The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-06
Of Louisiana be so amended as to read
az follows
ARTICLE 2Sf.

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 tn
Constitution and laws of this State
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 municipal
corporation or parish or where there i
no official journal, in a newspaper pub
itshed therein, may. through their re
spectiNe governing authorities. incu
debt and issue negotiable bonds there
for, and each year while any bonds thu!
ISSUED are outstanding, the governing
authorities of such subdivisions sha!
! impose and collect annually. in excess
| OF all other taxes, a tax sufficient {
! pay the rest. annually or semi
| annually, AID the principal falling due
each year or such amount as may be
| required Tor any sinking fund necessary
10 retire sad bonds a maturity; pro-
| Vlded that such special taxes. for all
purposes as above set forth shall moi
N any year exceed ten mills on the dol
TAR or 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 900
days as aforesaid. or for a greater
amount than therein mentioned. nor
shall such bonds be issued for anv
other purpose than for constructive,
Improving and maintaining public roads
duu highways, paving and improving
streets, roads and alleys, purchasing
ana constructing systems OF water
WORKS, sewerage, drainage, navigation
lisnts, pubic parks and buildings. to-
sether win all necessary equipments
and furnishing, bridges and other
works Of public Improvement. the titIa
10 which shall rest in the subdivision
crea lung the debt as the case may be;
nor snail such bonds run for a longer
period than forty (40 years from their
gate or bear greater rate of interest
man rive per centum 60 per annum,
ins De 500 for less than par. The total
a nm OF bonds by any subdivision for
n nm purposes shall never exceed ten
per centum t10) of the assessed vaua-
tlon OF the property in such subdiyis-
lons. municipal councils are granted the
authority to create within their limits
one or more sewerage districts
Paragraph 2. Police juries in anv
PARISH or parishes may in accordance
WIN law create drainage districts
mnicn IN addition to the powers here
lnaooVe granted. shall have further
power and authority to provide and |
MAINTAIN drainage systems and the !
governing authorities of such districts
"hen authorized by majority in mum.
oer and amount Of the property tax
PAYERS or said district qualified TO vote
lhuer the Constitution and laws, who
,ote at an election held for that pur-
' ',' may impose and collect for a pc
~ iou not exceeding forty years forced
or acreage taxes not ex
eedlhg nifty cents per acre per wear
u, every acre of land in the subdivision
Vilefe such an election is held The
UFerhlng authority of such subdivision
Eheh authorized as Set forth. NAV in.
ur uept and issue negotiable bonds 70
bhpIesent same, secured by the taxes
u0o oescriped provided that the total
mount VI debts thus incurred or bonds
'sued, shall never exceed in nrincinaI
lIu interest the aggregate amount to
. raised by said annual contributions .
i, acreage taxes during the period for
hieh the same are imposed and that q
such bonds shall be issued for anv l
Iner purpose than that for which said I
~, 1outlohs or acreage taxes were y
3ted' run for longer period than |
'rty years, bear greater rate Of in- \
rest than five per centum nor an +
an or be sold for less than mar All l;
'hd issues heretofore authorized hv a
&payers in any subdivision at any o
ectlon not contested on any ground
fraud are hereby recognized and -
Paragraph 3. When the character of
y land is such that it must be lereed L
"a pumped in order to be drained
10 reclaimed, the Board of Dramas A
of the District in which,
e land Is situated, shall, upon The
.ation OF not less than a majority in A
si Ias a VI tne property taxpayers,
'i he ana nonresident, in the area
De affeeted, ascertain the cost Of
alnage and retaining said land .nd
EUR debt against said land for an G;
lount sufficient to drain and racIoim OF
ana issue for such debt negotiable
nds running not longer than fHrtv
y years from their date and bearing Pr
crest at rate not exceeding five
ell eeu'un per annum payable annually
seml-annually, which bonds shall not
SOLD for less than par; and said RoarJ err
DrSlhage Commissioners shall lew, an
lually upon said land forced contrihm, to
u.s. or acreage taxes in an amnnnt an
iGleht to maintain the drainage nf ST
q lahd. 10 pay the interest, annualIv ou
sesh ,1l and the principal fall, SD
', he eacii year: or such amount an Ar
y pc required for any sinking funS GO
Nlded Tor payment of said bonds AZ N,
turity, provided, that such fo~oad Fir
trlputlons or acreage taxes for oil inf
poses shall never exceed Three noi ~
and Fifty Cents $3.50 per acra 90
ara; ,aragraph 4. The police juries Of tbs 8
i4 3ha parishes throughout the State of
the purpose of constructing b;eb ON on
- ana public buildings for the mar an an;
f anu the governing authorities NJ mr.
naclpaI corporations. for the purnosa VOC
paving or improving streets or PSI aI req
;. ah6 FOR all municipal improva- or
ms, alter making provision for the wis
.nen Oh all statutory and ordinary wa
s . may 1uhd into bonds running mn
"a period not exceeding ten C1o9 ~ q
g. and bearing interest at a rate not o o,.d
eoing i've (6) per centum per an var
Il, winch bonds shall not he sold &c
les, ,ess .han par, the avails of the boI,
iue OF the ten (0) mill tax au- alal
iH nf oy article 2S2 of the Constitu- vot vol,
.ragraph ( Sbo,,,s jud
'lons or the State neglect or fail for or
feasot 10 Impose or collect tha ra..
. provided for in the foregoing sec v ot.
J. any person in interest NAV nv ina ina;
mary proceedings in the district or'
's; having jurisdiction, enforce the or
'sltion or collection of such taxes raoo
ana a.iu sucn proceedings shall be vote
ant. 'o'' " tue JUDI
IL, i,asraph D; Municipal corporations ar
,age. road s,IhrooG drainage, sub thro
rage distriotS ~ ma lsatlon and or O
ms excenteSS ,' nemS Sity OF New Their
subdiyisions mb. e,haiter referred Their
O in the manran authorized to quail
for tho n,,rnos neseln provided, elect
Iding. extending nr VI read ustlng held
ed indebtednaSs UNI Sing their mum
ing any psrtic,,,or new ponds. of Il
onds or the who1 ,SSue or issues wise
% Indebtedness incurred bV ' s,,nS o d.