The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-09-05
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of Louisiana be so amended as to read
as follows:
ARTICLE 2s1.
| Paragraph l. Municipal corporations,
| parishes and school, drainage, sub
drainage, road. subroad, navigation, OF
| sewerage districts, City of New Orleans
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 Tor thal
purpose, after due notice OF said cleo
ton has been published for thirty days
| i'm the official Journal of the municipal
corporation or parish or where there Is
| no official journal, in a newspaper pup
| lished therein, may, through thelr re
debt and issue negotiable bonds there
for. and each year while any Donds
thus issued are outstanding, the gov
erning authorities OF such Subdivisions
excess of all other taxes, tax sur
ficient to pay the interest. annually OF
semi-annually, and the principal rail-
ing due each year. or such amount as
may be required for any sinking fund
necessary to retire said bonds at ma
turity; provided that such special taxes,
| for all purposes as above set 1orth
shall not in any year exceed ten mills
| on the dollar of assessed valuation Of
the property in such subdivisions.
| No bonds shall be issued for any
other purpose than that stated in the
submission Of the proposition to the
| taxpayer, and published for thirty (3O)
days as aforesaid. or for greater
amount than therein mentioned nor
shall such bonds be issued for any
other purposes than for constructing.
| improving and maintaining public
roads and highways, paving and I'M
proving streets, roads and alleys, pur-
II trnn
waterworks. sewerage, drainage, navi-
| cation, lights. public parks and build
ingS, together with all necessary
equipments and furnishing bridges and
other works of public Improvement, the
| title to which shall rest in the sub
division creating the debt, as the case
may be: nor shall such bonds run for
| a longer period than forty (4O) 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 sub
division for all purposes shall never
exceed ten per centum 600 OF the as
sessed valuation of the property in
such subdivisions. Municipal councils
are granted the authority to create
within their limits one or more sewer
| age districts.
| Paragraph 3. Police juries in any
parish or parishes may in accordance
| with law create drainage districts,
I 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
Rod 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
| 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 a 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
| validated
Paragraph 3. 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
resident and nonresident, in the area
10 be affected. ascertain the cost OF
drainage. and retaining said land and
amount sufficient to drain and reclaim
IL, and issue for such debt negotiable
bonds running not longer than forty
!iO) years from their date and bearing
per centum per annum payable annu.
ally or semi-annually. which bonds
shall not be sold for less than par: and
SAID Board OF Drainage Commissioners
snail levy annually upon said land
forced contributions or acreage taxes ir
an amount sufficient to maintain the
drainage of said land. to pay the in.
tereSt, annually or semi-annually and
the principal falling due each year. oil
such amount as may be required 70,
any sinking fund provided for payment
OF said bonds at maturity. provided
that such forced contributions or acre
age taxes. for all purposes shall never
exceed Three Dollars and Fifty Cent!
tsS.5O) per acre per annum.
Paragraph I. The police juries of tn,
various parishes throughout the State
for the purpose of constructing high
ways and public buildings for the par
ish. and the governing authorities o.
| HluHlClDdl Corporations, Tor 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 ordinar,
lcharges. may fund into bonds runnins
for a period not exceeding ten Go
Years. and bearing interest at a rate no
exceeding five t5l per centum per an
mum, which bonds shall not be sole
for less than par the avails of tn,
residue of the ten G0) mill tax au
lthorized by Article 232 of the Constitu
ltiop of Louisiana.
| Paragraph 5. Should any OF the sub
divisions of the State neglect or fai
for any reason to impose or collect tn,
taxes provided for in the foregoins
sections. any person in interest may by
summary proceedings in the district
court having Jurisdiction. enforce the
imposition or collection OF such taxes
or both. and such proceedings shall
| he filed and triable free to any cost tC