St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-09-16

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and amount voting at said election sna y
Board Of any tax % authorized shall q
certified, assessed, collected and paid II
the manner prescribed by Section ~ o.
Section ~. The Board Of Directors
of the Public Schools Parish OF Orleans
or its legal successor, shall not CAPT
talize the whole or any part OF tn
taxes which by this amendment 1T 10 au-
thorized to levy. nor fund the same Into
bonds, nor borrow money in anticipation
Of the collection thereof; provided thai
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 az shall not be IN Ok.
cess Of the amount OF Its uncoNeeteo
taxes OF such year, and may issue III
notes or other evidences OF lndeoteonese
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
other funds or moneys whatever; pro-
vided, 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 be Dorf9 }cr ne ny
manent improvements; and provided
further, that said Board shall not make
any contract or incur any debt or ooll-
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 SGT aside
and dedicated to said purpose, except al
may be hereinabove specially provided.
Said Board shall annually and prior
to the beginning Of the scholastic year
prepare q budget Of its receipts and ex-
penditures and said budget. before 1t
the Commission Council OF the City OF
New Orleans, or its successor az the
governing body of said City. and all APP
preparations by or expenditures n;s Of hd saaa
shall likewise before becoming effective
be approved by said Commission Coun-
ell or its said successor;
Provided that nothing herein shall
be taken or construed as authorizing
the Commission Council or it's sue
cessor 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 its successors shall
have no authority whatsoever in or
over said budget. except to the extent
Of ascertaining 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, capitalize
ing their funds or issuing notes OF
to all boards, commissions or bodies
created by or under the authority of
the Common Council OF the City OF
New Orleans, or its successor as the
governing body of said city.
Section II. The provisions hereof
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 1t 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 at
said election the words:
"For the proposed amendment to
the Constitution Of the State of Louis
lana providing for the funding 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:
"Againat the proposed amendment to
the Constitution Of the State Of Louis
lana providing for the funding of GER
tain debts Of the City Of New Orleans
and of the Board Of Directors of the
Public Schools. Parish of Orleans"
and that each elector shall indicate
on the ballot cast by him, as provided
by the general election laws of the
State. whether he votes for or against
the proposed amendment.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives.
FERNAND MOUTON.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: June 8, 1916
r. G. PLEASANT.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES ]. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.