The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-11-03
Act No. 1856.

ACT NO. 1856.
By Mr.. Parker Senate Bill No. 116.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana,
amending Article 281, so as to author
ize municipal councils to create one or
more sewerage districts within their
respective limits.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Louis
lana, two-t thirds of all the members
elected to each house concerning, 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 Psi of the Constitution so as to
read as follows:
Article 23t. Municipal corporations,
parishes, and drainage and sewerage
districts, the City of New Orleans
excepted, when authorized to do so by
vote OF the majority in number and
amount OF the property tax payers,
qualified as electors under the Constitu-
ton and laws of this State, voting at an
election held for that purpose, after due
notice of said election has been publish
ed for thirty days in the official journal
OF the municipality or parish, and where
there is no official Journal, in newspaper
published therein, may incur debts and
issue negotiable bonds therefore to the
extent of one-tenth of the assessed
valuation OF 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-
vided, and may be authorized by the
property tax payers voting at said cleo
ton, to levy and assess special taxes
upon the property subject to taxation
in the parish, drainage district, cor
poration or sewerage districts; pro-
vided said taxes so imposed do not
exceed five mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation in any one year,
nor run for greater number of years
than the number named in the PROPOSE
ton submitted to the tax payers. No
bonds shall be issued for any other pur-
pose than stated in the submission of
the proposition to the tax payers and
published for thirty days, as aforesaid,
nor 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
system OF water works, sewerage,
lights, public parks and buildings.
bridges and other works of public i'm
provement, the title to which shall rest
in the municipal, corporation, parish,
drainage OF sewerage district, as the
case may be; nor shall such bonds run
for longer period than forty years
from their date, or bear greater rate
OF interest than five per cent, per an
mum, or be sold by the municipal cor
poration, 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
annually, and the principal thereof at
maturity; provided, that the total issue
OF bonds by any municipality, parish,
drainage or sewerage district for ali
purposes shall never exceed 10 per cent
OF the assessed value of the property
in such 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 shall
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 established under
the provisions Of existing laws; and pro-
vided further, that municipal councils
shall have authority to create within
their respective limits one or more sew
erage districts.
Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, That
the official ballots to be used at said
election shall have printed thereon the
words: "For the proposed amendment to
Article 281 Of the Constitution, /" and the
words Against the proposed amend
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