loans
are first made and for which indebted
ness shall not be payable out or any
other funds or moneys whatever, pro-
v.ded, however, no moneys shall be Dor
rowed by said Board for any other pur-
poses than current purposes, and in no
event shall any money be borrowed by
said Board to make or to pay fnr per
manent improvements; and provided
further. that said Board shall not make
any contract or incur n debt or ooli-
cation unless sufficient funds not other
wise appropriated, to pay and discharge
| the same are actually in the treasurey
| Of said Board at~the time of making
said contract or mourning said debt or
obligation and are specially set aside
and dedicated to said purpose, except as
may be hereinabove specially provided.
Said Board shall annually and prior
to the beginning of the scholastic year
prepare a budget Of its receipts and ex-
penditures and said budget. before 1t
becomes effective. must be approved by
the Commission Council OF the City OF
New Orleans. or its successor as tire
governing body of said City, and all APP
preparations by or expenditures Of said
Hoard not included in the said budget
shall likewise before becoming effective
be approved by said Commission Coun-
Gil or its said successor;
Provided that nothing herein shall
be taken or construed as authorizing
the Commission Council or Its sue
ces.or to change. alter, substitute or
eliminate any OF the items Of the
budget thus submitted: the true in
tent and meaning hereof being that
the said council or it's SUCCESSORS shall
have no authority whatsoever In or
over said budget. except to the extent
of a.c~ertaining whether the proposed
expenditures as exhibited by said
budget are within the probable and
estimated revenues Of said Board Of
Directors of the Public Schools. Par
ish Of Orleans.
Section 20. The inhibition herein
established against the City Of New
Orleans and the Board Of Directors of
the Public Schools. Parish Of Orleans.
or either Of them. borrowing money,
anticipating their revenues. capitaliz-
ing their funds or Issuing notes OF
other evidences Of debt. shall apply
to all boards, commissions or bodies
created by or under the authority OF
the Common Council OF the City OF
New Orleans. or it's successor as the
governing body Of said city.
are self-operative. and the City OF
New Orleans and the several boards
and bodies herein referred to shall
carry the same into effect.
Be it further enacted. 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
held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday In the month of Novem-
Der, 1916: that there shall be printed
on the official ballots to be used a,
said election the words:
For the proposed amendment tC
the Constitution of the State of Louis.
lana providing for the fundipg Of Ger
tain 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 tC
the Constitution Of the State Of Louis.
lana providing for the funding of Ger,