The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-02
OF Louisiana be so amended as 20 road
ARTICLE Isl.

sewerage districts. City Of New Or
leans excepted, hereinafter referred TO
as subdivisions Of the. State, Eben Az.
thorized by. 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 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
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
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 tho
submission of the proposition to the
taxpayers, and published for thirty (3o)
days as aforesaid, or for a greater
amount than therein mentioned; nor
shall such bonds be issued for any
improving and maintaining public roads
and highways, paving and improving
streets, roads and alleys purchasing
and constructing systems of water
lights, public parks and buildings to-
gether with ali necessary equipments
and furnishing, bridges and other
works Of public Improvement the title
to which shall rest in the subdivision
a ho ha
nor shall such bonds run for longer
period than forty (40) years from their
date or bear greater rate of interest
or be sold For less than pa par. p The total
issue of bonds by any subdivision for
all purposes shall never exceed ten
per centum (10) OF the assessed va1ua-
ton of the property in such subdivis-
authority to create within their limits
one or more sewerage districts.
Paragraph ?: Police juries in any
p Wh law er pa ereas n n
which in addition to the powers here
inabove granted. shall have further
power and authority to provide and
maintain draihage systems and the
when authorized by majority in num-
Der and amount of the property tax
payers of said district qualified to vote
under the Constitution and laws, who
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
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
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 rot contested on any ground
of fraud are hereby recognized and
validated.
ag a Iaaa M shas BE 6 seTee
and pumped IN order be drained
and reclaimed, the Board OF Drainage
Commissioners of the District In which
petition Of not less than IA majority in
acreage of the properly taxpayers,
nd moi
70 he affactad ascertain the cost of
d ~ i ne &C. and Retaining said land and
inc,,r debt against said land for an
an,ann4 e,,ffieiant to drain and rec1aim
a. nnd issua for such dahl negotiahle
h -, dse r,,nring not 1nnpara than forty
9GnS years from their data and bearins
i ~, ~ rate not eyeeeding five
rmls, oan+nT. nor annun navahle annually
~ - sar,i.a nnnal1y which hoT1f5s shall MOI
ba Sold for lass Than mar. and said board
oq Drainare observation-disclosures shall lew
or,nai1r- iron said Land fo-ead cnntrtbIi.
+inns nr acraag a taxes IN an amount
/ smff;o;ent 70 Maintain t1,a drainage OF
said nd ~ nav the infarast annua1ly
os.iu sorai a,.,uaf1T and The rrincinsI fall
~, d,a aaoI, year ar s1,c,5 amount as
Ing a he T TaGn For anv atnlsing fuae
rnayy,ided fnr r,sument Of said bonds al
p4,,.it., ~ ,rapridad +bat s,Ich forced
a laaa NJ anreapa taxes for al
o.,rnnsas eil 81, nauer aScaaa Three Dol.
inrI as,5 Eittv Carts Sam ner acre
nar ann11m
pe paraarar,b 4 The notice turtles Of thu
~. ,sn,ss narishea thrnuehn,it the State
for the nIrnnsa or consfructing high.
wavs "a and nublic butldings for the par
;h ,nd +ha govarninp anthorities o.
. rs,,, a Observation-Disclosures far The n11rpost
~ ,aa1Iitaa ~ :, nro1-;np "a greats nr al
laws and FOR ali rnnnirfnaI improve
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