The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-12
of Louisiana be so amended as 20 read
as follows
ARTICLE PSI.

or LOUISIANA Do 50 emenueo as 20 ieao
ARTICLE 2s1.
Paragraph 1. Municipal corporations.
parishes and school, drainage. sub
drainage, road. subroad. navigation. or
sewerage districts. City Of New Or
leans excepted, hereinafter referred TO
as subdivisions of the State. when au-
thorized by a vote of a majority, in
number and amount of the property
taxpayers. qualified to vote under the
Constitution and laws of this State.
who vote at an election held for that
purpose, after due notice of said cleo
tion has been published for thirty days
in the official journal of the municipal
corporation or parish or where there Is
no official journal. in newspaper pub
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 TO
pay the interest, annually or semi
annually and the principal falling due
each year. or such amount as may De
required for any sinking fund necessary
. to retire said bonds at maturity; pro-
vided that such special taxes. for all
purposes as above set forth shall NOT
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
taxpayers. and published for thirty (30)
days as aforesaid. or for \ greater
amount than therein mentioned: nor
shall such bonds be issued for any
improving and maintaining public roads
and highways. paving and improving
streets, roads and alleys, purchasing
| and constructing systems of water
works. sewerage. drainage, navigation,
lights. public parks and buildings. to-
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 a longer
period than forty (40) years from their
date or bear a greater rate of interest
than five per centum (5) per annum,
| or be sold for less than par. The total
all purposes shall never exceed ten
per centum (10) 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 and
| maintain drainage systems and the
governing authorities of such districts,
when authorized by a majority in num-
Der and amount of the property tax
payers of said district qualified to vote
under the Constitution and laws, who
vote at an election held for that pur-
pose, may impose and collect for a pc
riod not exceeding forty years forced
contributions or acreage taxes not ex-
ceeding fifty cents per acre per year
on every acre of land in the subdivision
TN.
governing authority of such subdivision
when authorized as set forth, may in
cur debt and Issue negotiable bonds To
represent same. secured by the taxes
amount of debts thus incurred or bonds
| issued. shall never exceed in principal
and interest the aggregate amount to
be raised by said annual contributions
| or acreage taxes during the period for
which the same are imposed and that
| no such bonds shall be issued for ar y
other purpose than that for which said
contributions or. acreage taxes were
voted. run for longer period than
forty years. bear a greater rate OF in
| terest than five per centum per an
| mum or be sold for less than par. All
bond issues heretofore authorized by
taxpayers in any subdivision at any
election not contested on any ground
of fraud are hereby recognized and
validated.
Paragraph 8. When the character OF
| any land is such that 1t must be leveed
and pumped in order to be drained
and reclaimed. the Board of Drainage
Commissioners of the District in which
the land is situated, shall, upon the
petition of not less than a majority in
acreage of the property taxpayers
| to be affected. ascertain the cost OF
drainage, and retaining said land and
incur debt against said land for an
amount sufficient to drain and reclaim
IL ftoH a
bonds running not longer than forty
| (40) years from their date and bearing
| interest at a rate not exceeding five
| per centum per annum payable annually
| or semi-annually. which bonds shall not
| be sold for less than par; and said Board
| of Drainage Commissioners shall levy
annually upon said land forced contribu.
tions or acreage taxes in an amount
sufficient to maintain the drainage OF
| said land to pay the interest. annually
| or semi-annually. and the principal fall
| ing due each year. or such amount as
| may be required for any sinking fund
maturity. provided. that such forced
| contributions or acreage taxes, for al
| purposes shall never exceed Three Dol
lars and Fifty Cents (s3.5o) per acre
per annum.
Paragraph 4. The police juries of tn,
various parishes throughout the State
| for the purpose of constructing high
ways and public buildings for the par
fish. and the governing authorities o.
municipal corporations. for the purpos'
| of paving or improving streets or al
| leys and for all municipal Improve
ments, after making provision for tn,
payment of all statutory and ordinary
| charges, may fund into bonds running
for period not exceeding ten Go
years. and bearing interest at a rate no
exceeding five go per centum per an
mum. which bonds shall not he solo
| for less than par, the avails of tn,
| reSidue of the ten (1O) mill tax All