The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-10-04
Of Louisiana DO 30 amended AZ to read
ARTICLE 2gI.


drainage. road. sHbr0ad. navigation, {
sewerage districts. City Of New o.
leans excepted, hereinafter referred
as subdivisions of the State. when al
thorized by vote OF a majority,
number and amount of the prOpert
taxpayers. qualified TO vote under IN
! Constitution and laws Of this Stat
| who vote at an election held for tina
purpose. after due notice Of said cleo
ton has been published for thirty day
In the official journal Of the municipa
| corporation or parish or where there |
no official journal in newspaper pub
Ilshed therein, may. through their re
| spectire governing authorities. inCu
debt and issue negotiable bonds there
FOR, and each year while any bonds thu
| Issued are outstanding. the EovernIn!
authorities Of such subdivisions sha!
impose and collect annually. in eXces
Of all other taxes, a tax sufficient I,
pay the rest. annually or semi
annually A..d the principal falling du
eaCh year, or such amount as may h
required for any sinking fund necessar,
to retire said bonds at maturity; pro
Vlded that such special taxes. for al
purposes as above set forth shall! no
IN any year exceed ten mills on the dol
lar or assessed valuation of the prop
erty In such subdivisions
No bonds shall be issued for an,
other purpose than that stated in IN,
submission of the proposition to thu
taxpayers, and published for thirty 800
days as aforesaid. or for a greater
amount than therein mentionelk MOI
shall such bonds be issued for any
other purpose than for constructing
improving and maintaining public roads
ana highways. paving and improving
streets, roads and alleys purchasing
ana constructive 90
WORKS. sewerage, drainage. navigation
llgnts, public parks and buildings. TO-
gether with all necessary equipments
and furnishing. bridges and other
works OF public Improvement. the title
10 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 (4o) years from their
GATE or bear greater rate OF interest
than five per centum 90 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 G0} Of the assessed vafua-
ton of the property in such subdivis-
IONS. Municipal councils are granted the
authority TO create within their limits
one or more sewerage districts.
Paragraph 2, Police juries 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 a pc
ROD not exceeding forty years forced
or acreage taxes not ex-
ceedlng fifty cents per acre per wear
On every acre Of land in the subdivision
"here such an election Is held. \ The
governing authority Of such subdivision
when authorized as set FORTH may in
>ur debt and issue negotiable bonds to
'epresent same, secured by the taxes
above described provided that the .tota.
amount OF debts thus incurred or bonds
sSued. Shall never exceed in principal
md interest the aggregate amount TO
70 raised by said annual contributions
'r acreage taxes during the period for
which the same are imposed and that
10 such bonds shall be issued for any
'tner purpose than that for which said
or acreage taxes were
'oted, run for longer period than
orty years, bear q greater rate of in
crest than five per centum per an
lum or be sold for less than par, All
'ond issues heretofore authorized by
axpayers in any subdivision at any
lection not contested on any ground |
II fraud are hereby recognized and
Paragraph 3. When the character Of
ny land is such that 1t must be leveed |
nd pumped in order to be drained |
nd reclaimed. the Board of Drainage
commissioners of the District I'm which |
he land 10 situated. shall, upon the
clifton OF not less than a majority in |
creage Of the property taxpayers,
esident. and nonresident, in the area
De affected. ascertain the cost of |
ratnage. and retaining said land and
acur debt against said land for an
mount sufficient to drain and reclaim
!, and issue for such debt negotiable
onds running not longer than forty
40} years from their date and bearing
lterest at a rate not exceeding five
er centum per annum payable annually
semi-annually. which bonds shall not
e soio Tor less than par: and said Board
I drainage Commissioners shall levy
nnually upon said land forced contribu-
IONS or acreage taxes in an amount
uiilclent to maintain the drainage of
alo land, TO pay the interest, annually
semi-annually, and the principal fall
ls que each year, or sucn amount az
Jay pc required for any sinking fund
rovided for payment Of said bonds at
laturlty' provided, that such forced
untrioutlons or acreage taxes, for all
lrs and Fifty Cents (s35o) per acre
err annum. "e
Paragraph 4. The police juries of the
arlous parishes throughout the state
,r the purpose OF CONSTRUCTING hieh'
avs ana public buildings for the par
n. and the governing authorities Of
,unicipai corporations for the purpose
paving or Improving streets or al
vs. and for all municipal improve
ents, after making provision for the
ayment OF all statutory and ordinary
larges, may fund into bonds running
" period not exceeding ten 11O7
ears: and bearing interest at a rate NOT {
.ceedlng i've (s) per centum per an '
I'M. which bonds shall not be sold
" Tess imam par, the avails Of the
s,due OF the ten l10) mill tax au-
on Of Louisiana.
Paragraph g.. Should any Of the sub. {
visions OF the State neglect or fail for {
~ reason to impose or collect tha ,
xes provided for in the foregoing sec. ,
ohs, any person In interest may by I
mmary proceedings in the district {
urt having Jurisdiction. enforce the q
or collection Of such taxes, r
6oth' and such proceedings shall be y
igant. ~ '"s J
Paragraph 8. Municipal corporations q
rishes and school, drainage. sub I
alnage. road. subroad. navigation and q
wWerage districts (the City of New +
leans exeepted), hereinafter referred t
as SUBDIVISIONS. when authorized 70 q
SO IN the manner herein provided. e
~. Tor the purpose Of readiusting
,unding, extending or unifying their n
nded Indebtedness issue new bonds q