The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-30

Article 2s1. Municipal corporations. par.
ishes or school, drainage, subdrainage, road
% svsntS drS tho r. Sy
red to as subdivisions when authorized, to
do So by vote of majority in number
and amount of the property taxpayers quail
lied to vote under the Constitution and
held for that purpose, after due notice, OF
said election has been published for thirty
(so) days in the official journal OF the mu.
nicipal corporation or parishes, and where
published therein, may, through their re;
spective governing authorities, incur debt
and issue negotiable bonds therefor, and
each year, while any bonds issued to eyl'
dence said indebtedness are outstanding. the
governing authorities of such subdivision,
shall levy and collect annually, in excess of
all other taxes, tax sufficient to pay the
interest, annually or semi annually and the
principal falling due each year, or such
amount as may be required for any. sinking
fund provided for the payment OF said bonds
at maturity; provided, that such special taxes
for all purposes shall not in any year exceed
ten (lO) mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of the property in such subdi.
visions.
No bonds shall be issued for any other
purpose than that stated in the submission
Of the proposition to the taxpayer. and pub
lished for thirty 900 days as aforesaid; or
nor shall such bonds be issued for any other
purpose than for constructing improving
and maintaining public roads and highways,
paving and improving streets. roads and al.
water works, sewerage, drainage, navigation,
lights public parks and buildings. together
with all necessary equipments and furnish
ing, bridges and other works of public i'm
| provement the title to which shall rest in
the subdivision creating the debt, as. tho
case may be; nor shall such bonds run for d
| longer period than forty (4ol years from
their date or bear greater rate of interest
than five (5) per cent per annum. or be
sold for less than s The total Issue Of
shall never exceed ten 10) per centum Of
the assessed valuation Of the property in
| such subdivisions.
Municipal councils shall have authority
| to create within their respective limits one
or more sewerage districts and nothing here
| in contained shall prevent drainage districts
from being established under the laws of
this State, shall, in addition to the powers
and authority to levy and assess annual con
tributions or acreage taxes on all lands sit:
uatcd in such districts. for the purpose of
providing and maintaining drainage systems,
not exceeding fifty (50) cents per acre for a
period not exceeding forty (4o) years, when
authorized to do so by majority in num-
Der and amount Of the property taxpayers
of said district, qualified to vote under the
Constitution and laws of this State, who
vote at an election held for that purpose
and in the manner provided in the first part
of this Article, and said drainage districts
through the Boards of Commissioners there
OF, when authorized as herenabove PROVIDED
may incur debt and issue negotiable bonds
out of and not to exceed in principal ane
interest the aggregate amount to be ralset
by said annual contributions or acreage taxc
during the period for, which the same ar
levied. No such drainage bonds shall b.
issued for any other purpose than that TO
which said contributions or acreage take
, were voted or run for longer period thai
! forty (40) years from their date, or bear
greater rate of interest than Ave ~ pc
cent per annum. or DO sold for less tha
par.
When the character Of any land is sue
! that it must be levied and pumped in orde
= to be drained and reclaimed, the Board 9
Drainage Commissioners OF the district u !
= petition of not less than majority in acre
= .age of the property taxpayers. resident an
a nonresident, in the area to be affected al
! certain the cost of drainage and reclaimln
= said land and incur debt against said Ian
/ it. and issue for said debt negotiable bond
> running not longer than forty (40) yeal
! from their date and bearing interest at
rate not exceeding five (5) per centum Pr
e which ' bonds shall not be- sold for less tha
= par; and said Board Of Drainage Commi
- sioners shall levy annually upon said Ian
i forced contributions or acreage taxes IN
~ amount sufficient to maintain the dralnat
- ally or emi-annually, and the principal ia
~ ing due each year, or such amount as me-
" be required for any sinking fund provide
=. - for the payment of said bonds at maturlt!
d provided, that such forced contribution
~ exceed Three Dollars and Fifty Cents ($3.5(
- !. per acre per annum.
81 The police juries Of the various parish
i. throughout the State, for the purpose.
"A constructing highways and public bpildin
-, OF municipal corporations, for the ,purpo
n. Of paving or improving streets or alleys,
- for other municipal improvements, after ma
=. ing provision for the payments OF all stat
~ bonds running for a period not exceeding t
q (10) years, and bearing interest ct ra
-. not exceeding five !5l per centum per q
t b, mum, which bonds shall not be, sold for l e
no than par, the avails of the residue OF the
OF Co) mill tax authorized by Article 232
the Constitution of Louisiana.
Section 2. Be it further resolved ct
49, That this proposed amendment shall be 81
ia mitted to the qualified voters Of this Sta
sional election to be held in November, 1871
and If adopted, the same shall take eff
:. Immediately thereafter.
TO- Section 8. Be it further resolved. q
That on the official ballots to be issued
said election there shall be placed tho wor
''For the Proposed Amendment to Arti
Two Hundred and Eighty.one of the G.
stitution Of Louisiana and the wor
against the Proposed Amendment to.
ticle Two Hundred and Eighty-one OF
Constitution Of Louisiana" and each else
~ shall indicate, as provided in the gene
~ y. election laws Of the State, which Of
% propositions, For or Against he vol
10, H. G. DUPRE,
Vo. \ Speaker Of the House Of Representatig
W P. NJ LAMBREMONT
tS Lieutenant Governor and President OF
ha Senate.
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