The weekly messenger., 1906-10-06

in the proposition submitted to the tax
nayers. No bonds shall be issued for any
other purpose than stated in the suomls-
sion of the proposition to the taxpay-
ers and published for thirty days, as
aforesaid. nor for greater amount tnan
therein mentioned; nor shall such bonds
be issued for any other purpose than
for paving and improving the streets,
roads and alleys, purchasing or con-
structing systems of waterworks, sewer'
age, drainage, lights, public parks and
buildings, bridges and other work OF
public improvement, the title b which |
shall vest in the municipal corporation,
parish, school, drainage or sewerage dis
tricts, as the case may be, nor shall such
bonds run for longer period than forty
years from their date, or bear greater
rate of interest than five per cent per
annum, or be sold by the municipal cor
poration, parish, school district, drain
age or sewerage district issuing same for
less than par.
The municipal corporation, parish,
school district, drainage, or sewerage
district issuing such bonds shall provide
for the payment of the interest annu-
ally, or semi-annually, and the principal
thereof at maturity, provided that the
total issue of bonds by any municipality,
parish, school, or sewerage district for
al purposes shall never exceed ten per
cent of the assessed value of the proper
ty in such municipality, parish, schools
or sewerage districts; provided that mu-
nicipal councils shall have authority to
create within their respective limits one
or more sewerage districts; provided
that nothing herein contained shall pre-
vent drainage districts from being es-
: tab,ished under the provisions of exist
, ing laws, and that all drainage districts
/ established under the laws of this State
l shall, in addition to the powers herein
E above granted, have the further power
e and authority to levy and assess annual
r contributions or acreage taxes, for the
r purpose of providing and maintaining
2 drainage systems. on all lands situated
= in such districts not exceeding twenty
: FIVE (25) cents per acre for period
4 not to exceed forty (4O) years when au-
e thorized to do so by vote of ma jOrity In
e number and amount of the property tax
e paye- of said districts qualified as electors
: under the laws of this state, voting at
v an election held for that purpose as pro-
s vided in the first part of this article, and
e said drainage districts, through the
e boards of commissioners thereof, may
e incur Indebtedness and issue negotiable
e bonds therefor payable in principal and
,s interest out of and not to exceed in prin
l. cipal and interest the aggregate amount
n, TO be raised by said annual contributions
p during tne period for which the same are
" levied. No such drainage bonds shall
&c he issued for any other purpose thar
y that for which said contributions were
voted and shall not run for longer pc
:, riod han forty years from their date
b. nor bear a greater rate of interest thai
Il for less than par.
,e All contributions and, acreage take
at heretofore authorized by a vote of
in majority in number and amount of tn
property taxpayers qualified to vote un
der the laws of this State at election
a held in drainage districts organized un
der existing laws are hereby ratified an
confirmed, and their validity shall no
Of be questioned.
Section .. Be it further resolved
That the official ballots to be used
said election shall have printed thereo
the words: ''For the proposed amend
ment to Article PSI of the Constitutio
relative to drainage districts,' and tn
words "Against the proposed amend
ment to Article PSI of the Constitutio
relative to drainage DISTRICTS and eac
20 elector shall indicate as provided in tn
general election laws of the State whetl
81 er ne votes for or against the propose
w amendment.
rs P. M. LAMBREMONT,
President Pro Tenn of the Senate.
IN J. W. HYAMS,
Ia, Speaker of the House of Represent
oo tives.
an Approved July 9th, 1906.
the NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
the Governor of the State of Louisiana.
eH A true copy:
oy JOHN T. MICHEL,
tue Secretary of State.
in ACT no. 137.
PSI By MIR. Wimberly. House Bin No. II
fol- JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing amendments to Articles SO, {
ms, 100, 1O6 and 131, and proposing
age repeal of Article los, of the Cons
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