St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-10-08

red to as subdivisions, when authorized TO
and amount of the property takpayers quail;
lied to vote under the Constitution and
laws Of this State, who vote as an election
said siection has been published for thirty
e8Q) days in the official journal OF the mu-
njcipal. corporation or parishes, and where
there is no official journal in a newspaper
published therein, may, through their re-
Epeetiye governing authorities, incur debt
and issue negotiable bonds therefor, ana
each year, while any bonds issued to eyi-
dence said indebtedness are outstanding, the
governing authorities of such subdivision
shan levy and collect annually, in excess Of
all other taxes, a tax sufficient to pay the
Interest, annually or semi-annuaily, 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 t101 mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation OF the property in such snbdi-
visions.
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 f30) ds&s as aforesaid; or
for a greater amount thais 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:
legs, 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
the subdivision creating the debt, as the
case may be nor shall such bonds run for a
longer period than forty (4o) wears from
their date or bear a greater rate 6f interest
than five % per cent Per annum: or be
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
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
hereinabove granted, have the further power
and authority to levy and assess, annual con-
trtbutfons or acreage taxes on alI lands sit
uated in such districts, for the purpose of
providing and maintaining drainage systems,
not. exceeding fifty (50l cents per acre for q
period not exceeding forty {4o4 years, when
authorized to do so by a majority in num-,
81 oSr sa ia di ha9eh' o n ne ptF o g6ts n sa5dpsy fbs
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 IS heEeinabove provided,
may incur debt and issue negotiable bonds
therefor, payable in principal and interest
put of and not to exceed in principal and
interest the aggregate amount to be raised
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 for q longer period than
forty t4o) years from their date, or bear 3
| greater rate of interest than Ave (5) per
cent per annum, or be sold for less than
par.
When the character Of any land is such
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 nTOneFfv faRnaVRPE s. resident and
nonresident. In the area to be affected. as
certain the cost Of drainageeand reclaiming
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 (4o) years
rom their date and bearing interest at q
rats not exceeding Ave 80 per centum per
snnum, payable annually or semi-annually,
which bonds shall not be sold for lass than
stoners shall levy annually upon said land
forced contributions or acreage taxes in an
amount s%uf5cient 70 maintain the drainage
O, said land and to pay the interest, annu-
ally or s~eTni-anndally, 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, Tor all purposes, shall never
exceed Three Dollars and Fifty Cents ($3.501
per acre per AMMAN.
The police iuFtes OF the various parishes
throughout the State, for the purpose of
constructing highways and pablo buildings
for the pariRh, and the governing authorities
OF municipal corporations, for the purpose
OF paving or improving streets or alleys, or
foF other municipal improvements, after max
ing provision for the payments of all ststu-
tory and ordinary charges, may fund into
bonds running for a period not exceeding ten
(lo) years, and bearing interest at . rate
not exeseding I'VE ~. per centum per an
ndm, which bonds shall not be sold for less
than par, tbs awaits Of the residue of the ten
(109 mill tax authorized by Article 232 Of
the Constitution of Louisiana.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc.
That this proposed amendment shall be sub
mitted to the qualified voters Of this State
for adoption or rejection ct the Congress
siopal election to be held in November, 1910;
Immediately thereafter.
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 Efghty-one Of the Con-
s%titution of Louisiana and the words,
Against the Proposed Amendment to Ar
tiole I'VE Hundred and Eighty.One Of the
Constitution Of Louisisna' and each eleetor
election laws of the State, which Of the
propositions, For or Against he votes.
II. G. DUPRE,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
P. N. LAMBRELONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Approved: July 8, 1910.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
JOHN f. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
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