The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-11-02
or r,ou,stana be SO amended as to read

parishes and scnooi, urdihase.
drainage. road. subroad. navigation, or
sewerage districts. City of New OF
leans excepted. hereinafter referred 10
as subdivisions of the State, wnen au
thorized by vote OF IL t ma'oT property
taxpayers, qualified to vote unuer the
Constitution and laws OF TINS Sta,e.
who vote at an election held 1or that
purpose. after due notice of said cleo
ton has been published for thirty days
in the official journal OF the municlpal
corporation or parish or where there rs
no official journal. in newspaper pup
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 governiu'ni
authorities of such subdivisions snail
impose and collect annually, IN excess
of ell other taxes, a tax sufficient 70
paw the interest. annually or semi
annually. and the principal railing que
required for any sinking fund necessary
to retire said bonds at maturity; pro,
yided that such special taxes. TOT All
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 Tor any
other purpose than that stated in the
submission of the proposition to the
taxpayers and published for thirty t5Vl
days as aforesaid. or for a greater
amount than therein mentioned nor
shall such bonds be issued Tor any
other purpose than for constructing,
Improving and maintaining public ROADS
and highways. paving and lmproVins
streets, roads and alleys. purchasing
and constructing systems of water
works, sewerage. drainage. navigation
lights, public parks and buildings. TO-
gether with all necessary equipments
and furnishing. bridges ana o ti.9s
to which shall rest in the SUBDIVISION
| creating the debt. as the case may De,
nor shall such bonds run for a longer
period than forty t4o) years from tnelt
| date or bear a greater rate of interest
| than five per centum CD per annum;
| or be sold for less than par The total
| issue of bonds by any SUBDIVISION TOT
| per centum (10) of the assessed valua-
| ton of the property in such supoivis-
| 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
power and authority to provide ana
| 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 TOT pc,
riod not exceeding forty years forced
contributions or acreage taxes not eN-
ceeding fifty cents per acre per year
on every acre of land in the SUBDIVISION
where such an election Is neid: Al. ns
when authorized as set forth, may IN
cur debt and issue negotiable bonds te
represent same. secured by the taxes
| above described provided that the tota
| Of BONDS
issued, shall never exceed In princlpa
and interest the aggregate amount q
: be raised by said annual contributions
: or acreage taxes during the period 10
; which the same are imposed and tina
no such bonds shall be issued ior an,
other purpose than that for which salt
T contributions or acreage taxes wer'
voted, run for longer period thai
5 forty years bear a greater rate of in
terest than five per centum per an
, mum or be sold for less than par. Al
bond issues heretofore authorized b.
n | taxpayers in any subdivision at an
: election not contested on any groun
n of fraud are hereby recognized an
: validated.
: Paragraph s. When the character o
$ any land is such that it must be levee
s and pumped in order to be drafne
n and reclaimed. the Board of Drainag
4 Commissioners of the District IN wnic
e the land is situated. shall, upon tn
r petition of not less than majority !
acreage of the property taxpayer
resident and nonresident, in the are
Il to be affected. ascertain the cost c
/ drainage, and retaining said land an
h incur debt against said land for a
,e amount sufficient to drain and reclail
l. 1t, and issue for such debt negotiabl
N bonds running not longer than TORT
g. (40) years from their date and bearin
N interest at a rate not exceeding fly
# per centum per annum payable annual
70 or semi-annually. which bonds shall M
le be sold for less than par; and said Boal
l. of Drainage Commissioners snail ley
10 annually upon said land forced contrib
D. tions or acreage taxes in an amoul
O. sufficient to maintain the drainage
e. said land. to pay the interest. annual
al or semi-annually. and the principal fal
"a ing due each year. or such amount
= may be required for any sinking ful
ne provided for payment of said bonds
Nv maturity, provided. that such fore
o. contributions or acreage taxes, for {
to purposes shall never exceed Three Dc
or lars and Fifty Cents ($3.5o) per &C
e. per annum-
r. Paragraph 4. The police juries of t
ed various parishes throughout the Sta
on for the purpose of constructing hig
n | ways and public buildings for the pa
ot ish, and the governing authorities
municipal corporations. for the purpo
of of paving or improving streets or
ia leys, and for all municipal impro'
is ments, after making provision for
ed payment of all statutory and ordina
&c charges, may fund into bonds runnl
T..
nv years, and bearing interest at a rate I
aga exceeding five (5) per centum per q
of mum. which bonds shall not be 81
IS, for less than par. the avails of
ay residue of the ten (1o) mill tax {
his thorized by Article 2S2 of the Consti
ar ton of Louisiana.
MD Paragraph 8 Should any of the 81
re- divisions of the State neglect or fall
any reason to impose or collect
cd taxes provided for in the foregoing s
ont tions, any person in interest may
or summary proceedings in the distr
CO. court having jurisdiction. enforce
no imposition or collection of such tax
or both. and such proceedings shall
cd. filed and triable free to any cost to
he litigant.
he Paragraph 6. Municipal corporate
ed parishes and school. drainage. S
197 drainage, road. subroad. navigation !
of sewerage districts (the City of \
of Orleans excepted. hereinafter refer
to as subdivisions. when authorized
20 do so in the manner herein provit
ct, may. for the purpose of readjusti
pls refunding. extending or unifying Il
a. bonded Indebtedness issue new BOZ
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