The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-30
of Louisiana be so amended 90 to read
as follows
ARTICLE PSI.


sewerage districts, City Of New, Or
leans excepted, hereinafter referred TO
as subdivisions of the State, when au-
thorized by a vote Of 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
| ton has been published for thirty days
! in the official journal of the municipal
| corporation or parish or where there IL
| no official journal, in 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 10
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-
yided 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
| SUBMISSION Ol the pIopOSltlOH " Wv
| taxpayers, and published for thirty (30)
days as aforesaid or for greater
! amount than therein mentioned: nor
shall such bonds be issued for any
other purpose than for constructing,
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 60 per annum
or be sold for less than par. The totaI
Issue of bonds by any subdivision for
all purposes shall never exceed ten
per centum 10) of the assessed valua-
tion 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 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 pc
Rod not exceeding forty years forced
| contributions or acreage taxes not eX-
| nno6tnU
on every acre Of land in the subdivision
where such an election is held. The
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
above described provided that the total
| 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 any
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 s. When the character of
any land is such that it 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,
| in
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
it, and issue for such debt negotiable
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-
tons 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
!, provided for payment Of said bonds al
maturity. provided, that such forced
contributions or acreage taxes, for al
purposes shall never exceed Three Dol
lars and Fifty Cents $3.50 per acre
per annum.
Paragraph 4. The police juries of thu
various parishes throughout the State
for the purpose of constructing high
ways and public buildings for the par
ish. and the governing authorities Of
municipal corporations for the purpose
Of paving or improving streets or al
| leys and for all municipal improve
ments, after making provision for tn,
| payment of all statutory and ordnar,
charges, may fund into bonds runnine
for a period not exceeding ten 90
years, and bearing interest at rate no
exceeding five 60 per oentum per an
: mum, which bonds shall not be solo
for less than par, the avails Of thu
residue Of the ten 10) mill tax au
thorized by Article 232 of the Constitu
ton of Louisiana.
divisions of the State neglect or fail fol
any reason to impose or collect tn.
taxes provided for in the foregoing sec
| tons, any person in interest may by
summary proceedings in the distric
court having jurisdiction, enforce tn,
, imposition or collection Of such taxes
or BOTH and such proceedings shall b,
Tiled and triable free to any cost to th'
. litigant.
, Paragraph g. Municipal corporations
parishes and school, drainage. sub.
I drainage. road, subroad, navigation. ant
[ sewerage districts (the City of New
{ Orleans excepteD, hereinafter referred
to as subdivisions, when authorized t
, do so in the manner herein provided
may, for the purpose of readjusting
refunding. extending or unifying then
bonded Indebtedness. issue new bonds
, covering any particular issue or issue.
of bonds or the whole OUTSTANDING