The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-22
ACT No. 1q-.
Joint RESOLUTION
House Bill No. 326.

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendmes. ~ Article Two
Hundred and ElgE-y-0re Ii of the
Constitution OF the St.te d L,uisiana rel.
alive to the issuance q. b5tds tor work Of
public improvements BIZ municipal corpo-
rations, parishes ana atasS. drainage
and sewerage districts n cry Of New
Orleans excepted. and .le as>ess1nen. Of
special taxes to pay tar sae
eral Assembly Of the ~ta-a 8t Louisiana,
two-thirds f2-3A CT all H. members elected
10 each House concHrr,Hg aa- Article Two
Hundred and .Eighty-art - Of the
Constitution of TIE State u louisiana b.
50 amended as to read follows:
Article PSI. Municipal corporations par
ishes or school, drainage. ~52atalnaEe, road,
navigation. '.or sewerage DISTRICTS, the City
Of New Orleans excepted. he--s natter refer.
red to as subdivisions when -uthorlzed to
do so, by vote Of majority in number
and amount Of the property '9Apayers quail,
fled to vote under the Constitution and
held for that purpose. after due notice Of
said election has been published for, thirty
f30l days in the official Journal Of the
nicipal corporation or parishes and where
there is no official journal II newspaper
published therein, may. through their re-
spective governing authorities incur debt
and Issue negotiable bonds therefor and
each year. while any bands issued TO eyi.
denee said indebtedness are outstanding. the
governing authorities % such subdivision
shall levy and collect annually. in excess of
all other taxes. tax sufficient 10 pay the
interest, annually or semi annually and tho
principal falling due each Tear. or such
amount as may be required f"r any sinking
fund provided for the payment Of said bonds
at maturity: provided. that such special taxes
for all purposes shall net in any ear exceed
ten l0} mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation Of the property in such subd.
No bonds shall be issued trr any other
purpose than that stated in the submission
If the proposition 70 .he taxpayer. and pub.
lished for thirty 30 days aforesaid; or
for greater amount than therein mentioned:
nor shall such bonds he issued for other
purpose than for constructing, improving
and maintaining public roads and Highways
paving and improving streets. roads and a.
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
the subdivision creating The debt, as. the
case may be: nor shall such bonds run for .
longer period than forty 40 years from
their date or bear greater rate of interest
sold for less than par Tie total issue OF
bonds by any subdivision tor al purposes
shall never exceed ten t10t per rentum OF
the assessed valuation o; the property in
such subdivisions.
Municipal councils shall have authority
to create within their respective limits one
in obtained shall prevent drainage districts
from being established under the laws OF
this State shall. in addition to the powers
herenabove granted, have the further power
and authority TO levy and assess annual con,
trihutinns acreage taxes on I'll lands sit
uated in such districts for the purpose OF
providing and maintaining drainage systems
not exceeding fifty 500 cents per acre for
period not exceeding forty 40 years, when
authorized to do so by majority IN mum:
Der and amount OF the property taxpayers
Constitution and laws OF this State, VINO
vote at an election held Tor that purpose
and in the manner provided in the first par
of this Article. and said drainage districts,
through the Boards OF Commie sioners fnerei
Of when authorized hereinabove proyidea.
may incur debt and issue negotiable oonas
out of and not to exceed IN prlncipai AaS
interest the aggregate amount 10 be raisea
by said annual contributions acreage faAes
during the period for which the same II -
levied. No such drainage bonds shall %
issued for any other purpose than ina. ~
which said contributions acreage taxes
forty (4o) years from their date. or ber
greater rate OF interest than i've to} p.
cent per annum, or be sold for less snan
par.
When the character Of any land is snea
that it must be levied and pumped IN oIue =
to be drained and reclaimed. the Boala =; n
drainage Commissioners Of the dls 'nnr the
petition Of not less than q majority IN ND nd
age of the property taxpayers, residen, ~.
nonresident, in the area IN be aHsct,eu,
certain the cost of drainage and recism1na
said land and incur debt against sara i isnn
| for an amount sufficient to drain and re aands
it, and issue for said debt ne@otiabls oo a.rs
| running not longer than forty 4ol va,
| from their date ard bearing interest," ~ r.r
rate not exceeding FIVE - per cehtun h,
annum. payable annually or semi a ann han
which bonds shall not he sod for le Gu, ,n
| par; and said Board OF Drainage t9mim a,a
| sioners shall levy annually upon sara '' N
| forced contributions or acreage taxes n
amount sufficient 70 MAINTAIN the me tfa anna.