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PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS
TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF LOUIS
IANA
Adopted at the Session of the
Legislature of 1916.
To Be Voted On at the Congres
sion:al Election.
Act No. 4
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he fttarn 1 1 .1 by "' ;
the folwi p:
Secti't, 1. TI\ ..ti(
by a \'. te f 'L :
rnemhers of tb 1 I a
('ity I 'bt a r
tonh f r. .. t, 'r t1,
the erini. n 'i of s- ty, ce
adorpted I. it V. Ti [t - is "f il of
Ing buhlt -i, h!re pIae 1 et'- RT
by aniti it'rn ti .01;. " '.1 I -J to
lars ,$ .1 Iii a hoti.. I. h. r1%4- lI
"Cityv c. New N I b t :a e iil' :11 1; I1 aic
130oids. ani ti hear sai V r r. f i:.tir- ut
eat as Ti' Ii " , i tfn t'.t} of
[tett. mat fix ri om time to 1t1r1 as rail 'fn
installnitnt if t: l hi ni, Is iiffered fr.r sa
sale as leretntItert prov.ded. th
Section 2. T'hree Million I ollars $t.- of
000.00110). in par value. of the bitn'is a1- m1
til
thorized by Si+etiin I of this aurrermiun 6
shall forthwith he sold. su
The proceeds of said thiree million
dollars of irinds shiall he apprlied exClu-t p
sively to the fo!ln: ing purposes andI In al
the following order: th
(a) The paymnent of the oltstanlirrt th
and unpaid "Shcool Teachers Stlary' es
Bonds of the (City of New Orleans. is- by
sued untder Act No ' of the (;tr:'r'l .i\s- to
sembly of the State of Loutrs:anti wr It
the year 19(t6. whith hiinds iallnlu ip w
called for payment and paid ias soon as ti
practicable;
(b)i The payment or the principal of a sl
the floating indebtedness of the at
Board of Directors of thIe Pub- at:
lic Schools, Parish of Orleans, al
evidenced by note or notes (tut- Is,
standing at the time of the adtloption pr
of this amendment to an amount nIr pr
exceeding Six Hiundred and Fifty Thou- 1t
sand IDollars (41O0,000); prvTO1V tat
In the event that said indebtedness or be
any part thereof shall have heen pail th
by said Board out of its current reve- ly
nues previous to the adoption of this pr
amendment. the amount thus paRd (Init s8
to exceed $650,000, however). shall te in
paid over in cash to said lonrd to ne si
used by ittfer school purposes, as pro
vided lv law;
(c) The payment of the sum of Five le
Hundred 'thousand tolilars ($50t,0oo).t at
with interest thereon, itirrowed liv the of
City of New Orleans for storm emergen
cy purposes in the year 1915; m
(di The paynmerit of the overdraft or tt
other indebtedness due by the City of et
New Orleans to its tiscal agents o( other ai
banks rspresenting loans or advances o0
made by them to said city, other than
those referred, to in paragraph (c) of 18
this section, to an amount not exceeti- o01
ing in principal arid interest the sum
of One Million Three Ilirnitred and FIt- t'
ty Thousand Dollars (S1,350.00, i; and d'
(e) The balance of sail proceeds hi
shall be used and employed by tire
Board of Liquidation. City Deht. for the w
payment of Public improvement Certifl- 01
cates of the City of New Orleans, as set 01
forth in Section 3 of this amendment.
Section 3. The remainder of the Ie
bonds authorized by Section 1 of this
amendment, or so much thereof as may le
be necessary, shall be sold, from time to as
time. in such amounts as the tiorrd of i
Liquidation, City [Iebt, may determine,
and the proceeds of the sale thereof i U
shall be applied by sail Board t t he ir
payment or Publie improvement Certiti- r
cates authorized It Act No. 56 of tire h
General Assemrnly of the State itf Luies- ir
lana for tire year 1i1i. and acts arnmnda- a1
tory thereof, and presently outrtandlng
or issued at anry time in payrnrret of Y
any contract male before this amend, Ii
ment takes effect. at their respective d
maturities or when said maturirtis can ii
be anticipated upon terms satistrctory a
to said Board.
Said Act No. 56 of 1918 and all t
amendments thereof, as well as all stat- II
utes upon the same sulijeet. and so t
much of Acts No. I18 and No. 270 of 5
the (leneral Assembly of the State of c
IAulsiana for the year 1910. anrd tither a
statutes onr the same subhiect nmautter. as a
may affect, apply or pelr tin the t city t
of New Orleans. te ndl the same are
hereby repealed: netertheles. I':rttlir.
Imptrovement toerti I hntIon Irrtv ib iiS'redl I
in the manner Ilrovititi by Striti Act Ni. I
66 of 1901. and amenrmeritnr t herreif. in <
payment of any ci ntralt made btefore
this amendment takes effect.
Section 4. Tihe City if New (rlearn r
may also iserre anti iegiotiate its htnis t
when airthorized ity a vote tif a mnaioitry 1
in numbirrier run rmI o'runt of the Itlnuc ft''
taxpaye'5. whit oi shlli have teern utssested
for property in sriid citr as shit. wn ty
the last assesmnrect mnrale Irir to the p
submission tif thii protPositi on to t ne
smid propertY tax.aSyrs arid who are
otherwise raltied ti vote tririer tire
('onstitut ion ri td laws of this State,
voting at an electlon called by ortli otonsce
adopted hva vit. oi tIwo-thi-is of all
the membere of the Commission ctun
oil, or its succesisr as the gove rnina
body of sail City of New t irluns. ar 1
which orilinanc trefore an'- suuh dlen
tlon is orderedI shall he also adtitit iy
a vote of throe-fiiurtlhs lif all the irinem
bers of the Board of Liuitrtulatiir. city
Debt. Iue notice of saul eleutttn shalil
be published for thirty iiays ir the oitl
etal journal of sai city i fourr weekly
insertions of sail notitq constituting a
publication for thirty ays. triv!15l
thirty days interveire tietween the date
of the first insertion airrl the t'ate of
said elecrioni.
No bonds shall he issrud under this.
section for any otIer purpose or for;
any greater amount than thirt stared In i
the submissio of the propositi it to
said taxpayers.
Section 5r In case of fire, food. pes
tilence. storm or other pubrte calamity,
the City of New Orleans shall have
power. by a two-thirds rote rif all tae
members of the Commission Council. or
its successor as the governing boily of
said city, concurred In by a three
fourths vote of all the members of the
ord of Liquidation, City Debt, to
orvow moneY and issue and negotiate
bonds in such sum, not exceeding Five
ago red Thousand Dollars ($500,000),
es shall be necessary in any one such
*eergOl .Y For the purrlose or re
to dt I; a . ~ of tt~r toiled ,
tnod i.:' 1 0so th. tNe ''ar..s
ti1S :5 :.r:. : :(: ::: .: . ; I' nt
to utL i t. 0 s:1 : "1 a'- t; 'An1oVn,.t
any rl t 1' I<8 ra..s t' t,. ittii
b rit . C is t.} t. ~ t at 15 ti' t
itahutSL utl vich tp.t.y aIl
tia tIn .i. : i Sif tl. "f e 'ta ' . `'' '
aly 't b :r it L .. ,il.lr i :al! Ii i1.sl I
and tia i o at r'' . re S' 1 :
duly ad 1te r'1 to issue andt Ieth91'tl ritl, t
bolurd"s t . t nt'ib!e tl.he f alu Is ne' es5..5 ,
fur that '' so 5ro ied. 1; ` "
To, P
that In n'. ei1"it sh1a;1 tlhe par 1a! .e
the bunts "'r sold' awl. negotiatf'
rar t e tar sa.n h t Su
'deb1te15: 8 th^:t1 t" Ibe tIrm:ie
q/ B t l; 1 i a!
for then t '" . .;t of t:.."
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61.a i ;, t: ta1· I' i'I , t} 111 1', 1 11
of!~ th Ir;:l :Gs th g I: nw on per~i cont* sllint '
ht : th r n 'I ' , ' , o l,
Sl:·t iiii
~RDBtr Of I inh twa r-lllh 10 :tt i~er l tlit tlve
t :: . .55 0 1 '.'5 1, o.I ; t ! '
t189 i 1' I ' 1 rIP t I In '.. ! rl * IN
iOi liil* :(IS 11 they r'Istiet iscy saliittit I.'
end Of il $ 1\·111 tl '' \il S:iiI ;:iI' 5115crF 11
texf. liltl 'it ;'c~P.l tly s:ii.ItI N'ljll~·I 9 of
utes &'stal'lis.ii : t t tit ta ti Ion r
of the funis rs u!t;a' f1pr111 it i' 'esv i f
said taxes whlii'lc shall he rt 'asci ftrom bi
said appropriati..' s hml1 .1 fit· uS Ily lIt
the paymett, saiifti tion or refunligng
of any of the honic. d! t o'lit dtgeathaIt t
now charge I tlbr~ol ai t.i I' }i;ii:nt nL
shall, t ogetier wt tho thhe saiiii 1if I Ah C
surplus eu the isl 3er c` t per t tax lf:
heretofore linlic at.led to puhiilic sclhil I:
pur II ses. lie uieii anl arpplied to tne 15
paytn ent iof the t'rini'it ;ttlli : i lnt'ire t of li
1 9 , all IInI- Isu d L o D"!'!n - im n ; d
utha et any r '..ld th;Itallof remait I II fter L
the payment if tlie ri.inipal ant il intcr- fi
eat in anv ole 'so r of I(inis atllhtorized at
by this amensl 'llnt shall Ii' ur nltd iom ove
Wo the city if New Ortlean, to be used by or
It for general municipal purposes; but 01
when. and to the extent that, tile oillga- lb
tions roIw chairgeii un shil taxes shall be tt
paid. satisfied or refunde. salit taxes N"
shall ie trelensed friom diii oli ations, (t
and, ultiniately, when entitirely re!pasel to
and dlischargeIl, shall easn tio be letiem!: Ii
and, thgat. thereafter. any anid all tinds Di
issued usdier this a1en0imi'nt lshadll be to
provided for by a tax upon all taxable or
property in the City of New O1lea- s or
all bondst S e 1.",d'' !1!"s" a ende nt; 1 d
become due; providel. however, that, in he
the event the funds lerelinliioive siecial- ne
ly dedicated for the payment of the tai
principal and interest of the bonds is- ti
sued under this amendmenit shoulin prove at
insufficIent, the City of New Orl ans n:
shall, and it is hereby requireil to. levy ilh
in every such instance a tax upon all N
taxable property in the 'ity of New Or- Iiq
leans necessary to pay the principal a;
and interest of said hbnds. tit
Section t . The principal and interest ss
of all bonds authorized by this ament- at
ofment shall be payable in gold coin of nt
Ithe Uniteil States of America. or its si
equivalent. of the stanrdard of weight se
and fineness at te time of the issuance w
of each installment of said bonds. N
said bontds shall be exempt from all it
taxation for State, parioh, tunricipal o at
other local purposes. ti
Savings banks, tutors of minors, cirra
tors of interilicts, trustees arid other tl
lduciaries may invest the funds in their c
hand in sail oinidls. ft
Said bonds may be used for deposit at
with any oflicer, board. municipality, or ti
other political sutidivislon of the State ti
of Louisiana in any case where by pren- Pt
ent or future laws deposit or security Is fa
required. t
lald bonds may be registered and re- H
leased from registry unIer such rules m
as the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, g,
may prescribe. re
Section 10. All bonds issued under at
this amendlment snail bear subc rate of tl
interest or, from time to time, tifferent oh
rates of interest, and shall, except as hI
herein otherwise sRe'ialy provideii, be tl
In such inrm. terms aonl denominations, a,
and payable At stich times anld pla'es. la
with in a perilo of nlt exceeding Iltty N
years frim the date thereof. as the tl
Boardi of Liquidatitin, City teht. shall
determitie. Said tmliitils shall i itiShuet I
in serial form and shlull Iice piiyiibli' in
annual installmetits, iomrmt'ncng liit I
more titan two years fromo tlic ir respec- h
tive dates, and the install menrt p.ayaiile ,
in each \'ear shall he so lixed tiia t. wien E
the annual interest is tiidiii'i thieiir'ti,. the
several annual total Lmounta tf prin- I
Icipal tool intirest ti lini tail shall tie ii
as nearly eiuoil as itsiractictlil Ii; jiroto\'iiei. t
said installments may lie tixel lit tive i
thousand dollars or the lieatrest multi- .
ple thereof. r
.,ald b ills shall lie elgn'id 115' the
Mayir naii the c'omiistnnls:iir rof l'ilrbicl
1'intic li( f ithlii City of Ni'ws (rleatia. o r
ciii; terslctnie II'. the Preslilent or \'Yie
* rcsiiient and I ti' .4i''l'til' ii .\ssist
ant Secretary of thel I10arnu o' 11in
* fari'simile siielnatllIlr; of tubi i'iitlltin' -
retary ir \ssl Stall L0 Si'it'iy. Iti ias
I ny siiit iilliii'r wI 11> siii: toP rle
or countirttcr-siignltture agesip uponS1 i
such a bolld or' ioupn :hnll
cease to be s-ic otllCir I'for
dcl ivery of sa ii 11011( or t'iijiin
to the purclhasilrl 51>11 sIglatue III
counter-stilihitulriie shill * rubti9 i l'sM Io
'valil for alt tartsi i. 'the eist ;nie ex
pense i'f lirlarcig itll St'lln tiaid
Liud to ,t it i i utI ly
Seciio t 1u t \l liil- ilisuei tinier
this aim ii ltaiimet Il Ic sill by tli
liosal'-'ftei' ii ii a1 iitiiiliii't utno
less than i's e inscirlili' in tli i kti.'ial
Sjourn a~l of 11e- ('it\' of New~ cO·r;rlean Irim
first inaltiotn to ie 'it Ii'i't lteeri iii'.
nitr lto thji ititi ii tue sill. oat so I
L~othe·r advlertisement.111 in r14 t
Smay in its diisi~crti lon dil., ·t: prlov.ilted,
r sa i Iloarl oft Iluli ation nny reject
any aunt all bids.
section 12. I·xcept as othierwise pro
vided in litis amendment, the Cltv ift
New Orleans shall not ihornIw ltniieiiiy.
issue bonds, notes or other evidlcnces of
inlebtlitedluEss ir pledge its crulit ir on
e tieipate the cillectioti of any of its
taxes.
No money shall be drawn from the
treasury of saidi city without specific
C appropriation therefor previously made.
0 nor shall said city make any contract
but send ra
GET MARRIE iorder
GET IAIRIED f r sieddiorNg IE
invitations. Ve have the latest styles, lowest
erinoes. ad do beet wrek Samples at this ocke.
or inclr a any deolt or dlr'at:tton for any
1 e Wh : a'. \, !.' at $ i fi1 le t
' ,' '. rat :. : iril-"atel, to
!S '11. sun 'ur Iw tu(aity u
. ". r. ni v ;: at - t a tuin a'
,IF.~ !e a!. 1 ! ... ,... 1 (l t~ sat'] pc~t ull.. ~"
.n e 'rut: ied. '
1., !~_ .r: L i.:u1. t Žestri tiit
s.i uti c; 1' , tHe 11'1d to aPP:v to
[s] Iu gch Fi:1I !1i rred with
ri'-' t t' t te tf ri :s ng to said citi' or
ltr t I.eit ".' lower, Iatler. teleittoine
e.' vi i or i r' 'age Ierousal or destruc'
t~oil.
0e c'ty may In any calendiar
v(it , tr at 'r - -t it n of the coillectioi Ift
t1.,' tai-- 'f l si lO cab s lur y' ar, all d tor
;" ri;tes f o r atthich Son 'i taxes fre
iav el, los rouw such stuns as sha;,no
:: (') 'ss of the amlo.:I t o~f Its !It
toI taxes of sit h ye ar, 4n,9 mna\
.ý,1 Ill nr'tes or other ev'dences+ Of
l: d it diess therefor, a 1 1 " -'tin.
Is t'"s 01 ither e i d-nr-es tit .debti il
ies A"!111 it l 11tyatlle only nout of the
tavesn: t aemlar year in dcic Sli1t
i -it o a tirt mni-h an I.
l' ;. Il tet e: said i'e. Ies shallt
lollI l' .hs!'e Out of i ii iWti th ' hu il
1"..at` ce r"I No rn .m-y sha.ll
tie . "',. 1 I,}" the s u ' 'itV ' ixc'ept l riI
(' " n 0 tvt!al I Il's1c. a mi ii n no
'any l 'tney he lii. ruie1' i0
Is make or to pao tc : wi" ' 1:
" it . " t, :t -''it t I
':1 ht or Rt 'I I Is : 5 I l ,
tit it \''. 1, i : i'\ Ii' herrs tr ra
iw
'it.. I o . .i A p 1ith-.. teiowiexe
titi a tit ate . 1 i r itier- rtie Ii
1t'I I \: ' s" . f ti e Ci'v t N iw to -er- Ii
t ~il lt l I ". el i .'i l tltei-i i suaer 1
.!b \: .. r' t slotv a u t., nthe 1
uitiicr thlr- iros tt ! Ac N;i.. 2O3 of 151. ii
0t 't~r sttti' t 't'iet 10e Whiii sha s o
11"it l lnoi t I :I.t 't e it H ed Ml in' - it
Scolns -it;l The tital Issue of bondssue'
bdy1 the 1 es il At5o. I i of all pur
rouss sl IIr I , (b 'r S i- t 1 ti tiop , ('shit ll .I
ty;: tny h ti e ri1 h:et otsteanvi' tat t'
ntw he.r' th e .i t tir'd ," .fi 1 \ t il r .
sit Irr;ierag'tn itti~titnO.' ;itiiises (iranro Ih
s, ! tith n' 11!. e i ,.tii hl.'s is toerne t Is
nItn Iiý 'ý .5s "t-it' I ttle s a u' 1 .. i't No. , I
1 iS nthe Cith wOr iif iUffatiO ow Pub
Icu· shallp rut'r iint Itoridi i ue m Un
d'' t N. , 9e ' ietn ' f tFhe eneral Cl
tAi-snrsii of tyr £rtat od f houisi, tanat
fInr t\ th 'I han,1 the )' I5r S wan at . c i'
amedatrythe 1eof00 arbid suprolementl et
tltre:tni as wi-Il asutllr hutrlo. ie 'of e '
lic It e t I Boail us u[ uirsed anc P
tAtsse of to h at of t ou y sear a 19Ne O
ftiir thi i eariiu , and raractior tdfr. s
limle Beltr tailrofand purposesntany
tr.tis which all Ies eal trl b issued at
for water t ins upplyor for the ac t
uud·lt r' tln a'ures sa! A t Ni,. .3 of 1.114.
afoiisrep sents for sptreet thpavgf ma
ir d in Sction 5 of this amen;o-tn shall o
have beetnde reh eni tprihe that Ptbine rt
Nlt Ranillond IlarS of bn s authorized bv il tii
lv:1' Section .1 of10 tis fanendnlue.i l It
ot e subject. tohe the limitation heres '
tixed at thfe time or times that same p
shall le hissued: but, with respect to pi
any other bonds thiat may be Issued B
nereafter uniler this ameniment triers
sha be inclu esd ouin the computation e
said Nine citllion dllrs of bonds, iotr- ci
ithstanding the factnd that all of saider. I
mitant of emergency bonds as ma be cas
then ia tstariiling e~l
Sectieon 14. The Board of i quament- b
ton. City )eIt. as now organted and te
create d with tle powers, d utoies aPd
functions prescribeil by existing laws ht
e trid by this amendment, shall be cond
d~t er :ube No. 9o the Geittinhereal
tinxed while teany bonds autorlzed tmy o
tfir amendment are outstanding and inn
paid: and all taxes which may be levlet bi
afor tne payment of said bonds shall, day
Iterey day as collected, hse paIed overn thereo said
Hoard, and shall by it be applied in pay- )
mits ofai the principal and interofest oa
said blonds; and saidt board shall Pwith
eapect bto atll bonds authorized by this e
amenment of be entitled to exercise ait
the righots and en force te performance
of anll the obligations, the same as It is o
illtcrize t ilo und per laws existing ant at
buntions pwhich ibeybereafteribe sues a,
thor time m the aoptn o this a fiend- it
int with respect to any o of tie resen- o
ahssaessments for oustrtpanving, ln Ft e
haincluded ll comptin thihmabe lnebevia of
v utet atridng oiondsd ofn salla City or a
Now (darieln. All funds, propoerty anio d
things of value held by the 1-ard of Lih- ti
hldartin. city oen b mt for bonded adet
puntposs other thcan taxes nots or here- g
aiter blevnd, and particulard hall fiels
I proplerty anil thlnrgs of value now or a
hretMirtnr held by b onds a uthorize d Nlt
no. 13e of ti e eneral asembly of the a
~t'itho rlotnisitritn for thle eear macei
nii all amriitwrni-'ttS tlii'relo). shlall whn~l
releasee from b oitract olmationes ht io
iliitlhi'rtizens Itmpo s o u ir laws existing at "
tiie time tof the adoptien of this amen- ni
mIn.it hi' t rc" e tnnt etany ovelfi the ient i- DS
r''h'iutsttacndiny lion-is oi taie City of It
Ni-n- oirtvine theldn obtsthoi r ofg. 1
Suctiorin.1 Ity r get.foral m!bnddi dl It N
ture pIRyesother of t xe os niowdi Iorit h ii'
f itv if Nest' anritics. ntiu 'ity tal f iii t'
i'a'et t'yr h-n' thils oil tvaliue pn.iuow it
1itli 3i oall ctiv n tal itit em c ly of 'h Ia
cniel,~1 Itivevet'c, tha~t v.'lieri rliii' riti'~ *'n' a
liii of 1Lut Ito int the two mill wate IIr t
nd l is tiiittiiri'ietl tI e aid l\ct h. I; I
l fI! r olitll ciitllitive ct oligd to be ltv
th''i tnil t' thc ;aotinr toii taxi's ipmedlhi
lii' 'lvNew i r i tn 'lett in anyin nI
utintr fur linnei of itt purplses be 13R 5
ii -inti t nullrous. sai i. bity mai i-i
it yitsa levy i1cr its giiti'rtul purl''sp
wit-lin saihitiiti tax wtit. s'eii toll t1
'i-u'',' Si alloiz'tf tiil the taxi' lat'ni'of
ir thsese i't'aeitiftien trinctitu liii
ii-ti"'s it' Isr toilswtin tiev soc- rly '
nttt!ii'. sitaxll riot excel in tlic- tigli'
11b of 1sx tin the ohtilf mills. t
St'Iuit 1m it 'Itho iese r'va tiio bif t'tr- t
I i n' r- i-ni if ti u't' the ' ie' of ie h it'
iii' Nw it~·i'-t' sittll oro iiere'l' tIJien
Athe No. 1S t i ttri'l ns iilw ayrl *TIf
V tr' S ttr if n uiids d tit: fit' tite li'ar
to' tie mlrl ','' " 5i itlma in tr.ye b''
s1,1 hCt II~ey for isgeneralmi~ial p 'url"- i
anciron iit tae tax whIch. tleno e ve -i
f tiney uliho itirid 0n1 the ('ixeo of r t
Irlea the .a mnil of ther' trinil of ei'
I'uterni 8hof~ it hmbasie th c~ias. or ly s
eature. whal not relea ed ro the a'glire
causeiii' 1'. trats reisiin'attire o time
ovf te ilist of th is r irnm,, rtlRi i1it
s naleuso l udrdf glen eralm muicpfatelar
nani.d costructd ri Coti repair of the
rulct Sito 1s in the Clivrof As'emW Or
leas, thte Iorlof 1 Dldsuan iifr tof tuer
leale tucc essor, e shall h-l'ash1 ally
suchwle tax. no exectlino thre payrdore rt
haf leas, asd said Boaerd sfund of i'e
necsary.wwhich levye shall be fli'dt
by stidoard7 tor the Cupormiti Y¶)inte
o' pr r'; '' If ii'
I o l rr 1':"I t'l~lrt o\(" L:! * t \'r /' f
1t I ' i" I
te.o tc rs he tt
:':i h t fjriu ,S day 1')" t
ttx itall be in lieu of all tIx' S
" f w inetri to he levied or c"intrnb
ute' l; t o' i hity of Now OrleanS i'
SubliU sihosi iirst5sy, eithe"r by said
Act ]ill of 1,00 or ot her p roymi\1 '1!S ft
of ti;" loi'4stltultlon of this State. ,A i
i' '-tit' 't:in li provisions to the con- 11
tnll' i" 1\ll as Art No. 262 of its
'Iinr:l .\' etm'll of the State of l(ii t
inna t r th0 ya'ir 1914. ratlile'i as an,
aN onPIi nC''nt to the ( 'nstljtut tingsl of tbns
'-t t are h7' ' 4 'b i atrogotel and 'It'al j
e':, : 1 ti' (' It i of New I l ) lealli ,hall
c1 . ( '' "" aith'rlt' to use ~t
, R , y "t its tales or funds f"I
Tl i t nt. 's rt or to nte
I0..t . o o ;0 . e as r v o
nJ. , . t as h·ervl i a tlh".. /
) r l' i . t t , t t th:e CI'lt "f N ei
' ;e r".' d. l, : 11't l C1 i n
; my '1 t!1 't. I !,I r tyi or i' I P
.1''N ti. 2 4t
I11
I '0'
:rI I 1 . iv 'r r "l ' -
th ity of ti\ I
It1 ·1 1, . 'l l: I.... I ý1. I ·r l r I " l' t 1 r'" · ''
SI :' ' I a I .t 1"S 1 ' I I
1t tl a f .trt1'h Ili I"..1 ,.
I t I . ' 't I \h it 1r 111 i 't1 '
.\. ! . 5 tir o 0al e 1:r n'"1 t.. t..I}
1 t '' Ifo' i
1 ' ls l't"!' :1", t 7s a re:it i. '. H 11-,. f I
?tii't it ".' 'l i i: Tl1 to I' :' 0ut
is I'
t'l a.li.] s "'I ' ' .i .\le 0- t' l (ill I ' i t i 11
l< i (II'1.07 '.' , til tliit";~:! i' 't.- il rX - (I
nhr1 t.I.. Ta'he \I\oait of lllirectore.
of lt'e l'uilui Scto'f's Parish ot' rIew.t
or its legal sic " lessor, shall h(t y(p
tailizo iti' wIiole or any Lart of ill
ta x s wh'h by theis amendIretit It I? it.
to ortil to to le1vy, nor fund o init
hoa s a y UnfrI o w money' I!, .'In'e ..l ':'.7 71" I
of f 't t . l r'it l ,ni t Ie'Ot \ pr o I'ite l )'it
sal tark m, 1.in1(t .ly caul ndar ina
I Illl itlt i at'li ini It the colli'ittl of tie
taxes it Ii''t h ' alett'i yfeatr an d .t for t P l
1os1.'S ii' ati tie sci taxi's ate tit 1 t
It. ir'i'rur' ms s1 is sIalt riot to ttt 'x
cse of tiiTh amount of its uncollectred
of teis 'o1re or "]et les o'teblst onfes I ti
or it; w oancl such aum. nte ort ca, , "(
I 'leiiecrs of i nicbtt'dio'ss shall he pay
tle (' ly ot of tie toranes pit of the "i
to' 'tat " to It' y nor futlt the Sahli Ili e
1da1vr r in which said lot.n or loans ' o
f list I-t tiitie oand for ihpCon in'leit' tei
1 s1i altl Iot the a ' able out of at it
tr it', .t tins or maniif'% whatever: to't
v ii'ei. fO u W ee t. ro m toneys shall -it" 1 i t
roiwiid 51101 hard for any otiner par
pe cofs thin iuirrent purposes, aid u i no
-'ent sta it ary almoney be ornit' e t
,said Boa] tl to ake or to pay for i
iut rt it r ci'f r fe tst : at I trti ie A
fol'. a td n ,.11",I 1.1111:, I,'h
further, tiat saof i Ituards ha shall tot a-I
any cot'lit nor incur any debt or otli
ion unless suitictetnt funds rnot otlor
said contract or ictrrig said debt or I
obligation atnw are specially set aside
and dot ii'atet to sa id jurise. Xexit as
may to' heorei'it1itfv ape''ialily provitet.
prepar a uiget of its receipts n and ex- P
penditures and said budget, before it
othe coramissiofn Courli of the City nof
New Orleans. or its successor as tt e
governing Ifody of said City, and all aji
propriations ly or expenditures of sadi
Brard nut irclutii in the siod hilet it
shall litewise before becoming' effectle I
acitls ar d tt ae s tpra''or'ssore I
he a'u lit improvements: anI pt o\ ifhe- I
Provided that nothinarg herein hall
be taken or conostrued ans authorizing
the uotlessiufnfi C ouncil or its sue
saidr cntraect· or icrigsi debt ore
cessor to change, alter, substitute ori
Saiatd Board Pier annually and prio
eliminate any ot the items of the e
bprdget thus submitted; the true in
tent atrd mseansaing hereof being that
the ('ommision Coil itll of the City ofl.,
the said council or its successor as shall I
have no authority whatsoever in or an l
iover said bidget, except to the extent
f ascertainiitg whether the proposed u
expenditures as exhibited by said C
budget are within the probable arnd
estimated revenues of said Board of I
Direftors of the Public Schools, Par
ibh of Orleans. h
Sectiou 20. The inhibition heseirt h
eetabtlshed against the City of New
Orieans andh ordth Board of Directors of
'tie utflic Schools, Parish of Orleans, co
or either of thon, borrowing money, an
anticipating their revenues, capitaliz- Ia
ing their funts or issuing notes of I or
other e4'ifentcoi of debt, shall ajpily an e
to ail hoards, ommissions or bodies t its
created by or thder thre authority of r
the Common Culcil of the City of r
New Orleans, or its successor as the
governing body ol said city. ief
Sect ifff 21. Th4 provisions hereof m
are self-operatlveC and the City of u
New Orteans and be several boardsI
and bodies h'i'.in neferred to shall us.
carry thi 5samie into Yffect. thi
li' it ftirthier 1'iid 1 etc., that the fth
aneindi :it propiied ' this act shall of
he stubmitt ted to thlie electors of the pu
St at e for their a o or reject ion ,
at i tie 4ongressiotiti 'nCl etioini to he
14 it ont tie firtt Tuie% after the tith
fir .'ntla in thv inmt" e of Nov'min- tiff
tS 1 II tint hir' c htr to printed th
on ithe1 (fttlilil ttitlftt" to be ut-cd at 8
A cdeecinth words:
ii tiropoinl ai iment to wiit'dt
the 4o i titution of the St% u
L uiina fil fling ffir the of flir fii
tainur'if a- h
Stncd of th- lIour of lreso at on' brii
tibll it i holr' rtif' f 't 0 u s "f Ltti tnt
ant th .'i it'ils: larr
.\ti rii n i t h prffpoi'(sei 't-nti't% 0 t o ,
Sthle fifn titution of Athei Shaw qen to fo
itira proi'4 intttg 'oi' the funintti is ain!
nittin lii" of the City 'if \ i'c l-Uf
ttd i 1 tf iatd iff Is rei or Pi t a s
awlb liti *'tilIi et'itirb of IrI fCr
on Itf' tiltf hoint by him r sh
ttt'W 1'T'r Il ft'AN<tt."(t' ytir
Spial'i't of itohe ouse of 1Rfii''tee~ Pert
ti'i'f'.
thir Sf'iitfe.
Approv.d : lutni R., 1 ft I .
It. o. 1' i;ASAN'T,
Governor' cf thte S'.aie of Liiisiania,%
JA:M1Et J. BAILIEY,
Secretay of State.
Ac t No. 13
House Bill No.5 By Mr. Heintz.
JOINT ltESOLt'TION
Prfopotling an tineridment to Article 11R
(if the t'onstitut ion of the' State if
Louisiana on the subject of Juvenile
('furts. 't
Heittion 1. ,Be it resolved by the li
('lntiral Assembly of the State of Lfiu
isiana, two-tbhirds of ail the merbet's t
('lfctefd to eafil House eineturritig, that
tie fifth section of Articie 118 of the I
Coa'ttttution of the State of Louisiana
be, aui tb'i same~ is hereby repealed.
e ta' ,i ' I '',! ' 'i' 'i i' :.I
ý a\ 11ý i .. I"l 1' f t, r 1 .'
1 1: at n ' . ce ' ,
V i dl it t i ;tel tir lin i
tý il `t t 1 ; I l/1ý P( tae 'cii' . ' i 'tt
A i I t i , I a n t i t i 1 6i I
iishm , ', frind 11111 el, Sti'r :illsl 'ndl
us Jirttudite i f in the L' 'Serm i eI in
lawc ".'f tt.1is 8tait, f.r \.hittl (,f the
pi1 c1etsaiititcn ltet votes.
11E\\' ITT 1t ta.N('IIAt'e,
speaker of the House 4i1 I*l-:1.r'-nta
tivt's.
ETIIELRF!l:n t. T '1 \l'i tIl.,
P'reslia lit I': , ' T 'mil},' " 1 t ,.0 S u ts
I' :. < ir i; . \ \NT.
(GOvCtt1c cf iat.r tite of L,.ui iar:a.
A tr u" c.4py:
JA:llf J. I1AIl-:Y.
eSCret. ai f I ii' *
Act No. 28
Sei-t'i Bill No. , By Mr. I. can R.
Smith.
AN ACT
I'r pe ina an etl rtro nc ton Artlre'
0 1 t h <a o
i, It: P. D i ai d
'ravtci . n, : 1' , i N I:
t li e t ef 1: 1 .;- T
a t h i C 'm, I ,
. ala be ant-iu d -t .
\' 8:
Ia ta : t.
.1n ti U'
,11 ,. c: i' 1','.\i r;1o i . 1:.. ' I : . ? ,
t 1, . r i .. . r tl )'l "', t a-"` ' . ''
to.
tir n ,`i t ;it t mt al ,l " Ie'iii 'i , t i c
n:L\all au in a ca': ar ' la 'l I(10 t. t . t
:t ta x f 1..!) io t a"x''t I t,. ~f L
I'' ii d ftt:ittum . n 2r ' te lt.t tt' i nt g - -
i ( 1'~ir :!.:I i tn it'll a ' . n.. a p r .l . - t
l ni' tit t o tu I
!t ,.:I:! ;a -:: , ,l i - in f i f r r p- I
Pr( ,i, tier y t pire' , \ ibe tile n
"i I . t a. rd 'I'u --tlv :1 tt!fllr the f - l 't
I St t ^ Do It'- t it f ithul r an ionted, ei
Ininle -l h'4 Ii i~ . I. it'· u-ed ret said clvi> it
f t c.. ' st tl: fnri oin-c it iaemt to ir ls to t
the i ic'tiitu i!i:itiin of the ''eifL of a
lima I,ý ,ubl~in tt d to) tile elfctor5 of g
Lctih Siati at. t :id tt: i ortio n fa Rninep- I
r tthe lit c-pt . ' in t'en'trtt .e., to be ho!dc 'n p
1.11 tt-i n ir-. t rt .Tu l cv aftc ir the first
1 t'o a t .b in It ."rn', r, 191,1 , and oan the r
odic alte, al I tidlt in l used at sgcnaid clec- a
ti .n ,!ali h." phaint'd that \ rals: 'For l
the pr~}t 'a* "l ana.a nintent to Article t
t1i i Lof th ' Sntitut. for hch o f the Sat of a
I'' 'I,'s iii~ns, cfor' or ceH;t:in~tt,' he a
outcs furcn. rds, " inst t
the i'lrPtt :are t linc tren Ito.ident of 270
(,f thet a'.rn ::ltu'iran ('f the -:ait' of 11
Lonui- itnn, "tnni rah rector shall in- e
lient.', ats plorsidt"d in the ga-neral alec- 1,
tione' !tiw." u1 the Stara', for wahich of the n
'*p ito ., "for" or "aHgain t,' he it
vales for. (4
'ET:N A\ i Mo( lTONX, t'
L~i.'utarnant ';vernoi Aald P'rasident of t'
the Senate.C
iii: -ITT It~al'.\NC 1Al , t)
Speaker of the il aut-a( of ltIprecenta
tires. n
Approved: June 19. Il1f.
It. eL. PLEASANT. It
Covernor of the Stat:e of Louisiana.
A true copy: It
JAMES .I. IIEY,
tei.r.t. ry of State. a
te
ti
By Mr. Knittz. Chairman. Committee on
''itv At'iir. Suth stitute for }ccuse It
LilI Nto 17', by i1r. 1Barrett.
A JOINT ItEShi.UOTI eN. c`
Propisiti n ii amettdient to the Con
Ptitunal\,n of the Strte of aouisinna. a
Lau~~A,
graetin tei the City of iNew Orleans t
power to c:11truct, alub. sn hltain
and rpucrte, ti:icegh and by thet
Puhlir' . lt l'ititro me(lnnssln of
tim t'i \ y of N. -t. iciacc~ne, tbridge's ai nd
tunnelIs actr-ss tle Mississippt itra
at or near Ne'ic etric'ans. out1 to do a
v'ariecu(, adcs iIncidc-ntilI thereto and
cei
to the ceperatii en rl oft
Publc led i1 I it -osit s~lycte of the
City of New (trbicrns, and providing er
for the submissiotn of said antend
flieni to the lecttors of the State for I
their approival olr rejection. In
Section 1. Ce It ence yteth
~e a i ~ r t v ~ ie~ r p ict id t b y th e
th
General Asstembvl of the State of Lou- it
isiaen:a two-thirds of all the members
elected to esch House concurring, that to
subject to the ratification and approv- ti
al of the ele-tors of the State, the
Constitution of the State be amended c
by incorporatlng therein the following at
provisions, to-wit: a
(1) The City of New Orleans is th
hereby granted plenary and exclusive th
iu
powuer, by auch means and methods as
it may deem meet and roentin-th
conflict with the provisions of this pr
anlendaeFnt. th
(a) To construct, equip. maintain st
and operate tcross the Mtssisslppl Itiiv dr
er, at or near New Orteans, tbridgesde
and tunneis for t'gitroar and tighwte
rIse, trigettlt~r with all alppreiiechesc rail
road and highway connections, roads, g
roadways, riulroads, terminals, water
craft and outer structures, improve- t
ments, fto'tttit.5 nn'd accessories there
unto tiPPertlainin; alr
(b) 'T'o acquire, by exproprintion or ae
use 1 t' PtISCrss te oi f a ny lands or thle r
mre
thlfings n'ce~sary· for the consirurtctici sttt
cititipment, maintenance or operation
to
(if ony sie-h brigent or tunnel and ap
puirteniaice's' aredth
Ic) T oe lii t open, los e', alter or l
chit ere the rcine of anty pwrodwa I Inon
Ii-i i- it-n hls st rcar 'a or ctra in ovc'r irtiich
iiei' ittsie'Oiti'iiecs of enrl-n suuch briel-c· c Or
tittt'-l . ior tii'(r t iu.'ltitl atix' part crf the NI'
tcIthtt. torh Rtrod s teim oif the
('t m of uNesw a htenims iain I riext end.
ta 'rite ('it l e'F X'nw Orieans is
sub) t o t e f llo ing lim ta - th
fttrthrr hc-ieet C r:mtntd poweri fiet' the
hictt'leetsct orf on~t idtt't.ng anyl urstoh
bri Itrides or n tie-Is tenetl anppurroc neucs,
mi nit fit tt tturptise cof :theit rin the'g A~
iatt1d' icr ceitic~r titilltu:cc n-rc'cesret-' itte'rc'
fr s titi riti t c lf l itii on anrl
enirti.' at 't-ti ntt e nd pries d
Iptidc it t-tn ailn c Iln-it.n aso tot i
I ec~i. i1 lid lit 'it)~ ee-1'd'It in ii i~n lice sti Id t
[t' c f N- retiv s 1) f t i--r c -
:henit- stculta herein, a~l-~
ic' '-all c t hit-l fro eciewt egi le itti flo
itt Fuc-et ans noii'r b horetn other- Lie
c tidcl. all tthles efb!- zaioti
hail iii 'iii- i c !rl i~. tine] t~tly· liv
ee tiid 'cth'e tru ittecit aint manz~ins
flhin th t sa e n' ee cpi t te ut
im. ittioute ii ncf the'vnsaintt~ crthie Pr
hhcc i-ieirre i tii lte - tic fc tent] tettai
1e tId htt' lltiit n tv'r fiorti noe ot tie
Ii' iii!·\ sit~ t!i'e'~ctI 'cc e i"ce'Ven rnt ritnei
'-x'h Incure p ciirets d in the 'tvHth
oinf' thex or pirisionCtsteIrt her oft
r itof any othc'r
tion'r ·c ng t ering of Value of
1a' tb'trite inte-tut and meani ng
h .i ui tirnd dInVe and except to
n ni out if the opindsandinthe lero
hetc't s···~ tated, thef ('itY of New' I'
'h b'tt neter be' liable for, nor ti
ceume. arty debt, liability or I
X~ Iticutrred or treated in the r it
b of the at'oviions hereof,. i
jt~i nao the period of conetruc t e
idbridge anl tunnels and rcen
ih ,: atd urn suc~h times isia
rliteri cs, frotn the operation eleic
I if·f not he stfittitent lto pro- Arti
teitI te~reat on, and for the re- hStat
Sligttiv ny and all of the oh- to
be lsbe ttahov-e authorfzed to A:
- dall of BUCb obliga- trici
a,"t - 1 ' is , i
1.71
1 i..
! ' . " 1. I,. ., : ,: U
'h
!Le P:!'·!!:!"1',' ··1
(4
'441
,,, ' or ap
the t". .t uH
r. I !. . a
a.
oth r ! !h
t4\,.I s r t, . Pro·
a!:'1 :1
.t . is l. .
11 ! . . ' a t. "' .
147 C
* o f
}e , c t . - ;
Ire
Itl ~ 1 ..... . .. 1"
i - t'r'io il , It f
II .- . .'.. . .1 . ... . . {:.. 1l*
~.4~
in- 4*r1in I t ' Il
for c-y n4:. ii !"t * Le
.i40 14,l o!
to f uver. II 1" 1 i ' 4 ' ,n 4 : t -'
au- I'1:1Ie 1 II f4 n , , n
of grant evithint; 1 1 g I4 :an)'
'p- rathroad oUyr the 1u! : I L_1.0 : "..d
[en system.
rIl 5'4 Ary r lr'.e! or ! r"- 1 "r!
.he.' anr d an4 141 port, n n' .. ti,7 ' !1n;
C.:- an) n s or lf.r thlfl4 I,'.1 Ia1
'or thcrto, a uo Irer! 4r l ·n 0 ru44 1 r
.or th proisn o4r f 1thii.-s 10m11n4r1 I and
of ar e anid il pr14141 rte 11 14 d t4 by
'1st the CLity of N.,%' (r4 : i:n fl't t1' . t
70 p)se of thii an4 '1e4d nt. 'iuruiie. t1,e
of life of the i,:." ,. sh;l, ht' ex.'ript fr-in
In- f''.ry 144rm 4t taxai 14.7.3)44a l:4 1,.ess
il- merPit t or li' . n 1. a4:1 1h1: l in On~an
he n r he hypf 'hrh. 44t l'. 14 le's4e d or :1len
he ated except :nth ad y to" 141th ii it. ar
iuiring of 41th1, t Jpr4perty or p3' 'er
ti es for the I u b1ic l'I lt i 1)4i :u .l4 -y<
of tirf , of to .. !" 11iie 141V1:c: xn11'1
(a:rrM out t1ic l.4jets and pft:pus0s of
this anltlndmnent.
;a- I*c1 The pruol i4ians (4f this amend
meit shall 44lnl tit1tei a c'n4ract ihe
tleel the h'l44r, ('f 4an1v s ut4 :1ll oh-4
liation' isud.i therelunder, thc State
ia. of Louisiana and the City of No w Or
l oan s.
17) None of the provisions of this
amendmenit shall be construed .r In
t rprIeted so as to contliFt wi' h the
roy 'i1i'J t np tLh. e Gcl neral
session of 1916. being " .lrt'141t iih
tion proipt4lsing an a1tnndnlilt to the
i ( -l4titu1 ion of the St-4te tr [ 11vi11ng for
se the fuinin 4e ., f c 1r 444s t he nt("h
it of N New Ilrleas 11n4d1 if the Pi'ird
of ir 'etc r. o. f the Ili-uh!. Sho tls,
I aritrh1 of Orlonns, ro-e-,4ctirj..l nor
14a r'pealing, affecting, changing or al
t ering ,(t 1;9 of tie I (.4ner1l A s'm
n Ily of thlt State of LouI-41t1.a for the
lear 1 QA<. aut1144i7Aflg the isaua toe (If
Io two mnllion doliirs for bonds for ilelt
Of Itiltrold pur3)Ief) M-S.
** S) That all the rights, franchises
Sand imullinities herein graltel :-hall
continue 5441an exist only upon the con
dition thon that h ructio of saill
Sbridge shall be actively begun not lat
ger than May 1, 1o? 0i2 and that the
tl bridge s11l1 be c44mpletl1 witlin five
'r yearl f1:o tihe ate (of the conlmnence
nent of the wlrk; provided. that ifter
lethe work of consatrut-tion has begun.
C in tihe evefnt of delays occasiloned by
slitigation, strikes. palies, lock-outs,
t failure of contractor or sub-cont rae
-tors to deliver materials on c44ntract
time, or of any contractor or sub
con factor to complete work on con
tract timf~e, or any delay occllshimed by
any act or circumstance over which
isthe grantee herein has no control.
there shall be and is hereby granted
'C further time for completion, equal to
the period covi-red by such delays; and
n provided, further, if tile Congress of
I tile latied States shall, after the con
rtstrulcflin of said bridge has begun.
n tant an extension of time or further
- delay for the completion (If smaid
br~i4(lD4'e tiln such additional delay
y b411 4'e a4l1 is ilerl'by,. ipso facto4
grllntl-Il under thils Act.
S Section 2. Be it further ented.
etc., That the anmendmnent prop lied by
tis Act shall he submnitt.d t4 the
electora of the State for tieir pr1oprv
al or rejection at the ('ongrea.iiona
relh-ctiomn to he held on the first 'Ties
r dtay 41 er tie first Monday in the
ont1h of Novenmber 191 .: that there
n 5111l 44 printed on the otffiiai ia lots
n to he usCI at said elect ion thie words:
- oi'4r th h ropo. d a1ndllen t to
S th e tOn s ti t St4 1 1 ( t' 8t atet c f 1 11is
r r i to tlli 1 till- (ity 44f Nth . Or
hInasn 4 o111r11 to cn r ct. e u ain
r 14c In ph-ratl- iridilo .4 or 41141441
cro h isaissippi Ier at .r nl-ar
SNew Ois. 4; :and 41thle words.
SAgoa ii the 3)0434r..41 '4 1O-Ilc.t to
the 444154I tution t f 4 h4 Stat. 44 L<4u
Bi7j1 g i l11 t1; h , c44 ll. I' of N4-l
(Irl.-ars rI--er 44) (441-truct. t414uip
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General Assembly ofthe State ofyLoh
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