The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-09-07
Of Louisiana be 20 amended as 20 read
az follows:-
ARTICLE 2s1.

parishes and ScnoOl, drainage, SUD-
drainage, road, subroad, navigation, OF
sewerage districts. City of New Or
leans excepted, hereinafter referred to
as subdivisions of the State, when au-
thorized by a vote of 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
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-
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
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 (3o)
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
and constructing systems of water
works, sewerage, drainage, navigation,
lights, public parks and buildings, to-
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 (401 years from their
date or bear a greater rate of interest
than five per centum (5) per annum.
or be sold for less than par. The total
all purposes shall never exceed ten
per eentum (1o) Of the assessed va1ua-
ton of the property in such subdivfs-
ions. Municipal councils are granted the
one or more sewerage districts.
Paragraph 2. Police juries in any
parish or parishes may in accordance
wi, with n, law create drainage districts
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-
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 SIS 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
contributions or acreage taxes were
voted, run for a longer period than
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
taxpayers in any subdivision at any
election not contested on any ground
Of fraud are hereby recognized and
validated. 4s% 5 s. 554s :
Paragraph .. When the character Of
and pumped In order 10 be drained
and reclaimed, the Board Of Drainage
Commissioners of the District In which
the land is situated, she'll, upon the
acreage of the property taxpayers,
resident and nonresident, in the area
to be affected, ascertain the cost Of
drainage. and reclaiming said land and
incur debt against said land for an
amount sufficient to drain and reclaim
It, and issue for such debt negotiable
bonds running not longer than forty
(4o) years from their date and bearing
per centum per annum payable annually
or mi-annual1y, which bonds shall not
be sold for less than par; and said Board
Of Drainage missioners shall levy
lions or acreage taxes In an amount
sufficient to maintain the drainage Of
said land, to pay the interest annually
or semi annually, and the principal fall
may be required for any sinking fund
provided for payment of said bonds at
maturity, provided, that such forced
contributions or acreage taxes. for all
lars and Fifty Cents $3.50 per acre
per annu1n.
Paragraph 4. The police juries Of the
various parishes throughout the State,
ways and public buildings for the par
ish, and the governing authorities Of
municipal corporations, for the purpose
OF paving or improving streets or al
ments, after making provision for the
payment OF all statutory and ordinary
charges, may fund into bonds running
for period not exceeding ten N(10)
years, and bearing interest at rate not
exceeding five 80 per centum per an
num-, which bonds shall not be sold
for less than par, the avai1s Of the
residue Of the ten (10) mill tax au-
thorlzed by Article 232 OF the Constitu-
ton Of Louisiana.
Paragraph s. Should any Of the SUBJ
divisions of the State neglect or fail for
any reason to impose or collect the
taxes provided for in the foregoing Sec
tons, any person in interest may by
summary proceedings in the district
court having jurisdiction, enforce the
imposition or collection Of such taxes.
or both, and such proceedings shall be
filed and triab1e free to any cost to the
iitigant
Paragraph 6. Municipal corporations,
parishes and school, drainage, sub
drainage, road. subroad, navigation and
sewerage districts (the City of New
Orleans excepted), hereinafter referred
to as subdivisions, when authorized to
do so in the manner herein provided,
may, for the purpose of readjusting.
refunding, extending or unifying their
bonded Indebtedness, issue new bonds.
covering any particular issue or issues
of bonds or the whole outstanding
bonded Indebtedness incurred by such
subdivision for the purposes specified
in Paragraph / Of this article or any