The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-09-14

Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
A true COPY:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary Of Stats.
ACT NO. 1856.
BY Mr.. Parker. Senate Bill No. IN
Joint resolution proposing An ameno'
ment to the Constitution OF the StAeo
Of Louisiana, amending Article m
so as to authorize municipal councils
to create one or more sewerage de.
tricts within their respective limits.
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the 0sA-
eral Assembly Of the State Of LOUIS.
lana, t~wo-thirds Of all the members
elected to each house c0ncurring. That
m amendment to the Constitution q
the State Of Louisiana be submitted -
the qualified electors Of the State To-
their approval or rejection at the Con.
gr~essional election to pe held ON the
first Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November, 1904, amending
Article, PSI of the Constitution % - -
read a. follows:
Article PSI. Municipal corporations,
parishes. and drainage and sewerage
districts. the City Of New Orleans
excepted, when authorized to do -
by q vote Of the majority in numbar
and amount Of the property tax pay.
ers. qualified IS electors under the
Constitution and laws Of this State.
voting at an election held for that pur.
pose. after due notice Of said election
has been published for thirty days IN
the Official Journal Of the municipali-
ty or parish, and where there u NJ
official Journal, In q Newspaper pub.
lished therein. may incur debts and 70.
sue negotiable bonds therefor to the
extent Of one-tenth Of the assessed
valuation of the property within the
municipal corporation. parish drainage
district or sewerage district, a. shown
by the last assessment made prior To
the submission Of he proposition .
the property tax payers a. above pr9-
vided. and may be authorised by the
property tax payers voting at said cleo
ton, to levy and assess special taxr0
upon the property subject to taxation
in the parish. drainage district. cor.
poration or sewerage districts; pro.
vided said taxes 70 imposed do not
exceed five mills on the dollar Of the
assessed valuation in any n year.
nor run for q greater number ct
years than the number named In the
proposition submitted to. the TAI payers.
No bonds shall be issued for my othAP
purpose than stated in the submission
Of the proposition to the a. payers
and published for thirty days. % a1oro.
said. o for . greater amount than
herein mentioned: nor shall such bonds
be issued for any other purpose than
for paving and improving streets. roads
and alleys, purchasing and constructing
a system Of waterwo.ks. sewerage,
lights. public parks and buildings,
provement. the title to which shall rest
in the municipal. corporation. parish.
drainage OF sewerage district, a. the
case may be: nor shall such bonds run
for q longer period than forty years
from their date. or bear Q greater rate
Of interest than i've per cent. per an
mum. or be sold by the municipal cor
poration. parish, drainage OF sewerage
district issuing same for less than par.
The municipal corporation. parish
drainage OF sewerage district issuing
such bonds shall provide for the paw
ment Of the interest annually or semt-
annually, and the principal thereof At
maturity: provided. that the total issue
Of bonds by any municipality, parish,
drainage or sewerage district for all
| purposes shall never exceed 10 per cent
! Of the assessed value Of the property
in sCch municipality. parish. drainage
or sewerage district; provided, that
| drainage districts availing themselves
Of the provisions Of this ordinance shall
/ be limited to the rate Of taxation
herein fixed; and such districts shah
be prohibited from levying contribu-
tons under the provisions Of existing
laws; and provided further. that
nothing herein contained shall prevent
drainage districts from being estab.
lished under the provisions OF existing
laws: and provided further. that mu-
nicipal councils shall have authority
to create within their respective limits
one or more sewerage districts.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved, that
the official ballots to be used at said
election shall have printed thereon thu
words: For the proposed amendment
to Article PSI Of the Constitution" ana
the words, Against the proposed
amendment to Article PSI Of the Con.
st~itution." and each elector shall indi.
cate. as provided In the general cleo.
ton laws of the State whether he vote
for. or against. the proposed amend.
ment.
r. H. SNYDER,
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-.
tives.
p. N. LAMBREMONT,
President pro en-. of the Senate
Approved July Z, A. d. 1904.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD.