The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-10-19

interest at a rate not exceeding five
per centum per annum payable an
nually or semi-annually, which bond!
shall not be sold for less than par,
and said Board Of Drainage Commits
Sioners shall levy annually upon sale
land forced contributions Or acreage
taxes in an amount sufficient tC
maintain the drainage of said land
to pay the interest, annually OF
semFannually, and the principal fall
ing due each year, or such amount
as may be required for any sinking
fund provided for payment of said
bends at maturity, provided, that such
forced contributions or acreage taxes
fer all purposes shall never exceed
Three Dollars and Fifty Cents ($3.5O)
per acre per annum.
Paragraph A. The police juries OF
the various parishes throughout the
State, for the purpose of construct,
ing highways and public buildings for
the parish, and the governing au'
thorities Of municipal corporations,
for the purpose of paving or improv-
ing streets or alleys, and for all mu-
nicipal improvements, after making
provision for the payment Of all stat
utory and ordinary charges, may fund
into bonds running for period not
exceeding ten (10) years, and bear,
ing interest at a rate not exceeding
five (5) per centum per annum,
which bonds shall not be sold for less
than par, the avails of the residue
OF the ten QO) mill tax authorized
by Article 292 of the Constitution of
Louisiana.
Paragraph ). Should any of the
subdivisions of the State neglect or
fail for any reason to impose or cal
lect the taxes provided for in the
foregoing sections, any person in in
terest may by summary proceedings
III the district court having jurisdic-
ton, enforce the imposition or col
lection of such taxes, or beth, and
such proceedings shall be filed and
triable free to any cost to the litigant.
Paragraph 6. Municipal corpora
tons, parishes and school, drainage,
subdrainage, road, subroad, naviga-
ton and sewerage districts (the City
OF New Orleans eXcepted,) herein
after referred to as subdivisions,
when authorized to do so in the man
ner herein provided, may, for the
of readjusting, refunding, eX-
or unifying their bonded in
debtedness, issue new bonds, cover
ing any particular issue or issues of
bonds or the whole outstanding bond
ing Indebtedness incurred by such
for the purposes specified
IN Paragraph 1 Of this article or any
issue of refund issue bonds or renew
al or refunding bonds issued by such
in novation or renewal
and any bonds, heretofore Or here
after issued for the purposes speci-
fled in said Paragraph 1 of this Ar
tiCle No bonds issued under this
shall run for more than
forty (40) years from their date nor
shall bear a greater rate of interest
han five per centum per annum,
payable Semi-annually or annually and
shall not be sold by such subdivision
sSuing the same for less than par.
Any bonds issued under this Article,
nay be, either in whole or in part,
value for value for bonds
ssued, under Article PSI, or to be is
sued under said Paragraph 1 of this
Article, or sold and the proceeds
hereof used for the purpose of pur
'hasing outstanding bonds. Before
my bonds shall be issued under this
the issuance thereof shall
)e authorized by a vote Of a MAORI
Y in number and amount of the prop
'rty taxpayers qualified to vote IN
Ter the Constitution aud laws of this |
State who vote on the proposition at !
n election held for that purpose, af-
er due notice of said election has
'een published, for thirty days in the
'fftcial journal Of the parish or par
she's in which said subdivisions are
coated, or where there is no Off
ial journal, in any newspaper pub
ished in such parish or parishes, !
provided, however, that the govern
ng body of any such subdivision may
Il their discretion and without
cite of the property taxpayers, is
lie refunding or renewal bonds I'M
er this paragraph, if the bonds to
e refunded or renewed thereby
ave been or shall be issued for any
f the purposes specified in said Par
graph 1 of this Article, or in nova