The St. Mary banner., 1912-09-07
ACT NO. l32.
senate Eli No. l3.. BY Mr.. Beale.
| JOINT RESOLUTION

Senate Eli No l3. BY Mr. Beale
JOINT RESOLrTION
| Proposing an amendment to Artfcl;
t2Slt two eighty-one of the Consti
tuition of the State of Louisiana r.
lative to the incurring of debt an,
issuing bonds for work of public I'M.
proVement and to the valuation. anC
retundiug of bonds issued for sucl
Improvements. by municipal corpora
tlonS. parishes and school draiuage
sewerage and other districts tthe Cit,
of New Orleans excepted. and thc
assessment of special taxes and forced
contributions to pay for same.
Section l. Be IT resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana
two-thirds '2-3J of all the members
elected to each House. ConCurrin2. That
Article two hundred and eighty-on-
t2SlJ of the Constitution of the State
Of Louisiana be so amended as to read
as follows
ARTICLE 2S1
Paragraph |. 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 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
tlon 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
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
n a to TOW 90
pay the interest. annually semi
annually. and the principal falling due
each year or such amount may be
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
submission of the proposition to the
taxpayers. and published for thirty 900
days as aforesaid. or for greater
amount than therein mentioned: nor
other purpose than for constructing.
improving and maintaining public roads
and highways. paving and improving
streets roads and alleys. purchasing
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 longer
period than forty (4O years from their
date or bear a greater rate of interest
than five per centum (5) per annuln
issue of bonds by any subdivision for
all purposes shall never exceed ten
per centum I0) Of the assessed valua-
tion of the property in such subdivis-
authority to create within their limits
one or more sewerage districts.
Paragraph 2. Police juries in anv
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 I'm 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
rfod not exceeding forty years forced
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
Nv ci iiIlS duluOfIlS OI Sucn SUBDIVISION
when authorized as set forth, may in
,ur debt and issue negotiable bonds to
same. secured by the taxes |
above described provided that the total |
amount Of debts thus incurred or bonds |
sSued, shall never exceed In principal !
and interest the aggregate amount to |
De raised by said annual contributions |
'r acreage taxes during the period for |
which the same are imposed and that |
10 such bonds shall be issued for any |
Dtnpr DurDOSe than that for which ga id |
contributions or acreage taxes were |
,otet-, run for longer period than |
'orty years. bear a greater rate of in
crest than five per centum per an
,um or be sold for less than par. All |
,ond issues heretofore authorized by
axpayers in any subdivision at any |
election not contested on any ground |
If fraud are hereby recognized and
Paragraph g. When the character of
my land is such that it must be leveed
md pumped in order to be drained
nd reclaimed, the Board of Drainage
Commissioners of the District in which
he land is situated. shall. upon the
'etition of not less than a majority in
creage of the property taxpayers,
esident and nonresident. in the area
o be affected, ascertain the cost of \
rainage. and reclaiming said land and =
ncur debt against said land for an
mount sufficient to drain and reclaim
t, and issue for such debt negotiable
onds running not longer than forty
40) years from their date and bearing
interest at rate not exceeding five
er centum per annum payable annually
r semiannually. which bonds shall not
e sold for less than par: and said Board
t Drainage Commissioners shall levy
upon said land forced contribu-
ions or acreage taxes in an amount
ufficient to maintain the drainage of
aid land, to pay the interest. annually
r semi-annually. and the principal fall
1g due each year. or such amount as
lay be required for any sinking fund
rovided for payment of said bonds at
provided. that such forced
or acreage taxes. for all
urposes shall never exceed Three Dol
irs and Fifty Cents ($3.50) per acre
er annum.
Paragraph 4. The police jures of the
arious parishes throughout the State,
)r the purpose of constructing high.
avs and public buildings for the nar.