St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-10-21

49,
against all taxable property in SAID
city as assessed and valued for CITY
taxation purposes; and said tax mall De
said Board of Directors Of the Public
Schools, Parish Of Orleans, day by DAY
as collected.
Said tax shall be in lieu Of all taxes,
appropriations and funds now authoriz-
ed or directed to be levied or confirm
uted by the City of New Orleans for
public school purposes, either by SAID
act th No. c aao # fSse OF OF 9 ahis s Ra9els'3 All
constitutional provisions to the con
trary, as well as Act No. 262 OF the
General Assembly of the State OF LOUIS
amendment to the Constitution of tnis
State, are hereby ~abrogated and repeat
ed; and the City of New Orleans snalI
have no power or authority to use or
the establishment, support or mainte-
nance of the public schools, directly OF
Indirectly, except as herein authorlZeo,
provided, however. that the City OF rev
Orleans shall administer, use and en-
pioy all the funds property or Things
Of value now or hereafter held by 1t
under any special legacy, equest or 90
nation made or to be made directly 20
It for school purposes, n n carry
out and execute the conditions OF al
such special legacies, requests or dona-
ions that have been heretofore 70
and accepted by said City of New Or
LEANS anu all 6QSA d AA81
made TO and accepted by said city.
Section Is. For the purpose OF CIV
ing additional support to the PupIlc
schools. the Board of Directors or the
Public Schools. Parish of Orleans, or It's
legal successor, may levy upon all tax
able property in the city of New orleans
a special tax not exceeding W mills
on the dollar of the assessed valuatlon
of said property (Which special tax snalI
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 n year
1910, and amendments Thereon, or IA
such other as shall be prescrlp-
ed by law, the rate of such special TAX,
the number of years 1t is TO De ieVleu
and the purpose for which the 5a1 10
Intended shall have been by said BOARD
submitted at an election to a vote OF
the property taxpayers OF the CITY OF
New Orleans entitled to vote under the
assessed for property in said city IS
shown by the last assessment
prior to the submission of the epesl
ton to the said property ana
f2) q majority OF the same in NUMBER
and amount voting at said election shall
have voted therefor. The levy py saia
Board of any tax SO authorized snaii pc
certified, assessed, collected and paid IN
the manner prescribed by Sectlon - %
this amendment.
Section 10. The Board OF D1rectoTs
OF the Public Schools Parish of Orleans.
or its legal successor, n NOT capl-
taxes which by this amendment 1t 10 au-
thorized to levy, nor fur the same into
bonds, nor borrow money In a~ntlclpatlon
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 Tor the
purpose for which such taxes are leVlea,
borrow such sums as shall not De IN eN-
~ &c f1nRn1IQnfpn
taxes of such year, and may issue us
notes or other evidences or indepledness
therefor, and such sums. notes or otaer
evidences of Indebtedness shall be pay
able only out OF the taxes OF u ens
dar veal in which said loan OF loans
are first made and for which indebted
ness sha not be payable out OF any
other funds or moneys Whatever, pfo-
yided. however, no moneys shall pc Dor
roWed by said Board for n other pur-
poses than current purposes, n IN no
event shall any money pc borrowed py
said Board to make or TO pay TOT per
manent improvements; n PROVIDED
further. that SAT- Board shall not make
any contract or incur any DEBT or opli-
CATION unless sufficient funds not olhef-
wise appropriated, to pay n d1schafse
the same are actually in the treaSurey
of said. Board at the time OF MAKING
said contract or mourning said DEBT or
obligation and are specially set aside
and dedicated to said purpose, except as
NAV De neTGIIlaDoft SpC14dlAy
Said Board shall annually and prior
to the beginning of the scholastic year
prepare a budget of its receipts ana eS.
penditures and said budget. before II
becomes effective, must be approved by
fhe Commission Council of the City or
New Orleans, or its successor as the
governing body of said City, n All ap,
preparations by or expenditures OF saiu
BOARD not included in the said oudget
shall likewise before becoming effective
be approved by said Commission Coun-
Gil or it's said successor; :,
Provided that nothing herein shall
be taken or construed as authorizing
the Commission Council or its sue
cessor to chang alter, substitute or
eliminate any of the items of the
budget thus submitted; the true IN
tent and meaning hereof being ina!
the said council or its successors snail
have no authority whatsoever In oT
over said budget, except to the extern
Of ascertaining whether the proposed
expenditures as exhibited by said
budget are within the probable and
estimated n of said Board Oh
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, capitaliz-
ing their funds or 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 boards
and bodies herein referred to shall
carry the same into effect.
=# a = 1fol afn ~ h 4&f n c
amendment proposed by this act shall
be submitted to the electors of the
State for their approval or rejection
at the Congressional election to DC
held on the first Tuesday after the
hrst Monday in the month of Novem.
Der. 1916; that there shall be printed
on the official ballots to be used al
said election the words:
For the proposed amendment to
the Constitution of the State OF Louis
ana providing for the unding 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 tC
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 that each elector shall indicate
on the ballot cast by him, as provided
by the general election laws of thu
State, whether he votes for or agains'
the proposed amendment.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker Of the House of Represents.
tives.
FERNAND MoUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President o.
the Senate.
Approved: June s, 1916.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor OF the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY.
Secretary OF State.