The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-09-15
ACT NO. 1ss.

JOHN L. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 1856.
BY Mr. Parker. Senate Bill No. 116.
Joint Resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution OF the State
OF Louisiana. amending Article Isl.
so as to authorize municipal councils
to create one or more sewerage dis
fricfs within their respective limits.
Section I. Be 1t resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly OF the State Of Louis
lana. two-thirds of all the members
elected t. each House concurring. That
an amendment to the Constitution Of
the State OF Louisiana be submitted to
the qualified electors Of the State for
their approval or rejection at the Con-
gressional election to be held on the
first Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November. 1904. amending
Article 2S1 OF the Constitution SO as to
read as follows:
Article Isl. Municipal corporations.
parishes. and drainage and sewerage
districts. the City of New Orleans ex-
cepted. when authorized to do so by a
vote of the majority In number and
amount or the property tax payers.
qualified as electors under the Consti-
tuition and laws or this State. voting at
an election held for that purpose. aft
er due notice OF said election has been
published for thirty days in the Official
Journal OF the municipality or parish,
and where there is no official journal.
in a newspaper published therein. may
incur debts and issue negotiable bonds
therefor tn the extent of one-tenth OF
the assessed valuation of the property
within the municipal corporation. par
ish drainage district or sewerage dis
trict as shown by the last assessment
made prior to the submission of the
proposition 10 the property tax payers
rs above provided and may be author
lied by the property tax payers voting
at said election. to levy and assess spe-
ciai taxes upon the property subject to
taxation i'm tho parish drainage dis
trict. corporation or sewerage dis
tricts: provided said taxes so imposed
do not exceed FIVE lis on the dollar
OF the assessed valuation In any one
year. nor run for a greater number OF
years than the number named in the
proposition submitted to the tax pay
ers. No bonds shall he Issued for any
other purpose than stated in the SUBJ
mission OF the proposition to the tax
payers and published for thirty days.
as afore said. nor for n greater amount
than herein mentioned. or shall such
bonds be issued for any other purpose
than for paving and improving streets.
roads and alleys. purchasing and con-
structing a system OF waterworks. sew
erage. lights. public parks and build
ings. bridges and other works of pub
lie improvement. the title to which
shall rest In the municipal. corpora
ticn. parish. drainage or sewerage dis
trict. as the case may be: nor shall
such bonds run for a longer period
than forty years from their date. or
bear greater rate or interest than
five per cent. per annum. or be sold by
the municipal corporation. parish.
drainage or sewerage district issuing
same for less than par.
The municipal corporation, parish,
drainage or sewerage district Issuing
such bonds shall provide for the pay
ment Of the interest annually or semi
and the principal thereof at
provided. that the total is
sue OF bonds by any municipality. par
ish. draina-a or Sewerage district for
all purposes shall never exceed 10 per
cent OF the assessed value of the prop
erty In such municipality, parish,
or sewerage district: provided
that drainage districts availing them
selves Of the provisions of this ordi-