The St. Mary banner., 1904-10-08
Sccret1ry of State
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ACT NO. 1S6.


ACT NO 1SS.
BY Mr.. Parker Senate Bill No. 1le.
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana. amending Article III
so as to authorize municipal councils
to create one or more sewerage dis
tricts within their respective limits.
Section l. Ee it resolved by the GeA-
eral Assembly Of the state of LOUIS
lana, two-t thirds of all the members
elected to each house concurrlng. Ihat
an amendment to the Constitution Of
the State of Louisiana be submitted 20
the qualified electors of the state fer
their approval or rejection at the Con
gressional election to pe held on the
first Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November. 1904. amendins:
Article PSI of the Constitution so rs to
read as follows:
Article oS1. Municipal corporations,
parishes, and drainage and sewerage
districts. the City of New Orleans
excepted. when authorized to do 50
by vote of the majority in number
and amount Of the property tax pay
era. qualified as electors under the
voting at an election held for that pu'
pose after due notice of said election
has been published for thirty days IN
the Official Journal Cf the municipaH-
ty or parish. and where there is no
official journal, III a newspaper pub
lished therein, may incur debts and is
sue negotiable bonds therefor to the
extent of one-tcnth of the assessed
valuation OF the property within the
municipas 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 tax'S
upon the pronerty subject to taxation
in tho 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 a greater number of
years than the rum5er 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
! q system of waterwo-ks, sewerage,
| lights, public parks and buildings.
! bridges and other works Of public iir-
| 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 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 pav-
ment of the interest annually or SENT
| 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
De prohibited from levying contrihu-
tions under the provisions of existing
laws: and provided further. that
i rothing herein contained shall prevent
drainage districts from being estab-
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 .. 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 PSI of the Constitution" anl
the words. Against the proposed
amendment to Article 2s1 Of the Con
stitution," and each elector shall indi-
cate. as provided in the general elec-
ton laws of the state whether he votes
for, or against. the proposed amend
ment.
R. H. SNYDER,
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives.
T. NJ. LAMBREMONT,
President pro tenn. of the Senate
Approved July :, 4. D. 1904
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true Copy.
JOHN 7. MICHEL,
. Secretary of State
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