The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-11-07

Prssident pro tenn. OF the Se29A
Approved July &, A. d. 1904.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD
Governor Of the State Of Louia1n0A
A true COPY:
JOHN r. MICHEL.
Secretary Of Stats.
ACT NO. 1ss.
BY Mr.. Parker. Senate Bill Ma NJ
Joint resolution proposing an aneo0
ment to the Constitution OF the $500
Of Louisiana, amending Article ~
30 az to authorize municipal coWDcG
to create one " more sewerage -
tricts within their respective iint1A
Section !. Be it resolved by the 0e0-
eral Assembly OF the State Of L1~
lana, two-thiTds Of all the meaaD@
elected to each house concurrinE. 1h9
an amendment to the Constitute =
the State of Louisiana be submitted -
the qualified electors Of the State -
their approval or rejection at b Co.
gr~essional election to OK held - -
first Tuesday next following the 01e
Monday in November. 1904, amenAenU
Article PSI Of the Constitution - - -
read as follows:
Article 2Sl. Municipal corporart~
parishes, and drainage and seweE10o
districts, the City Of New OFsea0
excepted, when authorised to d -
by a vote of the majority in nsMAW
and amount of the property tax DAy~
ers, qualified az electors under ~
Constitution and laws Of this 9A2oA
voting at an election held for that D0e-
pose, after due notice Of said eaacef1o
has been published for thirty days -
the Official Journal Of the muniaDn0~
official journal. in Q newspaper -
lished therein. may incur debts and -
sue negotiable bonds therefor - -
extent Of one-tenth Of the aOe1sse
valuation Of the property within -
municipal corporation. parish drafnaO
district or sewerage district, a shsU0
by the last assessment made prior -
the submission Of the proposif1sa -
the property tax payers a above ~
vided. and may be authorized By ~
property a. payers voting at said eloe-
ton, to levy and assess special taDr0
upon the property subject to taxaatso
in the parish. drainage district ~
poration or sewerage districts: -
vided said taxes 70 imposed d -
exceed five mills on the dollar a -
assessed valuation in any one yn<
nor run for q greater number =
years than the number named IN -
proposition submitted to the tax pAyuA
No bonds shall be issued for IN 6GhR
purpose than stated in the submfinlso
OF the proposition to the tax payeau
and published for thirty days. - a1oss-
said, nor for a greater amount thaa
| herein mentioned: nor shall such 6u0lB
be issued for any other purpose a.
for paving and improving streets. roeAD
and alleys, purchasing and constructfn9
a system Of waterworks. sewerzA
lights. public parks and buildiaH
bridges and other works Of public IN
provement. the title to which shall peaG
in the municipal, corporation, pax1al
drainage or sewerage district, - u
case may be; nor shall such bonds ~
for a longer period than forty ypnm
from their date, or bear a greater va1e
Of interest than. five per cent. per a.
mum. or be sold by the municipal 49,
poration. parish, drainage or sewes00
district issuing same for less than WG
The municipal corporation, paEssA
drainage or sewerage district isufng
such bonds shall provide for the W&-
ment Of the interest annually or 1u0s-
annually, and the principal thereof -
maturity; provided, that the total iuQe
of bonds by any municipality, paxls&
drainage or sewerage district for -
purposes shall never exceed 10 per cemk
Of the assessed value Of the property
In such municipality, parish. drainaO
or sewerage district; provided, -
drainage districts availing themseaun
Of the provisions Of this ordinance -
be limited to the ate Of taxn1lAD
herein fixed: and such districts aonM
be prohibited from levying coufzEbo.
lions under the provisions Of extDs11G
laws: and provided further. -
rothing herein contained shall preUu
drainage districts from being euenb-
1ished under the provisions Of exiselAn
laws: and provided further. that -.
nicipal councils shall have autAss1u
to create within their respective Anu
one or more sewerage districts.
Section 3. Be It further resolved, a.
the official ballots to Be used q 81
election shall have printed theresa q
words: For the proposed amenA~
to Article 3S1 Of the Constitution," ~
the words. against the prspuml
amendment to Article ~ Of the O.
~stitutton," and each elector shan -
:; cate, a. provided In the general -
ton laws Of the State whether he ~
for. or against. the proposed anan0
ment.
n. II. SNYDER,
Speaker Of the House Of Reprsseu1n
lives.
II p. n. LANBRENONT.
II, President pro TEN. Of the Semn1u
Approved July I. A. D. 1904,