The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-16

Article 2sl. Municipal corporations. par.
ishes or school, drainage, subdrainage, road
navigation. ''or sewerage districts, the City
of New Orlea:s excepted, hereinafter, refer
do so, by vote Of majority i'll number
and amount of the property taxpayers quail,
flied to vote under the Constitution and
laws of this State, who vote at an election,
held for that purpose. after due notice Of
(so) days in the official journal of the mu-
nicipal corporation or parishes, and, where
there is no official journal, in q newspaper
published therein, may, Through their re.
spective governing authorities, incur debt
and issue negotiable bonds therefor, and
each year. while any bonds issued to cyl.
dence said Indebtedness are outstanding, the
governing authorities 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
amount as may be required for any sinking
fund provided for the payment of said bonds
at maturity; provided that such special taxes
ten NO) mills on the dollar Of the assessed
valuation of tho 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
lished for thirty (30) days as aforesaid; or
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 al, all necessary EQUIPMENTS and furnish
provement, the title to which shall rest in
the subdivision creating The debt, as thu
case may be-. nor shall such bonds run for d
longer period than forty (4o) years from
their date or bear greater rate of interest
than five, go per cent per annum. or be
bonds by any subdivision for ali purposes
shall never exceed ten Io> per centum of
the, assessed valuation of the property in
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
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: fol-. the purpose Of
not exceeding fifty (50) cents per acre for a
period not exceeding forty (4o) 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
o. d., when authorized as hereinaboye 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
Dy SAID annual contributions or acreage taxes
a I'D fnr x,rh,
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 (4O) years from their date, or bear q
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
that it must be levied and pumped in order
to @u, pc drained and reclaimed, the Board of
which the land is situated shall, upon the
petition OF not less than q majority in acre
age OF the property taxpayers, resident and
non, resident 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
it., and 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 (5) per centum per
an,num,, payable annually or semi annually,
which bonds shall not be sold for less than
| par; and said 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 emi:annually, and tho 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 ($3.5O)
! per acre per annum.
The police juries Of the various parishes
throughout the State, for the purpose Of
for the parish, and the governing authorities
OF municipal corporations, for the purpose
OF paving 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
! (l0) years. and bearing interest at q rate
not exceeding five (5) per centum per an
mum, which bonds shall not be sold for less
thai, par, the avails Of the residue of the ten
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
sional election to be held in November, 1910;
and if adopted, the same shall take effect
Immediately thereafter
Section 8. Be it further resolved, ETC..
That on the official ballots to be issued at
said election there shall be placed tho words,
''For the Proposed Amendment to Article
Two Hundred and Eighty-one of the Con.
stitution of louisiana and the words,
Against the Proposed Amendment to Ar:
ticle Two Hundred and Eighty-one of the
Constitution Of Louisiana and each eluctor
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
Senate.
Approved: July g. 1910.
| J. Y. SANDERS,
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