The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-28

Article $751;. Municipal corporations, par.
ishes or school, drainage, subdrainage, road,
navigation, or sewerage districts, the City
of New Orleans excepted, hereinafter refer
red to as subdivisions when authorized to
40 40 SO, by vote of majority in number
flied 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
800 days in tho official journal of the mu.
published therein, may. through their r"l 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
governing au1horities 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
tund provided for the payment of said bonds
at maturity; provided, that such special taxes
for all purposes shall not in any year exceed
ten lO) mills on the dollar Of the assessed
visions.
No bonds shall be issued for any other
purpose than that stated in the submission
Of the proposition to the taxpayer and pub
for 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
Ell CIR $1&o l,Sl
case may be-. nor shall such bonds run for a
longer period than forty (40) years from
their date or bear greater rate of interest
than five, 90 per cent per annum or be
s sonas t0 b. ess 1n par; The total Issue Of
shall never exceed ten 10Y 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
hereinabovee granted, have the further power
ana authority to levy and assess annual con.
uated in such districts. for the purpose OF
providing and maintaining drainage systems.
not exceeding fifty (50) cents per acre for a
authorized to do SO by a majority in mum 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 an election held for that purpose
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
luere1or, payable in principal and interest
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 1or any ether purpose than that for
which SAID contributions or acreage taxes
we're we're Voted or run for longer period than
forty (4O) years from their date, or bear
greater rate of interest than five (5) per
cent per annum, or be sold for less than
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 in
winch the. land is situated shall, upon the
petltlon OF not less than majority in acre
age OF the property taxpayers, resident and
NONRESIDENT, in the area to be affected, as
certain the cost of drainage and retaining
said land and incur debt against said land
Tor an amount sufficient to drain and reclaim
it, and issue for said debt negotiable bonds
running not longer than forty (4O) years
IRON their date and bearing interest at
rate not exceeding five (5) per centum per
annum,, payable annually or semi annually,
which bonds shall not be sold for less than
ssioners shall levy annually upon said land
forced contributions or acreage taxes in an
amount sufficient to maintain the drainage
OF OF, SAID land and to pay the interest, annu.
any or semi, annually, and the principal fall
ing due each year, or such amount as may
De 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 ($3.5o)
The police juries Of the various parishes
throughout the State, for the purpose of
constructing highways and public buildings
1or the parish, and the governing authorities
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 a period not exceeding ten
not exceeding five (5) per centum Der an an.
mum, which bonds shall not be sold for less
than par. the avails of the residue of the ten
1lo) mill tax authorized by Article 232 of
the Constitution of Louisiana.
Section 2. Be it further resolved etc.
Ihat this proposed amendment shall be sub.
United, to the qualified voters of this State
tor adoption or rejection at the Congress
slona! election to be held in November 1910;
auu II 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 saI election there shall be placed the words.
:, For the, Proposed Amendment to Article
stitution Of Louisiana'' and the words,
Against the Proposed Amendment to Ar.
ticle Two Hundred and Eightyone 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 3" Nh
Speaker of the House of REPRESENTATIVES.
P. NJ. LAMBREMONT, e
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved: July s, 1910:
J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy: -
( JOHN r. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.