The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-10-27
ACT. No. 1917.


| Secretary of State.
! ACT. No. 1877.
House Bill No. s26.
| Promising an amendment to Article
| Two Hundred and Eighty-one t2Sl)
| of the Constitution of the State OF
| louisiana, relative to the issuance OF
ment by municipal corporations. par
ishes. and school, drainage and sew
| erage districts. the City Of New Or
| leans excepted, and the assessment
| Of special taxes to pay for same.
| Section L. Be it resolved by the Cen
| eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds (2-3) of all the members
| elected to each House concurrins, lhat
/ Article Two Hundred and Eighty-on
(2SD of the Constitution of the State
Of Louisiana be SO amended as to READ
as follows:
parishes or school. drainage, subdraln-
age, road NAVIGATION, or sewerage
districts. the City of New Orleans ex-
| cepted. hereinafter referred to as sub
divisions" when authorized to do So
BY a vote of a majority in number and
amount of the property taxpayers
qualified to vote under the Constitn-
ton and laws of this State. who vote
at an election held for that purpose.
after due notice of said election has
been published for thirty 800 days in
the official journal of the municipal
corporation or parishes: ana wnere
paper published therein. may. through
their respective governing authorities:
incur debt and issue negotiable bonds
bonds issued to evidence said indebted
ness 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 Tor
any sinking fund provided for the pay
ment of said bonds at maturity; pro-
,:ided. that such special taxes, for all
purposes. shall not in any year exceed
ten ue) mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation of the property in
No bonds shall be issued for any
!, other purpose than that stated In the
! submission of the proposition to the
!. taxpayer. and published for thirty 600
days as aforesaid. or for greater
amount than therein mentioned; MOI
shall such bonds be issued for any
other purpose than for constructing
:. roads and highways, paving and inn
proving streets. roads and alleys. pur'
chasing or constructing systems of wa
ton, lights. public parks and build
: ings. together with all necessary equip
ments and furnishings, bridges and 9th
er works of PUBLIC Improvement, the
vision creating the debt: as the case
may be: nor shall such bonds run fol
longer period than forty years Gao,
from their date or bear a greater rate
of interest than five per cent 60 pei
! annum, or be sold for less than par
2 The total issue of bonds by any subdi
vision for all purposes shall never ex
. coed ten per centum {$10) of the assess
> ed valuation of the property in suci
, subdivisions.
Municipal councils shall have author
ity to create within their RESPECTIVE
limits one or more sewerage districts
and nothing herein contained shall pre-
: vent drainage districts from being es
). | tablished under the laws of this Stat
= shall. in addition to the powers here
err and authority to levy and assess an
: nual contributions or acreage taxes o.
> all lands situated in such districts
= tanning drainage systems. not exceed
ing fifty (50) cents per acre for pc
: Rod not exceeding forty (4O) wears
!, when authorized to do SO by majorit
in number and amount of the propert
taxpayers Of said district. qualified t
= vote under the Constitution and law
). Of this State. who vote at an electio
e ner provided in the first part of thi
Article. and said drainage district.
- through the Boards Of Commissioner
- thereof. when authorized as herein
- above provided. may incur debt an
!. issue negotiable bonds therefor. paya
=. BILE in principal and interest out of an
not to exceed in principal and interes
~ the aggregate amount to be raised b
!. said annual contributions or acreag
,oo taxes during the period for which tn
u same are levied. No such drainag
~ !. bonds shall be issued for any othe
II purpose than that for which said cor
"a tributions or acreage taxes were vote
"a or run for 4 longer period than fort
* (40) years from their date or bear
- greater rate Of interest than five G.
no 1oNI f<n 1Ne
II When the character of any land
~ such that 1t must be levied and pumpe
,e in order to be drained and reclaimed
80 the Board Of Drainage Commissioner
y Of the district in which the land is sill
= uated. shall. upon the petition of NJ
u less than majority in acreage Of til
tbe bee
=" certain the cost of drainage and re
claiming said land and incur del
~ against said land for an amount snff
pc cient to drain and reclaim 1t. and i:
e. sue for said debt negotiable bonds ru-
:. ming not longer than forty (4o) yeal
m from their date and bearing intere
or at rate not exceeding five 60 ?,
ID ID or semilannuaiiy. which bonds '' sha
not be sold for less than par; and sa
a Board of Drainage Commissioners sha
- levy annually upon said land force
"a contributions or acreage taxes in q
- mount sufficient to maintain Il
:. rainage Of said land and to pay Il
20 interest annually or semi-annualIy, al
n the principal falling due each year,
"a such amount as may be required Il
bs any sinking fund provided for the pa.
O. ment of said bonds at maturity; pr
:. vfded. that such forced contribution
=, acreage taxes, for all purposes sha
=. never exceed Three Dollars and Fiji,
IN Cents ($3.5O) per acre per annum.
:" The police juries of the various pa
:" fshes throughout the State, for the pu
pose of constructing highways and pul
q. lie buildings for the parish, and Il
governing authorities of municipal co
poratiOns. for the purpose of paving
~ improving streets or alleys, or for OIL
er municipal improvements. after NAL
ing provision for the payments of a
statutory and ordinary charges, ma
~ fund into bonds running for a perit
not exceeding ten (10) years. and bea
ing interest at a rate not exceedir
five go per centum per annum, while
bonds shall not be sold for less tina
par, the avails Of the residue OF the II
(10) mill tax authorized by Attic
232 Of the Constitution of Louisiana
m Section 2. Be 1t further resolved, ct,
That this proposed amendment sha
VI be submitted to the qualified voters
this State for adoption or rejection
u the congressional election to be he
=. ~ in November, 1910; and If adopted, IL
:. - same shall take effect Immediate
q. thereafter.
OF Section 8. Be it further resolve
~ " ETC.. That on the official ballots to l
" issued st ss3e election thsre shall