The St. Mary banner., 1904-09-10

speaker OF the House or representa-
! tiVeS.
p. NJ. LAMBREMONT,
President pro TEN. of the Senate
Approved July 6, a. d. 1904.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN r. MICHEL,
| Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 1S6.
! By Mr.. Parker. Senate B:ll No. 11f
| Joint resolution proposing an amend
| ncnt to the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana, amending Article Isl
SO as to authorize municipal councils
to create one or more sewerage dis
tricts within their respective limits.
Section l. BE it resolved by the Geh-
eral Assembly of the state OF LOUIS
lana, two-tnirds of all the members
elected to each house concurring. Thu I
an amendment to the Constitution Of
the State Of Louisiana be submitted 70
the qualified electors of the State for
their approval or rejection at the Con
Giessional election to De held on the
first Tuesday next following the frs:
Monday in November, 1904, amending
Article Psi of the Constitution so as to
read as follows:
Article 2Sl. Municipal corporations,
parishes, and drainage and sewerage
districts. the City of New Orleans
excepted, when authorized to do so
BY a vote of the majority in number
and amount of the property tax pay
e-s, qualified as electors under the
Constitution and laws OF this State,
voting at an election held for that pu4'-
pose, after due notice Of said election
has been published for thirty days III
the Official Journal Of the muIicipali-
~ or parish. ard where there is no
official journal. in a newspaper pub
!ished therein. may incur debts and is
sue negotiable bonds therefor to the
extent of ole-tenth of the assessed
valuation Ct the property within the
MUNICIPAL corporation. parish drainage
district or sewerage district. as shown
by the last assessment made prior to
the submission Of the proposition TO
the property tax payers as above pro-
N.oed. and may be authorized by the
property tax payers voting a said cleo
ton, to levy and assess special tax.s
upon the property subject 70 taxation
in the parish. drainage district, coz
poration or sewerage districts; pro-
vided said taxes so imposed do no.
exceed five mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation In any one year.
nor run for greater number "
years than the number named in the
proposition submitted to the tax payers.
NO bonds shall be issued for any other
purpose than stated in the submission
OF the proposition to the tax payers
and published for thirty days, as afore-
SAID nor for greater amount than
herein mentioned; nor shall such bOpd-
be issued for any other purpose than
for paving and Improving streets. road.
md alleys. purchasing and constructing
, system OF waterworhs, sewerage.
lights. public parks and buildings.
bridges and other works of public i1c-
provemert. the title to which shall rest
N the municipal, corporation, parish. |
ifa1nage or sewerage district, as the
'ase may be: nor shall such bonds run
or a longer period than forty wears
rom their date. or bear a greater rate
If interest than five per cent. per an
luln. or be so.I by the municipal cor
ooration. parish, drainage or sewerage
district issuing same for less than par
The municipal corporation. paris,
iranage or sewerage district tssuin,
'uch bonds shall provide for the paw
nent of the interest annually or semi
'hhual!y, ana the principal thereof at
laturity' provided. that the total ISSUE
u holos Dy any municipality, parish.
II ialnaSe or sewerage district for ny |
purposes shall never exceed 10 per cent.
II the assessed value of the p~opertv
n such municipality. parish, drainage
n sewerage district: provided. that
lrainaGe districts availing themselves
u the provisions Of this ordinance sha;,
'e limited to the rate of taxatio,
lerein fixed; and such districts s,a,l
'e prohibited from ievying cootribu.
IONS unde- the provisions of eyistin,
avs: d provided further. that
othins herein contained shall nrevant
'aihaSe districts from being estab.
shed under the provisions of existino
avs ana provided further, that mn
lclpal councils shall have author:tv
0 create within their respective limits
"3 or more sewerage districts.
section 2. Be it furth resolved that
ce official ballots to be used a, soid
iecHoh shall have printed thereon the
ores: For the proposed anendman,
D Article PSI of the Constitution AMI
he words, Against the pronoead
mendment to Article 2sl of the Con-
and each elector shall ind;-
ate as provided in the general e,e,,
WI Id VS. oi 'he state whether he votes
Dr. or against, the proposed amend,
lent.
r. H. SNYDER.
peaker OF the House of Represent,-
tives.