The Comrade., 1910-11-04
Article 2s1. Municipal corporations. par.
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Article 2sl. Municipal corporations. par.
ishes or school, drainage, subdrainage, road, @
navigation, - or sewerage. districts. the C!ty
of Now Orleans excepted. hereinafter refer
red TO as subdivisions, when authorized to
do so, by vote Of mRJorlty III number
and amount of the property taxpayers quail,
fled to vote under the Constitution and
laws of this State, VIII" vote at an election
held for that purpose, after due notice. OF
said election has been published for thirty
iso) days in the official journal OF the mu-
nicipal corporation or pnrishus, and. wherc
there is no official jour"" in ne%spapsr eSs;, per
spcctive governing authorities - incur debt
and issue negotiable bonds therefor, and
each yenr, while any bonds issued to cyl
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 snid bonds
for all purposes shall not in any year exceed
ten IO) mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of the property in such suhdi-
Visions -;
purpose than that stated in the submission
Of the proposition to the taxpayer and pub
]shed for thirty (30) days as aforesaid; or
for a 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,
paving and improving streets. roads and al,
leyS, 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
IN
the subdivision creating the debt, as the
case may be: nor shall such bonds run for a
longer period than forty i40) years from
their date or bear q greater rate of interest
sold for less than par The total issue of
bonds by any subdivision for all purposes
shall never exceed ten i1O) per ccntum 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
hercnabove granted, have the further power
and authority to levy and assess annual con-
tributions or, acreage taxes on all lands sit.
uated in such districts. for the purpose of
providing and maintaining drainage systems,
not exceeding fifty 500 cents per acre for a
period not exceeding forty (4o) years. when
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 hereinabove provided,
''may incur debt and issue negotiable bonds
therefor payable in principal and interest
out OF and not to exceed in principal and
s,t,, Ak., On, hn VnIS AH
by said annual contributions or acreage taxes
during the period for which the same arc
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 longer period than
greater rate Of interest than five (5) per
cent per annum, or be sold for less than
par.
When the character OF any land is such
that it 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
nonresident, in the area to be affected, as
certain the cost Of drainage and reclaiming
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 five. (5) per centum per
which bonds shall not be sold for less than
par; and said Board OF Drainage Commits
sioners shall levy annually upon said land
forced contributions or acreage taxes in an
amount sufficient to maintain the drainage
Of said land and to pay the interest snnu-
ally or semi. annually, and tho principal fall
ing 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 forced contribution or
exceed Fhree Dollars and Fifty Cents {s3.50)
per acre per annum
Tho police jures Of the various parishes
throughout the State, for the purpose. OF
for the parish. and the governing authorities
OF municipal corporations, for tho purpose
Of paving or improving streets or alleys OF
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
/. (10) years, and bearing interest at a rate
not exceeding Ave (5) per centum per an.
mum, which bonds shall not be sold for less
than par. the syails of the residue Of the ten
(l0) mill tax authorized by Article 232 o1
the Constitution Of Louisiana
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc.
That this proposed amendments shall be sub
mitted to the qualified voters OF this State
for adoption or rejection at the Congress
sional election to be held in November, 1910
and il adopted the same shall take effect
Immediately thereafter.
Section 8. Be it further resolved, etc.
That on the official ballots to be issued al
said election there shall be placed the words
For the Proposed Amendment to Article
Two. Hundred and Eighty one of the Con
stitution Of Louisiana, and the words
Against the Proposed Amendment to Ar
ticle Two Hundred and Eighty.one of the
Constitution Of Louisiana and each electo,
shall indicate, as provided in the genera
election laws Of the State, which Of thu
propositions, 'For'' or Against he votes
H. G. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
p M. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of ths
Senate.
III Approved: July 6. 1910. -
t j. Y. SANDERS.
Governor Of the State OF Louisiana
A true copy:
z Secretary Of State.