The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-08-30
OF Louisiana be so amended as to reao
ARTICLE PSI.

parishes anu StflOOl,
drainage. road, subroad, navigation, OF
sewerage districts, City OF New VT
leans excepted, hereinafter referred u
as subdivisions of the State. when au-
thoriZed by a vote Of a majority ~
number and amount of the property
taxpayers, qualified to vote under the
Constitution and laws OF TINS Sla't
who vote at an election held for tia'
purpose, after due notice OF SAID elec-
ton has been published for thirty Gay
in the official journal OF the muhlclpd.
corporation or parish or where theie -
no official journal, in a newspaper pup
lished therein. may. through lneli re,
spective governing authorities, incur
debt and issue negotiable bonds there
for. and each year while any bonds tnus
issued are outstanding. the governing
authorities Of such subdivisions shall
impose and collect annually. in excess
of all other taxes, a tax Sufflcleht u
pay the interest, annually or semi
annually, and the principal raining que
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 no'
in any year exceed ten mills on the dol
lar of assessed valuation OF the prop
ertv in such subdivisions.
No bonds shall be issued for any
other purpose than that stated IN inc
submission Of the proposition to ths
taxpayers. and published for thirty (5O)
days as aforesaid, or for greater
amount than therein mentioned; nor
shall suth bonds be issued for any
other purpose than for constructing
improving and maintaining public roaaS
and highways, paving and improving
streets. roads and alleys, purchasing
and constructing systems of water
works, sewerage. drainage, nayigatlon
lights public parks and buildings, to-
gethcr 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 of interest
than five per centum co per annum.
or be sold for less than par. The total
issue of bonds by any subdivision for
all purposes shall never exceed ten
per centum 1O) of the assessed valua-
ions Municipal councils are granted the
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
ho cit nd To- Whn
vote at an election held for that pur-
pose, may impose and collect for a Pc
Rod not exceeding forty years forced
or acreage taxes not en-
,eeding fifty cents per acre per year
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
,ur 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
De raised by said annual contributions
which the same are imposed and that
no such bonds shall be issued for any
other purpose than that for which said
or acreage taxes were
voted, run for longer period than
forty years, bear 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
Paragraph g. When the character of
any land is such that it must be lsveed
and pumped in order to be draineA
and reclaimed, the Board of Drainage
of the District in which
the land is situated, shall, upon the
petition of not less than majority in
of the property taxpayers
resident and nonresident, in the area
to be affected, ascertain the cost OF
drainage, and retaining said land and
incur debt against said land for ar
amount sufficient to drain and reclaim
1t, 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 annual,
or, semi-annually, which bonds shall moi
be! sold for less than par; and said Boar
of Drainage Commissioners shall levy
annually upon said land forced contribu
tiQns or acreage taxes in an amour
sufficient to maintain the drainage O.
said land, to pay the interest, annual,
or semi-annually, and the principal fall
Ing due each year, or such amount a.
may be required for any sinking fun,
provided for payment Of said bonds a
maturity. provided, that such force,
contributions or acreage taxes, for al
purposes shall never exceed Three Dol
lars and Fifty Cents ($3.50) per acr
per annum.
Paragraph 4. The police juries of tn
various parishes throughout the State
fer the purpose of constructing. high
ways and public buildings for the par
ish. and the governing authorities o
municipal corporations, for the purpos
OF paving or improving streets or al
ieys, and for all municipal improve
payment OF all statutory and ordinar
charges, may fund into bonds runnin
for period not exceeding ten 90
years, and bearing interest at rate no
exceeding five 90 per centum per an
MIN. which bonds shall not be sol
fer less than par, the avails of tn
residue of the ten (10) mill tax au
thorized by Article 232 Of the Constitu
Hbn of Louisiana.
Paragraph 5. Should any Of the sub
divisions Of the State neglect or fail 70
any redSon 10 impose or collect tn
taxes provided for in the foregoing sec
tons, any person in interest may b
summary proceedings in the distric
court having jurisdiction, enforce tn
imposition or collection of such take!
or BOTH and such proceedings shall b
filed and triable free to any cost to tn
lftigant.
Paragraph 6. Municipal corporations
parishes and school. drainage, sub
drainage, road, subroad, navigation an
sewerage districts (the City of Ne,
Orleans excepted, hereinafter referre
tD as subdivisions, when authorized t
do so in the manner herein provide,
may, for the purpose of readjustin,
refunding, extending or unifying the
bonded Indebtedness. issue new bond
covering any particular issue or issue
Ct bonds or the whole outstandin