The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-29

IN the general election laws Vi tHe
State. which Of the propositions for
or against" he votes for.
r. II. SNYDER.
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives.
=. 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 T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 1Ss.
BY Mr.. Parker. Senate Bill No. lie.
Joint res olution proposing an amend
men. II the Constitution Of the State
of Louisiana, amending Article PSI,
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 Gel
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 20
the qualified electors Of the State for
their approval or rejection at the Con-
gressional election to ne 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 Isl. 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
ers, qualified as electors under thu
Constitution and laws Of this State.
voting at an election held for that puf-
pose, after due notice of said election
has been published for thirty days N
the Official Journal of the municipali-
" 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 TO
llie property pay els dboSc Pi -
vtded, and may be authorized by the
property tax payers voting at said cleo
ton, to levy and assess special ta1rs
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 VI
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 a 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 waterworks, 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 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 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 paw
Of ha inf
annually. and the principal thereof at
maturity; provided, that the total Issue
of bonds by any municipality, PARISH
| drainage or sewerage district for nj!
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 taxatio.
herein fixed; and such districts SHAH
| be prohibited from levying contribu-
! tions under the provisions of existina
laws; and provided further, that
| nothing herein contained shall prevent
drainage districts from being estab
| iished under the provisions Of existing
| laws; and provided further, that mu
nic.pal councils shall have authority
to create within their respective limit:
one or more sewerage districts.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, tina
/ the official ballots to be used at sale
election shall have printed thereon tn,
words: Tor 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 ind!.
cate, as provided in the general cleo
ton laws Of the State whether he vote.
for. or against, the proposed amend
ment.
r. II. SNYDER,
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
| tives.
| p NJ LAMBREMONT,
President pro tenn. of the Senate
! Approved July Z, A. D. 1904.
| NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
A true Copy.
| JOHN T. MICHEL,
! Secretary Of State
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