The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-14

Article 2s1. Municipal corporations par
ishes or school, drainage. subdrainage, road,
navigation. ''or sewerage districts, tho City
red to as subdvsio uss when authorized to
do SO, by vote OF q majority in number
and amount OF the property taxpayers quail
flied to vote under the Constitution and
lays OF this State. who vote At AN election
said election has been published for thirty
1907 days in the official journal Of the mu
ntcipal corporation or parishes, and, where
there is no st1rial journal, in a newspaper
spectiyc governing authorities incur debt
and issue negotiable bonds therefor, and
each year, while any bonds issued to ev.
dence said indebtedness are outstanding, the
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, such
amount as may. be required for any sinking
fund provided for ths payment, OF said bonds
at maturity: provided. that such special taxes
for all purposes shall not in any year exceed
ten {1O) mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation OF the 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
lshed for thirty (30) days as aforesaid; or
for a greater amount than thoYein mentioned;
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, navi CATION.
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
! 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 nnnum Or be
bonds by any subdivision for all purposes
| shall never exceed ten I0) 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
| tributions or acreage taxes on all lands sit
uated in such districts. for the purpose Of
providing and maintaining drainage systems
not exceeding fifty (5o) 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
!
and in the manner provided in the first part
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
therefor, payable in principal and interest
| out OF and not to exceed in principal and
| interest the aggregate amount to DO raised
| by said annual contributions or acreage taxes
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 (40) years from their date, or bear o
greater rate OF interest than five ~ per
par.
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
which the land is situated shall, upon the
petition of not less than 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 recla n,
1t, and issue for said debt negotiable bonds
running not longer than forty (+o) years
| from 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
par; and said Board of Drainage Commits;
sioners 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 semi. annually, 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 OF
acreage taxes, for all purposes. shall neve,
exceed Three Dollars and Fifty Cents ($s.5o)
per acre per annum.
| Tho noi;ca ;n,;os ~ Al. r.rjoue r.r;uhe a,
throughout the State for the purpose. o.
for tho parish, and the governing authorize:
Of municipal corporations, for the purpose
for other municipal improvements. after max
ing provision, for the payments OF all statu
tory and ordinary charges, may fund intt
bonds running for period not exceeding ter
10) years, and bearing interest at rate
mum, which Bonds shall not not be sold for les
than par the avails of the residue Of the ter
(10) mill tax authorized by Article 232 o
the Constitution of Louisiana
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc.
mitted to the qualified voters Of this Stat
for adoption or rejection at the Congress
sional election to be held in November, 1910
and if adopted, the same shall take effec
Section 3. Be it further resolved. etc.
That on the official ballots to be issued a
said election there shall be placed the words
For the Proposed Amendment to Articl
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 tn
Constitution Of Louisiana and each electo
shall indicate. as provided in the genera
election laws Of the State which Of tn
propositions For or against he votes
IL II. G.. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House Of REPRESENTATIVE.
P. NJ. LAMBREMONT,
. his ssas4a Governor and President Of tn
> Approved: July 6. 1910
: j. Y. SANDERS,
Governor Of the State Of Louisian,