The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-09-21

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A true copy:
JOHN T: MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. Iss.
BY Mr.. Parker. Senate Bill No. 1tG
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution Of the State
Of Louisiana. amending Article ~.
20 as to authorize municipal councils
to create one or more sewerage dis
tricts within their respective limitA
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the Ge1-
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 At
the State of Louisiana be submitted to
the qualified electors of the State for
their approval or rejection at he Con.
gr~essional election to pe held on the
first Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November, 1904. amending
Article PSI Of the Constitution 50 a. -
read v follows:
Article PSI. Municipal corporations,
parishes. and drainage and sewerage
districts. the City of New Orleans
excepted, when authorized to do 30
by q vote Of the majority in number
and amount of the property tax pay
ers, qualified as electors under ths
Constitution and laws Of this Stats.
voting at an election held for that pur-
pose, after due notice Of said election
has been published for thirty days Ia
the Official Journal Of the municipal-
ty or parish. and where there IL no
official Journal, in q newspaper pub
lished therein. may incur debts and IT,
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. a. shown
by the last assessment made prior to
the submission of the proposition T.
the property tax payers az above pro-
vided. and may be authorized by the
property tax payers voting at said elec-
ton, to levy and assess special taxrS
in the parish, drainage district, cor.
poration or sewerage districts: pro-
vided said taxes 30 imposed do not
exceed five mills on the dollar Of the
assessed valuation in any one year.
o u for a greater number q
years than the number named In the
proposition submitted to the tax payers.
No bonds shall be issued for any othar
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 waterwosks, sewerage.
lights, public parks and b~uildingx,
bridges and other works OF public i'm
provement. the title to which shall rest
in the municipal. corporation. parish,
drainage or sewerage district, a. the
case may be; nor shall such bonds u
for a longer period than forty years
from their date. or bear q greater rate
of interest than five per cent, per an
num-, or be sold by the municipal COZ.
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
ment Of the interest annually or SENT.
annually. and the principal thereof At
maturity; provided. that the total issus
OF bonds by any municipality, parish,
drainage or sewerage district for ar
purposes shall never exceed 10 per cent.
OF the assessed value Of the property
in such municipality. parish, drainage
OF sewerage district: provided, that
drainage districts availing themselves
Of the provisions Of this ordinance shah
be limited to the rate Of taxati9a
herein fixed; and such districts shaa
be prohibited from levying contrfbu-
tions under the provisions Of existing
laws; and provided further, that
nothing herein contained shall prevent
drainage districts from being eetab.
lished under the provisions Of existing
laws: and provided further, that mu-
nicipal councils shall have authority
to create within their respective limits
n or more sewerage districts.
Section 2. Be It further resolved. that
the official ballots to be used at saaA
election shall have printed thereon IT,
words: For the proposed amendment
to Article Isl OF the Constitution" ana
the Words, Against the propoeed
amendment to Article ~ Of the Con.
stitution," and each elector shall jndf-
cate. az provided in the general cleo
ton laws Of the State whether he votes
for, or against. the proposed amend
ment.
r. H. SNYDER,
Speaker Of the House Of represent.
tives.
p. N. LAMBREMONr,
President pro tenn. Of the Senate.
Approved July Z, A. D. 1904.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD.
Governor Of the State Of Louistana.
A true Copy.
John 4. l4YCuRT.