St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-09-03

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Ishes OF school, drainage, gubdrafaage. roa91
navIgation, "or sewerage districts, the Qtg
Of Nb% Orleans excepted, hereinafter. refegJ
red to as Subdivisions, when authorized 70
de 50, by a vote Oh q majority in number
and amount of the property taxpayers quail
lied to vote under the Constitution and
laws Of this State, who vote At an election
held for that purpose, after due .notiee OF
said election has been published for thirty
500 days in the official journal OF the mu.
nicipal. corporation or parishes, and, where
there is no official journal, in q newspRper
published therein, may, through thetr re-
spective governing authorities, incur debt
and issue negotiable bonds therefor, and
each year, while any bonds issued to evil
dence said indebtedness are outstanding, the
shall levy and collect annually, in excess of
sI 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 (1O1 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
iished for thirty (30( dS6s 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
leyst 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
proyement, the title to which shall rest in
the subdivision creating the debt, as the
case may be; nor shall such bends run for a
longer period than forty (40) years from
their date or bear a greater rate of interest
than FIVE 80 per cent per annum. or be
sold for less than par. The total issue of
bonds by any subdivision for all purposes
shall never exceed ten 100 per centum Of
l. thu & aReacHAd a aftnn nj thu M -
such subdivisions.
Municipal councils shall have authority
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
hereinabove 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 (5o) cents per acre for a
period not exceeding forty (40) years. when
authorlzed to do SO by q 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 Commissioner 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
interest the aggregate amount to be raised
by said annual Contributions or acreage taxes
during the period for which the same are
levied. No such drainage bonds shall be
issued for any other purpose than that for
which said contributions or acreage taxes
we're voted or run fer . longer period than
forty e40) years from their date, or bear g
greater rate Of interest than Ave go per
cent per annum, or be sold for less than
par.
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 q majority in acre
age OF the property taxpayers, resident and
certain the cost of drainage and retaining
said land and incur debt against said land
for an amount sufficient to drain and reclaim
y, ana issue for SAID debt negotiable bonds
running not longer than forty (40) years
from their date and bearing interest at a
rate not exceeding FIVE 20 per centum per
annum, payable annually or ~semi-annually,
which bonds shall not be sold for less than
par; and said Board of Drainage Commits
stoners 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, annu-
ally or s~emi.annually, and the 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
acreage taxes, for all purposes, shall never
exceed Three Dollars and Fifty Cents $3.50
per acre per annum.
LIE po&Ie9 1uT1SS OF the various parishes
throughout the State, for the purpose Of
constructing highways and public buildings
for the parish, and The governing authorities
OF municipal corporations. for the purpose
OF paving or improving streets or alleys, or
for othsr municipal improvements, after max
ing provision for the pHyment of all statu-
tory and ordinary charges, may fund into
bonds running for a period not exceeding ten
610) years., and bearing interest at q rate
not exceeding FIVE 10 per eentum per an
mum, which bonds shall not be sold for less
than par, the Ryails of She residue of the ten
(10) mill tax authorized by Article 232 CT
the Constitution OF Louisiana.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, ETC..
That this proposed amendment shall be sub
for adoption or rejection at the Congress
sionaI election to be held in November, 1910
and If adopted, the same shall take effect
Immediately thereafter.
Section 3. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That on the official ballots to be issued at
said election there shall be placed the words,
For the Proposed Amendment to Article
Two Hundred and Eighty-one of the Con-
~stltution of Louisiana and che words,
Against the Proposed Amendment to Ar.
ttcle Two Hundred and Eighty-ane of the
Constitution of Louisiana = and each elector
shall indicate, as provided in The general
election laws Of the State, which Of the
propositions, For or against, he votes.
II. g. DUPRE,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
P. NJ. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Approved: July 6, 1910.
]. Y. SANDERS,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
JOHN 4. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.