St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-09-19
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ARTICLE Isl.

parish or parishes may in accordance
with law create drainage districts,
which in addition to the powers here
inabove granted, shall have further
power and authority to establish and
maintain drainage systems and the
governing authorities OF such dis
trict, when authorized by majority
in number and amount OF the prop
erty taxpayers of said district quail
fed to vote under the Constitution
and laws of the State Of Louisiana
who vote in an election held for that
purpose, may, for the purpose of es-
tablishing and maintaining gravity
drainage in such districts, impose and
collect for q period of not exceeding
forty (40) years forced contributions
or acreage taxes not exceeding fifty
cents $50 cts) per acre per year on
each and every acre of land, which is
susceptible Of gravity drainage, in the
subdivision where such an election
is held. The governing authority OF
such subdivisions, when authorized
as set forth, may incur debt and is
sue negotiable bonds to represent
same, secured by the forced contri-
button or acreage taxes above de-
scribed provided that the total
amount Of debts thus incurred or
bonds issued shall not exceed in
PRINCIPAL and interest the aggregate
amount to he raised nv said annual
contributions or acreage taxes during
the neriod for which the same are
imnosed and that NO such bonds shall
he issued for any other purpose than
that for which the said contributions
ar acreage taxes are voted. to run
for a longer neriod than forty (4O)
wears. hear a greater rate Of interest
than five ner centnm ner annum. nav
able annually or semi-annually. or to
he sold for less than ninety per cent
am roo ner cent? of mar. And the
Roard If Commissioners of Drainage
district without Submission to the
taYna vere are authorized to levy adj
ditinnaI taves under the terms and
conditions IF +hie article and within
Tho limits fiyed thereby for the nur-
nose ~ narfectinp and completing
anv system ~ drainage eighty per
cont ~ which sha1l have heen accom-
nliehed a. tha time of said additional
low ~ tayaa and 70 fund tha avails
~ cold addit;onal lew If taxes into
bonds under the terms and Conditions
se+ forth IN the present article.
paraeranh 2 when the character
of anv land is snch that it must be
levied and nnmned in order to be
drained and reclaimed the Board of
nroinaoa acknowledgements If the dis
trict IN which the land is situated.
shoI, nnon tho netition az land own
a-s whathar individnala or cornora-
tione resident or nonresident. own
tho not lass than majority If acres
=, the orao - ha affected ascertain
tho cost nor acre If draining and re-
c c1. s.td land incnr debt against
ooch and every acre of land thus
situated FIR an amount sufficient to
Drain and racIaim Il and to issue
for such debt negotiable bonds for
tho total aggregate amount of the
tnta1 cnst amch drainage. which
bonds shall RIM not longer than forty
,11o1 l years from their date and bear
interest at . rate not exceeding Ave
mar centnm ner annum. payable an
nno,lv ~ conference.-the. and shall
no sold for mt less than ninety per
centrum fqf, nor cent? of mar: and
s.;d poord ~ nrainapa Commission
are ara ahan each wear AZ long AZ any
hnnda ara nntstanding lew annually
,non oach and every acre az land.
whather nnhlic or private. situated
- said drainage or subdrainaee dis
t 81 IF forced contrfbntiong or acreage
tovos in an amonnt ner acre sufficient
tn maintain the drainage Of the said
district or subdrainage district to pay
the ;nterest annna1lv or semi-annuai-
" and the nrincinai falling due each
,aer or s,ch amount as NAV no re-
r uIr for anv sinking find for, the
n n ~ said bonds at maturity.
r rr that snch forced contribu-
tiona or acreage taxes for ali pur-
n ,auns n - arceed Three Dollars and
Fiftv cents fsa.5Ol per acre per an
nun Section n = further resolved.
otc That this nronosed amendment
shaIl no submitted to the qualified
1 voters % Of this state for adoption or
r r ~ the Conpressional cleo
ton to he held in November. 1914,
and e adonted the same shall take
a a9a. ,m auplsd VT th sa s
saction = Be # further resolved.
s. ssd i ~ sa;d al. a,ect;nn thera shall he
NO. nod tha words s.TTor the Pronosed
Amenament to Paragranhs Two 12)
and Three f3l Of Article Two Hun
drod and Eiphtv-one Of the Constf-.
tuition If T,nnisiana." and the words
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