The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-09-23

moneys whatsoever: provided, however.
no moneys shah be borrowed by said Board
ior any other purpose than current pur-
be borrowed by said Board to make or TO
pay for permanent improvements; and
provided further, that said Board shall
not make any contract or incur any debt
or obligation unless sufficient funds, not
otherwise appropriated, to pay and dis
charge the same are actually in the treas
ury OF said Board at the time of making
said contract or mourning said debt or
obligation and are specially set aside and
dedicated 10 said purpose. except as may
be hereinabove specially provided.
Said Board shall annually and prior to
the beginning of the scholastic year pre-
pare budget of its receipts and expendi-
lures and said budget, before it becomes
effective, must be approved by the Com
mission Council Of the City of New Or
leans, or its successor as the governing
by or expenditures of said Board not in
, cluded in the said budget shah likewise
before becoming effective be approved
by said Commission Council or its said
successor;
Provided that nothing herein shall be
taken or construed as authorizing the
Commission Council or its successor to
change, alter, substitute or eliminate any
of the items of the budget thus submitted;
the true intent and meaning hereof being
tnat tne SAID council or It's successor shall
said budget except to the extent OF ascer-
tanning whether the proposed expenditures
as exhibited by said budget are within the
probable and estimated revenues of said
Board OF Directors of the Public Schools.
Parish of Orleans.
Section 20. The inhibition herein estab
lished against the City of New Orleans
and the Board of Directors of the Public
Schools. Parish of Orleans, or either OF
them, borrowing money, anticipating their
revenues, capitalizing their funds or issu-
apply to all boards. commissions or bodies
created by or under the authority of the
Commission Council of the City of New
Orleans, or its successor as the governing
Section n. The provisions hereof are
self operative, and the City Of New Or
herein referred to shall carry the same
into effect
BE it further enacted, etc, That the
amendment proposed by this act shall be
their approval or rejection at the Congress
sional election to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in the
month of November, 1916; that there shall
be printed on the official ballots to be used
at said election the words:
For the proposed amendment to the
providing'for the funding of certain 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 Louisiana
providing for the funding of certain debts
of the City of New Orleans and of the
Board of Directors of the Public Schools,
Parish of Orleans"
and that each elector shall indicate on
the ballot cast by him. as provided by
the general election laws of the State
whether he votes for or against the pro-
posed amendment
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieut. Gov. and President of the Senate.
Approved: June s, 1916
R. G. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
a true COPY:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.