The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-10-12

Governor Of the State OF L0ulslAnA
A true COPY:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. 1ss.
By MI. Parker. Senate Bill No IN
Joint resolution proposing an amen0r
ment to the Constitution Of the STATE
Of Louisiana, amending Article IN
70 as to authorize municipal
to create n or more sewerage dls"
tricts within their respective limits.
Section I. Be it resolved by the GeA~
eral Assembly OF the State Of LOUIS.
lana, two-thirds Of all the members
elected to each house concurrtng. That
an amendment to the Constitution -
the State of Louisiana be submitted -
the qualified electors Of the State 1es
their approval or rejection at the Con.
gressional election to pe held on The
first Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November, 1904, amending
Article PSI Of the Constitution - - -
read ~ follows:
Article PSI. Municipal corDoAt5o00.
parishes. and drainage and sewerage
districts, the City Of New Orleans
excepted, when authorized to do -
by q vote of the majority in numbes
and amount Of the property tax pay.
ers, qualified - electors under 10
Constitution and laws Of this Stats.
voting at an election held for that pur-
pose, after due notice Of said election
has been published for thirty days h
the Official Journal Of the municipal1.
ty or parish. and where there 10 ~
official journal. in q newspaper pub
lished therein. may incur debts and -
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. a. shown
by the last assessment made prior t.
the submission of the proposition t.
the property Ak payers as above pro-
vided, and may be authorized by the.
property tax payers voting at said cleo
ton. to levy and assess special tAxro'
upon the property subject to taxatioa.
in the parish, drainage district. COR
poration or sewerage districts: pro-
vided said taxes 20 imposed do not
exceed five mills on the dollar Of the
assessed valuation in any n year.
nor run for q greater number q
years than the number named In the
proposition submitted to the . payers.
No bonds shall be issued for any othAr
purpose than stated in the submission
OF the proposition to the tax payers
and published for thirty days. AZ afore-
said, nor for q 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 waterwo.ks, sewerage,
lights. public parks and buildings.
| bridges and other works Of public Inn
provement, the title to which shall rest
in the municipal. corporation. parish.
| drainage or sewerage district. q the
case may be; nor shall such bonds run
for a longer period than forty years
| from their date, or bear q 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 corporation. 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 ISSUE
Of bonds by any municipality. parish.
drainage or sewerage district for ali
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 a I Of taxation
herein fixed; and such districts shall
be prohibited from levying contribu-
tons under the provisions Of existing
laws; and provided further, thai
Eothing herein contained shall prevent
drainage districts from being eotab.
lished under the provisions Of existing
laws: and provided further. that mu.
nicipal councils shall have authority
to create within their respective limit
one or nor sewerage districts.
Section 3. Be 1t further resolved. tia
the official ballots to be used 1t sait
election shall have printed thereon IL
words: For the proposed amendmen
to Article zS1 Of the Constitution" IN;
the words. Against the propose,
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 vote
for, or against. the proposed amend
ment.
r H. SNYDER.
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives.
, p. N. LAMBREMONT,
President pro tenn. Of the Senatl
Approved July Z. A. D. 1904.
81 NEWTON c. BLANCHARD.