The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-23
Article PSI. Municipal corporations, par.

Article 2s1. Municipal corporations, par
ishcs or school. drainage, s,ibdralnage, road.
navigation, or sewerage districts. the City
of New Orleans excepted. hereinafter refer
red to as subdivisions - when authorized to
do so, by vote Of majority IN number
and amount OF the property taxpayers quail, !
fled 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 official journal of the ru-
nicipal corporation or parishes, and, where
published therein may, through their re. |
spective governing authorities, incur debt
and issue negotiable bonds therefor and
each year, while any bonds issued to eyi- !
governing authorities of such subdivision
shall levy and collect annually, in excess OF
all other taxes, a 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 (10> mills on 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
ished for thirty 900 days as aforesaid: or
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.
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.
the subdivision creating the debt, as the
case may be; nor shall such bonds run for
longer period than forty (40) years from
their date or bear greater rate of interest
than five. (5) per cent per annum: or be
sold for less thar, par. The total issue of
bonds by any subdivision for all purposes
shall never exceed ten No) per centum 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
! 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
period not exceeding forty (loj years, when
authorized to do SO by majority in num-
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
! out OF and not to exceed in principal ana
interest the aggregate amount to be raised
| by said annual contributions or acreage taxes
during the period for. which the same e are ire
| 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
| forty (4Ol years from their date. or bear a
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 ;ir
which the land is situated SHALL upon the
petition of not less than a majority in acre
age OF the property taxpayers, resident anc
non resident, in the area to be affected. as
certain the cost of drainage and recia'mln!
for an amount sufficient to drain and reclaim
it. and issue for said debt negotiable bonds
running not longer than forty (40) year,
from their date and bearing interest at I
rate not exceeding five (5) per centum pc
annum., payable annually or semi annually
which bonds shall not be sold for less thai
par; and said Board of Drainage Commits
sioners shall levy annually upon said. LAM
ii forced contributions or acreage taxes IN al
amount sufficient to maintain the dralnag
of said land and to pay the interest, annu
ally or semi annually. and the principal fall
ing due each year, or such amount as ma
, be required for any sinking fund provide
for the payment Of said bonds at maturity
!; provided, that such forced contribution o
acreage taxes, for all purposes. shall neye
: exceed Three Dollars and Fifty Cents $3.50
: per acre per annum.
:, The police juries Of the various parishe
constructing highways and public building
for the parish, and the governing authoritie
: of municipal corporations, for the purpos
> OF paving or improving streets or alleys
J: for other municipal improvements, after NAL
. ing provision for the payments OF all statl
. tory and ordinary charges, may fund int
y bonds running for period not exceeding te
: {l0) years, and bearing interest at raj
not exceedinE 6ye 81 per &c een tua per "a, al
e than par, the ayails Of the residue Of the te
(l0) mill tax authorized by Article 232
the Constitution of Louisiana.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, ate
: That this proposed, amendment shall be o SUI
. mitted to the qualified voters of this Stn
. for adoption or rejection at the Congre
sional election to be held in November, 1917
and il adopted, the same shall take effe
Immediately thereafter.
SectlOn 5. BE IL IuTtner TeSOlveu, OIL
That on the official ballots to be issued
said election there shall be placed the word
''For the Proposed Amendment to Artic
stitution Of Louisiana and the word
''Against the Proposed Amendment to A
ticle Two Hundred and Eighty-one Of ii
Constitution Of louisiana and each elect
# shall indicate, as provided in the geneI
i. election laws Of the state,. which of 4
= propositions, For or Against" he vote
>, H. G. DUPRE,
=. Speaker Of the House of Representative
n P M. LAMBREMONT,
40 Senate.
10 e Approved: July 6. 1910.
80 j. Y. SANDERS,
10 ~ Governor of the State of Louisiar
~ true copy:
81 81 JOHN II. MICHEL.
"a Secretary OF State.