The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-10-06
Act No. 1856.

BY Mr.. Parker.] Senate Bill No. t16.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana.
amending Article 2S1, so as to author
ize municipal councils to create one or
more sewerage districts within their
respective limits.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of the State OF Louis
lana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house concerning, That
an amendment to the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana be submitted to
the qualified electors OF the State for
their approval or rejection at the Con-
gressional election to be held on the
first Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November, 1904, amending
Article 281 of the Constitution SO as to
read as follows:
Article 281. Municipal corporations,
parishes, and drainage and sewerage
districts, the City of New Orleans
excepted, when authorized to do so by
vote OF the majority in number and
amount OF the property tax payers,
qualified as electors under the Constitu-
ton and laws of this State, voting at an
election held for that purpose, after due
notice OF said election has been publish
ed for thirty days in the official journal
OF the municipality or parish, and where
there is no official Journal, in newspaper
published therein, may incur debts and
issue negotiable bonds therefore 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, aud may be authorized by the
property tax payers voting at said cleo
tlon, to levy and assess special taxes
upon the property subject to taxation
IN the parish, drainage district, cor
poration or sewerage districts; pro-
vided said taxes so imposed do not
exceed five mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation in any one year.
nor run for a greater number of wears
than the number named in the PROPOSE
ton submitted to the tax PAYERS. No
bonds shall be issued for any other pur-
pose than stated in the submission of
the proposition to the tar payers and
published for thirty days, as aforesaid,
nor for 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 water works, sewerage.
lights, public parks and buildings.
bridges and other works of public i'm
prOvement, the title to which shall rest
N 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
Ut 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 corporation, parish.
drainage or sewerage district issuing
such bonds shall provide for the paw
nent OF the interest annually or semi
and the principal thereof at
maturity; provided, that the total issue
II bonds by any municipality, parish,
1ralnage or sewerage district for ali
purposes shall never exceed 10 per cent
II the assessed value of the property
n such municipality, parish, drainage
y sewerage district; provided, that
irainage districts availing themselves
II the provisions of this ordinance shall
'e limited to the rate of taxation
herein fixed; and such districts shall
,e prohibited from levying contribu-
ions under the provisions of existing
avs. and nr0vided furthor th.+ natL;.o
herein contained shall prevent drainage
districts from being established under
ne provisions OF existing laws; and pro-
,ided further, that municipal councils
hall have authority to create within
heir respective limits one or more sew
rage districts.
Sec: 2. Be it further resolved, That |
he official ballots to be used at said |
lection shall have printed thereon the
Fords: NFor the proposed amendment to |
Article 281 OF the Constitution" and the
Vords against the proposed amend I
nent to Article 8t of the Constitntion J, |