The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-10-19

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A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary OF Sfxta.
ACT NO. lss.
BY Mr.. Parker. Senate 0nl Ma n
Joint resolution proposing an aDe16
ment to the Constitution Of thu &saao
Of Louisiana. amex-ieS 2sS:~ss n
20 as to authorize municipal coan<a0
to create one or more sewerage ~
tricts within their respective liM1eA
Section I. Be It resolved by the o..
eral Assembly OF the State Of EAaDe
lana, two-thirds Of all the me06u1o
elected to each house concurr1nG T1a0
an amendment to the Constitut1so -
the State OF Louisiana be submifeo4 -
the qualified electors Of the STATE -
their approval or rejection at The O.
gressional election to - held - ~
first Tuesday next following Mhe 4o
Monday in November. 1904, ama011nG
Article PSI Of the Constitution - - -
read a. follows: 4
Article PSI. Municipal corporaGl~
parishes. and drainage and ssUUoO
districts, the CITY Of Nav QR1nnD
excepted. when authorized to d -
by a vote Of the majority In nsMAU
and amount Of the property tax ~.
ers. qualified ~ electors under -
Constitution. and laws Of this 0en1A
voting at an election held for that 49,
pose. after due notice Of said eieeelsD
has been published for thirty dASU -
the Official Journal Of the munieaHA
ty or parish, and where there y -
official Journal, in Q nS~Spapdf -
lished therein. may incur debts anA -
sue negotiable bonds therefor = -
extent Of one-tenth Of the Assesses
valuation Of the property within -
corporation. parish drainage
district or sewerage district, n AhsU1
by the last assessment made pT1W -
the submission q the p~repnaitino -
the property ta1 payers a. above ma
vided. and may be authorized b. IT,
ton, to levy and assess special tano
upon the property subject to Eau1A0
the parish. drainage district ~.
poration or sewerage districts: ~.
vided said taxes 30 imposed Do -
exceed five mills on the dollar a -
assessed valuation In any one 49,
nor u for q greater number 6
years than the number named h a.
submitted to the tax payun
No bonds shall be issued for any dr.
purpose than stated in the submi0fa
OF the proposition to the - pov9W
and published for thirty days. an s6Ms-
said, nor for q greater amount 49,
herein mentioned: nor shall such SnnAp
be issued for any other purpose ~
for paving and improving streets. woaD
md alleys. purchasing and construetln9
system OF waterwo-ks, seweEAA
lights. public parks and buildanA
bridges and other works Of publte -
the title to which shan uue
in the municipal. corporation. pax1GA
drainage or sewerage district, - -
may be; mol shall such bonds ~
for q longer period than forty yeaeo
from their date, or bear q greater zHn
interest than five per cent, per a.
or be sold by the municipal en
poration. parish, drainage or sewen0
district issuing same for less thaa ME
The municipal corporation, paRank
drainage or sewerage district tmuoae
such bonds shall provide for the -.
ment of the interest annually or sens-
annually. and the principal Thereof e
maturity: provided, that the total imue
bonds by any municipality. paxxsa
drainage or sewerage district fer IL
purposes shall never exceed 10 per ceuG
Of the assessed value Of the property
In such municipality. parish. draina0
Or sewerage district: provided, ~
drainage districts availing themaelUop
Of the provisions Of this ordinance Gas1
be limited to the rate Of taxafSn
herein fixed; and such districts aGul
be prohibited from levying contrSbu-
tons under the. provisions Of exiatfnR
laws; and provided further, 0ne
cothing herein contained shall presue
drainage districts from being ennun-
lished under the provisions Of existnsg
laws: and provided further. that -
councils shall have authsESsv
to create within their respective uuad.
or more sewerage districta
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved 0hnG
the official ballots to be used Il 80
election shall have printed thereoa a.
words: For the proposed amendmeue
to Article PSI Of the Constitution" ant
the words, Against the proposed
to Article PSI of the Csu-
and each eleetor shall inAB-
cate. as provided in the general esee-
ton laws Of the State whether he VOC
for. or against, the proposed ameaA-
ment.
n. H. SNYDER.
Speaker Of the House Of Represen1n
tives.
p. N. LAMBREMONT.
President pro TEN. Of the Sean1a
Approved July z, A. d. 1904.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD
Governor Of the State Of Louisf>M
A true Copy.