The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-01
Secretary of state.
ACT No. 1S6.

ACT NO. 1S6.
BY Mr.. Parker. Senate BIZ No. If,
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution Of the state
of louisiana. amending Article 221,
so as to author ize municipal councils
to create one or more sewerage dis
tricts within their respective limits.
Section /. BE it resolved by the Gel-
eral Assembly of the State OF LOUIS
lana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house concurrinS, 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-
gressioral election to 7oe 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 50
by Il vote of the majority in number
ana amount of the property tax pay
eas, qualified as electors under the
Constitution and laws Of this State.
voting at an election held for that put-
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 newspaper pub
lished therein, may incur debts and ls-
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
| 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 taxrs
upon the property subject to taxation
/ in the parish, drainage district, cor
| poraton 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 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 payer:
and published for thirty days, as afore-
said, nor for q 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 waterwori,s, sewerage,
lights, public parks and buildings,
bridges and other works of public ire
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 greater rate
of interest than five per cent, per an
mum, or be sold by the municipal cor
poration, parish, drainage or sewera2 sc
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 SENT
annually, and the principal thereof al
maturity; provided. that the total issuc
of BOMBS by any municipality parish
drainage or sewerage district for III
purposes shall never exceed 10 per cent
in such municipality, parish, drainage
or sewerage district: provided. tina
drainage districts avaiing themselve:
of the provisions of this ordinance shat
be limited to the rate of taxatio:
herein fixed; and such districts shat
be prohibited from levying contribu
tions under the provisions of existn:
laws; an d provided further, tina
nothing herein contained shall proven
drainage districts from being eStab
lished under the provisions of existin:
laws; and provided further, that mu
nicipal councils shall have authorit,
to create within their respective limit
one or more sewerage districts
Section .. Re it further resolved, tina
, the official ballots to be used at sal
election shall have printed thereon tn
words: For the proposed amendmen
, to Article PSI of the Constitution" an
, the words, Against the propose
amendment to Article PSI Of the Con
: stitution," and each elector shall indi
cate. as provided in the general cleo
ton laws of the State whether he vote
for. or against, the proposed amend
ment.
, r. Fl. SNYDER,
=, Speaker of the House OF Representa-
tives
, p. NJ. LAMBRFEONT,
President pro TEN. of the Senat.
Approved July; g. D. 1901.
NEWTON c. BLAS64Kfst.
> Governor of the sA~H Louisians
:, A true Copy.
e JOHN TcHEL,
. toacretary Of State.
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