St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-02

Gil or other future governing body Of
the City OF New Orleans. which shall
cause he tax to be entered upon the
against all taxable property in said
city az assessed and valued for ossy
taxation purposes; and said tax shall be
said Board Of Directors Of h Public
Schools, Parish Of Orleans, day by day
an collected.
said tan shall be in lieu Of all taxes,
cd or directed to be levied OF contrib
utad by the City OF New Orleans for
public school purposes, either by said
Of the Constitutes Of this state. Ali
constitutional provisions 20 the eon-
trary, as well as Act No. zsz OF the
General Assembly Of the state Of Louis.
amendment to the Constitution Of this
State, are hereby abrogated and rspaa!!-
sd; n the City of New Orleans shall
employ any Of ito taxes or funds for
the establishment. support or rnainte-
nance of the public schools, directly or
indirectly, except e -. ae ten cav aSsn nr HsE
Orleans shall administer, use and en-
ploy all the funds, property or things
of value now or hereafter held by 1t
nation made or to be made directly TO
1t for school purposes, and shall carry
out and execute the conditions OF all
Slcn special I9RGCleS, DeQuebtS OF NoAd-
tons that have been heretofore made to
and accepted by said City of New Or
leans and all such as may hereafter be
mad to and accepted by said city.
Section ID. For the purpose OF CIV
schools. the Board of Directors Of the
Public Schools, Parish Of Orleans, or Its
legal successor, ma levy upon all tax
able property in the city Of New Orleans
a 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 IT of this amendment. Wnen-
ever "a in the manner prescribed by
Act No. 256 of the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana for the year
1910, and amendments thereof, or IN
such other manner as shall be prescrlo-
ed by law, the rate of such special tax.
the number of years 1t is to be levied
and the purpose for which the tax 10
intended shall have been by said boar9
submitted at IN election to a vote OF
the property taxpayers OF the City OF
New Orleans entitled to vote upder the
avs Of this State, who shall nave oeen
assessed for property in said city e
prior to the submission of n pyopo9l-
ton to the said property Taxpayers, and
(3) q majority of the same In numoe!
and amount voting at said election shall
have voted therefor. The levy by said
Board of n tax 30 authorized shall be
certified, assessed, collected and paid In
the manner prescribed ny S0SSAoh
Section -. The Board OF Directors
of the Public Schools. Parish of Orlean9
or its legal successor, shall not CAPT
taxes which by this amendment 1t ID au-
thorized to levy, nor fund the same into
bonds, nor borrow money In a~hgiclpaIion
Of the collection thereof; provided that
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 as shall not De IN OK,
cess of the amount Of its uncollected
taxes of such year, and may issue lts
notes or other evidences or indebtedness
therefor, and such sums, notes or oSnef
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
ness shall not be payable out OF any
other funds OF moneys Whatever pro
yided. however, no moneys shall be bor-
rowed by said Board for any other pur-
poses than current purposes. and IN no
event shall any money De borrowed Dy
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 actuall in the treasurey
of said Board at the time OF making
said contract or mourning sald dept or
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and dedicated to said purpose, except as
may be h~ereinabove specially provided:
Said Board shall annually and prior
TO the beginning OF the scholastic year
prepare a budget of it's receipts and ex-
p~snditures and said budget, before II
becomes effective, must be approved Dy
the Commission Council OF the CITY OF
New Orleans, or it's successor as the
governing body of said City, and all ap-
Dropriations by or expenditures OF said
Board not included in the said budget
be approved by said Commission Coun-
oil or its said successor;
Provided that nothing herein shall
be taken or construed as authorizing
the Commission Council or It's sue
csssor to change. alter. substitute or
Eliminate n 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
said budget, except to the extent
Of ascsrtaining whether the proposed
expenditures as exhibited by said
budget are within the probable and
estimated revenues of said Board OK
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.
&uIKCAp&tAE8 @AkCAA
Ing their funds or issuing notes OF
other evidences Of debt. hall apply
to all boards, commissions or bodies
reate 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, n the City OF
New Orleans and The several boards
and bodies herein referred to shall
kha "a , frfn ARAef E=r""-
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
held on the hrst Tuesday after the
nrst 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:
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 he
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
whether he votes for or against
the proposed amendment.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
FERNAND MoUToN,
Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: June 8, 1916.
r, G. PLEASANT, !