The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-10-29


year 1912 and adopted. at the Con
eressionaI election held on the 5th
day of November 1912. and as rea1op-
ted by the Constitutional Convention !
of the State of Louisiana for the year ,
Section l. Be it resolved by. the Gem
eral Assembly of the state of LOUISIANA
two-thirds (2-3) of all the members ,ct g,ec
paragraphs. two (2), and three 90 OF
Article Two Hun1rel and Eicht|-one
fI2SD of the Constitution OF the State OF
Louisiana be amended so as to read as
ARTICLE PSI.
Paragraph 2. Police Juries IN any par
ish or parishes may in accordance WIN
law create drainage districts, which IN
granted. shall have further power and
authority to establish and maintain
drainage systems AMI the governing au-
thorities of such. districts wnen au $
thorized by a majority in number ana
amount of the property taxpayers ct salo
district qualified to vote under the CON
stitution and laws of the State OF LOUIS
lana who vote in an electlon neIu lof f
establishing and maintaining gravity
drainage in such districts. impose ana
collect for period not. evceed1ng forty
(4O) years forced contributions or acre.
age taxes not exceeding fifty cents go
cts) per acre per year on each ana every
acre of land. which is suscentlpie OF
gravity drainage. in. the suhf1Nlslon
where such an election is held. me
governing authority of such subdivi-
sions, when authorized as set forth' may
incur debt and issue negotiable bonds 70
represent same, secured by the torceu
or acreage taxes above de
scribed provided that the total amount
of debts thus incurred .cr bonds lssueh
shall not exceed in principa! ana inter-
est the. aggregate amount TO ne raiseu
by said annual contributions or
acreage taxes during the period Tor
which the same are imposed and that no
such bonds shall be issued for any otneT
purpose than that for wnlch tne Sa1u
contributions or acreage taxes, are Vo-
ter to run for a longer period than 1or-
ty (49) years, bear greater rate OF IN
terest than five per centun per annuin.
navabTe annually or Semi-annually OF
to be sold for less than ninety per cen.
tum go per cent? of par Anc the BHar1
of Commissioners OF Drainage DISTRICT
without submission to the taxpayers
under the terms and conditions Of this
article and within the Limits IlXen
thereby for the purpose OF perfectlns
and completing any system OF draiIa1e
eighty per cent of which shall have been
accomplished at the time of said adil-
fionai levy of taxes and to fund the
ayails of said additional levy OF taxes
into bonds under the terms and condl-
ttons set forth in the present article.
Paraeranh g. When the character of
any land is such that it must be levied
and pumped in order to be drained and
reclaimed the Board of DRAINAGE Com
Z missioners Of the district In which the
land is situated shall upon the petition
of land owners, whether individuals or
corporations, resident or nonresident:
owning not less than majority or
acres in the area to be affected, ascer-
tain the cost per acre of draining and
, reclaiming said land incur debt against
! each and every acre of land thus situa-
] led for an amoun> Sufficient 10 drain
n
debt negotiable bonds for the total ag-
1 gregate amount of the total cost OF
! such drainage, which bonds shall run
not longer than forty t4Oo years from
Z not exceeding five per centum per an
J mum, payable annually or semi-annualiy,
and shall be sold Tor not less than
and rnfsy said Rfl BSard sSl 81 Dfasnass Commits
1 siopers shall each year as long as any
/ bonds are outstanding levy annually uD-
| on each and every acre OF land; wheth,
er public or private, situated in said
| drainage OF subdrafnage district, forced
contributions or acreage taxes in an
amount per acre sufficient to maintetsI
/ the drainage of the said district ofsSyh-
! drainage district to pay the interest An
nuaIly or semi-annually and the princt-
pal falling due each year. or such
! amount as may be required Tor any
sinking fund for the payment of said
bonds at maturity, provided, that such
" forced contributions or acreage tay es
FOR all purposes shall never exceed
Three Dollars. and Fifty Cents ($3.bo)
per acre per annum-
All bonds heretofore issued under and
by virtue of this Article PSI OF the Con-
:. stitution by the governing authority or
any subdivision, which have heretofore
not been decIarat invalid by judgment
of court of last resort in the State of
Louisiana and more than sixty 800
days have elapsed since the promulga-
ton of the proceedings evidencing the
issuing of said bonds. are hereby recog-
! nized- and declared to be valid and exist
ing bonds and obi tions OF the district
or subdivision issuing the same. and no
court shall have jurisdiction to enter
tain arv contest wherein .neir validity
or constitutionality. is questioned:
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc,
That this proposed amendement shall
be Submitted TO the qualified voters OF
this State for adoption or, rejection az
the Congressional election to be held
in November. 1914. and, II adopted. the
same shall take effect Immediately
thereafter
Section 3. Be 1t further, resolved. etc,
: That on the official ballots to be issued
at said election there shall be placed
the words For the Proposed Amend
ment to Paragraphs Two (2) and Three
(3) of-Article Two Hundred and Eighty
one Of the Constitution Of Louisiana:
and the words Against the Proposed
Amendment to Paragraphs Two (2l and
Three (3) OF: Article Two Hundred and
Eighty-one of the Constitution OF Lou
isiana-" and each elector shall indicate
as provided In the general election laws
of the State. which Of the propositions
"For" or AGAINST" he votes.
THOMAS C. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate -
L.. E. THOMAS:
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Approved: July g. fa14.i
L. e. HALL.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true cnrv: -.