St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-11-05

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Agfsela asa. Municipal eorpoesslons par
ashea or seheol. drainage gubdrRiasga. road,
nSylgntton, 'or sewerage Districts, The City
ot New Orleans excepted, hersinattsr refer.
- 90, by > vote Of = majority In number
~ emouna O. eng property taxpayers quail.
nS@ TO vote under the Constitnticn and
!ags OF this State. who vote as an election
held for that purpose, after due notice of
ga1a election has been published for thirty
ts0) days IN the oAoial journal of the mu.
nisfpai. corporation or parishes, and. where
thexe is no ofdeial Journal, ia 3 newspaper
published therein, may, through their re-
spgetiye governing authorities incur debt
and issue negotiable bonds therefor, and
each year, while any bonds issued to evil
denes said indebtedness are outstanding, the
governing authorities of such subdivision
shall levy and collect annually, in excess of
81 other taxes, q tax sufficient to pay the
interest, annually or s~emieannually, and tho
principal falling due each year, or such
amount as may be required for any sinking
d provided for the payment Of said bonds
Ct maturity; provided, that such special taxes
ten (16) mills on the dollar Of the assessed
visions.
No bonds shall be issued for any ether
purpose than that stated in the submission
of The proposition to the taxpayer. and pub
Iished for thirty t3ol ds@s as aforesaid; or
for q greater amount that therein mentioned.
nor shall such bonds be issued for any Other
purpose than for constructing, improving
and maintaining public roads and HIGHWAYS.
paving anu improving SLrReGS, 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 inn
proyement, the title to which shall rest in
the subdivision creating the debt, as the
case may be- nor shall such bonds run for q
longer period than forty (40) years from
their date or bear 8 greater rate of interest
than five (5) per cent per annum. or be
sold for less than par. The total issue of
bonds By any subdivision for all purposes
shall never exceed ten (10) per eentum 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
this State, shall, In addition to the powers
hereinaboye granted, AVE the further power
and authorfty to levy and assess annual CON
tribntions or acreage taxes on all lands sit
mated in such districts, fer the purpose Of
providing and maintaining drainage systems,
not exceeding fifty (6o) cents per acre for a
period not exceeding forty (4o5 years, when
authorized to do so by a majority in mum,
Der and amount Of the property taxpayers
Constitution and lswe 81 this State, who
vote at an election held for that purpose
and in the manner provided in the 6rst part
Of this Article, and said drainage districts,
through the Boards of Commissioners there.
o., when authorized as hereinabove provided,
may incur debt and issue negotiable bonds
80 P6y624N IL pItAEApG4 Emu interest,"
out Of and not to exceed in principal and
interest the aggregate amount to be raised
Dy SAID annual contributions or acreage taxes
auEang the period for. which the same are
levied. No such drainage bonds shall be
lssved Tor any other purpose than that for
which ssid contributions OK acreage taxes
forty (4o) years from their date, or bear .
greater rats Of interest than ave (5) per
cent per annnm, or be sold for less than
When the character of any land is such
thas 1t must ba levied and pumped in order
e Pc drained and reclaimed, the Board Of
Dralnsge commissioners Of the district in
Wstch the land is situated shall, upon the
petition OF not less than q majority in acre
sss Of she property taxpayers, rsGideat and
certain the cost Of drainage and retaining
sata Land and incur debt against said land
for an amount sufficient 10 drain and reclaim
It, and issue for said debt negotiable bonds
running NOS longer than forty t&0) years
zrqm their date and bearing interest at q
rave nos e1c3sding five (5) per centuHn per
which bonds shall not be sold for lass than
par and said Board OF Drainage Commits.
forced contributions q acreage taxes Ia "a
aSnot1ns snnoient to maintain the drainage
OF said land and 70 pay the interest, annu-
SAY OF semt-annually, and the principal fall |
ing due each year, or such amount as may
pc required for any sinking fund provided |
1oE f5e payment OF said bonds at maturity;
that such forced contribution or
acreage taxes, for Ill purposes, shall never
eSosed Three Dollars and Fifty Cents lS3.5o3
per acre per annunn
The police jnries Of the various parishes
throughout the State, for the purpose Of
constructing highways and public buildings
1oF the parish, and the governing authorities
municipal corporations, for che purpose
q paving or improving streets or alleys, or
io2 other municipal improvements, after max
!pR provision for the payments Of al statu-
tory, and ordinary charges. may fund into
bonds running for . period not exceeding ten
years, and bearing interest at q rats
not exceeding I'VE Isl per eentun per an
ghan par, the ayails Of the residue of the ten
mill tag authorized by Article 282 Of
the Constitution Of Louisiana.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc..
Inat this proposed amendment shall be subj
nttted TO the qualified voters OF this State
for adoption or rejection at the Congress.
sional election to be held In November, 1910;
and il adopted, the sans shall Yale effect
thereafter.
Section 3. Be 1t further resolved, etc,
said election there shall be placed the words,
Eor the Proposed Amendment TO Article
Two Hundred and EiEhty-one o. Che Con
sSisution Ct Louisiana and the words,
:icle Two Hundred and Eighty-one Of the
OF Louisiana" and each eIector
shall indicate, 90 provided in Che general
sleetion laws Of the State. which Of the
propositions, Tor" or ''Against.'' he votes.
Speaker Of the House q oo Repre.entstive..
p. M. LAMRREMONT.
LIEUTENANT Governor and President Of the
9Rzoved: July 8. 1910.
Governor Of the state Of Louisiana.
JoRN Z. M1cHEL,
Secretary . State.