The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-09-07

AMENDMENTS
CONTINUED from page thres.l
ACT NO. I22.

By Mr.. Beale Senate Bill No. IS.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment TO Article PSI
of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, relative TO drainage dis
tricts.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Loulsi-
ana. two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House eoncurring, That
an amendment to the Constitution OF
the State of Louisiana be submitted
to the qualified electors of the State
for their approval or rejection, as re-
quired by Article 81 of the Constitu-
ton, at the Congressional election on
the first Tuesday next following the
first Monday in November, 1906,
amepding Article PSI Of the Constitu-
ton so as TO read as follows:
Article PSI. Municipal corporations,
parishes, school districts and drainage
and sewerage districts, the city of New
Orleans excepted, when authorized to
do so by vote of a majority in num-
Der and amount OF the property tax
payers. qualified as electors under the
Constitution and laws of this State, vot-
ing at an election held for that pur-
pose, after due notice of said election
has been published for thirty days in
the official journal of the municipality
or parish, and where there is no Off
eial journal, in newspaper published
therein. may incur debt, and issue ne
gotiable bonds therefor to the extent
of one-tenth of the assessed valuation
of the property within said municipal
corporation. parish, school, drainage or
sewerage districts as shown by the last
assessment made prior to the suhmis-
sion of the proposition to the property
taxpayers as above provided, and may
be authorized by the property taxpay-
ers, voting at said election, TO levy
and assess special taxes upon property
subject to taxation in the parish, drain
age districts, corporation, school or
sewerage districts; provided that said
taxes so imposed do not exceed FIVE
mills on the dollar of the assessed val
uation in any one year, nor run for n
greater number of years than the num-
Der named in the proposition submit
| ted to the taxpayers. No bonds shall
be issued for any other purpose than
stated in the submission of the propo-
sition to the taxpayers, and published
for thirty days, as aforesaid, nor for n
greater amount than, therein mention
ed; nor shall such bonds be issued for
any other purpose than paving and inn
proving the streets, roads and alleys,
| purchasing or constructing systems of
waterworks, sewerage, drainage, lights,
public parks and buildings, bridges and
other work of public improvement, the
title to which shall vest in the munich
pal corporation. parish, school, drain
age or sewerage districts, as the ease
may be. nor shall such bonds run fer a
longer period than forty years from
their date, or bear a greater rate of in
terest than five per cent per annum.
or be sold by the municipal corporation,
parish. school district, drainage or sew
4 erage district issuing same for less than
par.
The municipal corporation, parish
school district. drainage or sewerage
| district issuing such bonds shall pro
vide for the payment of The interest
annually, or semi-anrnally, and the
principal thereof at maturity, provided
that the total issue of bonds by any
municipality, parish, school, or sewer
age district for all purposes shall never
exceed ten per cent of the assessed
value of the property in such muniei
pality, parish, school or sewerage dis
tricts; provided, that nothing herein
contained shall have authority to ere
ate within their respective limits one
or more sewerage districts; provided
that nothing herein contained shall pre-
vent drainage districts from being es
.abiished under the provisions of ex
isting laws, and that all drainage dis
tricts established under the laws of thi:
State shall, in addition TO the power.
hereinbefore granted, have the further
power and authority to levy and asses.
annual contributions or acreage taxes
for the purpose Of providing and main
/ tanning drainage systems, on all land,
situated in such districts not exeeedin,
twenty-five (25e) cents per acre for ;
period not to exceed forty (40) years
when authorized to do so by vote o.
a majority in number and amount O
the property taxpayers Of said district
qualified as electors under the laws o
this State, voting at an election he'll
for that purpose as provided in the frs
part of this article, and said drainag
districts, through the boards of com
. missiopers thereof. may incur indebted
ness and issue negotiable bonds there
for payable in principal and interes
out of, and not to exceed in principa
and interest, the aggregate amount t
be raised by said annual contribution
during the period for which the sam
are levied. No such drainage bond
shall be issued for any other purpcs
than that for which said contribution
. were voted and shall not run for
longer period than forty years fror
their date, nor bear greater rate e
interest than FIVE per cent per annur
nor be sold for less titan par.
All contributions ard acreage take
. heretofore authorized by vote of
majority in number and amount o
!. property taxpayers qualified to vot
, under the laws OF this State at elec
tions held in drainage districts organ
lied under existing laws are hereby rs
tilted and confirmed, and their validit
: shall not be questioned.
Section 9. Be it further resolved
} That the official ballots to be used a
| said election shall have printed thereo