The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-15
ACT NO. 1877.
House BIZ No. &c.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment - Article Two
Hundred and E.Ea-t Gr- Of the
Constitution # the STATE o.: louisiana REL
alive to tie issuance Of bonds :1r work Of
public Improvements UE mani. pa. corpo
ratioEs, parishes ana schools drainage
and sewerage districts tie CITY Of New
Orleans excepted. and tie a>.s>sment OF
special taxes 10 pay tgr sane.
Section !. Be il resolved the Gen.
eral Assembly OF the sac ID. Llaisiana,
two-t thirds (2-3) Of ali the mem rs elected
= each House concurring. That article Two
Hundred and Eishty-ore 81 o.; the
Constitution Of the STATE ot louisiana DO
50 amended as 70 read as .-a~~
Article PSI. Municipal r1r- ra..0us par.
isEes or school drainage. slad.a14-a. road,
navigation, 'or sewerage districts. the City
red TO as Subdivisions when authorized to
do So, by vote Of majority II number
and amount Of the property taXparers quail.
lied to vote under the Constitution and
held for that purpose, after due notice Of
said election has been published for thirty
800 days in the oficia! ioqrHa! Of the mu-
there IS no Official jourrsI. il rawspaper
published therein, may. through their re-
Spective governing authorities incur debt
each yesr. while any bonds issued % evi.
dence said Indebtedness are outstanding. the
shall levy snd collect arrua1~ IL excess Of
al other taxes. tax sLffc!=I- - pay the
interest, annually or semi annually, and the
principal falling due each year Or such
amount as may be required r any sinking
fund provided for the payment e sand bonds
At maturity: provided that sueh special taxes
for al purposes shall not in any year exceed
,en l1o} mills on the dollar II the assessed
valuation OF the property in such subdi-
No bonds shall he issued sr any other
purpose than that stated IL the Submission
= the proposition 10 the taxpayer. and pub
.isEed for thlr-y t2t' 3TES Is aforesaid; or
Tor greater amount than therein mentioned:
nor shall such bonds be issued for anv other
purpose than for CONSTRUCTING. iurur9vns
and maintal9!rc public roads and highways.
paving and improving streets roads and al
water works sewerage. drainage aviyation,
lights public parks ard buildings. together
ing. bridges and other works Of public i'm.
provernent, the title To which shall rest in
the subdivision creating the debt, as the
longer period than forty 400 years from
their date or bear greater rste of interest
than five 90 per cent per aunum. or be
bonds by any subdivision .or ali purposes
shall never exceed ten t101 per centurn Of
the assessed valuation Of the property in
Municipal councils shall have authority
10 create within their respective limits one
or more sewerage districts and nothing here
from being established under the laws Of
this State. shall, in addition 70 the powers
hereinabove granted. have the further power
and authority to levy and assess annual con,
trihutions or acreage taxes on ali lands sit.
uated in such districts. for the purpose Of
providing and maintaining drainage systems,
period not exceeding forty (40l wears when
authorized to do so by a majority in mum:
Der and amount Of the property taxpayers
Of said district, qualified to vote under the
Constitution and laws Of this STATE, who
vote at 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 Commits sioners there's
Of, when authorized hereinabove provided
. may incur debt and issue negotiable bonds
therefor. payable in principal and interest
put of and not to exceed in principal and
interest the aggregate amount 10 be raised
oy SAID annual contributions or acreage taxes
levied. No such drainage bonds shall DO
ssued for any other purpose than that Tor
which SAID contributions acreage taxes
we're voted or run for longer period than
forty t2o) years from their date. or bear .
greater rate of interest than FIVE ~ per
'ent per annum, or be sold for less than
par
When the character of any land is such
hat 1t must be levied and pumped in order
o be drained and reclaimed, the Board OF
p5saainnage Commissioners Of the district IN ~
which the land is situated shall, upon INC
petition OF not less than majority in acre
'se OF the property taxpayers. resident and
ION resident, in the area TO be affected a.
certain the cost of drainage and reclamins
aid land and incur debt against said Land
or an amount sufficient to drain ard reclaim
t, and issue for said debt negotiable bonds
unnlEg not longer than forty 40l years
rom their date and bearing interest at
ate not exceeding FIVE % per centum per
nnum payable annually or semi Annually,
which bonds shall not he sold for less thsn
oar: and said Board Of Drainage Cornnlsl
laners shall levy annually upon SAID iaha
orced contributions or acreage taxes IN an
mount sufficient to maintain the drainage
4 said land and to pay the interest, ANN
lily or semi annually. and the principal lai.
ng due each year. or such amount as mai
'e required for sny sinking fund proFiuet
or the payment OF said bonds 81 maturity
provided. that such forced contribution OF
creage taxes. for all purposes. shall new,
xceed Three Dollars and Fifty Gems t55.oo'
er acre per annum. =.
The police iurieS Of the var MS parlshes
throughout the State for the purpose o.
constructing highways and public oGiidil:s.
or the parish, and the governing authorizes
( municipal corporations. for the purpos
( paving or improving streets or Alleys
or other municipal improvements. after MAJ MAJ
ng provision for the payments OF all s' SAC
DRY and ordinary charges may funu nv ."
onds running for period not exceeding w..
100 years, and bearing interest at fo
OF exceeding five 80 per eentum per ,s,
UNI, which bonds shall not be sold for ~. -
han par the avails of the residue OF the the p ~
1o) mill tax authorized by Article 23Z %
he Constitution Of Louisiana -.
Section 2. Be it further resolved sh
hat this proposed amendment shall %