The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-10-26

| ell or other future governing body OF
the City Of New Orleans, which shat
/ cause the tax to he entered upon ths
| tAx rolls of said city according to Law
/ against all taxable property in said
city as assessed and valued for city
| taxation purposes; At said tax shall bG
| SofleoteH by said cary and pHi over tO
gAid Board of Directors of the PIbiIs
| Schools, Parish of Orleans, day by day
| AZ collected.
Said tax shall be in lieu of all taxes
| appropr! !ationS and funds now authoriz-
| ed or directed to be levied or contrib
! public schoc1 pLrs"T"s, either by sail
| Act No. 10 OF fS9p or other provIsIonH
| Of the Constitution Of ti:s State AL
constitutional provisions to the con-
trary. as we'll as Act No. 262 of tne
| General Assembly OF the State of Lou IS
lana for the year 1914 ratified as an
amendment to the Constitution of t!.'s
State. ,LTe hersby abro Gated and repeai J.
ed and the City OF New Orleans shall
have 10 pngTer or authority to use OF
employ any OF its taxes or funds for
the cst't'i Eiinlsnt. support or fna!nSP-
nance gHe public schools. directly OF
indire; tiy. except a. herein authorized;
EroyideA. however. that the City Of New
Orleans shall asimlniste-. use and en-
rloy all the funds. property or things
Of value Eow or hereafter held by 1t
nation male or to be made d4rsetly 10
IL for school purposes. AMI shall cary
out and ezesute the conditions of all
such special legacies. bequests or dona-
and accepted by said City Of New Or
leans and all such as may hereafter be
made to and accepted by said city.
Section 3. FOR t5e purpose OF CIV
ing additional support TO the Public
schools. the Board Of Dit ectors of trs
Public Schools, Parish of Orleans, or Its
legal successor. may levy upon all tax
able property in the city OF New Orleans
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 atnendmenO, wnsn-
ever 1) in the manner prescribed ny
ACT No. ass OF tho General Assembly OF
1910, and amendments thereof, or IN
such other manner e. shall BE- prsgcrib-
cd by law. the rate Of such srecial t2S.
the number OF years u ID to be levied
Intended shah have been by said Board
submitted at an eiection to a vote or
the property taxpayers OF the CITY OF
New ORLEANS entitled 60 vote under the
laws Of this State. who shall naie been
assessed fOT property in said city aS
shown by the last aSsessusnt made
prior 70 the submission os tile propsRi-
ton to the sail property taxpayers, ana
fS) q majority OF ths ss me Ia nHmner
ana amount voting a saii election shall
have voted therefor. .le Is,y oy said
Board OF any tax 30 aIthnriZe1 shall be
certified. assessed collected and paid In
the manner prescribed oy Section IL OF
this amendment.
eection ~. The Board Of Directors
OF the Public Schools Parish OF Orleans.
or its legal successor. shall not capl-
talize the waoie Or any part or ths
taxes which by this amendment It 10 au-
thoFtaed to levy. nor fund the snTIe into
hOudA. nor borrow money in Gntlc .pstion
OF tis cpiiaction thar Of: provitst that
a a - FNsaR 1~nAr
in Anticipation OF the collection # the
taVeg 1I ss:rs calen lar year AMI for the
purpose ter which K.eh ta>ss Pfo levied.
aorraw surh Sums ~ ~ - not Re IN eN-
cess Of the amount OF It's uncoiiectsd
taxeR 81 >'rI. yea. a. hay ssde 'ts
aotee or ut'fsr svideae'R N 4iids5te tness
tn sre:pr ai,s xuch SINS. nntns or other
evidences OF indebtedness shall he pay
able .. ~ out Of th% taxes Of tina s.an-
dnr year In which said loan or loans
are hlat .na .e AMI tor which injeo.sd-
meas stall not be Ysayable out OF E"Y
other fua is or TnuHeye Wheeeyefi
Rsdad. hcMei er. 70 FnQnexs sha1l be 7. =
za6ss san easfsnf 81 - obss and u ~
event shall any money be borrowed %
said Board 20 make or to pay for Eer-
maneTt improvements; and proW led
further. II xt said board shall not make
any contract or incur any debt or obli"
cation un 'eFS sufficient FUNDS not other
wiaa appropriated. to pay and discharge
the same are actually In the treasurey
OF said Board ut the time OF making
said contract or jncurring said debt or
obligation and are specially set aside
and dedicated to said purpose, excspt 40
may be hereinaheve specially provided:
Said Hoard shall annually and prior
to tbs bs1.nnihg Of the scholastic year
orepare n budget OF its receipts and ex-
pendItures and said budget, before IL
becomes effective. must be approved BY
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 or said
Boars not included in the said budget
sharS likewise before becoming e1ecs-ve
be acuroyed by said Commission Coun-
ell or It's said successor:
Provided that nothing herein shall
he taken or construed as authorizing
the Commission Council or it's sue
eliminate any of the Items OF the
budget thus submitted; the true In
tent and meaning hereof being that
The Eaid council or Its successors shall
have no authority whatsoever In or
oyNr said Budget, except to the extent
as exhibited by said
budget are within the proha6ie and
estimated revenues Of said RcGFd Of
Directors rf the Puolic Schools. Par
Ish Of Orleans.
Section 30. The inhibition. herein
1@lAOtl&HG0
Orleans and the Board Of Directors Of
The Public Schools. Parish OF orIeana.
Or nither Of them, borrowing money,
their revenues. capitalize
Ing their FUNDS or issuing notes Of
other evidences OF debt. shall apply
10 all boards. coinm4Ssions or bodies
created by or uader the authority OF
the Common Council OF the City OF
New Orleans, or It's successor as the
body oS said city.
Section q. The provisions hereof
are self-o7erative, and tho City Of
ard bodies herein referred to shall |
larry the same into effect.
BE II further enacted. ctc.. that the |
proposed by this act shall |
- submitted to the electors OF the |
State for thoir approval or rejection
:eId on the erst Tuesday after the |
.TFt Monday In the month OF Novem- |
lar, 1916: that there shall be printed |
N the official ballots to be used at |
iaid election the words:
FOR the proposed emendment to !
he Constitution OF the State e Louis |
ana providing for the funding of GER |
atm debts OF the City OF New Orleans |
md Of the Board of Directors Of the |
snAiic Schools. Parish OF Orleans
nd the words:
"AGalnst the proposed amendment to |
he cenatitution Of the Ht4te Of Louis
ana prevailing for tbe fanA'1s Of Ger /
ain 4eisis Of the City OF Nsw Orleans |
nd of fhe Board OF Directors Of the /
'ablis Schools. Parish OF Orleans"
nd that each electof shall indicate
u the ballot cast oy him, aa provided /
y the general election lava Of the
tate, whether ne votes for or against /
he proposed kfiAkdrient
HEWITT BoUAEcHAUD,
peaker of the House Of Representa-
tives
FERNAfsD MoUTON,
lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved: JEne 8, 1918.
r. @. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana-
true cony:
JAMES r. BAILEY,
Secretary Of Stnte