The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-10-20

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-.a ran'ion"4; ta..' s's,. ~t... aaa +
f. sU,d for any o..ne :a#rio-. ,.,..
.lf wing ana Improving tlc streets
..a.a~ ana alleys. purchasing or con.
~'r7r''n- systems Of watcauor,~. srx"r-
a-sr. ,:ra.rage, lights, pulaie t1rds AM
i5a.!,'iig>. bridges a@d rt:.cr y>s., ~
public Improvement. TIE ts,ir witch
al. vest in the municipal corporation.
.i.>i!. school, drainage or sewerage dis
.s3rt.. - tho case n4ay lie. nor ,!ta!! sneh
Ha:,ts run for a longer period than forty
.fr;.rs from their date. or bear Il greater
rtTe If interest than five per cent p"r
.a".,ta, or he sold ~ the municipal cor
for"rian. parish. school district, drain
@2e or sewerage distric. issuing sane for
t"ss than par.
III" municipal corporation, parish,
srti""! district, drainage, or SeNeras.
'*.sIiirt issuing Srtil bonds saall provide
ier He payment % the interest aunu-
ally. or eeiniannually. an, the principal
hereof At maturity. provided THAT the
total i,sl," Of bombs by a"v muniri,ali,v.
parish, school, or sewerage district for
=! PURPOSES shall never exceed ten per
cent of the assessed value of the proii.r-
= III such municipality, parish schools
er S"rera@e districts: provided that mt
l..c.i;l councils shall have authority IL
create within their respective limits one
- n"re sewerage districts; provided
Nat nothing herein cont2incd shall pre-
E",-' 'lalhayc districts from being cs
;atiiS.4"I under the provisions Of exist
~ laws, aud that all drainage districts
under the laws Of this State
shall. in addition IL the powers herein
ato\e granted, have tie further power
.n9 authority to levy end asses, annual
a. contributions or acreage taxes. for the
purpose Of providing and maintaining
,fH'nAge systems. on al lands situated
m such districts not eXree,iiau twenty
tx" f2l) cents per acre for Il period
NJ /" exceed forty (4A) year. when a1-
tAP'l|ed 70 tlo SD by Il vote of q ma ipritv in
s&i:atcrand amount of the properly lax
gave" Of said districts qua!itiea as electors
:2dcr the laws of this state. yn.inr If
election held for that purpose rs pro
-.3e" in / &c frs, part Of this article, and
'aId drainage districts through the
.oars's Of commissioners Thereof, NAV
AcHr Indebtedness aai issue negotiable
'ond, therefor payable in principal anl
interest "ut of ami not 10 exceed in prin
Ina! ana interest the aggregate amount
=" IF raised by said annual contributions
iaiIA% ne period fer which the same are
efl"d NJ s,irE drainage bombs shall |
re l>Suc'! Tor any other purpose than
nat for which said contribution, were |
ot"" "il'i shall not ran for longer pc
i"d ,i"n forty years from their date,
or bear 3 greater rate Of interest than
or less than par.
MI contributions and acreage taxes
enetoforc authorized bv u vote Of :.
la]orltv III number and amount of the
r"rerfy taxpayers qualified to vote TN
or the laws Of this State 1t elections
eli lii drainage districts organized I'M
er existing laws are hereby ratified ami
'niirni+d. and their validity shall not
t questioned.
Section =. BE it further resolved,
hat TIE official ballo,s to be used at
al election shall have printed thereon
re words: ''For the proposed amend
ent to Article PSI of the Constitution
latiNc to drainage districts,' and the
ords Against the proposed amend
ent to Article 2Sl of the Constitution
lative to drainage districts, > and each
eetor shall indicate as provided in the
neral election laws of the State wheth {
lie votes for or against the proposed
nendment.
2. NJ. LAMBREMONT.
resident Pro Tenn of the Senate.
j. W. HYAMs.
neaker Of the House of Representa- c
tives. /
Approved July 9th. 1906.
NEWTON {. BLANCHARD,
vernon Of the State of Louisiana.
\ true copy: :
JOHN T. MICHEL,
cretary of State. ,
ACT NO. 1877.
: mir. Wimberly. House Bin No. ZIG. Y
JOINT RESOLUTION. .
opposing amendments to Articles 90, 90 /.
100, lo6 and 13l, and proposing the II
repeal Of Article 105, of the Consti-
tuition Of the State of Louisiana, rela-
tive to the judiciary department.
Section ]. Ee it resolved, by the :
neral Assembly Of the State of Louis :,
IA. twot thirds of all the members +.