The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-09-07
ACT NO. 1S6.

JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 1856.
BY Mr.. Parker. Senate Bill No. III
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution Of the state
Of Louisiana, amending Article ISL
so as to authorize municipal councils
to create n or more sewerage dis
tricts within their respective limits.
Section 1. BE it resolved by the Gea.
eral Assembly OF the State Of LOUIS.
lana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to Zach house concurring. That
an amendment to the Constitution Of
the State of Louisiana be submitted to
the qualified electors Of the State for
their approval OF rejection at the Con.
g~ressional election to pe held on the
first Tuesday e following the first
Monday in November, 1901. amending
Article PSI of h Constitution so as to
read as follows:
Article PSI. Municipal corporations,
parishes. n drainage and sewerage
districts, the City Of New Orleans
excepted, when authorized to do 50
by a vote of the majority in number
and amount of the property tax pay
ers, qualified as electors under tbs
Constitution and laws of this State.
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 municipali.
ty or parish, and where there il 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 he
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 tau payers voting at said elec-
ton, to levy and assess special taxes
upon the property subject to taxation
in the parish, drainage district, COT.
poration or sewerage districts: pro-
vided said taxes 30 imposed do not
exceed five mills on the dollar Of the
assessed valuation in any n year.
nor run for q greater number Of
years than he number named In the
proposition submitted to the tar payers.
Nc bonds shall be issued for any othsr
purpose than stated in the submission
OF the proposition to the tax payers
and published for thirty days, a. afofo-
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 waterworks. sewerage,
lights. public parks and buildings,
bridges and other works Of public ira.
provement, the title to which shall rest
in h municipal. corporation, parish.
drainage or sewerage district, a. the
case may be; nor shall such bonds run
for a longer period thai forty years
from their date, or bea q greater rate
of interest than five 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 paw.
ment Of the interest annually or semi.
annually, and the principal thereof at
maturity; provided, that the total issus
Of bonds 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; m such districts shall
be prohibited from levyinx contribu-
tons under the provisions Of existing
laws; provided further, that
nothing herein contained shall prevent
drainage districts from being estab-
lished under the provisions Of existing
laws; and provided further, that mu-
i nicipal councils shall have authority
to create within their respective limits
n or more sewerage districts.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved, that
he official ballots to be used at said
| election shall have printed thereon the
words: For the proposed amendment
to Article PSI Of the Constitution" ana
4! the words. Against the proposed
amendment to Article PSI Of the Con-
stitution," and each elector shall indi-
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 Represents.
tjveS.
p. N. LAMBREMONT,
President pro tenn. of the Sonata.
Approved July Z, A. d. 1904.
NEWTON C.. BLANCHARD.
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana.
A true Copy.
JOHN T. MICHEL.
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