The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-09-21
of Louisiana be SO amended as 10 read
ARTICLE 281,

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 a vote of 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 a 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
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-
v1ded that such special taxes. for ali
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 (so)
days as aforesaid, or for greater
shall such bonds be issued for any
other purpose than for constructing,
improving and maintaining public roads
and highways, paving and improving
streets road ana vs ays of Mae4
lights public parks and buildings, to-
gether. with all necessary equipments
works Of public improvement, the title
to which shall rest In the subdivision
creating the debt, as the case may be;
nor shall such bonds run for a longer
date or bear greater rate of interest
than five per centum (5) per annum.
or be sold for less than par. The total
issue of bonds by. any subdivision for
per centum (10) of the assessed valua-
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
with law create drainage districts.
which in addition to the powers here
power and authority to provide and
maintain drainage systems and the
| governing authorities of such districts,
when authorized by a majority in num-
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 q pc
| Rod not exceeding forty years forced
contributions or acreage taxes not ex-
ceeding fifty cents per acre per year
on every acre of land in the subdivision
| where such an election is held. The
governing authority of such subdivision
| when authorized as set forth, may in
cur debt and issue negotiable bonds to
| represent same, secured by the taxes
above described provided that the total
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issued, shall never exceed in principal
and interest the aggregate amount to
/ be raised by said annual contributions
or acreage taxes during the period for
1 which the same are imposed and that
no such bonds shall be issued for any
other purpose than that for which said
contributions or acreage taxes were
forty years, bear a greater rate of in
terest than five per eentum per an.
mum or be sold for less than par. All
i bond issues heretofore authorized by
/ taxpayers In any subdivision at any
/ OF. fraud are hereby recognized ano
y Paragraph B character u
] ana ana pun pumped II order to Be dratnes
Il and reclaimed, the Board of Drainage
u commissioners of the District In which
i the land is situated, shall, upon ths
i petition Of not less than q majority II
T.
/ resident and nonresident, in the ares
4 to be affected, ascertain the cost Of
i drainage and retaining said land ane
incur debt against said land for al
i amount sufficient to drain and reclaim
i it, and issue for such debt negotiable
4 bonds running not longer than sfoit3
/ (40) years from their date and bearing
Il interest at a rate not exceeding ftyt
. per centum per annum payable annual!
Il or semi-annually, which bonds shall no
be sold for less than par; and said Boar'
of Drainage Commissioners shall lev!
annually upon said land forced contrtbu
i lions or acreage taxes In an amour
4 sufficient to maintain the drainage @
said land, to pay the interest, annual!
or semi-annually, and the principal fail
t ing due each year, or such amount a.
may be required for any sinking fun'
, provided for payment of said bonds a
+ maturity, provided. that such force!
contributions or acreage taxes, for al
, purposes shall never exceed Three Dol
!. lars and Fifty Cents $3.50 per acr
per annum.
Paragraph 4. The police juries Of tn
| various parishes throughout the State
, for the purpose Of constructing high
ways and public buildings for the par
t ish, and the governing authorities Q
municipal corporations, for the purpos
Of paving or improving streets or 81
j legs, and for all municipal improve
: ments, after making provision for tn
i payment of all statutory and ordinar
!. charges, may fund into bonds runnin
8 for period not exceeding Ten NV
= years, and bearing interest at a rate no
. exceeding five (5) per centum per an
Z mum, which bonds shall not be sol
!, for less. than par, the avails OF tn
v residue OF the ten l01 mill tax au
. thorized by Article 232 OF the Const1tu
r ton of Louisiana.
d Paragraph 5. Should any of the sur
: divisions of the State neglect or fail fo
any reason to impose or collect tn
|, taxes provided for in the foregoing sec
t lions, any person in interest may
: summary proceedings IN the distrie
! court having jurisdiction, enforce tn
e imposition or collection of such take
or both, and such proceedings shall T
|. filed and triable free to any cost to tn
e litigant
,e Paragraph g. Municipal corporation,
d parishes and school, drainage, sui
i drainage, road, subroad, navigation a, an
# sewerage districts (the City Of Ne
# Orleans excepted hereinafter referre
to as subdivisions. when sau thorized
o do so in the manner herein provide
l. may, for the purpose of TeadJustln
l. refunding, extending or unifying the
il bonded indebtedness, issue new bond
" covering any particular issue or issue
g. of bonds or the whole outstandin
J. bonded indebtedness incurred by sue
subdivision for the purposes specific
in Paragraph of this article or an