The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-10-05

Approved July ., a. ~. ASV4.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN 7. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. 1856.
BY Mr.. Parker. Senate Bill No. III
Joint resolution proposing an amen0s
ment to the Constitution Of the Stato
Of LOUISIANA, amending Article IN
20 Al to authorize municipal councils
to create one or more sewerage dio.
tricts within their respective limits.
Section /. Be 1t resolved By the Gen-
eral Assembly q the State Of Louis
lana, two-thirds Of all the members
elected to each house concurring. That
an amendment to the Constitution q
the State Of Louisiana be submitted -
the qualified electors Of the State to1
their approval or rejection at the Con.
gressional election to Dc held on the
first Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November. 1904, amending
Article PSI Of the Constitution % - to
e a follows:
Article PSI. Municipal corporations.
parishes. and drainage and sewerage
districts, the City Of New Orleans
excepted. when authorized to. do ~
by a vote Of the majority in number
and amount Of the property tax pay.
ers. qualified q electors under the.
Constitution and laws Of this State.
voting at AZ election held for that pur-
pose. after due notice Of said election
has been published for thirty days in
the Official Journal Of the municipali-
~ nP nariRh onA ~horA %h>~~ e. -.
official journal, in b newspaper pub
lished therein. may incur debts and Is
sue negotiable bonds therefor I o the
valuation Of the property within the.
municipal corporation. parish drainage
district or sewerage district, AZ shown
by h last assessment made prior Il
the submission Of The proposition to
the property tax PAYERS & above prs
vided. and may be authorised by the
property tax payers voting at said elec.
ton. to levy and ASSESS special taxrs
upon b property subject to taxation
in h parish, drainage district, cor.
peration or sewerage districts: pre-.
vided said taxes % imposed Dc not
exceed i've mills on the dollar Of the
assessed valuation in Any one year.
nor pun for . greater number ef
years than tie number named In the
submitted to the tai payer.
No bonds shall be Issued for Any othar
purpose than stated in the suhmission
OF the proposition to the tax Q
and published for thx'ty days, a. aforo.
said. mo- for . gre1tcr amount than
herein mentioned: n shall such bonds
be issued for any e&her purpose than
paving and improving streets. roads
md alleys. purchasing and constructive
system Of waterwo.ks, sewerage.
lights. public parks and buildings.
bridges and other works q public Inn
the title to which shall rest
In the. municipal. corporation, parish.
drainage or sewerage district, a. the
may be; nor shall such bonds run
FOR q longer period than forty years
from their date. or bear . greater rate
Of interest than i've per cent, Per am
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 sem..
annually. and the principal thereof at
maturity; provided, that the total issue
of bonds by any municipality, parish.
drainage or sewerage district for all
shall eve exceed 10 per cent.
of the assessed value Of the property
IN such municipality. parish. drainage
sewerage district: provided, that
drainage districts availing themselves
of the provisions Of this ordinance shah
limited to the rate OF taxation
herein fixed: n such districts shall
be prohibited from levying contribu.
lions under the provisions Of existing
provided further, that
herein contained shall '
drainage districts from being estab.
under the provisions Of existing
laws; and provided further, that mu-
councils shall have authority
to create within their respective limits
one or more sewerage districts.
Section 2. Be IT further resolved. that
the official ballots to be used at said
shall have printed thereon the
words: For the proposed amendment
to Article PSI Of the Constitution" ana
the words, Against the proposed
to Article 2S1 Of the Con.
st~itution." and each elector shah indi.
cate. as provided in the general elecs
ton laws OF the State whether h votes
for. or against. the proposed amend.
ment.
r. H. SNYDER.
Speaker Of the House Of Represents.
tives.
p. N. LAMBREMONT,
President pro tern. Of the Senate.
Approved July Z, A. D. 1904.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD.