The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-09-03
ACT NO. 1S6.

JUN /. MlCfiF-l
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 1SG.
! BY Mr.. Parker. Senate Bill No liz.
Joint resolution proposing an amend
| meut to the Constitution of the State
OF Louisiana, amending Article Isl.
| so as to authorize municipal councils
to create one or more sewerage dis
tricts within their respective limits
Section |. Re ii resolved by the Gel-
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 OF
the State of Louisiana be submitted 20
the qualified electors of the State for
their approval or rejection at the Con-
gressional election to De held on tho
first Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November. 1904. amending
Article PSI of the Constitution so as to
read as follows:
Article PSI. Municipal corporations,
parishes, and drainage and sewerage
districts. the City of New Orleans
excepted. when authorized to do SO
by a vote of the majority in number
and amount of the property tax pay
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 IN
the Official Journal Of the municipali-
ty or parish. and where there Is no
official journal in a newspaper pub
lished therein, may incur debts and is
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 he authorized by the
property tax payers voting at said cleo
ton, to levy and assess special tax,-s
upon the property subject to taxation
in the parish. drainage district, cor
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 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 payers
and published for thirty days. as afore-
said, nor for a greater amount than
herein mentioned; nor shall such bonds
be issued fer any ether purpose than
for paving and improving streets. roads
and alleys purchasing and constructing
a system Of waterworks, sewerage,
81 yls nd h,,i1
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 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 corpora ton, 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 issua
of bon'a by any municipality, parish.
drainage or sewerage district for nj!
purposes SHALL never exceed 10 per cent.
OF the assessed value OF the property
In such municipality, parish, drainage
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 contribn-
tons under the provisions of existing
laws: and provided further, that
nothing herein contained shall prevent
drainage districts from being estab
lished under the provisions of existing
laws and provided further, that mo-
nIcipal 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
election shall have printed thereon the
words: For the proposed amendment
to Article PSI Of the Constitution" AMI
the words, Against the proposed
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 votes
FOR, or against, the proposed amend
ment.
r. II. SNYDER.
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives.
p. NJ. LAMBREMONT.
president pro TEN. Of the Senate
Approved July I, A. D. 1904.
NEWTON c.. BLANCHARD
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.