The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05


NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. 1ss.
BY Mr.. Parker. Senate Eill No. LIE.
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 l. Be it resolved by the Gea-
eral Assembly OF the State Of LOUIS
lana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house concurring, That
an amendment to the Constitution Of
the State Of Louisiana be submitted 10
the qualified electors Of the State for
their approval or rejection at the Con
gressional election to ne held on the
first Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November. 1904, amending
Article PSI Of the Constitution SO as to
read as follows:
Article 2S1. Municipal corporations,
parishes, and drainage and sewerage
districts. the City OF New Orleans
| excepted. when authorized to do so
by a vote Of the majority in number
| and amount Of the property tax pay
ers. qualified as electors under tina
| Constitution and laws Of this STATE.
voting at an election held for that pu.-
! pose, after due notice Of said election
has been published for thirty days IN
the Official Journal Of the municipali-
| ty or parish. and where there is no
official journal, in 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 the
municipal corporation. parish drainage
district or sewerage district, g. shown
! by the hst assessment made ,,rior to
| the submission of the proposition to
| the property tax payers as above pro-
! v1ded, and may be authorized by the
property tax payers voting at said cleo
! ton, % 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 no.
exceed five mills on the dollar OF the
|
nor run for a greater number Of
years than the number named in the
proposition submitted to the tax payers.
No bonds shall be issued for any other
purpose than stated in the submission
Of the proposition to the tax payers
and published for thirty days, as afore
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 waterwo.ks, sewerage,
lights, public parks and buildings.
brids.a and other works CT public iTn-
provemcnt, the title to which shall rest
in tn municipal, corporation, parish,
drainage or sewerage district, as the
case may be; nor shall such bonds run
for longer period than forty years
from their date, or bear a greater rate
Of interest than five per cent. per an
NUN, 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
|
annually, and the principal thereof a,
maturity; provided. that the total issue
of bonds by any municipality, parish
drainage or sewerage district for all
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 shat
be limited to the rate of taxatio:
herein fixed and such districts shall
be prohibited from levyng contribu-
lions under the provisions of existinr
laws: and provided further, thai
nothing herein contained shall preven'
drainage Districts from being estab
lished under the provisions Of existing
laws; and provided further, that mu.
nicipal councils shall have authority
to create within their respective limits
one or more sewerage districts.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved thai
the official ballots to be used at sait
election shall have printed thereon the
words: For the proposed amendment
to Article zS1 OF the Constitution" an
the words, Against the proposed
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 votes
for. or against, the proposed amend
ment.
r. II. SNYDER,
t-Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives.
p. N. LAMBREMONT,
President pro TEN. of the Senate
Approved July Z. A. D. 1904.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
A true Copy.
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.
A tipping bucket attachment ha
been added to the rain gauge of tn
weather bureau on top of the Custom
House 1t St. Louis. II accuratel
tells Of the amount Of precipitation
The rain Is drained into q doubl
bucket. so poised that it tips on re
csiving a certain amount of water
Every movement Of this kind is res