The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-10-13

AGAINST all taxable properly ~ Sn,n
city az assessed and valued ~
TAXATION purposes, and SAID tax hialr 70 70
collected by said city and paia OYER ~
said Board Of Directors OF the F"p,'v
schools. Parish OF Orleans. day W "''
as collected. xs
said tax shall be IN lieu Of All taxes
apyropliatiunS ard funds row aHih,I'E
ei or directed to be levied or r,n''4 ~,
MED by the city of New Orleans IVt
DubIiC school purposes, either oS N""n
Act No no " 1890 or other pToNiH'o"S
of the Constitution OF this state an
constitutional provisions TO IN"
trary. as Well as Act NO. ZoZ oi vac
General Assembly or the o'htr ~ ''" -,
lana for tia year 1914. ratI!1en ~ a.
~amerdrurnt to tbs Corstitution OF l'i7
State. are hereby abrosatei ana f'fee,
cd and the city or New orleans S"a'.
have no power or authority - "Ne
employ any of its taxes or lu'hS ."'
thr establishment. support or iI",H''
rance of the public schools, dire't'S o.
Indirectly, except as herein auth"tlZsn'
DroyiJnd however. mat ttS tllg ~ NJ"
trjeyDS shall administer, use thH I'm
Dloy all the funds. property OF '''"t,
of value now or hereafter h'lI "N
under amy special Legacy, heH0rf' "' Nv
nation made or to l." made dlEe,l'H ~
II for school purposes. anH S"hi' ,"''
nnt and execute the conditions 81 an
such Sunciai trEICies. requests or con"
tions that have been heretofore MADE 20
o,d accented nv said city OF New OF
leans and all such as may hereafter d"
made 10 and accepted by said city
Section IS. For the purpose OF CIV
iug additional suppo? to the Publ"
srhuulS. tle Board Of Directors 81 t''e
Public Schools. Parish Of Orleans. or us
legal successor, may levy upon all TAX
able property IN the city Of New orleans
a special tax not exceeding TWO mus
on the dollar of the assessed Naiuib"n
Of said property (Which special YAK Sha''
be in excess Of the tax authorized by
Section Il OF this amendment, wen
ever Cd in the manner prescribed ~
Act No. 256 Of the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana for the year
1910. and amendments thereof. or III
such other manner as shall De pTes'ttp-
ed by law, the rate or SUCH specia. TAX.
the number of years II is 10 be I"'!eu
and the PURPOSE for which the Tax ~
intended shall have been by said Board
submitted at an election TO a vote or
the property taxpayers Of the CITY OF
New Orleans entitled to vote under me
laws Of this State. VINO shall have he"H
assessed for property IN said city =
shown by the last assessment hlaHe
prior to the submission OF the rr"p"sI-
tion 70 Tia. s-jl property taxpayers, ana
60 a majority OF the same III huinber
ana amount voting at said election shatt
have voted therefor The levy OE Sa!H
Board OF any tax 50 authorized stsat. be
certified. asEeSseI, collected aL1 ph't i.
the manner prescribed by Section J. OF
THIS g~mendment,
Section -. The Board of Directors
of the Public Schools Parish OF Orleans.
or It's legal successor, shall not c&Pl-
tal.Ze tn" whole or any part or tne
taves which 10y this amendment II ~ an
thorizcd to levy, nor fund the same INTO
bonds. nor borrow money III 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 FOR the
purpose for which such taxes are Levied,
borrow such sums AS shall nor &c III eN-
cess of the amount OF It's uncoileetsu
taxes Of such year. and may issue us
notes or other evidences OF Indebtedness
therefor. and such sums. notes or otheF
evidences OF Indebtedness shall be pay
able only out Of the taxes OF the CtIel-
dar wear in which said loan or loans
are first made and for which indeo'ei-
ness stall not be p payable out or any
other funds or moneys whateVeI' pro-
Vided. however, no moneys shall be Dor
rowed by said Board for any other pur-
poses than current purposes, aud III no
event shall any money be borrowed by
said Board to make or TO pay Tor per
manent improvements; and pfoFicel
further. that said Board shall not make
any contract or incur any debt or OOH
CATION unless sufficient funds not other
wise appropriated, to pay and discharge
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 be hereinahOVe specially proVlded.
Said Board shall annually and PRIOR
"a the beginning of the scholastic year
prepare "A budget OF It's receipts ana eI-
penditures and said budget. before IL
becomes effective. must be approved py
the Commission Council OF the City or
New Orleans. or its successor as ane
governing body of said City. and all APP
nropriations by or expenditures of said
Hoard not included in the said budget
shall likewise before becoming effective
he approved by said Commission Couh-
ell or its said successors;
Provided thai nothing herein shall
be taken or construed as Authorizing
the Commission Council or It's c
cessor to change. alter, SUBSTITUTE or
eliminate any OF the Items Oh tne
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
over said budget, except to the extent
OF ascertaining whether the proposed
exnenditures as exhibited by said
budget are within the probable and
estimated revenues Of said Board or
| Directors of the Public Schools. Par
ish Of Orleans.
Section 20. The inhibition herein
estahlished against the City OF New
Orleans and the Board OF Directors OF
| the Public Schools, Parish OF Orleans,
or either of them, borrowing money,
an~ticipating their revenues. capitaliZ-
trr 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 or
! New Orleans. or it's successor as the
governing body OF said city.
Section q. 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.
Re It further enacted, etc, that the
| amendment proposed by this act shall
be submitted to the electors Of the
, State for their approval or rejection
! at the Congressional election to be
held on the first Tuesday after he
! 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
ANA 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
public Schools. Parish Of Orleans