The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-09-07
!, Of Louisiana be 50 amended as to read

parishes ana 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
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
| tion 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
| 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
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 tn
taxpayers, and published for thirty tso)
4 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 all necessary equipments
and furnishing, bridges and other
works of public Improvement, the title
5rtn ct #eyJ1fN n ixYir
| creating the debt as the case may be;
| 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 par. The total
issue of bonds by any subdivision for
| all purposes shall never exceed ten
per centum (10) of the assessed valua-
IONS Municipal councils are granted the
authority to create within their limits
one or more sewerage : districts .a,s :, -
with law create drainage districts.
which in addition to the powers here
| inaboye granted, shall have further
power and authority to provide and
| governing authorities Of such districts,
/ when authorized by a majority in num-
4 Der and amount Of the property Sax-
4 payers of said district qualified to vote
under the Constitution and laws, who
4 vote at an election held for that pur-
Il pose, may impose and collect for pc
\ Rod not exceeding forty years forced
4 contributions or acreage taxes not ex-
/ ceeding fifty cents per acre per year
on every acre Of land In the subdivision
1 where such an election is held. The
4 governing authority of such subdivision
when authorized as set forth, may IN
i cur debt and issue negotiable bonds to
represent same, secured by the taxes
above described provided thai: the total
amount Of debts thus incurred or bonds
i issued, shall never exceed in principal
i and interest the aggregate amount to
4 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
a contributions or acreage taxes were
/ voted run for longer period than
/ terest than five per centum per an.
mum or be sold for less than par. All
bond issues heretofore authorized b,
y taxpayers in any subdivision at any
II election not contested on any GROUND
u Of fraud are hereby recognized ane
Paragraph lrs 81 the claraetero1
any land Is such that ~ must ne leyeee
d and pumped In order to be draineS
/ and reclaimed, the Board Of Drainage
n Commissioners Of the District in which
the land is situated. shall, upon tht
\ petition Of not less than majority II
4
: resident and nonresident, in the ares
Z to be affected, ascertain the cost o.
drainage, and retaining said land ane
i incur debt against said land for al
, amount sufficient to drain and reclaim
il. and issue for such debt negotiable
bonds running not longer than forty
;, {40) years from their date and bearing
, interest at a rate not exceeding fiys
per centum per annum payable annual!
} or semi-annually, which bonds shall no
) be sold for less than par; and said Boart
: of Drainage Commissioners shall lev!
, annually upon said land forced contr1bu
: lions or acreage taxes in an amour
sufficient to maintain the drainage o
said land, to pay the interest, annual;
| or semi-annually, and the principal fall
/ ing due each year, or such amount a
: may be required for any sinking fun'
q provided for payment of said bonds a
' maturity. provided, that such forces
: contributions or acreage taxes, for al
. purposes shall never exceed Three Dol
r | lars and Fifty Cents l$3.50) per acr
: per annum.
: Paragraph 4. The police juries of tn
various parishes throughout the stars 1I
n | for the purpose of constructing high
: ways and public buildings for the par
t ish, and the governing authorities
municipal corporations, for the purpos
d leys, and for all municipal improve
! ments, after making provision for tn
d payment of all statutory and ordlnar
J. charges, may fund into bonds runnln
s Tor p6ElOd llOt eACCCA1iAS SSA1 ~
V years, and bearing interest at rate no
8 exceeding five (5) per centum per an
4 num- which bonds shall not be sol
;, for less than par, the avails Of tn
v residue of the ten (109 mill tax au
8 thorized by Article 232 of the Constltu
If ton of Louisiana.
d Paragraph 5. Should any of the sur
a. divisions Of the State neglect or fail 70
any reason to impose or collect IN
L. taxes provided for In the foregoing SCI
It lions, any person In interest may .
+ summary proceedings In the distrle
: court having jurisdiction, enforce tn
,e imposition or collection OF such take
or both, and such proceedings shal .
d, filed and triable free to any cost 70 ca
,e littgant.
70 Paragraph g. Municipal corporation
ID parishes and school,. drainage, sur
II drainage, road. subroad, navigation an
ii sewerage districts (the City OF Ne
Of Orleans excepted), hereinafter reIefre
to as subdivisions, when authorized
to do SO in the manner herein providee
j. may. for the purpose Of readJus "a
a. refunding, extending or unifylng the
h bonded Indebtedness. issue new pond
~ covering any particular issue or 1ssu e
e of bonds or the whole outstandln
O. bonded Indebtedness incurred by sue So.
subdivision for the purposes spectre