The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-09-24

Approved July 3, A. -. l9o1.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
Governor Of the state Of Louisiana.
A true opy:
JOIN r. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. 1856
! Bv Mr.. Parker. Senate Eill NO. 1lF
! Joint resolution proposing an amend
/ ment TO the Constitution Of the state
! Of Louisiana, amending Article Isl,
SO as to authorize municipal conlcIls
TO create one or more sewerage dis
tricts within their respective limits.
| Section l. BE it resolved by the Ge.l-
| eral Assembly Of the State OF LOUIS
/ lana, two-thirds OF all the members
| elected to each house conCurring, That
! an amendment to the Constitution Of
! the State Of Louisiana be submitted 10
! the qualified electors OF the State for
! their approval or rejection at the Con-
! gressionaI election to De 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 261. Municipal corporations,
| parishes, and drainage and sewerage
/
| excepted, when authorized to do so
! by a vote OF the majority in number
/ and amount of the property tax pay
| ers, qualified as electors under the
| Constitution and laws of this STATE,
voting at an election held for that pu'-
! pose. after due notice OF said election
| has been published for thirty days N
! the Official Journal Of the municipali-
! ty or parish. and where there is no
/ official journal, in a newspaper pub
| lished therein, may incur debts and is
! 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. as shown
| by the last assessment made prior to
| the submission Of the proposition 10
the property tax payers as above pro-
vided, and may be authorized by the
! property tax payers voting al 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 no.
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
| 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 bonds
! be issued for any other purpose than
for paving and improving streets. roads
and alleys, purchasing and constructing
a system OF waterworiis, sewerage,
lights, public parks and buildings,
bridges and other works Of public ire
prove,nent, the title to which shall rest
| in the municipal, corporation. parish,
drainage or sewerage district, as the
case may be; nor shall such bonds run
for a longer period than forty years
| from their date, or bear a greater rate
of interest than five per cent, per am
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 paw
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 az
purposes shall never exceed 10 per cent
of the assessed value of the property
in such municipality, parish. drama Sc
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-
tions under the provisions of existing
laws: n d provided further, that
rcthiDh herein contained shall prevent
drainage districts from heing esta5-
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 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 2S1 of the Constitution" an
the words, Against the proposed
amendment to Article PSI of the Con-
stitution." and each elector shall indi
ton laws Of the State whether he votes
for, or against, the proposed amend
ment.
r. II. SNYDER,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
P. NJ. LAMBPEMONT.
President pro tenn. of the Senate
Approved July I, A. D. 1904
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD.
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana.
A true Copy.
JOHN T. MICHEL.
= Secretary of State.
A tipping bucket attachment Ia.
been added to the rain gauge of the
weather bureau on top of the Cnstorr
House at st. Louis. II accurately
tells OF the amount OF PRECIPITATION
| The rain ia drained ;,+o -,