The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-09-15

| tho civ OF Ne" VI NAAS.i ''''''N
ans the tax to be entered upon tAe
~ rolls OF said city according 10 law
| arainsl all taxable property IN sa't
"itv as assessed and valued for cry
| toyatieu purposes, and said tax Shall oe
collected by said city and paIi over 10
said Board Of Directors OF the fupIl'
Schools. Parish Of Orleans. day py Gay
! as cOIIcG ted
said tax shall be in lieu OF all taxes.
CONCENTRATIONS and funds now authoIlZ-
cd or directed TO be- levied or confirm
| uted by the city Of New Orleans Tor
| pubIic sChOo! purposes. either by Salu
| Art No. 10 Of 1880 or other provisions
| If the Constitution Of this State, All
| constitutional provisions TO the con
trarv as we'll as Act No. 26z Of the
! General Assembly Of the State OF Louis
| lana for the year 1914. ratified as An
| amendment to the Constitution OF th;S
! State are hereby abregAted and repeal
| ed; and the city OF New Orleans SHAH
| hay. no power or authority to use or
employ any Of its taxes or funds FOR
| the establishment. support or mamie
nance Of tn" public schools directly OF
| indirectly, except as herein auth"rIZeo'
| provided. however. that the CITY or Ne"
! orleans shall administer, use ana EN-
| ploy all the funds. property or ihi"ES
| Of value now or hereafter helh hN IL
| under any special Legacy, Request or 90
nation made OF 10 be made d.F"rtIN 20
| il for school purposes, aud snail carry
out and execute the conditions "' an
| such special lrgaCles, requests or d"iA
| tiOnS tuat have been heretofore maze /"
| and accepted by said City OF New or
| leans and all such as may hereafter be
! made to and accepted by said city.
Section rs For the purpose OF GiY-
| ing additional support to the Iuhhc
! schools the Board of Directors OF TIE
| Public Schools, Parish OF Orleans, or us
! legal successor. may levy upon ali TAX
| able property III the city of New Orleans
| a special tax not exceeding Two MUS
| on the dollar Of tn" assessed valuation
Of said property (Which special tax shaIl
| be in excess Of the tax authorized by
| Section Il of this amendment, when
| ever % in the manner prescflDeh ny
Act No. 25G of the General Assembly OF
the State Of Louisiana for the year
1910, and amendments thereon, OF ia
such other manner as Shau De pEescT!O-
ed by law, the rate of such special tax,
the number of years it is TO be levied
AMI the purpose FOR which the tax IL
intended shall have been by said Board
submitted at an election to vote or
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 maze
prior to the submission OF the PROPOSE
ton to the said property taxpayers, ana
t2b a majority OF the same n hummer
and amount voting at SAID election shaIl
have voted therefor. The levy by said
Board OF any tax 50 authorized shall he
certified, assessed, collected and paid III
the manner prescribed by Section Il or
this amendment
Section 49, The Board of Directors
Of the Public Schools Parish OF Orleans,
or its legal successor, shall not CAPT
t,1 i,., WIN or
taxes which by this amendment II IS au-
thoriZri to levy. nor fund the same INTO
bonds. nor borrow money in anuclpat ton
OF the collection thereof; provided mat
said Board may. in any calendar year
III 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 tie in eX-
cess of the amount of its uncolIected
taxes OF SNcN year. ana ma! .9"u" us
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 cateh-
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-
vided however, no moneys shall be Dor
rOWed by said Board for any other puC-
poses than current purposes. and in no
event shall any money be borrowed by
said Board to make or TO pay for per
manent improvements: and provided
further that said Board shall not make
any contract or incur any debt or opll-
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
obligatio 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 budget of its receipts and ex-
penditures and said budget. before II
becomes effective, must be approved by
the Commission Council of the City of
New Orleans. or its successor as the
governing body of said City. and all ap-
propriationS by or expenditures of said
Board not included in the said budget
shall likewise before becoming effective
be approved by said Commission Coun
ell or It's said successor,
Provided that nothing herein shall
be taken or construed as authorizing
the Commission Council or its 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 It's 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 ora 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 its successor as the
governing body of said city
Section 81. The provisions hereof
are self-operative. and the City of
, New Orleans and the several board
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 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