St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-10-14

RlGnG anu ACCOMPLISHMENTS
to the general funds of the City OF new
Orleans when the assessments are Soi.
lected to the extent OF the amount tna'
the said general funds shall nave cose
tributed to the payment aforesaid. 30
much Of Act No. Is of the General As
| sembly OF the State Of Louisiana Tor tne
year 1914 as may be inconsistent mere
| no paving certificates shall be issued
upon the pledge of the reserve fund OF
| the City OF New Orleans. but such Ger,
t%iicates shall be secured IA a. sa asIsa at or
subsequent Legislative authority no. IN
| CONNECT herewith; provided, however,
that paving certificates, Tor wnaSn n ~
| faith and credit of the City or new Of-
leans shall BIZ pledged. whether Issued
under the aforesaid Act No. 70 OF 1919;
or under subsequent legislation, shG1l
not at any one time be outstanding IN
an amount in excess of Five Million
Dollars (s6,o 0 .oo0) in face value.
Section Is. Tne total issue OF bonds
| by the City of New Orleans for all pur-
poses shall never exceed ten per centum
ty in said city provided. however. that
| neither the bonds ISSUED for wafer
sewerage and drainage purposes snams.
y, the s12,ooo.ooe Public No of
1893 and the $4,000 200 New Pub
lie Improvement Bonds issued un,
der Act No. 10 Of he General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana
for the yeaa l soS su anI
thsreto. as well as such bonds. hereby
or hereafter authorized, into when tne
aforesaid bonos or any par taeroI NAY
Belt Railroad Bonds authorized by, ACT
No. 179 Of the General Assembly or tne
| State Of Louisiana for the year iSVe,
nor any bonds hereafter au.nor1%eo r =
bonds which may hereafter De lssueu
for water supply or for the acqulsition
or construction OF any revenue proaus-
ing public utility. nor any paving certni-
| Gates primarily chargeable against spe,
ciaI assessments for street paving, snaIi
be included in computing the lndepteo-
this Limitation: and provided further,
that emergency bonds may be issued as
authorized in Section 5 of this amend,
ment even though said Limitation snall
Nine Million Dollars of bonds authorised
by Section l of this amendment snaL
not be subject to the limitation herein
shall be issued: but, with respect to
any other bonds that may be issued
hereafter under this amendment there
shall be included in the computaeioS
saio Nine Million Dollars of bonds. not.
w~ithstanding the fact that all OF SAID
Nine Million Dollars OF bonds shall not
have been actually issued. n sucn
then outstanding.
ton. City Debt, as now organized and
created with the powers, duties y
functions prescribed ny e shsai 3. I snrs
tinued while any n authorized py
this amendment are outstanding ana IN
paid; and all taxes which may pc ievleo
bv 6ay az collected, be paid over TO said
Board. and shall by 1t be applied In pay
ment OF the principal and interest OF
said bonds: and SAID poard snasi VILE VIE
amendment be entitled to exercise All
the rights and enforce the performance
Of all the obligations. the same a. II is
the time Of the adoption OF this amend"
ment with respect to any OF the present.
ly outstanding bonds OF said CITY OF
things Of value held by the Board OF Lii
quotation, City Debt. for bonded deos
purposes other than taxes now or here
after levied, and particularly all FUNDS,
hereafter held by said Board under Act
No. 1873 Of the General semoi OF the
state Of Louisiana for the yeas 1851
and all amendments thereto, snal wnsn
~dedications imposed BY laws existing q
the time Of the adoption Of this amend
ment be used and employed in the dis
retirement Of any bonds Of the City Of
New Orleans then outstanding.
Section Is. For general municipal
purposes, exclusive of the support and
m%aintsnanss, Of Of the the BPo uD5is s saSs ot r.
City Of New Orleans, said city may in
each year levy upon all taxable property
within said city a tax not exceeding
sig and one-half mills on the dollar OF
the assessed valuation thereof; pro
yided, however, that when the one per
cent debt tax authorized by said Act Nc.
no OF 1890 and the two mill water ano
of 1899 shall both have ceased TO be lev
led, and IL thereafter the taxes levied by
the city OF New Orleans In one
than ten mills. aid city may in SUCH
events levy for it's general purpose.
such additional tax which, when Ode
to the tax OF six and one-half mtns
hereby authorized and the taxes levied
for the payment of the principal and
interest of its bonds az they ~severallJ
mature, shall not exceed In the aggTe'
gate ssc siaaes e. ah The en %reservat Homo Of TWEEN,
ty per cent OF the revenues of the City
Of New Orleans shall not hereafter b
made az directed by Section 40 OF thu
the State Of Louisiana for the yea
1919, except insofar al the fund so d.
rected to be reserved shall have beer
amendment takes effect to the paymen
81 any obligation or the City Of New
Orleans. and said reserve fund OF eael
year. when released from the obliga
u tI0U8 Cl1dl6 Oo S0A ~ @0" 1HN -9V
cause Of contracts, existing at the tim'
Of the adoption Of this amendment
shall be used for general municipal pur
poses.
Section IT. For the support. maints
public Schools in the City of New Or
leans, the Board Of Directors OF tn
: legal successor, shall levy annual.
such tax, not exceeding three and one
half mills. as said Board shall deem
-rAaN1 .hA a.
. BY said Board to the Commission Coun
) ell or other future governing body o
the City of New Orleans, which shall
: cause the tax to be entered upon tn
tax rolls of said city according TO LAY
i against all taxable property in sal
e city as assessed and valued for CIT
s taxation purposes; and said tax shall o
r said Board Of Directors Of the Publ
Schools, Parish Of Orleans. day by da
as collected.
Z Said tax shall be in lieu Of all taxes
appropriations and funds now authorl2
ed or directed to be levied or confirm
{ uted by the City of New Orleans fo
public school purposes, either by sal
: Of the constitution Of this State. A
8 constitutional provisions to the coz
trary, as well az Act No. 262 OF tn
9 General Assembly of the State OF Louis
G lana for the year 1914, ratified as a
amendment to the Constitution of thu
State. are hereby a~brogated and repsa
" ed; and the City of New Orleans sha
have no power or authority to use G
o employ any of It's taxes or funds &c
n the establishment, support or maintt
& nance OF the public schools, directly {
o Indirectly. except as herein authorized
v provided, however. that the City OF Ne
!. Orleans shall administer. use n en-
e pIoy all the funds. property or thing
n OF value now or hereafter held by
o under any special legacy, bequest or d.
nation made or to be made directly
IL for school purposes, and shall carr
a out and execute the conditions of a
= such special legacies. bequests or don;
lions that ave been HERETOFORE made
/. and accepted by said City of New O.
faana nnd al s,Ich as may hereafter