The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-09-08
ACT NO. 1856.


BY Mr.. Parker. Senate Bill No. 116
Joint Resolution proposing an amend
ment 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 /. Be it resolved by the Gen.
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 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 2S1. Municipal corporations.
parishes. and drainage and sewerage
districts. the City OF New Orleans ex-
cepted. when authorized to do so by
vote OF the majority in number and
amount OF tho property tax payers.
qualified as electors under the Consti-
tuition and laws of this State. voting at
an election held for that purpose, aft
er due notice OF said election has been
published for thirty days in the Official
Journal of Thea municipality or parish.
and where there is no official journal,
In newspaper published therein, may
incur debts and issue negotiable bonds
therefor to the extent OF one-tenth OF
the assessed valuation of the property
within the municipal corporation. par
ish. drainage district or Sewerage dis
trict- as shown by the last assessment
made prior to TIE submission of the
to the property tax payers
as above provided. and may he author
lied by the property tax payers voting
1t said election. to levy AMI assess spe-
ciai taxes upon thu property subject to
taxation In the parish drainage dis
Lrict. corporation or sewerage dis
tricts: provided said taxes 50 imposed
10 not exceed Eve mi Is on the dollar
" the assessed valuation In any one
year, nor run for n greatsr number of
Years than the number named i'm the
submitted to the tax pay
IT'S. No bonds shall be issued for any
'ther purpose than stated in the SUBJ
mission OF the proposition to the tax
payers and published for thirty DAYS.
Is aforesaid. nor for greater amount |
han herein mentioned: or shall such |
'onds be issued for any other purpose
han for paving ard improving streets.
Dads and alleys. purchasing and con- |
tructing system OF waterworks. sew
rage. lights. public parks and build
ngs. bridges and other works OF pub
&c improvement. the title to which |
hall rest In the municipal. corpora
lon. parish. drainage or sewerage dis
riot. as the case may be: nor shall
UGH bonds run for "A longer period
han forty years from their date, or
ear greater rate OF interest than
We per cent. per annum. or be sold by
he municipal corporation, parish.
rainage or sewerage district issuing
anne for less than par.
The municipal corporation. parish.
or sewerage district issuing
nch bonds shall provide for the pay
tent or the interest annually or semi
nnuatly. and the principal thereof at
laturity; provided. that the total is
le OF bonds by any municipality, par
h. DRAMAS or sewerage district for
4 purposes shall never exceed 10 per
mt OF the assessed value OF the prop
~ IN such municipality. parish.
.ainage or sewerage district: provided
lat drainage districts awaiting them
Ives Of the provisions or this ordi-
ance shall be limited to the rate Of
Ixation herein fixed: and such dis