The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-28
of Louisiana be 30 amended as 20 read
ARTICLE 2s1.

of Louisiana be 20 amended as 20 read /
as follows
ARTICLE 2s1.
Paragraph /. Municipal corporations,
pariahes and school. drainage. sub
Drainage. road, subroad, navigation, or
sewerage districts, City Of New Or
leans excepted. hereinafter referred to
as subdivisions of the State. when au-
thorized by vote of majority, IN
number end 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 a 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 pc
required for any sinking fund necessary
to retire said bonds at maturity; pro-
cided 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
taxpayers. and published for thirty (3o)
days as aforesaid. or for 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
<1-,t ,.o<x toy.
lights, public parks and buildings. to-
gether with all necessary equipments
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 a longer
period than forty (40) years from their
date or bear q greater rate OF interest
| than five per centum go per annum.
or be sold for less than par. The total
| issue of bonds by any subdivision for
| all purposes shall never exceed ten
per centum 1o) of the assessed valua-
ions. Municipal councils are granted the
authority to create within their limits
| one or more sewerage districts.
Paragraph 2. Police turies in any
parish or parishes may in accordance
with law create drainage districts
which in addition to the powers here
| inabove granted. shall have further
power and authority to provide and
maintain drainage systems and the
| governing authorities of such districts.
| 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
| 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
| where such an election is held. The
II. -
when authorized as set forth. may in
| cur debt and Tissue 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
no such bonds shall be issued for airy
other purpose than that for which said
contributions or acreage taxes were
voted. run for a longer period than
| 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
Paragraph 8. When the character of
any land is such that 1t must be leveed
and reclaimed. the Board of Drainage
Commissioners of the District in which
the land is situated. shall. upon the
petition Of not less than majority in
resident and nonresident, in the area
to be affected, ascertain the cost of
drainage. and retaining said land and
incur debt against said land for an
1t, and issue for such debt negotiable
bonds running not longer than forty
(4G) years from their date and bearing
interest at a rate not exceeding five
or semi-annually. which bonds shall not
be sold for less than par: and said Board
Of Drainage Commissioners shall levy
annually upon said land forced contrfbu-
i 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 sucn amount as
may be required for any sinking fund
provided for payment of said bonds al
maturity. provided. that such forced
contributions or acreage taxes. for al
purposes shall never exceed Three Dol
lars and Fifty Cents (ss.5o) per acre
Iper annum.
Paragraph 4. The police juries of tn,
| various parishes throughout the State
for the purpose Of constructing high
ways and public buildings for she par
! ish, and the governing authorities OF
| municipal corporations, for the purpos,
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 runninl
} for a period not exceeding ten 90
: years, and bearing interest at a rate no
, exceeding five 90 per centum per an
Z mum. which bonds shall not be sols
/. for less than par. the avails of thu
: residue of the ten (10) mill tax au
! thorized by Article 232 of the Constitu
r ton of Louisiana
II Paragraph 5. Should any Of the sub
any reason to impose or collect tn
taxes provided for in the foregoing sec
I tons. any person in interest may b.
summary proceedings in the distric
: court having Jurisdiction. enforce tn
e imposition or collection Of such taxes
or both. and such proceedings shall b.
. filed and triable free to any cost to tn