The herald., 1912-09-26

bonding Indebtedness incurred by suct
81 bdiy ision for the purposes specified
in Paragraph 1 OF this article or any
issue of refund issue bonds or renewal
or refunding bonds issued by such sub
division in novation or renewal and any
bonds, heretofore or hereafter issued
for the purposes specified in said Para
graph / Of this article. No bonds is
sued under this paragraph shall run Tor
more than forty (4O) years from their
date, nor shall lear greater rate OF
| interest thar nve per centum per an
| mum, payable semi annually or annu-
ally and shall not be sold by such sub
division issuing the same for less than
par. ANY bonds issued under this Ar
ticle. may be. either in whole or in
part, exchanged value for value for
| bonds issued. under Article PSI, or to
be issued urder said Paragraph l OF
this Article. or sold and the proceeds
thereof used for the purpose of pur-
| chasing outstanding bonds. Before any
bonds shall be issued under this para
graph the issuance thereof shall be
authorized by a 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 on the proposition at an election
held for that purpose, after due notice
| or said election has been published for
| thirty days in the official journal Of
| the parish or parishes in which said
| subdivisions are located. or where there
| is no official journal, in any newspaper
| published in such parish or parishes,
| provided, however, that the governing
| body of any such subdivision may in
| their discretion and without a vote of
| the property taxpayers, issue refundinS
| or renewal bonds under this paragraph,
| if the bonds to be refunded or renewed
thereby have been or shall be issued
| for any of the purposes specified in said
| Paragra phi l of this article, or in nova
tion or renewal of any bonds issued Or
to be issued for the said purposes spec
| fled in Paragraph l of this article, and
such issue or issues so refunded or re-
neWed have been or shall be authorized
by vote of a majority in number and
amount of the property taxpayers quail
flied by a vote under the Constitution
and laws of this State who voted or
shall vote on the proposition at an
election held for that purpose. When
the bonds of any outstanding issue shall
have been obtained either by purchase
or exchange, the tax levy to pay for
such bonds shall at once cease and
such bonds be Cancelled. Each year
while any refunding bonds issued I'M
der this paragraph are outstanding. the
governing authorities of such subdi-
in excess of all other taxes. a tax suf-
ficient to pay the interest, annually OF
semi and the principal falling
due or such amount as may be re-
quired for a sinking fund for the pay
nent of said bonds at maturity, pro-
vided that such special ad valorem tax
for all purposes shall not in any year
exceed ten mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation of the property in
such subdivision.
The governing body of any such sub
division shall have full power to adopt
and pass all ordinances and resolutions
necessary to carry the provisions of
this paragraph into effect. An election
may be held under the provisions OF
this paragraph at the same times and
places and by the same election off,
GERS as an election on the question of
mourning debt and issuing bonds I'M
dor the provisions of said Paragraph /
OF this Article.
Where bonds of any subdivision have
been heretofore issued for any of the
purposes specified in Paragraph l OF
this Article. and such issue has been
authorized by the vote of a majority
in number and amount of the property
taxpayers qualified to vote under the
Constitution and laws Of this State who
voted upon the proposition to issue such
bonds at an election held for that pur
pose and where such bonds have been
issued and sold by such subdivision for
not less than par value thereof, the
said bonds or any refund issue bonds
or renewal or refunding bonds issued
in novation or renewal of bonds issued
for said purposes specified In Para;
eighty-one (2SD are hereby validated,
ratified and confirmed provided that
such bonds did not at the time of their
sessed valuation of the property in
such subdivision. and such bonds here
by ratified, approved and confirmed
snail De deemed TO De the VdllQ ana
incontestible obligations of such sub
division and tax for the payment of
the principal and interest thereof and
to create a sinking fund for the re-
demption shall be levied and collected
in the manner and within the limits
prescribed in said Paragraph 1 of this
Article. This entire Article is to be
considered a full grant of power to the
subdivisions of the State as set forth
therein
Section 2. Be it further resolved, |
etc. That this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified |
voters of this State for adoption or re- |
lection at the congressional election to |
be held in November. 1912. and. If |
adopted the same shall take effect i'm |
mediately thereafter
Section 8. Be it further resolved, |
etc. That on the official ballots to be
issued at said election there shall be
placed the words For the proposed |
amendment to Article Two Hundred |
and Eighty-one of the Constitution of |
and the words Against the |
proposed amendment to Article Tive |
stitution of Louisiana" and each cleo |
or shall indicate, as provided in the |
general election laws of the State, |
which of the propositions, For" or |
Against" he votes.
L. f THOMAS.
Speaker of the House OF Representa-
THOMAS c. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate
Approved July 9Th, 1912.
L. f. HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
ALVIN E. HEBERT.
Secretary Of State.