St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-16

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Schools. Parish OF Orleans. day by da,
Said tax shall be in lieu q III taxsa
I approprtations ana funds nov anthorag
} ID or directed to be levied or contrib
public sclooi purposes. either a'' By SAX
). Act No. Ito OF 1850 or other provision,
OF the constitution Of this state. Al
s sesry' ss nsl, p r. Aae No. to ,st the Of os e,
General Assembly Of the State Of Louis
FAM FOR the year 1914. ratified as al
amendment to the Constitution Of this
ed: n the City of New Orleans shat
have no power or authority TO use OIL
employ \ Of Its taxes or funds fol
nasoe st Of the public soRooins a dire na,a. .,
indirectly, except a. herein authorized
provided, however, that the City of New
Orleans shall administer. use n EN-
Of value now or hereafter held by II
under any special legacy, bequest or do
nation made or TO be made directly 70
II for school purposes, and shall carry
out and execute the conditions Of all
such special legacies. requests or dona-
tions that have been heretofore mad to
and accepted by said City of New Or
leans and all such as may hereafter be
Section E6. For the purpose OF Civ
Ing additional support to the Public
schools, the Board OF Directors OF the
Public Schools, Parish of Orleans, or it's
able property In the city of New Orleans
q special tar not exceeding two mills
on the dollar OF the assessed valuation
Be In excess Of the tax authorized by
Section IT Of this amendment), wnen-
ever ID in the manner prescribed by
Act No. 26e OF the General Assembly of
the State Of Louisiana for the year
1910, and amendments thereof, or IN
such other manner as shall be prescrtb-
cd by law, the rate of such special tax,
and the purpose for which the tax is
intended shall have been by said Board
submitted at an election to a vote OF
the property OF the City q
laws of this State. who shall have been
assessed for property in said city 81
shown by the last assessment made
prior to the submission Of the prepoea-
ton to the property taxpayers. and
(3) q majority OF the same in nuRbes
andia amount voting at said election shall
hsvs voted therefor. The levy By sald
certified, assessed, collected and paid In
the manner prescribed by Section II OF
thts amendment.
Of the Public Schools. Parish OF Orleans.
or its legal successor, shall not capf-
talize the whole or any part OF the
taxes which by this amendment it 10 au-
thorized to levy, nor fund the same into
bonds, nor borrow money in anticipation
Of the collection thereof; provided that
said Board a 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 be in ex-
cess Of the amount Of its unsolicited
Z OF such year. and may issue it's
notes or other evidences Of Indebtedness
therefor, and such sums, notes or other
evidences Of indebtedness shall be pay
OAR year In which said loa or loans
are first made and for which indebted
ness shall not be payable out OF any
other funds or moneys whatever; pro-
rowed by said Board for any other pur-
poses than current purposes, and in no
event shall any money be borrowed by
said Board to make or to pay for per-
manent improvements; and provided
further. that said Board shall not make
aDy contract or incur any debt or obli-
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
and are specially set aside
and dedicated 70 said purpose, except az
may be h~erefnabove specially provided.
Said Board shall annually and prior
to the beginning of the scholastic year
pe%nditures and said budget. before it
oecomes effective, must be approved by
the Commission Council of the City OF
New Orleans, or its successor as the
governing body of said City, and all ap-
3ropriations by or expenditures OF sale
Board not included in the said budget
hall likewise before becoming effective
Do approved by said Commission Coun-
Ill or it's said successor;
Provided that nothing herein shall
70 taken or construed as authorizing
he Commission Council or Its sue
essor to change. alter, substitute or
'udget thus submitted; the true In
mt and meaning hereof being that
he sale council or its successors shall
no authority whatsoever in or
YER said budget, except to the extent
( ascertaining whether the proposed
as exhibited by said
udget are within the probable and
stimated revenues Of said Board OF
of the Public Schools, Par ]
III of Orleans
Section 20. The inhibition herein /
against the City of New {
rleans and the Board Of Directors of Z
ae Public Schools, Parish of Orleans,
r either OF them. borrowing q
n~tlclpatinB Lne1r revenues, C&p1tallZ-
~ their funds or issuing notes of
Their evidences of debt, shall apply I
!, all boards, commissions or bodies 7
by OIL under the authority of !
le Common Counci of the City of 9
ew Orleans, OF Its successor as the 4
ovsrning body of said city. =
Section 81. The provisions hereof
seR-operatfve, Ind the City of O
ew Orleans and the several boards U
nd bodies herein referred to shall (
try the same into effect. e
Be 1t further enacted, ETC., that the o
proposed by this act shall D
submitted to the electors Of the
ats for their approval or rejection .
the Congressional election to be a
I'D or the first Tuesday after the 3
st Monday in the month of Novem- t
II, 1916; that there shall be printed F
| the official ballots to be used at C
i'd election the words:
For the proposed amendment to +,
. Constitution of the State of Louis .
ma providing for the funding Of GER B
IN debts of the City of New Orleans a
ID Of the Board of Directors Of the ls
iblic Schools. Parish of Orleans" t.
ID the wordE: n
Against the proposed amendment TO Al
Q Constitution of the State of Louis u
ma providing for the funding of GER M
in debts of the City of New Orleans t.
d of the Board of Directors of the C
lblic Schools, Parish of Orleans" al
d that each elector shall Indicate ii
the ballot cast by him, as provided
the general election laws OF the W
ate, whether he votes for or against ST
E proposed amendment. II,
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD. 81
eaker of he House OF Representa- M
M
FERNAND MoUToN, ri
sutenant Governor and President of fr
Senate. h
Approved: June s, 1915. e.
r. G. PLEASANT, a.