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against all taxable property IN sald
city as assessed and valued FOR clty
taxation purposes, and said tax shall De
collected by said city and paid over 70
said Board Of Directors OF the fupIio
Schools. Parish of Orleans, day by day
as collected.
Said tax shall be In lieu OF all taxes
appropriations and funds now aNthNTh"-
ed or directed to be levied or coh'lip-
uted by the CITY Of New Orleans lor
public school purposes either py haIa
Act No. Ito OF 1890 or other proN!s'ohs
of the Constitution of this State. All
constitutional provisions 10 the con
trary, as we'll as Act No. 262 or tie
General Assembly OF the State OF Louis
lana for the year 1914, ratlied as an
amendment to the Constitutioh OF tniH
State. are hereby abrogated ana repeal
ed; and the city OF New Orleans silat
have 40 power or authority TO use or
employ any Of its taxes or iundS TOT
the establi shment, support or lhailte-
nance of the public schools. difectIS OF
indirectly, except as herein authorIZea.
provided, however, that the city or Ne"
! Orleans shall administer, use and en-
! ploy al! the funds. property or mugs
Of value now or hereafter held ny II
under any special legacy. hequcst or 40
nation made or TO be made Directly 10
it Tor sChooi purposes, and shall carry
| out and execute the conditions or al
such special legacies. requests or dona-
! tons thet have been heretofore made 20
and accepted by said CITY OF New Or
leans and all such as may hereafter pc
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 tre
Public Schools. Parish of Orleans. or its
legal successor. may levy upon all tax
able property in the city OF New Orleans
a special tax not exceeding two minis
on the dollar OF the assessed valuation
Of said property (Which special tax shaIi
be in excess OF the tax authorised by
Section II Of this amendment). when
ever Cd In the manner prescribed by
Act No. 2b6 Of the General Assembly or
the State of Louisiana for the year
1910, and amendments thereof. or IA
such other manner as shall be prescrib-
ed by law. the rate OF SUCH special tax,
the number OF years 1t 10 to be levied
and the purpose for which the tax 10
intended shall have been by said Board
submitted at an election to = vote or
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 OH! Il
shown by the last assessment mace
prior to the submission OF the PROPOSE
ton to the said property taxpayers. ana
t2t a majority Of the same IN NUMBER
| and amount voting at said election shaIi
have voted therefor. The levy by said
Board of any tax so authorized shaI De
| certified, assessed, collected and PAID IN
the manner prescribed by Section II or
this amendment.
Section 10. The Board Of Directors
| Of the Public Schools Parish Of Orleans.
or its legal successor, shall not CAPT
talize The waole or any part OF the
taxes which by this amendment 1t IS au-
thorizct to levy, nor fund the same INTO
bonds. nor borrow money IN ANTICIPATION
OF the collection thereof. provided that
said Board may, in any calendar year.
in anticipation of the collection OF the
taxes Of such calendar year and Tor the
purpose for which such taxes are levied.
borrow such sums as shall not he IN ex-
cess Of the amount OF Its uncollected
taxes 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
able only out Of the taxes OF the ca!en-
dar year In which said loan or loans
are first made and for which indebted
ness shall not be payable out or any
other funds or moneys Whatever pro
vided. however. no moneys shall be Dor
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
furtnPF, tnat Sall bDdIu snail hcl
any contract or incur any debt or oDll-
gatiAn unless sufficient funds not other
wise appropriated. to pay and discharge
1he Same are actually in the treasurey
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
may be ~hereinabove specially provided.
Said Board shall annually and prior
to the beginning OF the scholastic year
.--z, 4, l,,Ju1S ~ Ifc rnpntDfC and aY-
penditures and said budget. before II
becomes 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--
propriations by or expenditures OF said
board not included in the said budget
shall likewise before becoming effective
be approved by said Commission Coun-
Gil or its said successor;
Provided that nothing herein shall
be taken or construed as authorizing
the Commission Council or Its sue
cessor to change. alter. substitute or
eliminate any OF the Items OF the
budget thus submitted: the true In
tent and meaning hereof being that
the said council or Its SUCCESSORS snail
nave no authority whatsoever In or
over said budget. except to the extent
of a.certaining whether the proposed
expenditures 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
esta blished against the City OF New
Orleans and the Board OF Directors or
the Public Schools. Parish OF Orleans.
or either Of them. borrowing money.
anticipating their revenues. capitalize
ing their funds or issuing notes OF
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 OF
! New Orleans. or its successor as the
governing body Of said city.
Section FL. The provisions hereof
are sclf-operative, and the City OF
New Orleans and the several boards
and bodies herein referred to shall
! carry the same into effect.
Be it further enacted, etc. that the
amendment proposed by this act shall
be submitted to the electors Of he
, State for their approval or rejection
at the Congressional election to be
! held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in the month of Novem-
Der, 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
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 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