The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-01

I; Article $751;, Muniolpsl corporations, .sr-
lshes or school, drainage, subdrainsges road.
OF New Orleans excepted, hereinafter refer.
red to as Subdivisions when authorised TO
DO SO, by vote OF msjority in number
lied to vote under the Constitution 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
| 500 days in the official journal Of the mu-
nicipal corporation OF parishes, and, where
spective governing authorities. incur debt
and issue negotiable bonds therefor, and
each year, while any bonds issued to evil
dence said Indebtedness outstanding, the
governing authorities of such subdivision
| shall levy and collect annually, in excess of
| interest annually or semi-annually, and the
principal falling due each year, or such
fund provided for the payment of said bonds
! at maturity; provided, that such special taxes
for ell purposes shall not in any year exceed
ten (1o1 mills on tho dollar of the assessed
| valuation of the property IN such subdi-
No bonds shall be Issued for any other
purpose than that stated in the submission
of the proposition to the taxpayer, and pub
lished for thirty fsol days as aforesaid; or
| for 8 greater amount than therein mentioned: .
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
| leys, 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
provement, the title to which shall rest in
| case may be. nor shall such bonds run for
| longer period than forty (4ol years from
| their date or bear greater rate of interest
| sold for less than par. The total issue Of
| bonds by any subdivision for all purposes
| shall never exceed ten (1o) per centum of
| the assessed valuation of the property in
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-
trlbut1ons or acreage taxes on all lands sit
uated in such districts for the purpose Of
providing and maintaining drainaTe systems
not exceeding fifty f50) cents per acre for
period not exceeding forty (4ol years, when
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,
OF, when authorized as hereinabove provided
'maJ 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
9y 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
forty (4o) years from their date, or bear a
greater rate of interest than five [5) per
cent per AMMAN. or be sold for less than
par.
When the character of any land is such
that 1t must be levied and pumped in order
to pc 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 majority In acre
nonresident, in the area to be affected as
certain the cost of drainage and retaining
said land and incur debt against said land
for an amount sufficient to drain and reclaim
1t, and issue for said debt negotiable bonds
running not longer than forty (40l years
from their date and bearing interest at a
annum, payable annually or semi annually,
which bonds shall not be sold for less than
par; ana sald board OF Drainage Commits,
sloners 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 semi annually, and the principal fall
ing due each year, or such amount as may
De required for any sinking fund provided
Tor the payment CT said bonds at maturity;
provided, that such forced contribution or
acreage taxes for all purposes, shall never
exceed 4hfee dollars and FIFTY Cents (S3.5O1
per acre per annum.
The police iuries of the various parishes
throughout the State. for the purpose of
constructing highways and public building s
Tor the parish, and the governing authorities
OF munlcIpaI corporations, for the purpose
OF paying or improving streets or alleys, or
Tor other municipal improvements. after max
ing provision for the payments Of all statu-
tory and ordinary charges, may fund into
bonds running for period not exceeding ten
61o) years, and bearing interest at a rate
not exceeding five 90 per centum per an
than par, the avails of the residue of the ten
t1e} mill tax authorized by Article 232 of
the Constitution of Louisiana
Section 2. Be it further resolved ETC.. /
mitted to the qualified voters of this State
for adoption or rejection at the Congress
s1onal election to be held in November 1910; |
and if adopted, the same shall take effect |
immnediately 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-
stitution OF Louisiana and the words |
t G Two Hundred and Eighty-one Of the
shall Indicate. as provided in tho general |
electlGaa laws Of the State. which of the |
GtionS' For Or q 'A bffPR+ he votes
Speaker of the House of REPRESENTATIVES |
P. M. LAMBREMONT |
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the |
Senate.
Approved; July s, 1910.
J. Y SANDERS.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
JOHN +. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.