The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
OF Louisiana be SO amended as to read
ARTICLE PSI.

sewerage districts. City Of New Or
leans eNcepted, hereinafter referred to
as Subdivisions of the State. when au-
tborigp1 NV n vote OF q 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 q newspaper pub
lshcd therein, may through their re.
spectiye 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 snail
impose and collect annually, in excess
| Of all other taxes. a tax sufficient to
| pay the rest annually or semi
annually, I'D 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 600
| days as aforesaid. or for greater
| 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 ana 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 NAV be:
| nor shall such bonds run for a longer
period than forty tiO) wears from their
date or bear a greater rate of interest
| than five per ccnWm 90 per anuum.
or be sold for less than par The total
issue OF bonds by any subdivision for
all PURPOSES Shall never exceed ton
per certump O0) of the assessed yalua-
ton of the prOpertv in st,ch sI,hdivis-
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 NAV in accordance
with law create drainage districts
which in addition to the powers here
inaboye granted. shall have further
power and authority to provide and
maintain drainage systems and the
governing authorities of sncb dfstrictS
when authorized bv majority in nnm.
Der and amount Of the propertv tax
PAYERS of said district qualified r. vote
under the Constitution and laws who
vote at an election held for that nur.
pose. NAV imnosa and collect fnr d no
Rod nnt ayrnnGin@ az for,U ,,aorS o' fard ped
contributions or acreape taxes NOT az
ceeding fifty cents per acre nar vear
on every acre of land in the subdivision
where such an election is held The
governing authority of sucb snhdfvision
when authorized as sa+ forth nav IN.
cur debt and issue nerotiahIa hnn1s 70
represent same, secured bv the tsyes
above described provided that the totai
amount Of debts thus jncurred or bonds
issued. Shall never exceed In nrincinaI
and interest the aporeoata on,nnnt 70
be- raised nv said ANIMAL contrihntions
or acreage taxes durin~ no narioa Fnr
which the same are imnosed ana that
no such bonds shall be issued for any
other purpose than that for which said
contributions or aCrea 90 taxas wera
voted. run for a. longer nariod than
forty wears hear a prn9tar rata of ~
terest than five ner centnm ner on
mum or he sold for less than ner All
bond ISSUES heretofora amthor i a.,
election NOT contesteI on ony a. oroa n,,S
Of fraud are hereby renoenized1 o and
yo1idaIoS ''o0sii1"ou anu
Paragranh 2 When tho ohorao.o. 70
any land IS such thai II mnet ba iot,ood
and nInned ~ 80 - w 10y ".
and recIaimad tho PoorS oe M ula an
Commissinners of tho DiStrin+ - @rtrds
tha land r. sitnataS SboIl w. ~ WIN tS
nptition of NOT lass tbon o ,, mton nc
acreage Of the nrnm %.t % in taSp 10y III
residant and nnn-ra psTpTtS T., '41spayers'
TO be affected ascertain tho t nns, al "a
drainage and recla in, trr,,t seiH , oosI "a
incur debt against said San land i@ fnr anu au
amount s,Ifficient m Sro;r and t III, a. a.
it. and issue for suoh ~ a." AM anu reelalin
bonds running mot Innoer lbs noSot fat'.
IGnN ,oars - itu. io1sel tuali forty
into,c,,t -. I'm. .ieii udte any bearing
nar ceT+,, a, ~ iaoe not eMGeeoIhg flye
pc pei celi'um per annum payable annually
10 soid a.. I Mhlcn Dohds shaIl not
NJ Dra, inc, teSS .nan par, anu said Board
onnuot1,, go IN 'i I shall ieVy
t 1inns ~ upUm sdiu lalla forced contribu-
snfSio;oI,+ ~ easI taMes III an amount
ssid la ~ naaiii "a me drainage or
or semi-annuofI, a 'r5 ttIoeI e. ailiually
ING dna aanh 1;oor "'o 'ne 7 piii.clpai ran
nav hs raoii,ro "a; Vi sucil aIiouhI as
n 1,1S lee i for LOT any SINKING fund
pioVideu lor payment OF said bonds at
n liiht,y, pIo W. tnat such forced
nurnnsos .Ao oiis =, VI acreage taxes, Tor all
10 rs nS IIa f. never exceed Ihree Dol
nar ann ,u Ivy een's NS''oo) per acre
psragrnnh rh .,,.
varinus narishos th poI,Ge JuILes OF the
for tho nnrrnsa osi ousiIout tne STATE
wave op5 nnbfio S ~ SUIisl ructlAlg hlgh-
ish ana Tho gnvarn ,irlsS iol me par
,,,,n; o;ru 'lie llIils authorities or
Of paving or imnrovine to etr tat purpose
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