Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-30
of Louisiana be so amended as to read

and school, drainage, SUI
drainage, road. subroad. navigation, or
sewerage districts, City of New Or
leans excepted. hereinafter referred 10
as subdivisions of the State, when au-
thorized by a vote OF majority, IN
number and amount of the properly
taxpayers, qualified to vote under the
Constitution and laws of this State.
who vote at an election held for tnat
purpose, after due notice of said cleo
tion has been published for thirty days
in the official journal OF the mun1clpaI
corporation or parish or where there IS
no official journal, in a newspaper pup
lished therein, may. through their re-
spective governing authorities, incur
debt and issue negotiable bonds there
for, and each year while any bonds thus
issued are outstanding. the governing
authorities of such subdivisions shall
impose and collect annually, in excess
of all other taxes, tax SUFFICIENT 20
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 necessary
to retire said bonds at maturity; pro-
vided that such special taxes, for all
in any year exceed ten mills on the dol
lar of assessed valuation of the prop
erty in such subdivisions.
No bonds shall be issued for any
other purpose than that stated in the
submission of the proposition to the
taxpayers, and published for thirty GOD
days as aforesaid, or for a greater
amount than therein mentioned; nor
shall such bonds be issued for any
other purpose than for constructing,
and highways. paving and improving
streets, roads and alleys, purchasing
and constructing systems of water
works sewerage, drainage, navigation,
lights, public parks and buildings. 70
gether with all necessary equipments
and, furnishing. bridges and other
works of public improvement, 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 a greater rate or interest
than five per centum (5) per annum
or be sold for less than par. The total
issue of bonds by any subdivision fol
all purposes shall never exceed ten
per centum Q0) of the assessed valua-
ton of the property in such subdivis-
ions. Municipal councils are granted the
authority to create within their limits
one or more sewerage districts.
Paragraph 2. Police juries in any
parish or parishes may in accordance
with law create drainage districts
which in addition to the powers here
inabove granted, shall have further
power and authority to provide anc
maintain drainage systems. and the
governing authorities OF such districts
when authorized by a majority In mum
Der and amount of the property tax
payers OF said district qualified to vots
under the Constitution and laws, who
vote at an election held for that pur
pose, may impose and collect for pc
riod not exceeding forty years forceC
contributions or acreage taxes not ex'
ceeding fifty cents per acre per veal
on every acre of land in the subdivision
where such an election Is held. TIT
governing authority of such subdivision
when authorized as set forth. may in
cur debt and issue negotiable bonds 4
represent same, secured by the take:
above described provided that the tota
amount of debts thus incurred or bond
issued, shall never exceed in princtpa
and interest the aggregate amount q
be raised by said annual contribution
or acreage taxes during the period 70
which the same are imposed and tina
no such bonds shall be issued for an,
other purpose than that for which SAT-
contributions or acreage taxes wer
voted, run for a longer period thai
| forty years, bear a greater rate or in
terest than five per centum per an
mum or be sold for less than par. Al
bond issues heretofore authorized b.
| taxpayers in any subdivision at an,
election not contested on any groun'
of fraud are hereby recognized an
Paragraph 8. When the character o
any land is such that 1t must be levee
and pumped in order to be draine
1 ana IcClalmcOs the bOaIQ VI OtdAnd6
| Commissioners Of the District in whic
the land is situated. shall, upon tn
petition of not less than majority 1
acreage of the property Taxpayers
resident and nonresident. In the are
| 70 be affected ascertain the cost Q
| drainage, and retaining said land an
| incur debt against said land for a
/ amount sufficient to drain and reclaiI
| it and issue for such debt negotiabl
bonds running not longer than fort
| hafr o. 70 nd haa rim
interest at a rate not exceeding fiv
/ per centum per annum payable annual
or semi-annually, which bonds shall nc
be sold for less than par; and said Boar
of Drainage Commissioners shall lev
annually upon said land forced contribs
tions or acreage taxes in an amour
sufficient to maintain the drainage
said land, to pay the interest. annual
or semi-annually, and the principal ia,
ing due each year, or such amount q
may be required for any sinking fur
provided for payment of said bonds
maturity. provided. that such force
contributions or acreage taxes, for a
purposes shall never exceed Three Do
lars and Fifty Cents (sS.50) per aci
per annum.
Paragraph 4. The police juries of Il
various parishes throughout the Stat
for the purpose of constructing higl
ways and public buildings for the pa
| ish. and the governing authorities
municipal corporations, for the purpo
of paving or improving streets or q
/ leys. and for all municipal improv
merits, after making provision for Il
/ payment of all statutory and ordinai
charges, may fund into bonds runnii
} for q period not exceeding ten Il
y years. and bearing interest at rate n
! exceeding five 20 per centum per a
Z mum, which bonds shall not be so
, for less than par. the avails of 4
, residue of the ten (10) mill tax a
! thorized by Article 232 OF the Constit
r ton of Louisiana
i Paragraph 5. Should any Of the su
: divisions of the State neglect or fail Z
any reason to impose or collect I
|. taxes provided for in the foregoing 90
( tions. any person in interest may
; summary proceedings. in the distri
; court having jurisdiction, enforce
e imposition or collection Of such tax
or both, and such proceedings shall
|. filed and triable free to any cost to
q litigant
e Paragraph s. Municipal corporation
d parishes and school, drainage. 81
n drainage. road. sutroad. navigation a
4 sewerage districts (the City of NJ
n Orleans excepted), hereinafter REFER
to as subdivisions. when authorized
o do so in the manner herein provid
l. may, for the purpose of readjustil
l. refundlng. extending or unifying tn
h bonded indebtedness. issue new bon,
" covering any particular issue or issr
3 OF bonds, or the whole outstandi
J. oonQeu indebtedness lnCurfeu ny ~
subdivision for the purposes specifi
in Paragraph 1 of this article or a
a issue or refund issue bonds or renew
or refunding bonds issued by such 81
II division in novation or renewal and a
bonds. heretofore or hereafter issr
for the purposes specified in said Pa
graph l of this Article. No bonds
a sued under this paragraph shall run
more than forty (40) years from tn
date. not shall bear greater rate
interest than five per centum per
mum. payable semi-annually or AM
ally and shall not be sold by such 81
division issuing the same for less II
q mar Anv honds issuad aiuder this !