The St. Mary banner., 1910-10-01
ACT NO. 1877.
House Bill No. 82e.

n. House Bill No. 32e.
IN JOINT RESOLUTION
q Proposing an amendment to Art,,.
,s Hundred and Eishty-One f2sll :,
- Constitution of the State Of I'or;s;..M
10 atlve to the issuance OF bonds for ~.
d puDEc improvements by municinsls
!e raflons, parishes and schools, INs
- and sewerage districts the Civ -
: orleans excepted, and the asse.s~.,
II special taxes to pay for same.
|. section 1. Be it resolved by til.
:, eral Assembly. of the State Of Lmt
!. two-thlrds t2-3) of all the members ~
}. 70 each House concurring. That Arties s'
q Hundred and Eishty-one eas11 'es ~
: Constitution Of the State Of Lon,.,.
SO amended as to read as follows:
> Article 2Sl. Municipal corporat;o,,
ishes or school. drainage, y,bdrainam' ],
! navigation, ''or sewerage districts h. M "
, OF New Orleans excepted. hereinaf,er Nv ~
red to as subdivisions, = when autbor,.s !
, 40 so, by vote Of a majority in nunJ
and amount Of the property taxpay.rs s7 ,a7
Ifed to vote under the Constitutop " "
laws Of this State, who vote at an sI sI.s
held for that purpose, after due MOTIFS !
ssld election has been published for MAJ
1?gl Gays In the official journal Of the pJ
there Is no official journal. in a newsnrI
published therein. may through tbsi, II
spectlve governing authorties' incur all
ana issue negotiable bonds therefor, MI
| r
dence said indebtedness are outstandin, III
governing authorities of such subdy,;d
| shail levy and collect annually. in ercss, 4
a.! other taxes, tax sufficient to pay N
1nierest, , annually or semi annually and q
| principal falling due each year, or M
amount as may be required for anv snta1
| fund provided for the payment Of said h,,A
at maturity; provided, that such special ,a,1
t !or az purposes snail not in any year e1nZ
ten tlOl mills on the dollar Of the ss,sssN
NdIHdt1On OF the DrODarfy in Surb
visions. SUN 'u's
No bonds shall be issued for anv All,
purpose than that stated in the submiaa
Of the proposition to The taxpaver andS
ished for thirty (30) days as Aforesaid.
1or a greater amount than therein mentiond
nor shall such bonds be issued for any IN
purpose than for constructing. impror
anu MAINTAINING public roads and highvu
paving ana improving streets roads and
leys. purchasing or constructing sy.tsm,
water works, sewerage drainage navig,ta1
lights, public parks and buildings tos,I
irg Mi,n ,aidn al necessary equipments and funi
provemfnt, the title to which shall ress
the subdivision creating the debt -
case may be; nor shall such bonds rnn n
tbe;r thexer d.3e period than forty f4o) years II
thsn t saee ssa or bear greater rate of intnu
sole, for less than par. The totai j.w.
bonds by any subdivision for ali nnrpa
shaii never exceed ten t1O) per centum
.neh s,,hSi.t IL: vaiuatlon OF the properly
Municipal councils shall h,v. authod
70 create within their respective limit n
or more sewerage districts, and nothing IN
"a "a con.ained shall prevent drainage distria
his state, shall. In addition to II. novs
hereinabove granted, have the furthsr novs
ana authority to levy and assess animal M
,r,ont1?ns ,.!a or acreage taxes on all lands II
.soei,; .soed IN such districts; for the purpose
q INF oi,,fr
TOT exceeding fifty 800 cents Der acre IN
'eIiod not exceeding forty (40l years. vhs
uthori1ed to do so by a majority in nun
+ san ana d;a,.;u, amount Of the property ta1p,ya
and laws Of this State, VII
ote at an election held FOR that purpoA
1d y IN tns manner provided in the frst psa
: hro,s snas Article. and said drainage districs
= ,uS 'he boards OF Commissioners thsrs
!, when authorized as hereinab bove proyidN
may incur debt and issue negotiable bosd
nerelor, payable in principal and intsrst
u. OF and not to exceed in principal "
y .sid tne aggregate amount to be rsis.t
uiihg the period for which the same ~
,vled. No such drainage bonds shall \
susd s for any other purpose than that h
nIch sald contributions or acreage ta1a
'rte re Totea nS or run isr longer period TIN
,.y l$o) years from their date, or bear
'e4ter rate OF interest than Ave (b) ~
,n' per annum, or be sold for less tasa
When the character of any land is sud
at 1t must be levied and pumped in orda
20 drained and reclaimed. the Board
tnnage Commissioners of the district b
nicn the land is situated shall, upon tis
'ai'asn u ot OF not less than a majority in ar
N n-residsnt. in the srea to be affected, ~
ram the cost Of drainage and recaimisf
ia land and incur debt against said ane
an amount sufficient to drain and reesn
ana issue TOR said debt negotiable benas
nnlng not longer than forty tAo) yesrs
I'M their date and bearing interest h
20 not exceeding Ave ~ per centum r.
Hum, ';u, payabie annually or semi annu,i!s
u ,icn oonds shall not be gold for less snaa
ners shall levy annually upon said lasl
eed contributions or acreage taxes IN =
ount sufficient to maintain the drainsp
gard land and to pay the interest, snnnl
, or semi annually, and the principal ~,
required for any sinking fund provide1
the payment of said bonds at maturit,
'Vlded, that such forced contribution
cage taxes, for all purposes shall new ~,
eed Three Dollars and Fifty Cents ($5.aVh
:, acre per annum. -,
he police jures OF the various parlsns
oushout the State, for the purpose
structing highways and public buildlnp
the parish, and the governing author1u~
municipal corporations. for the purpoW
paving or improving streets or aileyG
other municipal improvements. after nsr
provision for the payments Of all sis'sf
and ordinary charges. may fund Ms
ds running for period not exceeding
} years, and bearing interest at nn
exceeding FIVE 80 psr centum per y.
!, which bonds shall not be sold fof ~
, par; the avsils Of the residue Of tas
mill tax authorized by Artlcls W
Constitution Of LouisisnA
eetion 2. Be it further rSsolved, ".
this proposed amsndmsnt shall -