The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-22

President pro TEN. OF the Senate.
Approved July 6, A. d. 1904
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. 1856.
By Mr.. Parker. Senate Bill NO. lit'
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 one or more sewerage dis
tricts within their respective limits.
Section I. Be it resolved by the Gel-
eral Assembly Of the State Of LOUIS
lana. two-thrds of all the members
elected to each house concurrlng, mat
an amendment to the Constitution OF
the State of Louisiana be submitted 10
the qualified electors of the State Tor
their approval or rejection at the Con-
sressional election to pe held on tina
first Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November, 1904 amending
Article PSI of the Constitution so as to
read as follows: X
Article 2s1 Municipal corporatNDhs.
parishes, and 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 thu
Constitution and laws Of this State.
voting at an election held for that puf-
pose. after due notice Of said election
has been published for thirty days IN
the Official Journal of the municipall-
ty or parish. and where there is no
official journal, in newspaper pup
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 10
| the property tax payers as above pro-
| vided and may be authorised by the
| property tax payers voting at said cleo
! ton, to levy and assess special taxrs
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 OK
years than the number named in the
proposition submitted to the tax payers.
No bonds shall be issued fer any other
| purpose than stated in the submission
Of thu proposition to the tax payers
and published for thirty days. as afore-
aid. Lnor 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
system Of waterworks, sewerage,
lights. public parks and buildings.
bridges and other works Of public irr-
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
num- or be sold by the municipal cor
poration, parish, drainage or sewerage
district issuing same for less than par
The municipal corporation, paris.
drainae. or sewerage ','.trict issuing
such J., is shall n~ovide for the paw.
ment OF &c interest annually or semi
annually, and the principal thereof al
maturity; provided, that the total issue
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, drainag'
or sewerage district; provided, tina
drainage districts availing themselve.
Of the provisions Of this ordinance sha,
be limited to the rate Of taxatio:
herein fixed; and such districts shat
be prohibited from levying contribu
tions under the provisions Of existin,
laws; and provided further tina
nothing herein contained shall proven
, drainage districts from being estab
lished under the provisions of existin,
laws; and provided further, that mu
nicipal councils shall have authorit,
to create within their respective limit
one or more sewerage districts,
Section 2. Be it further resolved, tina
, the official ballots to be used at sal
) election shall have printed thereon tn
words: For the proposed amendmen
, to Article 3S1 Of the Constitution" an
! the words. Against the propose
amendment to Article 2s1 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,
a Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives.
! P. M. LANBREMONT,
a President pro TEN. Of the Senat.
Approved July 7. A. D. 1904
O NEWTON C. BLANCHARD.
a Governor Of the State Of Louisian,
J, A true Copy.
a JOHN T. MICHEL,
. Secretary Of State.
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