The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-09-28

the City Of New Orleans. which shall
cause the tax to be entered upon the
tax rolls of said city according to law
against all taxable property in said
city ds assessed and valued for city
taxation purposes; and said tax shaI oe
collected by said city and PAID over 10
said Board OF Directors of the Pubic
Schools, Parish of Orleans. day by day
as collected.
said tax shall he in lieu of all taxes,
appropriations and funds now authort%-
ed or directed TO be levied or contrib
uted by the City Of New Orleans TOR
public school purposes, either by said
Act No. 110 of $50 or other proVlslons
of the Constitution of this State. All
constitutional provisions to the con-
trary, as well as Act No. 262 OF the
General Assembly of the State OF LOUIS
lana for the year 1914. ratified as al
amendment to the Constitution OF thls
State. are hereby abrogated and repeal
ed; and the City of New Orleans shalI
have 10 power or authority TO use or
employ any of its taxes or funds Tor
the establ shment, support or malnte-
nance OF the public schools. directly or
indirectly, except as herein authorized;
provided, however, that the City or New
Orleans shall administer, use and EN-
Dloy all the funds, property or thlngs
of value now or hereafter held by 1t
under any special legacy bequest or DO
nation made or to be made directly 70
it for school purposes, and shall carry
out and execute the conditions OF all
such special legacies, bequests or dona-
tions that have been heretofore made TO
and accepted by said City of New Or
leans and all such as may hereafter De
made to and accepted by said city.
Section Is. For the purpose or CIV
ing additional support to the Pubic
schools. the Board of Directors OF the
Public Schools, Parish of Orleans. or It's
legal successor, may levy upon all TAX
able property in the city Of New orIeahs sI1S
a special tax not exceeding two mllIs
on the dollar of the assessed valuation
Of said property (Which special tax shall
be in excess of the tax authorized py
Section II of this amendment, WneIi-
ever ID in the manner PRESCRIBED Dy
Act No 256 of the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana for the year
1910, and amendments thereo1' or IN
such other manner as shall be prescTlp-
ed by law, the rate of such speclal tax,
the number of years 1t is to be LEVIED
and the purpose for which the tax 10
intended shall have been by said Boaro
submitted at an election to vote OF
the property taxpayers or the city OF
New Orleans entitled to vote under the
laws of this State. who shall have peen
assessed for property IN sa1d city as
shown by the last assessment mace
prior to the submission OF the PROPOSE
ton to the said property taxpayers, ana
C2) a majority of the same in NUMBER
and amount voting at said election shali
have voted therefor. The levy py saiu
Board of any tax so authorized SnaIl De
certified assessed, collected and PAID IN
the manner prescribed by Section II Of
this amendment.
Section 10. The Board or Dlrectors
of the Public Schools Parish OF orleans
or its legal successor, shall not capl-
talize the whole or any part OF the
taxes which by this amendment II is au-
thOriZed to levy nor fund the same mo
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 and Tor the
purpose for which such taxes ate leNlou'
borrow such sums as shall not be in eX-
cess of the amount of It's uncol4ecteo
taxes of sucn year. anu iEay Issue .tT
notes or other evidences of Indebtedness
therefor and such sums. notes OF Ol4itl
evidences of Indebtedness shall be pay
able only out of the taxes OF the caleh-
TAR year in which said loan or loans
are first made and for which lhde3teI
ness shall not be payable out or any
other funds or moneys whatever; pro-
,-t5od however, no moneys shall De Dor
rcvred bE said Board for any other pur-
poses than current purposes, and In no
aEeRt shah any money os oct, oorr9mei Ss.ss -. ny
fiart1t 1inpIDF elzae.EkA-s IA ~
further, that said Board shall not maze
any contract or incur any debt or ooIi-
cation unless sufficient funds not other-
wise appropriated, to pay and discharge
the same are actually in the sreasurey
Of said Board at the time OF making
said contract or incurring said DEBT or
obligation and are specially set aS10e
and Dedicated to said purpose except as
nav be hereinabove specially provided.
Said Hoard shall annually and prior
20 the ,giEning of the schoiestlc year
oreDare II bu 1get of its receipts and eN-
1endttures and said budget, before 1t
Necomes effective. must be approved Dy
the Commission Council OF the CITY OF
Naw Orleans. or its successor as g
goverrIing body Of SAID City, and all ap-
rsn Inv
hoard rot included in the said buiget
shaE likewise before becoming effect Ee
1e approved by said Commission Coun-
I'll or its said successor;
Provided that nothing herein shaII
,e taken or construed as authoT:-ins
10 Commission Council or its suc-
lessor to change, alter, substitute or
Eliminate any of the items OF the
1udRet thus submitted: the true IN
tent and meaning hereof being that
| nc said council or its successors shall
ave no authority whatsoever IN or
over said budget, except to the extent
| Of ascertaining whether the proposed
expenditures as exhibited by SAID
estimated revenues of said Board OF
| Directors of the Public Schools; Par
! ish of Orleans.
| established against the City OF New
Orleans and the Board of Directors OF
] The Pubic SEnUClss IL lSil VI Va iiS0E'A'i
,r either Of them, borrowing money,
| anticipating their revenues, capitallZ-
| inr- their funds or issuing notes of
)ther evidences of deht, shall apr ly
20 all boards, commit ssions or boiic
treated by or under the authority oi
| he Common Council OF the City Of
, New Orleans, or its successor as the
governing body of said city.
Section 21. The provisions hereof
are self-operative, and the City OF
Tew Orleans and the several boards
| md bodies herein referred to snail
| AIRY the same into effect.
Be it further enacted, etc, that the
| amendment proposed by this act shall
| oe submitted to the electors Of the
;tate for their approval or rejection
| # the Congressional election to be
I eI1 on the first Tuesday after the
| Irtt Honday In the month of Novem-
| Ter. 1916; that there shall be printed
| IN the official ballots to be used al
| aid election the words:
For the proposed amendment to
| he Constitution of the State Of Louis
| lana providing for the funding of GER
! ain debts of the City of New Orleans
| md 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
| Public Schools, Parish of Orleans"
| and that each elector shall indicate
on the ballot cast By him, as provided
Nby the general election laws of the
State. whether he votes for or against
The proposed amendment.
HEWITT BOUANCTAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President oi
the Senate.
Approved: June 8, 1915.
r. c. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.