The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-09-13
Of Louisiana be so amended as to read
ARTICLE 2S1.

| ARTICLE -oI.
Paragraph !. Municipal corporations
parishes and school drainage. SUD
drainage. road. SubrOad navigation, O
sewerage districts, City Of New Or
| leans excepted, hereinafter referred Il
as subdivisions of the State. when au
th0riZed by vote OF majority. II
number and amount of the property
| taxpayers. qualified to vote under th'
| Constitution and laws of this state
who vote at an election held for tha'
purpose, after due notice of said etec
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 pup
! liSl,ed therein. may. through their re-
| spective governing authorities, incur
| debt ana issue negotiable bonds there
! for, ald 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 duo
each year. or such amount AZ may be
required for any sinking fuid 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 Ellis on the dol
lar Of assessed valuation of the prop
crty in such subdivisions,
No bonds Shall be issued for any
other purpose than that stated in the
submission Of tn" proposition to the
taxpayers, and published for thirty 600
days as aforesaid. or for a greater
amount than therein mentioned. nor
shall such bonds be ISSUED for any
other purpose than for constructing,
improving and maintaining public roads
and highways. paving and improving
streets, roads and alleys. purchasing
works, sewerage. drainage. naviSat iOA,
lights, public parks and buildings to-
gcthcr with all necessary equipments
and furnishing. bridges and other
works of public Improvement. the title !
to which Shall rest in the subdivision |
rrcating the debt. as the case may be- |
nor shall such bonds run for a longer |
period than forty (4O) years from their |
late or bear a greater rate of interest .
han five per ceutum 60 per annum.
n be sold for less than par. The total !
SSue OF bonds by any subdivision for
III purposes shall never exceed ten
er ccntum lol Of the assessed valua-
ion of the property in such subdiyiS-
ons. Municipal councils are granted the
uthority to create within their limits
ne or more sewerage districts.
Paragraph ,. Police juries in any
arish or parishes may in accordance
m law create drainage districts
Inch IN addition to the powers bore
laboye granted. shall have further
over and authority to provide and
laintain drainage systems AMI the
nVerning authorities Of such districts,
hen authorized by i majority in mum
cr and amdilnt of the property tax
AYERS OF said district qualified 20 vote
nder the Constitution and laws. who
ote at au election held for that pur-
use, may impose ard collect for a be
Ga not exceeding forty years forced
' 'niilont i,S or acreage taxes rot eX
'ealhg 1ltty cents per acre per wear
4 every acre of land in the subdivision {
mere such an election is held. The !
,Fernins authority OF such subdivision ,
hen authorized as set forth. NAV In. :,
n dcbt ana issue negotiable bonds to +.
present same. Secured by the taxes .
'"ve described provided that the total
mount OF debts thus incurred or bonds .
sned. shalt never exceed in principal i.
IA interest the aggregate amount t.
raised by said annual contributions =,
acreage taxes during the period for
hich the same are imposed and tia, d
such bonds Shall be ISSUED for any i.
hcr purpose than that for which said 7,
n'rlputions or acreage taxes were !,
TED, run for longer period than l
rty years. bear a greater rate of in !,
rest than five per centum per an +
I'm or DE sold for less than par. All II
no issues heretofore authorized by d
AFayeTs III any subdivision at any I.
ectlOn not contested on any ground
fraud are hereby recognized and 6,
lidated. S
Paragraph 8. When the character of
y iand IS such that it must be leyee1 l.
a pumped in order to be drained
q reclaimed, the Board az. Drainage AZ