The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-26
Of Louisiana be 30 amended az 60 read
am follows
ARTICLE 28..

ARTICLE 2s1.
Paragraph (. MunicSnai corporations,
parishes and school, drainage, sub
irainae- road, susaroad. navigation, or
leans excepted, hereinafter referred to
as subdivisions Of the State, Fben AL,
thorized by vote OF a majority in
number and amount Of the property
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 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
Of all other taxes, tax sufficient to
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
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 (3o)
amount than therein mentioned; nor
shall such bonds be issued for any
other purpose than for constructing
improying and maintaining public roads
streets, roads and alleys, purchasing
and constructing systems of water
works, sewerage, drainage, navigation,
lights, public parks and buildings, to-
of writ nryy COY INN mi q
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;
period than forty (40) years from their
date or bear o greater rate of interest
than five per centum go per annum.
or be sold for less than par. The total
all purposes shall never exceed ten
per cent1lm (10) of the assessed valua-
ton of the property in such subdivis-
ions Municipal councils are granted the
one or more sewerage districts
Paragraph 2. Police juries in any
parish or parishes may in accordance
we N addon o tha here
inabove granted, shall have further
power and authority TO provide and
maintain drainage systems and the
governing authorities of such districts,
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-
ceeding fifty cents per acre per year
on every acre of land In the subdivision
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
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
| 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
election not contested on any ground
Of fraud are hereby recognized and
validated.
Paragraph 8. When the character Of
4 any land 10 such that Ii must be leveed
and pumped in order to be drained
/ and reclaimed, the BoaTd of Drainage
Com nlissioners of the oIstEiet ~ which
petition Of not less than majority il
acreage Of the property taxpayers
resident and NONRESIDENT IA the area
/ to be affected, ascertain the cost OF
drainage, and reclaiming safd land and
incur debt against said land for ar
9amount 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
iDfa a a
! per centum per annum payable annually
or semi-annually, which bonds shall moi
1 be sold for less than par: and said Board
| of Drainage Commissioners shall levy
annually upon said land forced contribu
| lions or acreage taxes In an amount
1 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
i may be required for any sinking fune
provided for payment Of said bonds a.
maturity, provided, that such forced
contributions or acreage taxes. for al
purposes shall never excead Three Dol
lars and Fifty Cents ($350) per acre
i per annum.
Paragraph 4. 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 Q:
municipal corporations for the purpos'
4 of paving or improving streets Or al
! leys, and for all municipal improve
ments, after making provision for thu
| payment Of all statutory and ordinary
charges, may fund into bonds runnins
for a period not exceeding ten 90,
years, and bearing interest at a rate no
exceeding five, (5) per centum per an N:
I mum, which bonds shall not be sole
/ for less than par, the ayails OF thu
residue of the ten (1e1S mill tax au
thorized by Article 232 of the Constitu
ton of Louisiana.
I Paragraph S. Should any of the sub
divisions Of the State neglect or fail fo1
1 any reason to impose or collect tn
taxes provided for in the foregoing sec
tions, any person in interest may b.
summary proceedings I'M the distric
court having jurisdiction, enforce thu
imposition or collection Of such taxes
or both, and such proceedings shall b'
filed and triable free to any cost to thu
litigant.
parishes and school, drainage, sub
drainage road, subroad navigation ant
sewerage districts (the City of New
: Orleans excepted), hereinafter referre'
to as subdivisions. when authorized t
, do SO in the manner herein provided
may, for the purpose Of readjusttne
refunding, extending or unifying the1
bonded Indebtedness, issue new bonds
! covering any particular issue or issue