The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-10-19

| ell or other future governing body OF
| the City of New Orleans, which shall
| cause the tax to be entered upon tle
tax rolls of said city according to law
against all taxable property in sat
city as assessed and valued for city
to lation purposes; and sald tax shall De
collected by said city and pal! o>er to
said Board Of Directors of the PIu''c
Schools, Parish OF Orleans, day by cay
: as collected
Said tax shall be in lieu of all taxes.
appropriations and Tunds now author
ed or directed to be levied or coEtg.3-
uted by the City IF New Orleans 1,E
public school purposes either DJ Sal /
Act No. 10 of 1890 or other prorISI as
of the Constitution of this State. All
constitutional provisions to the con-
trary, as well as Act No 262 OF TIE
General Assembly of the State of Lou 5.
lana for the year 1914, ratified as N
amendment to the Constitution OF TO
State, are hereby abrog2ted and reped.-
ed; and the City OF EeW Orleans $ ali
have no poWer or authority to use o.
employ any of its taxes or funds Or
the establishment, support or mainte
nance o. the public schools, directly or
indirectly, except as herein authorize +;
provided, however, that the City OF New
Orleans shall administer. use and en-
ploy all the funds, property or things
OF value now or hereafter held by 1t
under any special legacy, bequest or do
nation made or to be made directly ~
1t for school purposes AMI shall cay
out and execute the conditions of al
such special legacies. beQuests or dona-
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 Public
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 mills
on the dollar of the assessed valuation
of said property (Which special tax shall
be in excess of the tax authorized by
Section II of this amendment), yien-
ever % in the manner prescribed ~
Act No. 266 of the General Assembly 0.
the State of louisiana for the yes
1910, and amendments thereof, or II
such other manner as shall be prescrib-
ed by law. the rate of such special tax,
the number of years it is to be leviei
and the spurpose for which the tax is
intended shall have been by said Board
submitted at an election to vote Of
the property taxpayers of the City OF
New Orleans entitled to vote under the
ssse1Fsd fer property in said city as
shawn Dy the last assessment made
ne 4Ekkps tie submission of the PROPOSE
ne said property taxpayers, ana
j1giLy of the same in number
lat voting at said election shall
81 therefor. he levy by Salj
my tax so authorized shall be
sRessed, collected and paid in
leH prescribed by Section II OF
srament.
enya9. The Board of Directors
of &c Public Schools Parish of Orleans
or its legal successor, shall not CAPT
taliZe the whole or any part of the
taxes which by this amendment it is au-
thorized 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 for the |
purpose for which slch taxes are levied.
borrow such sums as shs Il not be in ex- |
cess Of the amount of its uncollecteo |
taxes OF sucn year ana may lssae
notes or other evidences of tndebte3naS; |
AMI such sums. notes or cto+ |
evidences of Indebtedness shall be pay |
able only out of the taxes of the ca "a
lar year in which said loan or loan.
are first made and for which in leute4
ness shall not be PAYABLE out OF any |
,thnr funds or moneys Whatever. pro I
vfded, however, no moneys shall be bar- L
rOwed by said Board for any other pur
poses than current purposes. and in ne
event shall any money be borrowed Dy /
said Board to make or to pay for Fer
improvements; and provilej |
further, tfat said Board shall not MAKE
my contract or incur any debt or obi
cation unless sufficient funds not otler-
wise appropriated, to pay and discharge
he same are actually in the treasure
If said Board at the time of making
'aid contract or incurring said debt or
obligation and are specially set aside
Ind dedicated to said purpose, except a.
nay be hereinabove specially provided
Said BOARD shall annually and prior
% the b sgiEning of the scholastic year |
prepare II budget of it's receipts and ex-
enditures and said budget, before II
becomes effective, must be approved by
he Commission Council of the City OF
NJ
governing body of said City, and all ap
by or expenditures of sali
Board not included in the said buiget
hall likewise before becomin{ effn"t - /
'e approved by said Commission C0un-
IL or its said successor;
Provided that nothing herein shall
e taken or construed as authorizing
he Commission Council or its Sue
essor to change, alter, substitute or
liminate any of the items of the
udget thus submitted: the true in
ent and meaning hereof being that
ne said council or it's successors shall
ave no authority whatsoever in o.
yer said budget, except to the exten;
[ ascertaining whether the proposeG
xpenditurcs as exhibited By saiG |
revenues of said Board of
directors of the Public Schools, Par
h of Orleans.
Section 20. The inhibition herein
Established against the City of New
rleans and the Board Of Directors o.
lie Public Schools, Parish of Orleans.
: either Of them, borrowing money,
Anticipating their revenues, capitaliz-
Ig their funds or Issuing notes of
her evidences Of debt, shall apply
all boards, commissions or bodies /,
'eated by or under the authority OF
le Common Council OF the City OF /,
ew Orleans. or its successor as the :
~ verOiOV hOdV of SS Id HjtV
Section 21. The provisions hereof ,
re lf-operative, and the City o.
ew Orleans and the several boards =
i'd bodies herein referred to shall :
.rry the same into effect. ;
Be 1t further enacted, etc. that the :
nendment proposed by this act shall :
submitted to the electors of the =
ate for their approval or rejection
the Congressional election to be
Id on the first Tuesday after the :
#, 1916; that there shall be printed !.
the official ballots to be used at {
i'd election the words: :
"For the proposed amendment to
e Constitution of the State LOUIS ,
ma providing for the fundin., of GER =
ID of the Board of Directors Of the =
lblio Schools, Parish CT Orleans" :.
d the words: t'
Against the proposed amendment to .
e Constitution OF the State of Louis =
na providing for the furding of Ger :,
In debts of the City of New Orlears u
d Of the Board OF Directors Of The :,
Iblic Schools. Parish OF Orlcans:" r
d that each elec.or shall indicate y
the ballot cast by him, as proviied =.
the general election laws of the =
ate, whether he votes for or against ! :.
: proposed amendment
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD. -
eAKef of the House Of Rpnresepta- a
ives. = =
FERNAND MOUTON. n
sutenant Governor and President OF u
he Senate.
Approved: June z, 1915. Z
r. G.. PLEASANT, o
Governor Of the State OF Louisiana s.
true copy: &
JAMES j. BAILEY, "
Secretary of State. ~