The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-16

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LAWS OF THE STATE.
No. SAL AN ACT
To prescribe the manner in which I
special elections shall be held In the
parishes, cities and incorporated towns |
of this State for the purpose of levying |
special taxes in aid of works Of public
Improvement, and railway enter
prises, and providing for their enforce !
ments and collection.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Cen |
eral Assembly of the State Louisiana,
That whenever one-third of the prop |
erty taxpayers of any parish, city or
Incorporated town in this State shall
petition the police jury, municipal or
town authorities of their parish, city
or town, to levy special tax in aid of
any work of public improvement or
railway enterprise, the said police jury,
municipal or town authorities shall
order special election for that purpose
and submit to the property taxpayers
of their parish, city or town entitled to
vote under the general election laws of
the State, the rate of taxation and the
purpose for which it is intended; prov
ided, said election be held under the
general election laws of the State at
that time in force and at the polling
places at which the last preceding gem
eral election was held and not sooner
than thirty days after the official pub
LEGATION of the petition and ordinance
ordering the election both of which
shall be made in the same manner rs
provided by law for judicial advertise
ments.
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted, etc.
That special tax may be levied by
any parish, city or incorporated town
erection of public buildings, bridges
and other works of public improve
ment, to be erected and constructed
within the limits of said parish, city or
town when a majority of the property
taxpayers of their respective parishes,
cities or towns shall vote therefor;
provided, however, the property tax
payers of any parish may levy q special
tax for building bridges over streams
dividing their parish from any con-
tiguous parish or State, and the prop
erty taxpayers of any city or incorpor-
ated town may levy special tax in aid
Of works of public Improvement or
| railway enterprises extending beyond
the corporate limits of their city or
town, but not beyond the limits of the
parish in which said city or town may
! be situated.
| SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That a special tax may be levied by
any parish, city or Incorporated town
in this State in aid Of any work of public
Improvement or railway enterprise
of the State, when majority of the
property taxpayes, in number and
value, shall vote therefor.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc,
That police juries or municipal author
tiles, ordering elections under this act,
shall, ten days after each election, make
public and official promulgation Of
tho result, and shall have tho same
power to enforce and collect any special
tax that may be authorized by said
election, as may be by law conferred
upon them, for the collection Of other
taxes.
r. N. OGDEN,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
| tiVcS.
s. d. MCEN cry,
lieutenant Governor aud President Of
the Senate.
Approved April 10, 1850.
LOUIS A. WILT,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana,
A true copy:
WILL. A. STRONG,
Secretary of State.
The Supreme Court of this State or
ganized according to law, at New Or.
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