The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-09-14

ell or other future governing hody OF
the CITY of New Orleans. which snal
cause the tax to be entered upon t4le
tax rolls OF said city according 10 lslT
against all taxable property IN saId
city as assessed AMI valued IGf GLty
taxation purposes; and SAID tax Shall 20
collected by said city and pald over 70
said Board of Directors Of the PugIic
Schools, Parish of Orleans. cay py uay
as collect ted. = -
said tax shall be in lieu of all taxes
appropriations and funds now authorii@-
Ell or directed to BE- leviel or confirm
mel bv the CITY of New Orleans for
public school purposes, either Dy SAL
Act No. 110 of 1880 or other proNls-oHs1 ~
of the Constitution of this State' Al
constitutional provisions to the CON cor
trars as well as Act No. 262 OF inc
General Assembly Of the state OF Lou ;
lana for the year 1914, ratined e. 81, a..
amendment to the Constitution 81 ~
State, are hereby abTogate1 anu FepeditI
ed; ard the City OF New Orleans shait
have 10 pC7,er or authority TO use or
employ any of it's taxes OF Ianas toi
the establ .Fhment. suppoIt Or 9nti,, ma or
nance of the public gohoolsr directly OF
indirectly. except as herein autnorlSen,
provided. however, that the city OF ne"
Orleans shall administer, use ana en-
ploy all the funds, property OF tnIhg9 IN
of value now or hereafter held oy II
under any special legacy bequest or 40
nation made or to be made dlrectiy 70
it for school purposes, and snail carry
out ard execute the condltiohs VI ~
such special legacies bequests or dona-
tionF that have been heretofore mace 10
ana accepted by said City Of New Or
leans and all such as may hereafter be
made to and accepted by said city
Section IS. For the purpose OF CIV
ing additional support to the Public
schools, the BQard 4f DlFsctefs OF TIE
Public Schools, Parish OF Orleans, or its
legal successor, may levy upon all tax
able property IN the city ct New ufisaPinIs fisPiIs
a special tax not exceeding Two Hlllls
on the dollar Of the assessed Taluatloni
of said property (Which special tax shali
Kbe in excess of the tax authorizeu Dy
Section II of this amendment), Wheil-
ever G) in the manner prescribed py
Act No. 256 of the General Assembly OF
the State Of Louis ana Tor the Jedi
1910 and amendments thereof, or III
such other '4nanner as shall be preScflD-
ed by Law, the rate such special TAX,
the number Of years II is 70 &c Ieylea
and the purpose for which the tax le
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
laws of this State who shall have been
assessed for property in said CITY 6
shown by the last srseSsment maze
prior to The supmis ssie44 OF the PROPOSE
ton to the said PROPERTY taxpayers. ana
(2) a majority of the same IN NUMBER
and amount voting at said election shali
have voted therefor. The levy py Salu
certified. assessed, collected ana pald IN
the manner prescribed by Section II OF
this amendment.
Section 10. The Board of directors
of the Public Schools Parish of Orleans
or its lesal 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 ti.to i.
bonds nor borrow money in anticipation
of the collection thereof PROVIDED that
said Beard may, in any calendar year
in anticipation of the collection OF tIe
taxes of such calendar year ana Ior the
| purpose for which strch taxes ate levied
borrow such sums as shall not be n eX-
cess of the amount OF its uneoIlecteo
taxes CT such year am Eay ,ss3e -
notes or other vileEccs Of indebtedness
therefor, and such SUMS. notes or 9tne
evidences Of Indebtedness shall be pay
able only out of the taxes OF the eaie,l-
dar year in which said loan or loans
are first made and f9r which in5eete +
ness shall not be Iayaels 99E 81 go s.ss
poses than current pufpcscNsl ln tlo
event shall any money be borrower 0y
| saii Beard to make or TO pay Tor per-
-nanert improvements; and proVl7eI
| further that said Board shall not mSHe
any contract or iEcur any deot or oEll-
cation unlcSs sufficient funds not ota9r-
wise appropriated, to pay and dlschafEe
the same are actually in the treasureF
1 0f said Board hJ tHS Tine VI uAhA4Ao .
| said contract or incIrrlag said DEBT or
| obligation AMI are specially set aslde
| and de licated to said purpose, except as
nav be hereindboye specially PROVIDED.
| Said Board shall annually and prior
| m tire BEGINNING of the scho Gstic year
| prepare a bu get OF its rece!rts ana eX-
! oenditures and aaid budget, before IL
| .ecor1es effectiv must 5e approved py
| he Commission Cornell of the city OF
| New OrIears or its successor as 2
| governing bo1y Of sad City. and all az
| propriatiore by Or e%pendit Tres OF 50 !
| Beard rot Included IL the sa:1 ni gHt
| shaE likewise before becoming ehe ~ te
| 10 ap7royed by said Commission Eoun-
| ell or its sail successor
| Provided that nothing herein shall
| o taken or construed as auth2Ti1ln9
re Commission Council or its Sue
| .esscr to change, alter, substitute OF
Iin1inate any of the items of the
Midget thus submitted the true in
| -ent and meaning h5reof being thai
| ne said council or it's successors shail
ave no authority whatsoever IN ol
,ver said budget. except f2 the eAeeai, d
If asct rtaining whether the proposed
| expenditures as exhibited by said
| 5udpet arc within the probe be and
| ,stinnated revenues CT said Board oi
Directors of the Public sehools, Par
ish of Orleans.
| asfablishea against the City of New
Orleans and the Board Of Directors oi
he Public schools, Parish Of Orleans
| Or either of them, borrowing money
anticipating their revenues; cap'faNz,
ing their funds Or IssaihS notes o. o.
"a all boards, commissions or bodies
created by or under the authority oi
the Common Council of the City Of
New Orleans, or its successor as tls
Governing body Of said eits.
section 2l, 4he provisions pro .hn ci1e hereo1 o.
New Orleans and the several board:
and bodies herein referred to shall
carry the same into effect.
Be 1t further enacted, cue. that the
| amendment proposal by this act shal
he submitted TO the electors cf th'
state for their approval or rejection
| Il the Congressional election to b;
ia on the first Tuesday after thi
| lrst Monday in the month et EoYe:9
,er, 1915; that there shall be printed
sn the official ballots to be used a
said election the words;
'rFor the proposed amendment K
the Constitution OF the State Louis
lana providing for the funding of GER
sain debts Of the City CT New Orleans
md of the Board OF Directors of th'
public Schools, Parish Of Orleans"
and the words:
sAeainst The proposed amendment Il
t5e Constitution Of the State Of Louis
iara providing for the funding of Ger
min debts Of the City of New 0Tleaa
and of the Board of Directors Of th'
Public Schools, Parish OF Orles ns;'
and that each elccter shall tndicat
on the ballot cast by him, as provide
by the general election laws of th
State. whether he votes for or agains
the proposed amendment.
HEWITT BOUATCSiAEB.
Speaker OF the House OF Representa-
FERNEvP EtOUTo.y,
Lieutenant Governor AID President Q
ti.s Senate.
, IDproyed. Juno s, 1915.
r. @. pTyEAs-Aasf,
Governor of she State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
Arf Ne II