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PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS
TO THE
CONSTIT"IhION OF LOUIS
IANA
Adopted at the Session of the
Legislature of 1916.
To Be Voted On at the Congres
sional Election.
Act No. 4
House Bill No. 4. By Mr. Byrne.
A JOINT REISOI.1TION.
Proposing an amen-rlm, nt to the Constl
tution of the State of Louisiana pro
viding for: The funding of certain
debts of the City of New Orleans and
of the Board of Directors of the Pub
lie Schools. Parish of Orleans. re
ipectively the issuance of serial bonds
by said city, the purpose for and the
manner in which same may be issui'd
and the duties and functions of the
oeard of Liquidation, City Debt. witn
reference thereto; and the levying by
the City of New Orleans and the
Board of School' lt.rectors. Parish of
Orleans, respectively, of certain taxes
for general municipal and school pur
poses; and providling for the submis
silon of said ame mrnert to the ele
tors of the State for their i)approval
,or rejection.
lie it enacted by the Genern! Assem
blyof the State of Loui.-iaa twno-thirds
of all the members ,-lo- ..I t, *.. bii hoilse
soncurring. that subjy--,t to t th ratifica
tion and approval of the electors of
the State, the Constit tiri: of toe State
be amended Ihv inorlora:ting therein
the following provisonrs rto-wit.
seotlon 1. The i'tv it New Orleans.
by a vote of tI.ree-fourths of all ti.e
members of thi.- I:.ard of Liuililtation
City Debt, appror e.I by resoltl,,n ,-f thi,
Commlssionl Clur- 11i. or its :rhr,-s s
the governing body of .aid niuii:. iailt.,
adopted by a vote of two-tilrls ,f a llI
the menib-rne of cI c.1 on:lil r cov-.rn
ing body, shall have power anil is here
by authorized to issue Nine Miliioln Dil
:ars ($9,000,00 ) of bonds, to 1b. style.d
"City of New Orleans Serial t; id
Bonds." and to hear such rate of inte-r
est as the Bnard of LIqilnidtion. C'it
Debt. may fix from tlrne to tmrn- its ea .,l
Installment of sail hIonds is offered for
sale as herelnafter provilded.
Section 2. Three Million Dlollars ('..
000,000), In par value, of the bonds ao
thorized by Section 1 of this atnmenmeunt
shall forthwith be sold.
The proceeds of aill three million
dollars of bonds shall be aptplied exclIi
sively to the following purposes and in
the following order:
(a) The iayrmenlt of the outstanding
and unpaid "Scihool Teachers' Salary
Bnnds o; the City of New (tri,:ans". is
sued tinder Act No 2 of the iiOa I-i As
sembly of the Stlte of loilsitana rnr
the year 1 i,. which ondcs sloill i ,.
called for payment and paid as .ooin as
practicable;
(b) The paymt-nt of the prinilpal of
the floating indebtednecs of the
Board of Directors of the Pub
lie Schools. Parish of Orleans.
evidenced by note or notes out
standing at the time of the adoption
of this n mendment to an amounIIIt n,
exceedring SIx Uln'i <rel and I i ty Thoiu
sand Dollars ($t50,000): provided that
in the event that sHidl inildehtednt.ss o,
any part thereof shall have been pall
by said Board out t it-s current reve
sues previous to the adoption of this
amendment, the amount tlhus paid f'mt
to exceed 1650.000. however). shall be
paid over in cash to said Board to no
used by It for school purposes, as pro
vided by law;
(c) The payment of the sum of Five
Hundred Thousand IDollars ($500.o0no
with interest thereon, borrowed by tne
City of New Orleans for storm emergen
cy purposes in the year 1915:
(d) The payment of the overdraft or
other indebtedness due by the City of
New Orleans to its fiscal agents or other
banks representing loans or advances
made by them to said city. other thlin
those referred to in paragraph (c) or
this section, to an amount not exceed
ing in principal and interest the sum
of One Million Three Hundred and Fir
ty Thousand Dollars ($1,330.000); and
(e) The balance of sail proceeds
shall be used and employed byhv the
Board of Liquidatlon. City Debt. for the
payment of Public improvement Certili
cates of the City of New Orleans. as set
forth in Section 3 of this amendment.
Section 3 1 ne remainner of the
bonds authorizedi by Section 1 of this I
amendment, or so much thereof as may
he necessary, shall be sold, from time t
time, In such anmotlnts as the i--ar-I or
Liquldatlon. (City Debt. may determine.
and the proceeds of the sale thereof
shall be applied by saind Board to the
payment of Public Improvement c'ertifl
eates authorized by Act No. 56 of the
Oeneral Assembly of the State of Louis
iant for the year 198. and acts amenda
tory thereof, and presently outstanding
or issued at atty timel in Ipayment of
any contract madre b-.fore this amend
ment takes effect. nt their respecttve
maturities or when said mattirities can
be anticipated upon terms satisfactory
to said Board
Said Act No 5f of 190I aRid all
amendments therepf. as w-Il nas a'l .tt
Vtes upon tlhe same stIII|''t. Itni so
much of Acts No. 123 and No. 270 if
the (eneral Assembly of the itats of
LTouslana for the year 1910. and oth-r
statutes on the same suectlJt matter, as
may affect, apply or pertain to the City
of New Orleans. be and the same are
hereby repealed: nevertheless Plhli-
Improvement Certiflcates may be is.~uped
in the manner provided, by .si .\Act No.
56 of 1908. and amendments thereof. In
payment of any c-ntract made hefore
wIas amendment takes effect.
Section 4. The C'ity of New Orleans
imay also lsteasue antd negotalnte its hn.rds
when authorized by a \vote of a mnal-lrily
in number and amount of the Iiroperty
taxpayers. who shall have been as.sessed
for property In satl city as shown hby
thela~t assessment made prior to the
submllsion of the proposition to tnce
said property taxpayers and who are
otherwise qualilfied to vote ulnder the
Constitution and laws of this State.
votlng at an election calledt by nrdlmi;r its
adopted by a vote of two-thirds of all
the members of the Cmnllmssion C'oin
ell, or its successor as the governing
body of said City or New )rlePnns. and
whloh ordinance before any srh elre-
tion s18 ordered shall be also adopted hby
a vote of three-fourtha of all the m-m
jers of the Board of Liquidation, C'ity
Debt. Due notice of said election shall
be published for thirty days In the oII
stal Journal of sali city Ifoulr wekcily
Insertlons of said notice ctnnstltuttlnc a
publication for thirty hays. pro\'idel
thirty days intervene betwoeen the date
of the first insertion and the date of
said elecuon).
No bonds shall he issued under this
section for any other Iuirplose or for
any greater amolunt than thit SLated en
the submission of the proposition to
saild taxpayers.
Section 5 In case of fire. flool. pes-.
tilence. storm or othiIer publle c~alamlty.
the City of New lirleans shall have
power, by a two-thlris otte of all tne
members of the ('tenmlmlin Coln-ll. or
tts successor as the go. erntnlg bl!y of
said city, concurred in by a three
fourths vote of all the members of the
Board of Liquidation. City Debt. to
borrow money and Issue and negotiate
bonds in such sum. not exceeding l'ive
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($50.0000).
as shall be necegary in any one such
Sctiton 6. For the purpose or re
funding all or any part of the bonded
indebtedness of the Cityv of NSew (trleans
eustating at the time of the adoption of
Ib amendment. bonds may from time
to ttie be issued and neiotlatedi. When
of the issues of the bonds of said
eatatandlng at the time of the adop
of this amendment shall become
caiable aecording to their terms or tne
statotes under which they are respec
tirely isslued, or when the consent of
al e holders of any such issue of
beade can be seoured. the Board of Li
qeldaaona, City Debt shall have tne
ri~t in Its discretion to call and pay
eone or more of said issues of bonds.
e allall be authorized by resolution
Madpted to issue and negotlate
to provide the funds necessary
that purpoee; provided. however.
I no event shall the par value of
beads sold and negotiated ex
he p or value of the bonded in
teerby to be reunded
Section 7. The'tull faith and credit
of the City of New Orleans are pledged
fMr the payment of the praclipal and in
terest of all bonds lssued under this
amendment
The principal and Interest of all bonds
authorised by and to be Issued under
this amendment shall be paid primartly
out of (1) that one-half of the surplus
of the one per cent debt tax which here
tofore has been dedicated for the sup
port and maintenance of the public
schools of said city, as levied under and
authorized by Act No. 110 of the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana
for the year 1890, and subsequently
made part of the Constitution of this
State. and (21. after January 1, 1923.
that portion of the one per cent debt
tax, authorized and levied under Act No.
11() aforesaid. and the two-mill tax au
thorized by and levied under Act No. 9
of the G;eneral Assembly of the State
of I.ouiliana for the year 1199 wticn
..hall hiave been released and freed from
dedirat;on either by the calling and re
fIrnil'nr or the payment in due course
o, all or any part of the bonds existing
at the timo" of the adoption of this
arlnmrn-'n:; provided that. if the funos
leriv,-i from the sources aforesaid shall
I~" insulfficlent in any one year to pay
thle principal and Interest of the bonas
issued under this amendment and then
outstanding and unpaid, or if for any
cause there shall not be funds appro
priated to or availlahie for such purpose.
the C:itv of New Orleans shall levy a
tax upon all taxable property in said
city sffticient to provide for any such
deflclency; and provided further tnat.
when the aforesaid one per cent debt
tax and two mill water and sewer tax
shall cease to be levied, the City of
New Orleans shall levy a tax upon all
taxable property in said city sufficient
to pay the principal and interest of
l said bonds as they respectively become
due.
Section R. It is hereby Intended that
all existing delication and appropria
tions of said one per cent debt tax au
thorized by said Act No 11I if 1190 I (x
e cept with respect to the sail one-hair
of the surplus of the one per cent debt
tax therein dedicated to public schools),
and of sahi two-mill water and sewer
f x. authorized by csaid Act No. 6 of
a,.,t!, shall be respected and performed
Sa'-orldl g to the priorities by said stat
.;lta s "esat; litshed; that all of that portion
,of the funis resulting from the levy of
s:toil taxes which shall be released ftom
said l a pri' p-lat;ris and dediiantiins Ty
the payment, sat:sfaction or refunding
a of a:it: of the hoilel de'ht ol icatlions
i,, ,chair _i ,I thr,.,on and there-'ue:ltnst
n!ail. t,'I tiihcr w!th the one-ihalf ,I the
Ssuil. is ,,f tIe oire lper cent debt tax
Shlereto,'re ,],de, : ,at I,. to, pulle school
lpurposes. he uss- I anti aI,-iid to the
Paivn t of thet l,:'i clpal and interest of
I , n- i- as .t iiof der this tr - n t, ment;
tl;it Iatiy" r,-s- , - tIi pr',. I rernaining after
the piayvitnt of the principal and inter
,st in iIany ontte year of iL iands nthorized
by this amendmenitt shall be turned over
ti the city of New (O I-:tans, to be used by
it for generiial luni italt purposes; but
when, and to thi asxtiit i it. the , lgri.
tions rIlw charged oii sa:t taxes shaill be
paid, satistlitei or r-' in.lo , saht taxes
shall ti' ret- l.iasti 1r',ii i ohlicattions,
IAnd. ultimately. w',i in e' t:rely re'.eased
and dlsclha etil. si.all ('eas tio te leviedl
and, that. thereaftter. anty andi all hbunhs
issued nn le!' this antendmentii shall le
Provided for Iy a tax upon iall taxabile
property in the City of New Orleans
s,:lieieilt to pay the .rinlpl :t AI I ii
torest of saidl bonds as they rrespoe tively
h..omne ldue; provided. HIoweveir, that. In
til event the fundts iherit.n;,iinove special
ly dedicated for the pac'noclit if the
princlpal and inte-rest of the ibonds is
tuil turier this anmeon-ine-nt shiuld prove
ilnsuttleint the t'ti\ of N'.'v O)rleans
s llaI, aim it is ii, rey required to. levy
;:I :ry suc'I lnr:stance a tax upon all
tini liie 'r- ,li'rtv in the ('ity of New Or
l..i no es:,Sir y tI- pa-. the principal
ail i to t fi' t iti:i :t ho:; Is.
<,,t ,)re - ." 'l !'r" prtnilpal and interest
of ;:1l nis authorizedt lby this ament
Inent :ii ill be payable in gold coin of
t," ! r l .I'ttu 's if Amteri l a r its
-:t. t the stan(al i of weight
atil ii.ni' -, at the tlnttl of the issuance
of c:a i. 'sta.lln.nt of salt Iin i;d
S;.1l l -u is shall lie exempt from all
ta',at.on fr Stait*. parish, municipal or
oti,,.r local pur ,pos,".
ftlSvints ,ankrs. tutors of minors, cura
tois 0f inter .liitsc. trlistec's andtl other
thltucia:riis nlay ii\nvest the funds in their
hltnI iin -ai I honis.
Said bondls may be use-d for deposit
with any ",lc'er. ti,,ard. municipality or
iuthier poltical sCllldivisionl of tile State
of Louisiana in anly case where by pres
ent or future laws deposit or security is
requitred.
Sirt 'honds may be regristered and re
leav-' I from registry unlder sutch rites
as the Itoard of Liquidation. City Debt,
Inrt pres-rihe
Section 10. All bonds issued under
tiis ;ramrl:,l'Inent shall bear such rate of
It:tereit or 'ammn time to time, llfferent
rates of Intereist. and shall, except as
herein otherwise splecially provided, be
in such 1,,rnl. terms and denominatrons.
and payable at such times and places.
SI:t n na i(ri-d of not exceeding titty
-,. ,rs fri'm the late thereot. as the
Io,..rd of Liquiidation. City Debt, shall
ietrlirnlilie ali hlbonds shall he issued
lin sher:il form anlI shall be payable in
ann~tal installments. commencing not
mor1e tihan two years from their respec
t11i\ 'l.ites and the installment payable
In I·n, h l ear shall he so fixed that. when
the anniiailnterest is added thereto, the
several anneal total amounts of prin
cipal and ,terest to he paid shall be
as -uearly e,ual as practicable: provided.
said installments may be fixed at nfive
thiiouand dollars or the nearest multl
pl thereof.
.aid honds salall be signed by the
.i-ayor ilnd the c',mmisstoner of Public
l in+ ,i' ot th-, ('it' of New Orleans. or
i,,! -.-., ,,otectslni P-milnr fuinctions, aRntI
i,. tetrs' gtel hv thle l'resilent or V'ice
5PrJs It t't un11 the Secrotary cir Assist
ant Secretary of the ];oard of Liquilla
t ,111. I Ity 1,sbt,. at-i the coupons at
tula' i- ti cati 7 lllnds shall bear tne
faI-silnIle sigrnatres of sld C('ommrs
sillner itf Pitil;c F-nmalnce and said Sec
retary ,r Assistant Secretary. In case
any such otlicur whose signature
or count'r-.signature appears upon
such a bond or coupon shall
icase to be ruch oficer before
delivery of said bond or coupon
t,) tie piurch'liisir r itUhl signatuire or
'ot:ter-shi lttl" sdill ,levertheless lie
\'ali for all i- rl" s es. Thie lost intl ex
p-inse l -i :p;ruTllg anti selling said
hln is shisll ', :,ail for by the Board of
Llq :.' i ti i . City Debt.
S.e ,,,t I1. .~\tonds issued under
this .iinendlnent shall be sold by the
Iot;i I of I. llnidation. City tcbt. to tne
hItJil-.ht !t-1,.lr r r bidtilers by sealed prn
p)ositi" ;I t I duo advl\ertisement of nont
,,s !i:ln i-'e insertitons In the official
joUrl li tf lIhe 'ity of New t'rieans Itn
lr-t insurtion to be at least fifteen days
-!.r ,i the date of the salei. and SurCn
otil Ir tidwtrtlscment. in said city or
i-lsnW! +.tr, is s tih IoarI of Ltlultathin
tnuii ii its discrritlon direct provtiled.
said bard of Liquidation may reject
,an.Y oh-t all ilds
Settion 12. Except as otherwise pro
\ihled In this amendmient. the City or
Ni'w (Orleans shalil not Iorrow money.
issue bonds, notes or other evidences of
indehtedlul-ss or pledge its credit or an
ticipate tile collhttiton of anry of its
Nt money shaill lie drawn from tIe
treasilry of saild city) waithihit slietllt
;.piropriation thteretor pre\lously made.
nor shall said 'ity make any 'ont!aita
or Incur any d,,tt or oilintlin fir alny
ntrputise whatbs-ever iiiiltens stfllicient
funr.t. not titherwise aplroprlated, to
Ia- an'ill discharge same are actually in
tile ti,.us'trv nt0 sail city at the time of
making the contrac-t or incurring the
delt or obligation and are specifically
set ;sate andtl dedicated to sald purpose.
utilens herelin otherwise provided. 'Tle
foregollyg limitation and restriction
shall tit apply or be held to apply to
iltr:icts or obilgation Incurred with
rtspect to the furnlishing to, said city or
Itlht. heat or power, water, telephgone
,,rl ute or garbage removal or destruc
lhl;e sali city may In any calenaar
reatr in aniticipation of the collectlon of
thile taxPIes of such calendar year, and for
tie purpises for which such taxes arce
I-etipd, orrow such suims as shalt not
btie in XcEss of the amnount of Its un
collectedl taxese of such year. a.ld may
slsue its Intotes or other ,videni-es of
i:,!,htedness thlerefor. nil such suim.
tlites or other ev\'idencs of inlebt~edl
nens shall be payable only out of the
tax-s of the calendar year In whirn said
loant or loans are first made. anld for
whichi indebtedness said revenues shall
bIe ploigedl. and said indebtedness shall
not be payable out of any other funds
or moneys whats,,ever No money shall
be horroawed by the said city except for
currnt Ihunlcipal purposes, and in no
e\ent shall any money be borrowed by
said cit\ to make or to pay for works
of pi|l:e- Improvement Said city may
Iissue; fir str. et paving purpnoses certif
icates ,,i :us fI.,iah and cre-lit pursltant to
lettll.\tiv' ntithiority, to an amount not
in esPress it any special ass ssments
which have been or shall be trade for
such purposes. Such paving certithcates
hereafter Issued shall be charget.ble
primarily against the special assess
ments in respect of which they are is
saed. and secondarily against the reve
Snues of the City of New Orleans deri\,'d
from taxation for general municipal
purposes and from sources other thlli,
the taxes for the payment of the princl
pal and interest of the bond( h now out
standing or hereafter to be issued un
See thlis mavtng certlcates only In the
t event and to the extent that such
I anendment, whidh reanues shall be ap
Splied In payment of such special asess
I ments shall be theuficient for shob pay
ment. and reimbursement shall be made
I to the general funds of the City of New
SOrleans when the assessm ts are col
' lected to the extent of the amount that
B the said general funds shall have con
tributed to the payment Jforeeald. So
much of Act No. 23 of the General As
sembly of the State of Louisiana for the
1 year 1914 as may be inconsistent here
with is hereby repealed, and hereafter
no paving certificates shall be issued
upon the pledge of the reserve fund of
the City of New Orleans. but such cer
tificates shall be secured as herein and
otherwise provided for by said act or
subsequent legislative authority not ins
connrct herewith; provided, however.
that paving certificates, for which the
faith and credit of the City of New Or
leans shall be pledged, whether issued
i under the aforesaid Act No. 23 of 1914.
or under subsequent legislation, shall
not at any one time be outstanding in
an amount in excess of Five Million
Dollars (36.000.000) in face value.
Section' 13. The total issue of bonds
by the City of New Orleans for all pur
poses shall never exceed ten per centum
of the assessed valuation of the proper
ty in said city provided, however, that
neither the bonds issued for water,
sewerage and drainage purposes (name
ly, the $12.000.000 Publio Improvement
Bonds Issued under said Act No. 6 of
1899 and the $8,000.000 New Pub
lic Improvement Bonds issued un
der Act No. 19 of the General
, Assembly of the State of Louisiana
for the year 1908, and acts
amendatory thereof and supplemental
thereto, as well as such bonds, hereoy
or hereafter authorized, into which the
I aforesaid bonus or any par therof may
he refunded), nor the 32.000.000 Public
BHelt Railroad Bonds authorised by Act
No 179 of the General Assembly of the
State of Louislana for the year 190s.
nor arty bonds hereafter authorized for
Public Belt Railroad purposes, nor any
bonds which may hereafter he issued
for water supply or for the acquisition
or construction of any revenue produc
ing public utility, nor any paving certifl
I cates primarily chargiable against epe
clal assessments for street paving, shall
he included in computing the indebten
ness of said City of New Orleans under
this limitation; and provided further.
that emergency hbnds may he issueld as
authorized in Section 5 of this amno
ment even though said limitation shall
have leen reached provided that the
Nine Million Dollars of hbonds authorized
byv Sition 1 of this amendment shall
not be subject to the linmitation herein
tixed at the time or tnimes that same
shall be issued; buhilt, wit;i respect to
any other bends that may be issued
heireafter under this amendment there
shall he included in the computation
sail Nine M1illion PolIlars of haonds. not
wlthstannding the tact that all of said
Nine Million IDollars of hnds shall not
have hben actually; issudll, and sucn
rmount of emirirency bonlls as may be
then out standinig.
Section 14 The Board orf lqulilt
tion. Ci(ty I ct. as nowi orean .zel and
created w ith the powers. -,lities ant
funlltions res.ribed by xistillg law.s
and by this amendment. sall be con
tlnied while any bonds au:tiiorfzed by
thiis ame',lnient are outstanding and tin
paid; and all taxes which may be levied
for the Iaymnlit of said hands shall, day:
by day as ,'llieted, be paid over to said
Bloard, and shall by it be applied In pay
mrnnt of the prinitlpal andti I:1terest of
said bonds; and said board cl,.,il with
respect to all bonds authoirize-i by thlis
amendment be entitled to) ixercise ;ill
the rights anlt eI fir'e the lpi'rfotmlin" "'.
oif :!l the obligations the s:in-e is it is
aithorized to do under laiws .xistling at
tile tinme of the adontin oif this min,""" -
:iient withi respect to an\i (of the pr-s, it
1iv ou]tst;ýdnin l ))g bonds o' sad 1' cit" , o
New Orl,.:mls. All f In s, l. rolp rt:. and
thinii s of .t.ioe h.e';l Iy the Bltonhd of 1.i
qliiliiationl. ('iV Debt for bondei l dent
pipurposei other tian taxes now or here
a t.r lipt I. :i'il !,art:cularly all funds.
ptropertlv and things of value now or
hIireaftr hI1 bily said Board under A .t
N'. 1.: of thie tGen'eral ssembly of the
St:ate f Louisiana for tire year 1t50
"i,tI all anielndmenrts thereto, shall whenr
reTl:asi l l i'Ol cntrac't obligations or
dedi ;tiorins imposel ih laws existing at
thiii time of the ado)ptiol of this ameni
mcnii Ihe iused ;ind nitni\'stel in the dis
cration uof sai noan in payment and
retirement of any tbontls of the City or
New Orleans then outstanding.
Section 1l.. For general municipal
purposes. eX(ilsive of the sup)Iport and
maintenanc'e of the uuil?lc schools and
the payment of the bonded debt of the
City of New orleans. said city may in
each year levy upon all taxable property
within said city a tax not pex,'eding
' ix a,,d one-half mills on the dollar of
the assess'ed valuat:on ther!of; pro
\idud. ilowever, that when the one per
,cnit debt tax authorized by said Act No.
111 of I 90 anti the two mill water and
sewer tax aultl:irized by said Act No. 6
of 1899 shall both have ceased to be lev
ied. and ift thereal ter the taxes levied tby
t.i City of New Oir!eans in any one
year for hbonded debt purposes be less
than ten milis. said city may in such
events levy for its general purposes
such additional tax which. when adled
to the tax of six and one-half mins
hereby authorized and the taxes levit*d
for the payment of the principal and
interest of its I,'.nds as they severally
mature, shall not exceed in the aggre
gate sixteen and one-half mills.
Section 1f. 'The reservation of twen
ty per cent of the revenues of the City
of New Orleans shall not hereafter be
made as direteld by Section 40 of the
Act No. 159 of the General Assembly of
th. State of Lou:i'ana for the year
1t'12. except Insrfar as the fiund so dl
rectedl to be reserved shall have been
I:uppropriated or ded!tated before this
amendment takes effect to the payment
of any obligation of the City of New
)Orleans. aid said reserve fund of each
year. when relea.ed from the obilft
tions charged against it by law and he
cause of contracts, existing at the time
of the adoption of this amendmenti.
shall be used for general municipal pur
poses.
Seition 17. For the support, mainte
nance, construction ani repair of the
,ulic Schools In the C'ity of New Or
lans., the Board of Directors of the
l'ublic Schools. Parish of Orleans, or its
legal successor, shall levy annually
suclh tax. not exceeding three and one
half mills, as said Board shall deem
necessary. which levy shall be certified
by said Hoard to the Commission Coun
cil or othIer fulture Eoverning body of
the City of New Orleans, which shall
auilse the tax to te entered upon tihe
tax rolls of said city according to law
:igainqt all taxable property in sa:id
city as as 'sesel and .aired for city
t:uxatlin IuTrpliises; and said tax shall be
cilleCted by sal. cityV arld pail oxer to
il I toarni of li rc,'tors of the Publte
Slhool~is. Parish of Orleans. ilay by day
as olilected.
Said tax shall be in lieu of all taxes.
atuproprlatlons and funds now authorlz
ed or directedl to be levied or contribh
uteld by the (City if New Orleans for
public school purposes, either by sahl
Act No. 110 of 1.'0 or othier provsions
of the Constitution of this State. A\ll
constitutional pro\-visions to the con
trary, as well as Art No 282 of the
General Assembly of the State of Louis
iana for the year 1914. ratified as an
amendment to the (oonstitution of thrs
Sisle. are hereby abrogated and repeal
U . and the City of New Orleans shall
iaive no power or authorlty to rise or
employ any of its taxes or funds for
the establishment, su)pport or mainte
nance of the public schools, directly or
irdirectly. except as herein authorized;
provided. howexer, that the city of New
orleans shall administer. use and em
ploy all the funriis. property or things
of value now or hereafter held by it
uinder any special leracy. bequliest or do
nation made or to lie made directly to
it for school purposels. and shall carry
out and execute the conditlons of all
sach special legacies. bequests or dona
tio:s that have beem heretofore made to
and accepted by said City of New Or
leans and all such as may hereafter be
made to and accepted by said city.
Section 10. or <ihe purpose of giv
ing additional support to the Public
schoiols. the Board of Directors of the
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 mills
on the dollar of the assessed valuation
of said piroperty (which special tax shall
be in excess of the tax authorized by
Section 17 of this amendment). whnen
ever (1) in the manner prescribed by
Act No. 256 of the General Assembly of
the State of Loumsuana for the year
1910. and amendments thereof, or in
such other manner as shall be prescrib
ed by law. the rate of such special tax.
the number of years it is to be levied
and the purpose for which the tax is
intended shall have been by said Board
submitted at an election to a vote of
the property taxpayers of the City of
New Orleans entitled to vote under the
laws of this Stat.'. who s.hall have been
assessed for prloperty in said city as
shown by the last assessmenl made
prior to the submission of the proposl
tion to the said property taxpayers. and
(21 a majority of the same in number
aid amouniit \oting at sall electlGn shall
haIve v'ted therefor. The Ivy by said
hoard ot any tax so atlthorized shall be
tertifled, assesd.i, C' Ii, il 1tecm- a.ii parid I
thle manner pi..esl libed ny SeCt;or 1 ef
this amendmenL
ni Section 19. The Board of Directors
- of the Public Schools Parish of Orleans,
M- or its legal successor, shall not capS
r- tallsae the wuole or any part of the
le taxes which by this amendment it Is au
w thorised to lery, nor fund the same into
I- bonds, nor borrow money in anticipation
Lt of the collection thereof; provided that
r- said Board may, it any calendar year,
Io in anticipation of the collection of the
- taxes of suchi calendar year and for the
to purpose fot which such taxes are levied.
M" borrow sudh sums as shall not be in ex
ir coe of the amount of its uncollected
d taxes of such year. dnd may issue its
if notes or other evidences of indebtedness
r- therefor, and such sums, notes or other
4 evidences of indebtedness shall be pay
er able only out of the taxes of the calen
a dar year in which said loan or loans
r. are first made and for which indebted
to ness shall not be payable out of any
r- other funds or moneys whatever: pro
,d vided, however, no moneys shall be bor
4. rowed by said Board for any other pur
11 poses than current, purposes, and in no
n event shall any money be borrowed by
n said Board to make or to pay for per
manent improvements: and provided
a further, that said Board shall not make
. any contract or incur any debt or obli
n gation unless sufficient funds not other
- wise appropriated, to pay and discharge
Lt the same are actually in the treasurey
of said Board at the time of making
r, said contract or incurring 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
prepare a budget of its receipts and ex
a penditures and said budget, before it
is becomes effective, must be approved by
the Commission Council of the City of
y New Orleans. or its successor as the
C governing body of said City, and all ap
y propriations by or expenditures of said
SHBoard not included in the said budget
t shall likewise before becoming effect.ve
*e be approved by said Commission Coun
cil or its said succossor;
ir Provided that nothing herein shall
be taken or construed as authorizing
the Commission Council or its suc
cessor to change, alter, substitute or
eliminate any of the items of the
budget thus submitted: the true in
11 tent and meaning hereof being that
t- the said council or its successors shall
r have no authority whatsoever in or
r. over said budget, except to the extent
a of ascertaining whether the proposed
r- expenditures as exhibited by said
l budget are within the probable and
estimated revenues of said Board of
d Directors of the Public Schools, Par
ish of Orleans.
n Section 20. The inhibition herein
established against the City of New
d Orleans and the Board of Directors of
d the Public Schools. Parish of Orleans,
or either of thorn. borrowing noney,
Santicipating their revenues, capitaliz
d ing their funds or issuing notes of
,t other evidences of dlebt, shall apply
n to all boards, commi.sions or bodies
e created by or under the authority of
the Common Council of the City of
New Orleans. or its successor as the
I governing body of said city.
t Section 21. The provisions hereof
s are self-operative, and tho City of
- New Orleans and the several boards
y and bodies herein referred to shall
carry the same into effect.
Be it further enacted. etc., that the
I amendmrent proposed by this act shall
be submitted to the electors of the
State for their approval or rejection
I at the Congressi.inal election to be
cheld on the tii et Tuesday after the
first Monday in thei" Iionth of Novem
her, 1916; thait there shall be printed
on the official hba!,,ts to be used at
t said election the words:
"For the ploposed amendment to
the Constitution of the State of Louis- I
T lana providin, for the tunling of cer
Sfa tin debts of the ('ity of New Orleans
and of the Board of Directors of the
S'Public School-i. Parish of Orleans,"
- and the words: e
"Acainst the proposed amendment to
r the (on titution of the State of Louis
inna providing for the ftundling of cer
tain debts of the City of New Orleans
and of the Board of Directors of the
l'ublie Sc'hools, P'arlsh of Orleans;"
t and tihat .each elector shall indicate
Son the ballt cast by him, as provided
by the general election laws of the
State, whether he votes for or against
r the proposed amendlment.
HEWITT BOCANCIIAUD,
1 Speaker of the House of Itepresenta
1 tives.
I FERNAND MOUTON.
Lieutenant (overnor and President of
the Senate.
p Aproved: June R, 1916.
1. (1. I'LI:ASANT.
f Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
r JAMES J. B.ILEY,
Secretary of State.
Act No. 13
House Bill No. 5. By Mir. Helntz.
a JOINT RESOLUTION
I Proposing an amendment to Article 118
of the Constitution of the State of
I Louisiana on the subject of Juvenile
1 Courts.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana, two-thirds of all the member.[
elected to each House concurring, that
the fifth section of Article 118 of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
be, and the same is hereby repealed.
Section 2. BIe It further resolved.
etc., that this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified elec
tors of the State for adoption or rejec
• tion at the'ongressional election to be
Sheld on Tuesday. November 7, 1916.
SSection 3. Be it further resolved,
- etc.. that on the official ballots to be
used at said election there shall be
1 placed the wordl: "For the proposed
Samendmnent to Article 11 of the Con
stitutlor of Louisiatna," and the words,
"Agalnst ·the proposed amendment to
Artlicle 118 of the t'onstitution of Lou
isiana," and each elector shall indicate
as provided in the general election
laws of this State, for which of the
Spropositions he votes.
HEWITT I1OI'ANCHAUD.
Speaker of the House of Representa
S tives.
ETHELRED M. S'IAFFORD,
SPresident Pro Tempore of the Senate.
I Approved: June 16. 1916,
SGovernor of the State of Louisiana.
1 A truite 'copy:
S JAM1ES J. ,AILEY.
Secretary of State.
Act No. 28
- Senate Bill No. 77. Iy Mr. Leon R.
Smith.
AN ACT
I Proposing an amnte ndment to Article
270 of the ('ontittutionii of the State
of Louisianna, r'elativ,' to the voting
and levying of special taxes in aid
1 of publhc Impr ovements.
Section 1. i8e it resolved by the
General As.sembly of the State of Lou
r isiana, two-thirds of all members
r elected to each tHouse concurring. That
- Article 270 of the Constitution of the
r State of Louisiana be amended so as
to read as follows:
I Article 270. The General Assembly
- shall have power to enact general laws
authorizing the parochial, ward and
t municipal authorities of the State. by
a vote of a majority of the property
Stax payers, in number entitled to vote
I under the provisions of this Constitu
tion. and in value, to levy special taxes
in aid of public improvements, railway
enterprises, river transportation lines.
a such as steamboat and barge lines, and
navigation canals: provided, that such
a tax shall not exceed the rate of five
mills per annum nor extend for a long
Ser period than ten years; and provid
Sed. further, that no taxpayer shall be
permitted to vote at such election un
Sless he shall have been assessed for
property, the year previous, in the
·parish. ward or municipality to be af
fectd.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
Setc.. That the foregoing amendment to
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I the Constitution of the State of Lou
lana be submitted to the electors of
the State at the next election for Rep
resentatives in Congress, to be holden
on the rsat Tuesday after the brst
Monday in November. 1916, ad on the
official ballots to be used at eald elec
tion shall be placed the words: "For
the proposed amendment to Article
270 of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana," and the words, "Against
the proposed amendment to Article 370
of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana," and each elector shall In
dicate, as provided in the general elec
tion laws of the State. for which of the
propositions. "for" or "against," he
votes for.
F ERNAND MOUTON.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representa
tives.
Approved: June 23. 1916.
R. G. PLEASANT:
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY.
Secretary of State.
Act No. 68
By Mr. Kantz. Chairman. Committee on
City Affairs. Substitute for House
Bill No. 178, by Mr. Barrett.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana.
granting to the City of New Orleans
power to construct, equip, maintain
and operate, through and by the
Public Belt Railroad Commission of
the City of New Orleans, bridges and
tunnels across the Mississippi River
at or near New Orleans. and to do
various acts incidental thereto and
to the operation generally of the
Public Belt Railroad system of the
City of New Orleans, and providing
for the submission of said amend
ment to the electors of the State for
their approval or rejection.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring, that
subject to the ratification and approv
al of the electors of the State, the
Constitution of the State be amended
by incorporating therein the following
provisions, to-wit:
(1) The City of New Orleans is
hereby granted plenary and exclusive
power, by such means and methods as
it may deem meet and proper not in
conflict with the provisions of this
amendment:
(a) To construct, equip, maintain
and operate across the Mississippi Riv
er. at or near New Orleans, bridges
and tunnels for railroad and highway
use. together with all approaches, rail-'
road and highway connections, roads,
roadways, railroads, terminals, water
craft and other structures, improve
me9ts, facilities and accessories there
unto appertaining;
(b) To acquire. by expropriation or
otherwise, the property, ownership.
use or possession of any lands or other
things necessary for the construction,
equipment, maintenance or operation
of any such bridge or tunnel and ap
purtenances; and
(c) To lay out. open, close, alter or
chnnge the route of any roadway, non
navigable strnam or drain over which
the approaches of any such brhicge or
tinnel,. or ov".r which any part of the
lPublic Belt lIailroad system of the
City of New (trlcans shall extend.
(2) The City .f Nw O.-lcans Is
further hereby granted power, for the
purpose of constructing any such
bridges or tunnels and appurtenances,
and for the purpose of acquiring the
lands or other things necessary there
to. to issue its obligations in such
I forms. numbenrs, denolninations and
amounts, at such times and prices and
upon such terms and conditions as to
maturities, rates and payment of in
terest and final redemption as the said
City of New Orleans may deem advis
abhle, subject to the following limita
tions:
(a) Except as may be herein other
wise provided, all such obligations
shall be secured solely and only by
liens and mortgages upon and against
such bridges or tunnels and appurte
nances, and the lands or other things
necessary thereto, and by a lien and
pledge upon the net revenues derived
from the operation thereof, and shall t
be paid therefrc.a and from no other
source or sources whatsoever, except
as otherwise stipulated herein, and not
by any tax or assessment or levy
upon any taxable property in the City
of New Orleans, nor out of any otherf
funds, revenues or things of value of s
said city: the true intent and meanist
hereof being that save and except to a
the extent, out of the funds, and in e d
manner herein stated, the City of 19W N
Orleans shall never be liable for, sto
shall it assumrre, any debt, liabillity or
obligation incurred or created I te t
execution of the provisions here a'
(b) During the period of con rac
tion of such bridges and tunnel) and
appurtenances, and during such dimes
as the revenues from the op tion 01
thereof shall not be sufficient pro- r
vide for the interest on, and for e re
demption of. any and all of 4a ob- a
ligations hereinabove authored to
he issued. any and all of suc obliga
tions falling due shall be redebed and N
all accrued interest shall te paid t
from the net revenues of ti Public si
Belt Railroad system of t City of
New Orleans to such extent may be el
required, after providing i he man- s
ner prescribed by Act No. 9 of the V
General Assembly of the S e of Lou
isiana, session of 1908. r the pay- tC
ment of the principal an nterest of at
any bonds authorized by id Act No. t
179 of 1908. whether etofore or
hereafter issued. e
(3) Any bridges or tu els and ap
purtenances thereof ;constructed, oi
equipped, maintained o operated by v
the City of New Orleans nder the au
thority hereby confe r., and all
other property acqubd by the ei
City of New Orleans der the pro- is
visions of this amend t, shall form p
and are hereby onstituted an tO
integral part of tb Public Belt
Rlailroad system, as now or as it p
may hereafter exlst, chich said sys
tem the City of Neve.rleans is here- ec
by authorized to elnd and operate
in and beyond the irlsh of Orleans; S
and the Public 1Del tailroad Commis
sion of the City New Orleans is
hereby vested wit the santme powers
with respect to t Public Belt Rall
road system:n as w as with respect to
such bridges, tu is, appurtenances
and property, t acquisition, con
struction, opera and development
as are now vest in said Commission
by Act No. 179 the General Assem
bly of the Stat f Louisiana. session
of 1908. with pect to the Public
Belt Railroad presently establish
ed.
The Public It Railroad Commis
sion is here authorized without
prior authorit r approval therefor by
the Commlisl Council of the City of
New Orleans. , expend out of any of
its revenues d for the purpose of
constructing ch bridges or tunnels
a sum not to xceed twenty-five thou
sand dollars any one contract, pro
vided, hower , that all disbursements
beyond said um sball be made only
after they sh Ihave been first author- t
ized and ap red by the Commission &
Council of t Cit? of New Orleans.
(4) The ljblic Belt Railroad Com- gi
mission, under sh terms and condi- rc
tions as It Cay eem advisable, shall a
have the right switch, handle or t
convey. In (ont uous movement, for tr
any railroad, tr as over such bridges ft
or through suc tunnels and over the Pt
main lines of e Public Belt Railroad "
to the depot or rd o said railroad, or 51
to any union .senger depot or union
terminal of e Public Belt Railroad ni
system: it i9ing understood that the
sole purpostof this provision is to f
cillitate the move5ent of trains enter
ing the C'5 of New Orleans on the h t
east or w t bank of the Mississippi t
River. Upder no condition can the ti
ublc aIt Ra road Commission a
grant stch ing Ilvileges to any h"
ralltroad ver the blle Belt RJlroad b
system. 01
e(5) dny bridge os tunnel constrct- st
ed and any appurtedces thereof, and
any lb4ds or other 1ings neessar
thereto acquired or ntructed under t
the previsions ofh mendment, and
any sd Propertyl eased to or byo
te ity ef New Or as for the pr-a
pose of this amend t d.urin the "
life of the lease, shall e1 euemp fro
every farm of taxatloseial asesfrom
ment or lcense, an·d inm- u
ner bh hyPothec-ated, Id no ain- u
ated except and only to rre o alln-"
quiring of other prop y
tiu for the PUblic BeI or proper- s
tern, or to Belw·load s.s- -•
carry out the oertw. ,, ti
this u m -ts pu'poe ot W
(6) The provisions of this amend
I ment shall constitute a contract be
- tween the holders of any and all ob
a ligations issued thereunder, the State
t of Louisiana and the City of New Or
a loans.
(7) None of the provisions of thls
r amendment shall be construed or in
e terpreted so as to conflict with the
f provisions of Act No. 4 of the General
t Assembly of- the State of Louisiana.
D session of 1916. being a Joint Resolu
f tion proposing an amendment to the
- Constitution of the State providing for
the funding of certain debts of the
s City of New Orleans and of the Board
a of Directors of the Public Schools.
Parish of Orleans. respectively, nor
as repealing, affecting, changing or al
f tering Act 179 of the General Assem
bly of the State of Louisiana for the
year 1908, authorizing the issuance of
two million dollars for bonds for Belt
Railroad purposes.
(8) That all the rights, franchises
and immunities herein granted shall
continue and exist only upon the con
dition that the construction of said
bridge Iall be actively begun not lat
er than , May 1, 1920. and that the
bridge shall be completed within five
years from the date of the commence
ment of the work: provided, that after
the work of construction has begun,
in the event of delays occasioned by
litigatio, strikes, paslcs, lock-outs,
P failure of contractor or sub-contrac
tors to deliver materials on contract
time, or of any contractor or sub
contractor to complete work on con
- tract time, or any delay occasioned by I
any act or circumstance over which
Sts e grantee herein has no control,
there shall be and b hereby granted
e further time for completion, equal to
f the period covered by such delays: and.
I provided, further, if the Congress of
r the United States shall. after the con
D struction of said bridge has begun, .
i grant an extension of time or further I
e delay for the completion of said 1
e bridge, then such additional delay i
I shall be and is hereby, Ipso facto. I
granted under this Act,
r Section 2. Be it further enacted,
etc., That the amendment proposed by a
* this Act shall be submitted to the a
electors of the State for their approv
al or rejection at the Congressional e
t election to be held on the first Tues- I
day after the Irst Monday in the G
month of November, 1916: that there a
i shall be printed on the official ballots a
to be used at said election the words: 1
"For the proposed amendment to h
the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana granting to the City of New Or- a
leans power to construct, equip, main- c
tain and operate bridges or tunnels e
across the Mississippi River at or near e
New Orleans. etc.;" and the words t
"Against the proposed *mendment to N
the Constitution of the Stat, of Lou- 5
Sisiana granting to the City of New 1e
Orleans power to construct, equip, t
maintain and operate bridges or tun- s
nels across the Mississippi River at or s
near New Orkans. etc." d
And that ©ach elector shall indicate o
on the ballot cast by him, as provided e
by the general election laws of the v
State, whether he votes for or against 5
the proposed amendment. f
JEWITT BOUANCHAUD, L
Speaker of the House of Represents- n
tives. s
FEI:INAND MOUTON, h
Lieutenant Governor and President of e
the Senste. p
Approved: June 30, 1916. ii
I. G. PLEASANT, w
Governer of the State of Louisiana. ii
A true copy:
James I. BAILEY, o
Secretary of State. h
S
Act No. 84
House Bill No. 193. By Mr. Powell, d
Clairman, Committtee on the Judi- b
chnry, Section "A," Substitute for s
I ouse Bill No. 3.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Propsing an amendment to Article al
14 of the State Constitution rela- t
tiae to the District Attorney for the
el'ish of Orleans, his election, quail- o
cSation, term of office, compensa- I a
tior assistants and office force. 1i
Section 1. Be it resolved by the ir
General Assembly of the State of Lou- p
isPlua, two-thirds of the members th
elected by each house concurring, That pe
Article 148 of the Constitution of the oe
State of Louisiana be so amended as s1
to 'read as folows: fc
Article 148. There shall be a Dis
Wct Attorney for the Parish of Or- fo
loans, who shall be elected by the G
Voters of the said Parish for the term te
*f four years, and who shall receive an •e
annual salary of ten thousapd dollars, pr
forty-six hundred dollars of which a,
shall be paid by the State of Louilsi- .c
ana, in equal monthly installments, gf
and the balance of fifty-four hundred h,
dollars shall be paid by the City of be
New Orleans, in equal monthly in- hi
stallments; he shall receive no other tl
compensation. He shall be a licensed o
attorney and shall perform such du- f.
ties as are now prescribed by law, or at
may hereafter be prescribed by the vi
General Assembly, and shall take no am
outside practice. He may appoint and n
remove at his discretion such assist- or
ants, who shall be licensed attorneys,
and such clerks. stenographers and cl
special officers as may be provided by hi
the Commission Council of the City of vi
New Orleans, and at such salaries and fo
terms of payment as the said Commls
sion Council may ordain t
Section 2. Be it further resolved, e
etc., That this proposed amendment g
shall be submitted to the qualilfed
voters of the State, for adoption or re- to
jection, at the Congressioaal election fo
to be held in November. 1516: and it b
adopted, the same shall take effect on
the first Monday in December, o191, at
Section 3. Be it further resolved, -
etc., That the voting either for or 0
against this resolution by any member It
of the General Assembly shall not mpe a.t
vent him from being a candidate for v
the said offce.
Section 4. Be it further resolved, ta
etc., That on the official ballots to be i
issued at said election there shall be at
placed "For the proposed amendment i,
to Article 148 of the Constitution of el
Louisiana" and the words "Against the ns
proposed amendment to Article 148 of a
the Constitution of Louisiana," and
each elector shall indicate, as provided
in the general election laws of the
State, which of the proposed "For" or
"Against" he votes.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD, d
Speaker of the House of Representa
tives.
FERNAND MOUTON.
Lieutenant Governor and President oef A
the Senate.
Approved: July 5. 1916.
R. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
Act No. 91
Senate Bill No. 15. k
By Mr. Delos R Johnson. Pr
JOINT RESOLU'ION
Proposing an amendment to Articlb 310
of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana fixing the qullficatUons of
holders of office.
Section 1. Be it resolvsd by the Gem
eral Assembly of tile State of Loulsi- I
ana. two-thirds of al the members elect- .
ed to each house concurdng. that Ar
ticle 210 of the Constitutin be amend
ed so as to read as follows:
Article 210. No person shall be el
gible to any ofces, State Judicial. Pa
rochial. munlctpal or ward. who is not
a citizen of this State, and a duly quafi
fled elector of the State. Judicial Dil
trct, municipality or ward; wherein the
functlons of the said office are to be
performed; provided, that resident wo
men over the age of twenty-one years bI
shall be eligible to hold the offie of e il
Factory Inspector and any ofice con- b
nected with the edacational, eleenlosyrn- j
ary. penal and correctiornl systems of th
the State, Parish. Ward, municipality,
or any other political division of the
State. And whenever any ofcer. State, •
Judicial, Parochial, municipal, or wars,
may change his or her residence from
this btate. or from the district, parih. , y
municipality or Ward in which he or e o e
holds such office, the same shall thereby I
be vacated any declaration of retentlon to
of domicile to the contrary setwith- th
standing. stl
Section 2. Bs It further resolved, De
etc.. That this proposed amendment be i
submitted to the electors of the State81
of Louisiana for the approval or rejeo
tion. as reqiuired by Article 231 of the h
Constitution of the State of Loutslars
and the general election laws of tits
state in Novembers, 1916,
Section 3. Be it further resolved, ,
etc. That on the official ballot to be
used at the said election shall be plaoed
the words "Far the proposed amend.
ment to Artlle 210 of the Constitatiso
relative to wemen." and the words
"Against the pePOsed amendment to Ar
ticle 210 of t Constitution relative to
sprovidemd n be amealm, deatia mwg
I. oe the State whether he vostee 61 11
D_ against the said amendment.
- FERNAND MOUTON
to Leutenant Governor and Prdet et
r- the Senate.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
SSpeaker of the house of Represemns
tivem.
Approved: July ,. 1918.
R. G. PLEASANT
Governor of the State at tazlia
A true copy:
- JAMES J. BAILEY,
S Seecretary of State.
r
Act No. 101
House Bill No. 10. The Fields-Nix 5il1
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Artiele
It O of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, relative to pensions fee
, Confederate veterans. As amended
by Act No. 193 of the General As
ssmbly of 1914,. and for the purpose
id of providing a sufelent revenue for
the carrying out of this article of
1e the Constitution.
re Section 1. Be it resolved by the
e_ Seneral Assembly of the State of Lou
Ssiana. two-thirds of all the members
n. elected to each House concurring, that
,y Article 303 of the Constitution of the
, State of Louisiana. as amended by
Act No. 193 of the General Assembly
et of 1914, be so enacted as to read as
f. ollows:
. Article 803. A pension of like
y amount, not to exceed twenty-five dol
h lars ($25.00) per month shall be allow
I, ed to each Confederate soldier or sall
id or veteran who possesses all of the
o following qualifications:
d 1. He shall have served honorahl
f from the date of his enlistment untt
- the close of the late Civil War, or unt
, he was discharged or paroled, in some
r military organization regularly mus
d tered into the Army or Navy of the
y Confederate States, and shall have re
, mained true to the Confederate States
until the surrender.
, 2. He shall not own property of
y more than two thousand dollars valu
e ation.
- 3. He shall not be salaried or oth
LI erwise provided for by the State of
- Louisiana, or by any other State or
a Government. In case he enlisted In
e any organization mustered into said
s service as a Louisiana organisation, or
: In case at the date of his enlistment
o he rsided in the State of Louisiana.
he shall have resided in this State for
at least fve years prior to his appli
cation for pension. In case he resid
s ed elsewhere than in this State, and
r enlisted in as organization not mus
tered in from Louisiana, or in the
a Navy of the Confederate States, h
- shall have resided in this State for t
r least five years prior to his applica
tion for such pension. A like penslon
shall be granted to the widow heo
r shall not have married again, in in
digent circumstances, of such soldier
s or sailor, whose marriage to her was
I contracted prior to January, 1895; pro
a vided, that if her deceased husband
t served in an organization mustered i&,#
from Louisiana, or if he resided in
Louisiana at the date of his enlist- -
ment. then in order that such widow.
shall be entitled to the pension as
herein provided, she shall have resid- '
ed in this State for at least five years
prior to her application therefor; and
if her deceased husband enlisted else
where than in Louisiana, and served *
in an organization not mustered in
from Louisiana, such widow shall, in
order to entitle her to a pension as
herein provided, have resided in this
State for not less than five years pri
or to her application for such pen- *
ilon; provided, further, that all wid
ows who married Confederate soldiers
or sailors a second time shall not be
debarred from the benefits of this Act,
but be entitled to a pension on the
same terms as other widows of deceas
ed Confederate soldiers or sailors;
provided, further, that pensions, wheth
er to veterans or to widows, shall be
allowed only from the date of applica
tion under this Article, and the total
appropriations for all pensions in any
one year shall be the proceeds of the
annual one mill tax is .hereby
levied on all taxable property
in the State. provided said ap
propriations shall never be more
than an amount sufficient to pay all
pensions for any one year. Any ec
eruing surplus from said tax fund
shall be held as an accumulating fund
for the Confederate veterans to be
propriated by the General Asseam
for their use and benefit as thN
General Assembly may in suture de- --r
termine, and the collection of any oth
er tax or the making of any appro
priation for pensions in excess of the
amount of the one-mill tax levied and
collected, and to be known as "Con
federate Veteran Pension Fund," Is
hereby prohibited, and said fund is to
be used for no other purpose than that
herein stipulated: and upon the adop
tion of this Amendment same shall at
once become self-operative, and the
funds derived therefrom be immedi
ately used for said purpose; and pro
vided, further, that the tax collectors
and assessors shall receive no com
missions for assessing and collecting
one mill tan herein provided.
Provided. that nothing in this Arti
cle shall be construed so as to pro
hlbit the Gaeneral Assembly from pro.
viding artificial limbs to disabled on
federate soldiers or sllors.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc., that this proposed amendment be
submitted to the quallfied electors of
the State of Louisiana, for adoption or
rejectlon at the Congressional election
to be held on the first Tuesday next
following the first Monday in Novem
ber, 1916.
That the ofotail ballots to be used
sat said election shall have printed
therson the words, "For the proposed
amendment to Article 203 of the Con
stitutlon of the State of Louisiana rel*
ative to the pensions for Confederate
vetrans, and the words, "Arainet the
proposed amendment to Article 203 of
the Constitution of the State of Louts.
tana relative to pensioas for Confeder
ate vetersns," and each elector shaLJ
Indicate, as provided In the general
election laws of the State, whether or
not he votes for or agalnst the ~ahen.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUI,
Spaker of the House of Represents.
tlves.
lERNAND IfOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and Presdeat of
the Senate.
Approved: July 5. 1918.
R. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
Act No. 110
Senate Bill No. 98. By Leon R Smith
S A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposting an amendment to the Con
stltutlon of the State of Loulstana,
providing for the funding of certalp
debts of the City of Shreveport. and
judgments agJainst the said city, the
issuance of serlal bonds by said city,
providing the purpose for and the
manner In which same may be Is
sued. and the duties of the City
Council of the City of Shreveport,
with reference thereto: and the levy
ting by the City Council ot Shreve
ort of certain taxes to retire the
ads as issued heretin, by said ity
and providing for the sa bmisetona
said amendment to the eleotors of
the State for their approval oe re
jeetion.
3. it enacted by the OGneral Assem
bly of the State of Louiiana, two
thirds of the members slected to each
branch thereof concurrting, that, sub
jest to the ratification and approval of
the eleteors of this State. the Constl
totion of the State be amended by In
eorporating therein the followlng pro
visions, to-wit:
Section 1. The City of Shreveport.
by a tour-fifths vote of all the mem
bers of the City Council thereof, shall .
have power and Is hereby authorised ,
to issue $500,000 of bonds, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, to be
styled City of Shreveport Serial Gold
Bonds, and to bear sech rate of Inter
est a the City CouneU may fix from
stime to tim a each Iastallment of
the said bones is offered for sale, as
hereafter provided: said rate of inter
a at s time to eaeed 5 per esat
nor annu . pyable seni-annually.
S Setlon 1. The poceeds o said
seat ad rettreomet of all eertifiaats
of inadebtedness lsed by the City ot
Shreveport prior to May 1, 1916. and
to the payaest of all Judgments rme
Vie against said city prier to May
Soetio L All beads isred nudes
this amemeat all 1e IB seM tfrg