St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-09-07

Lieutenant Governor and Presl
dent of the Senate.
Approved: June 25th, 1912.
L. E. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy.
ALVIN E. HEBERT.
FE Secretary of State.
ACT. NO. 1872.
Senate Bill No. 1877. By Mr.. Beale
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article
3 (281) two eighty-one of the Con-
stitution Of the State of Louisiana
relative to the mourning of debt
and issuing bonds for work OF pub
lie Improvement, and to the vail
dalton, and refunding of bonds is
sued for such improvements, by
municipal corporations, parishes
and school, drainage, sewerage
and other districts (the city Of
New Orleans excepted). and the
assessment of special taxes and
forced contributions to pay for
same.
ARTICLE 281.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana, two-thirds (2-3) of all the
members elected to each house, con,
curing, That Article (281) two hun
dred and eighty-one of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana be
SO amended as to read as follows:
Paragraph i. Municipal corpora
lions, parishes and school, drainage
sub-drainage, road, subroad, naviga-
ton, or sewerage districts. city OF
New Orleans excepted, hereinafter
referred to as subdivisions of the
State, when authorized by a vote
Of the majority, in number y and
amount Of the property taxpayers,
qualified to vote under the Constf-
tuition and laws of this State, who
vote at an election held for that pur-
pose, after due notice of said cleo
ton has been published for thirty
days in the official journal of the
municipal corporation or parish OF
where there is no official journal, in
a newspaper published therein, may
through their respective governing
authorities incur debt and issue ne
gotiable bonds therefor, and each
year while any bonds thus issued
are outstanding, the governing au.
thorities of such subdivisions shall
impose and collect annually, in ex.
cess of all other taxes, tax sufflci-
ent to pay the interest. annually OF
semi-annually, and the principal fall.
ing due each year. or such amount
AZ may be required for any sinking
fund necessary to retire said bonds
at maturity, provided that such
special taxes, for all purposes Al
above set forth 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
1907 days as aforesaid, or for q
greater amount than therein men
toned; nor shall such bonds be issu.
ed for any other purposes than fol
constructing, improving and main.
tanning public roads and highways
paving and improving streets, roads
and alleys, purchasing and construct
ing systems of waterworks, sewerage
drainage, navigation, lights, public
parks and buildings, together with
all necessary equipments and fur
nishing, bridges and other works Of
public improvement, the title te
which shall rest in the subdivisio on
creating the debt, as the case may
be; nor shall such bonds run for .
longer period than forty (4O) 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. total issue of bonds
by any subdivision for all purpose.
shall never exceed ten per centum
(1O) of the assessed valuation Of
the property in such subdivisions
Municipal councils are granted the
authority to create within their linn.
its 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.
fnabove granted, shall have further
power and authority to provide and
maintain drainage systems and the
governing authorities of such dis.
tricts, when authorized by q majority
in number and amount of the prop.
erty taxpayers of said district quail
fled to vote under. the Constitution
and laws, who vote ut an election
held for that purpose, may impose
and collect for period not exceed
Ing forty years forced contributions
or acreage taxes not exceeding fifty
cents per acre per year on every acre
of land in the subdivision where
such an election is held. The gov
ernfng authority of such subdivision
when authorized as set forth, may
incur debt and issue negotiable bonds
to represent same, secured by the
taxes above described provided that
the total amount of debts thus In
Cured 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
W.