The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-09-24
sicls as1. Munialpal eorpoEatl0ns, Is.

Article 2s1. Nunioipsl corporations, pSr-
| ishes or school, drainage, subdrainage road.
navigation, OF sewerage districts. the City
| Of New Orleans excepted, hereinafter refer
red to as subdivisions,' when authorized TO
| do so, by a vote Of a majority in number
| ifed to vote under the Constitution and
| laws Of this State, who vote at an election
hed for that ba aftsf due noGe tS Of
| (3o) days in the Official journal of the mu-
nicipal corporation or parishes, and, where
aiGi pubshsd 3heren mag through heP r
! spective governing authorities incur debt
and issue negotiable bonds therefor, and
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 (1o) mills 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 (3o) days as aforesaid; or
for greater amount than therein mentioned;
nor shall such bonds be issued for any other
purpose than for constructing improving
| and maintaining public roads and highways
| Ieys, purchasing or constructing systems Of
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 the
| longer period than forty (40) years from
| their date or bear greater rate of interest
sod tor less ban ssnt os BE-
bonds by any subdivision for all purposes
| shall never exceed ten (1o) per centum of
the, assessed valuation Of the property in
Municipal councils shall have authority
| to create within their respective limits one
in contained shall prevent drainage districts
from being established under the laws of
this State, shall, in addition to the powers
hereinabove granted, have the further power
and authority to levy and assess annual con-
tribut1ons or acreage taxes on all lands sit
uated in such districts: for the purpose of
not exceeding fifty (50) cents per acre for a
period not exceeding forty (4o) years, when
Sat and to 40 So So By BY majority in
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
may incur debt and issue negotiable bonds
therefor, payable in principal and interest
out OF and not to exceed in principal and
interest the aggregate amount to be raised
by said annual contributions or acreage taxes
during the period for which the same are
levied. No such drainage bonds shall be
issued for any other purpose than that for
which said contributions or acreage taxes
were voted or run for a longer period than
forty (40) years from their date. or bear .
greater rate of interest than FIVE (5) per
cent per annHm, or be sold for less than
par.
When the character of any land is such
that 1t must be levied and pumped in order
to be drained and reclaimed, the Board of
Drainage Commissioners Of the district in
which the land is situated SHALL upon the
petition OF not less than majority in acre
age of the property taxpayers, resident and
non,r!esldent, IN the area to be affected, as
said land and incur debt against said land
for an amount sufficient to drain and reclaim
it, and issue for said debt negotiable bonds
running not longer than forty (4o) years
from their date and bearing interest at a
rate not exceeding fve, (5) per centum per
which bonds shall not be sold for less than
par; and said Board of Drainage Commis
sioners shall! levy annually upon said land
forced contributions acreage taxes in an
amount sufficient to maintain the drainage
of said land and to pay the interest, annu-
ally or semi annually, and the principal fall
ing due each year, such amount as may
be required for any sinking fund provided
for the payment of said bonds at maturity:
provided, that such forced contribution or
acreage taxes. fer all purposes. shall never
exceed Three Dollars and Fifty Cents ($3.5o)
per acre per annum.
:, The police juries Of the various parishes
throughout the State for the purpose of
constructing highways and public buildings
for the parish, and the governing authorities
OF municipal corporations for the purpose
OF paving or improving streets or alleys, or
for other municipal improvements, after max
ing provision for the payments Of all statu-
tory and ordinary charges, may fund into
BONDS running for period not exceeding ten
(1O) years, and bearing interest at rate
not exceeding five (5) per eentum per an
mum, which bonds shall not be sold for less
than par, the avails of the residue Of the ten
(10} mill tax authorized by Article 232 Of
the Constitution of Louisiana.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc,
That this proposed amendment shall be sub
mitted to the qualified voters of this State
for adoption or rejection at the Congress
and II adopted, the same shall take effect
Immediately thereafter.
Section 8. Be it further resolved, etc.,
That on the official ballots to be issued at
said election there shall be placed the words.
For the Proposed Amendment to Article
gtitution Of Louisiana and the words.
Against the Proposed Amendment to Ar
ticle Two Hundred and Eighty-one of the
Constitution of Louisiana and each elector
shall indicate, as provided in the general
election laws Of the State which Of the
H G. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
P. NJ. LAMBREMONT
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
ApprovedI July 8, 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS
Governor of the State of Louisians.
JOHN +. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.