The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-10-06


tax rolls Of said city according TO lNW
against all taxable property III san
city rs assessed and valued fnr cry
taxation purposes; and SAID tax shail ps
Collected hy said city and pald oyer -
said Hoarl OF directors OF tn" FupI'u
schools. Parish of Orleans. DAY by gay
as collected.
SaiI tax Shall be In iteu OF all taxes
appropriations and funds now aHt"'i' ~
ri uJ directed to b" levied or '"ilT'"-
Wel by the city Of New Orleans l"I
lUh.Ir school purposes, either O> Sali
Act 40. II" ~ 1890 or other Hro\IH'"hs
Of tn- CuuSfitlft on or THIS State. All
constitutional provisions 70 me corr
trary. as we'll as Act 80. @6Z ~ th'
General Assembly Of the State Of LOUIS
lana Tor tina year 1914 rstIlled a. "N
amendment to tia Constitution % ll'S
state. are hereby abroSated ana E"pS%I
ed; ana the city Of New Orleans Sla4
have no power or authority to use or
employ any Of it's taxes or lundS i"i
Ne ,Stabl shment. support or mamie
nance Of the public schools. flre'liF Oh
Indirectly except as herein autHnFtZeH,
provided. however. that the 'ltN Oh Ne"
Orleans shall administer, use auG EN-
ploy all the funds. property or things
of value now or hereafter held 10y II
under any special LEGACY, Request or 40
nation made or to he made directly 20
it for school purposes, and stlah ta''H
out and execute the conditions u! an
such special lcgacies. requests or d"ha-
tions that have been heretofore made TO
and accepted by said City OF New or
leans and all such as may hereafter ."
made TO and accepted by said cay.
section il. For the purpose OF CIV
ing additional support 10 the rum
schools. the Board OF Directors OF I'VE
Pubic Schools, Parish Of Orleans, or us
legal successor may levy upon all tax
NJ. / t,r Of Nt
4 Slrcial tax not exceeding TWO mus
on the dollar OF the assessed ValUa t'"4i
Of said property (wliCh special Tax Si'd''
be in excess of the tax authorized ny
Section Il of this amendment, wien
ever - in the manner prescribed i!
Act No g66 of the General ASSc!nolE 81
the State of Louisiana foF the year
1910. ana amendments thereon, or ia
such other manner as shall be preSCFlp-
ed by law the rate Of such speciaI TAX,
the number of years II is TO be leFled
and the purpose for which the tax ID
intended shall have been by said Foard
submitted at al election 10 vote "
the property taxpayers OF the CITY VI
New Orleans entitled to vote uNder the
laws Of this State. who shall have been
assessed for property III SAID CITY ~
shown BY the last assessment maHe
prior to the Subm Ssion OF the propose
ton to the SAID property taxpayers ana
i2p a majority of the same IN nuhlpei
ard amount voting at said elecuoh Small
have voted therefor The levy by sala
Board Of any tax SO authorized shal ne
certified assessed, collected and PAID IN
the manner prescribed by SeCtIoh A vi
this amendment
Section 10. The Board OF Directors
of the Public Schools Parish OF Orleans
or its legal successor, shaH NOT eAp'
taliZe the whole OF any part or ths
taxes which by this amendment il is au-
70 lnl.Nr
bonds, nor borrow money In anticipation
Of the collection thereof: provided that
said Board may in any calendar year
in anticipation of the collection or the
taxes of such calendar year ana LOT 'he
purpose for which such taxes are levied.
borrow such Suns as shall NOT Df III eA-
cess Of the amount of its uncoliecteu
taxes Of such year, and may ssue us
notes or other evidences or Indebtedness
therefor. and such sums, notes or otner
evidences Of indebtedness shall be pay
aDle only out OF the taxes or the caieh-
dar year in which said loan or loans
are inst made and for which Indebted
ness snail not be payable out or any
other funds or moneys whatever. pro
Vidcd however. no moneys shaIl De Dor
roWed by said Board for any other PuF-
poses than current purposes, ana III no
event shall any money be borrower ny
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 othef-
wise appropriated. to pay anu h!SShaISe
the same are actually IN the treaSuteE
OF said Board at the time of making
said contract or mourning said debt or
OBLIGATION and are specially set ASIDE
ans, dedicated TO aafd purpose. except as
ma be hereinabove specially pnoy y 1r;or
TO the beginning of the scholastic year
nrebare a budget Of its receipts and ex-
penditures and said budget before II
becomes effective. must be approved by
the Commission Council OF the CITY or
New Orleans. or its successor as TIE
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 eHect.Fe
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 its sue
cessor to change. alter. substitute or
eliminate any of the Items or the
budget thus submitted; the true in
tent and meaning hereof being that
the said council or its successors snail
have no authority whatsoever IN or
over said budget, except to the extent
of ascertaining whether the proposed
expenditures as eXhlplted by saiu
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
esta blished 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. capithilz-
ing their funds or issuing notes or
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 Il. The provisions hereof
are self operative. and tho 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
he 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-
her. 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:
against 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