The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-10-27

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.,"rrjn n,ent;on>si nor shall s4r.i taua-
e l>sHed for aHy ot.cr purpose 1btu
for PAVING and improving. the streets
i""ttS ana alleys. purchasing or con
>trarJiag systems Of watcrworAs, sewer
t-'., drainage. lights, puIir tarkS and
buildings. bridges and OTHER york -
| public improvement. the title U which
shall vest in the municipal corporation.
parrish, school. drainage or sewerage. dis
Ilets. as the ease may be, nor Shall such
bonds run for a longer period than fQr.y
years from their date. or bear a greater
rate of interest than five per cent per
anhun. or he sold by the municipal cor
poration. parish. school district drain
age ar sewerage district issuing same for
less than par
The municipal corporation, parish
-"'a"l district, drainage. or sewerage
district issuing such bonds shall provide
for the payment Of the interest annu-
ally. or semi-annualv, and the principal
thereof ut maturity. provided hat the
total issue Of bonds by arv municipality.
PARISH. school. or sewerage district for
I'll purposes shah never exceed ten per
c"n' Of the assessed value OF the proper
~ III such municipality. parish, schools
"r sewerage districts; provided that .nu-
nlciral councils shall have authority 10
Great" within their respective limits one
er more sewerage districts; provided
tfat nothing herein contained shall pre-
Vent drainage districts from being cs-
tablished under the provisions Of exist
ing laws, and that all drainage districts
established under the laws of this State
shall. III addition to the powers herein
above granted, have the further power
and authority to levy and assess annual
contributions or acreage taxes, for Tia.
purpose Of providing and maintaining
fIalnage systems, on all lands situated
~ such districts not exceeding twenty
iEe co cents per acre for a period
lot to exceed forty (4o) years when AZ
thollzed to do 50 by a vote Of a ma ioritvn
number and amount of the property tax
pave" Of said districts qualified rs electors
under the claws Of this state, voting 1T
an election held for That purpose as pro-
Ni'cd IN the first part of this article, and |
sara drainage districts, through the
Ioaris Of commissioners thereof, NAV
incur Indebtedness and issue negotiable |
BONDS therefor payable in principal AMI |
interest cut Of and not to exceed in prin-
rliEu and interest the aggregate amount
20 he raised by said annual contributions
during me period for which the same are
levied. No such drainage bonds shall |
bc ISSUED Tor any other purpose than
.hat for which said contributions were
fo,ed ami Shall not run for a longer pc
'i"d han forty years from their date,
17r bear Il greater rate of interest than
I'VE per cent per annum nor be sold
for less than par.
All contributions and acreage taxes
heretofore authorized by IA vote Of q
,laJorlty in number and amount of the
PROPERTY taxpayers qualified to vote I'M
Ter the laws OF this State at elections
'cid in drainage districts organized I'M
Ter existing laws are hereby ratified and
oatirln-d, and their validity shall not
'e questioned.
Section >. Be it further resolved.
That the official ballots to be used at
aid election shall have printed thereon
lie words: "For the proposed amend ;
cent to Article PSI of the Constitution
elative to drainage districts,' and the ,
lords Against the proposed amend {
tent to Article PSI of the Constitution
elative to drainage DISTRICTS aud each
'ector shall indicate as provided in the t
eneral election laws of the State wheth- c
r he votes for or against the proposed J
men,lment e
P. NJ. LAMBREMONT, o
resident Pro TEN of the Senate. ;
J. w. HYAMS, /
peaker of the House Of Representa- e
tives. h
Approved July 9th. 1906. t
NEWTON G. BLANCHARD, :
oyernor of the State of Louisiana. Z
A true copy: r
JOHN T. MICHEL, j
ecretary of State. .
ACT NO. 1877. II
y air. Wimberly. House Bill No. ZIG.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
roposing amendments to Articles 90, 90. | i
100, JOG and 13l, and proposing the u
repeal of Article lO5, of the cbnsti :,
tuition of tie State Of Louisiana, rela- i
tive to the judiciary department. f
Section l. Be it resolved, by the .
eneral Assembly Of the State of Louis :,
M vo-thirds of al fbo ,,o,,horc