Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-11-03

| ments shall be insufficient for such pay
ment and reimbursement shall be mad
70 the general funds Of the City OF New
ORGANS when the assessments are col
| lected to the extent of the amount tina
| the said general funds shall have con
tributed to the payment aforesaid. s.
| much OF Act No. 20 of the General As
sembly OF the State of Louisiana for tn,
year 1914 as may be inconsistent here
with Is hereby repealed. and hereafter
no paving certificates shall be issuee
the City OF New Orleans, but such GER
tincates shall be secured as herein and
otherwise provided for by said act OF
subsequent legislative authority not II
that paving eertiea9e Svi for which, tn,
faith and credit of the City of New Or
leans shall be pledged. whether ISSUED
under the aforesaid Act No. 23 OF 1914
not at any one time be outstanding ir
Dollars $4,000. ooo) in face value.
Section 10. The total issue Of bonds
by the City Of New Orleans for all pur-
poses shall never exceed ten per centum
ty in said city provided. however. that
neither the bonds fssued for water
sewerage and drainage purposes name
ly. the $12.000.o00 Public Improvement
Bonds issued under said Act No. Of
49, 1893 and the ss.ooo.ooo New Pub
Assembly OF the State Of louisiana
for the year 1905. and acts
amendatory thereof and supplemental
or hereafter authorized into which the
aforesaid bonos or any par Thereof may
be refunded), nor the S2.000.000 Public
Belt Railroad Bonds authorized by Act
No 179 Of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana for the year 1905.
nor any bonds hereafter authorized for
Public Belt Railroad purposes. nor any
bonds which may hereafter be issued
for water supply or for the acquisition
or construction OF any revenue produce
Ing public utility. nor any paving certifi-
Gates primarily chargeable against spe-
cial assessments for street paving, shall
ness of said City of New Orleans under
this Limitation; and provided further.
that emergency bonds may be issued as
authorized in Section 5 of this amend
ment even though said Limitation shall
have been reached provided that the
Nine Million Dollars of bonds authorized
by Section ! of this amendment shall
not be subject to the Limitation herein
fixed at the time or times that same
shall be issued; but. with respect to
any other bonds that may be issued
hereafter under this amendment there
shall be included in the computation
said Nine Million Dollars of bonds. not
withstanding the fact that all of said
Nine Million Dollars of bonds shall not
have been actually issued. and sucn
amount of emergency bonds as may be
then outstanding.
Section IA. The Board of Liquida-
created with the powers. duties ana
functions prescribed by existing laws
and by this amendment shall be con-
tinued while any bonds authorized by
paid: and all taxes which may be levied
for the payment of said bonds shall, day
by day as collected. be paid over to said
Board. and shall by II be applied in pay
said bonds: and said board shall with
respect to all bonds authorized by this
be entitled to exercise all
the rights and enforce the performance
Of all the obligations. the same as IL is
authorized to do under laws existing at
the time of the adoption OF this amend
nent with respect to any OF the present.
~ outstanding bonds of said City or
New Orleans. All funds. property and
things of value held by the Board of LII
quotation. City Debt. for bonded debt
purposes other than taxes now or here
after levied. and particularly all funds.
and things Of value now or
hereafter held by said Board under Act
No. 1873 of the General ssembly Of the
State Of Louisiana for the year 1850
Ind all amendments thereto. shall when
released from contract obligations or
ledications imposed by laws existing at
he time Of the adoption Of this amend
nent be used and employed in the dis
,reation of said Board in payment and
'etirement of any bonds Of the City OF
New Orleans then outstanding.
Section Is. For general municipal
purposes. exclusive of the support and
of the public schools ana
he payment OF the bonded debt Of the
>tty Of New orleans. said city may in
within said city a tax not exceeding
TX and one-half mills on the dollar Of
he assessed valuation thereof; pro-
'ided. however, that when the one per |
10 Of 1890 and the two mill water ana |
ever tax authorized BY said Act No. 6 |
T 1899 shall both have ceased to be lew
ed, and II thereafter the taxes levied by |
he City Of New Orleans in any one
han ten mills. said city may in such |
vents levy for its general purposes |
UGH additional tax which. when added |
o the tax of six and one-half miis |
sreby authorized and the taxes levied
or the payment of the principal and |
interest Of its bonds as they severaIly |
nature. shall not exceed in the aggre- |
ate sixteen and one-half mills.
Section Is. The reservation Of twen-
y per cent OF the revenues of the City !
Z New Orleans shall not hereafter be |
made as directed by Section 40 of the |
ct No. 159 of the General Assembly of |
s12. except insofar as the fund 20 d.
ected to be reserved shall have been
or dedicated before this
mendment takes effect to the payment
'rleans. and said reserve fund Of each
ear. when released from the obligA-
Ions charged against II by law and be-
ause OF contracts. existing at the time
the adoption of this amendment,
oses.
Section II. For the support. mainte-
ance. construction and repair of the
uhlio Schools Sch Is.l In the City Of New Or
ublic Schools. Parish Of Orleans or its |
gal successor. shall levy annually
UGH tax. not exceeding three and one ]
alf mills. as said Board shall deem
ecessary. which levy shall be certified
y said Board to the Commission Coun-
II or other future governing body of |
ne City OF New Orleans. which shall
ause the tax to be entered upon the
gainst all taxable property in said
lty as assessed and valued for city
lxation purposes; and said tax shall be
ELECTED by said city and paid over to
chools. Parish Of Orleans. day by day
5 collected.
Said tax shall be in lieu of all taxes.
preparations and funds now authoriz-
ted by the City of New Orleans for
lblic school purposes, either by said |
ct No. ITO of 1890 or other provisions
the Constitution of this State. All
institutional provisions to the con-
airy. as well as Act No. 262 of the
eneral Assembly of the State of Louis
ma for the year 1914. ratified as an
nendment to the Constitution of THIS
ate. are hereby abrogated and repeal
|; and the City of New Orleans shall {
i've no power or authority to use or |
nploy any OF its taxes or funds for
e establishment. support or mainte- 4
lnce of the public schools, directly or
except as herein authorized; I
divided. however. that the City of New
rleans shall administer, use and en- g
oy all the funds. property or things :
value now or hereafter held by II ,
lder any special legacy. bequest or do
Ition made or to be made directly 20 :