The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-09-21


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 SAD
city as assessed and valued for city
taxation purposes; and said tax shall be
collected by said city and paid over to
said Board Of Directors of the Pubic
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 conttfor ~
uted by the City OF New Orleans Tor
public school purposes, either by salu
Act No. 110 of $50 or other PROVISIONS
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 an
amendment 10 the Constitution OF this
State are hereby abrogated and repeal
ed and the City of New Orleans shaH
have no power or authority TO use OF
employ any of it's taxes or funds Tor
the establishment, support or malnte-
nance of the public schools, directly or
indirectly. eTcept as herein authorlzedi
| provided, however, that the city OF Ne"
Orleans shall administer, use and en-
ploy all the funds, property or Things
of value now or hereafter held by II
under any special legacy, bequest or DO
nation made. or to be made dlrectIy 70
| it for school purposes, and shall carry
out and execute the conditions OF all
such special legacies, bequests or doha-
tions that I've been heretofore maoe TO
and 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 Pubic
schools, the Board OF Directors OF tne
Public Schools, Parish of Orleans. or its
legal successor may levy upon all tax
able property in the city of New Orleans
special tax not Exceeding TWO MUS
on the dollar of the assessed valuation
nFe- e-nia ~ fxry11i
be in excess of the tax authorlze4 oy
Section II of this amendment), wnen-
ever % in the manner prescribed Dy
Act No. 256 of the General Assembly or
the State of Louisiana for the year
| 1910. and amendments thereon, or IN
such other manner as shall be prescrlo-
ed by law, TIE rate OF such speclal tax,
and the purpose for wnioh tie tax is
fltented shall have been by said Board
submitted at an election 70 vote od
the property taxpayers OF the CITY OF
New Orleans entitled TO vote under the
laws of this State, who snail nave peeh
assessed for property in said city as
shown by the last assessment male
prior to the submission of the PROPOSE
ton to the said property taxpayers, ana
~ majority of the same IN nuInoer
and amount voting at sard electlon Shali
have voted therefor The levy by salu
Board OF any tax authorized shau De
ertified,- assessed, collected and PAD 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 lega. successor, shall not capl-
taliZe the wnole or 1ny part ol tnS
taxes VIII 'ch by this amendment IL IS au-
thoriZed } levy, nor fund the same into
bonds. nor borrow money in antlc' patton
D the collection thereof; provided that
said Board may, in any cafendar year
in anticipation of the collection OF the
taxes of such calendar year and for the
purpose for which such taxes Q re leVieH
orrow such sums as shall not be in E.
cess of the amount of its uncoliected
taxes or such year, and may issue ITS
aotes or other evidences of j -debtedness
therefor and such sums. notes or oIher
evidences of indebtedness sha!l,pe pay
able only out of the taxes OF the caIeh-
dar year in which said loan or loans
are first made and for which indebtei-
ness shall not be payable out OF any
stlan1 faanaR RR rnonesgs w te1.e 70
fowsd IN safd Board for any other ptr-
poses than current purposes, ana IN no
event shall any money be borrowed Dy
said Board to make or to pay Tor per-
manent improvements; and provided
further that said Roard shall not make
any contract or incur any DEBT or opll-
CATION unless sufficient funds not other-
wise appropriated, to pay 4 discharge
the same are actually in the treasurey
Of said Board at the time of making
said contract or incurring said dent or
obligation and are specially set aside
md dedicated to said purpose, except as
iay be hereinabove specially provided.
Said HOARD shall annually and prior
20 the eginning of the scholastic year
orepare IL budget of its receipts and ex-
Deaaitures and said budget, before II
| Decomes effective. must be approved oy
the Commission Council or the CITY OF
New Orleans or its successor as
governing boay Of saii City and al ap-
frooriatiors hv pr nyper lures a sa
H at tie sai aa It
= 8ae7m ~ eefo~
Provided that nothing herein shall
~ t,l5en or cons Ii \ as auth orizing
oa cor 1i.. ion C3tacil or its sue
sssor ta change, a. er substitute or
'fminate any OF the items of the
H.lget thus submitted: the true in
n and meaning hereof being that
e said council or its successors shall
ave no 49, - atsoever in Or
| aver sai9 p TO the exteni
~ as the proposeu
| eepe7 a.ssf as exhibited by said
budget arr within the probable and
estimated revenues of said Board or
| Directors of the Public Schools, Par
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, borTow'r~ 80 y,
| anticipating thei~
'Sor cid IL
All bohrts, co tras ol y4ies
created by or und he authority of
tba c9r,fr1on coCncil of the City Of
New orleans. or It's successor as the
--overpfner BODY OF said city.
: saetie,, 91 81 r.. nravIsi9s7s hereof
are self-opArative. and tha City of
| Jav Orlcas. aad ihc raj boards
md hodir ! to shall
@ 9arrv fhe AL. .#saet.
= Re Il fu,t te.. that the
| ar1endnaont prop s.1 py this act shall
he subr1iftsd 10 he electors of the
state for their approval or rejection
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