St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-08-22
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ARTICLE 2X1.


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 a period of not exceeding
forty (4O) years forced contributions
or acreage taxes not exceeding fifty
cents ESQ 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 be raised by. said annual
contributions or acreage taxes during
the period for which the same are
imposed and that no such bonds shall
be issued for any other purpose than
that for which the said contributions
or acreage taxes. are voted, to run
for a longer period than forty (4O)
years, bear greater rate of interest
than five per centum per annum, pay
able annually or semi-annually, or to
be sold for less than ninety per cent
um 600 per cent? of par. And the
Board Of Commissioners of Drainage
District without submission to the
taxpayers are authorized to levy ad-
ditional taxes under the terms and
conditions of this article and within
the limits fixed thereby for the pur-
pose of perfecting and completing
any system of drainage eighty per
cent of which shall have been accom-
plished at the time of said additional
levy of taxes, and to fund the avails
Of said additional levy of taxes into
bonds under the terms and conditions
set forth in the present article.
Paragraph 8. 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 Commissioners of the dis
trict in which the land is situated,
shall upon the petition of land own
ers, whether individuals or corpora
lions, resident or nonresident, own
ing not less than a majority of acres
in the area to be affected, ascertain
the cost per acre of draining and re-
claiming said land incur debt against
each and every acre OF land thus
situated for an amount sufficient TO
drain and reclaim It, and to issue
for such debt negotiable bonds for
the total aggregate amount of the
total cost of such drainage, which
bonds shall run not longer than forty
(4O) years from their date and bear
interest at rate not exceeding five
per centum per annum, payable an
nually or semi-annually. and shall
be sold for not less than ninety per
centum 60 per cent? of par; and
said Board of Drainage Commission
ers shall each year as long as any
bonds are outstanding levy annually
upon each and every acre of land,
whether public or private. situated
in said drainage or subdrainage dis
trict, forced contributions or acreage
taxes in an amount per acre sufficient
to maintain the drainage OF the said
district or subdrainage district, to pay
the interest annually or semiannual-
" and the principal falling due each
year. or such amount as may be re-
quired for any sinking fund for the
payment of said bonds at maturity,
provided, that such forced contribu-
lions or acreage taxes for all .pur-
poses never exceed Three Dollars and
Fifty Cents ($3.5O) per acre per an
mum.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of this State for adoption or
rejection at the Congressional cleo
ton to be held in November. 1914,
and, if adopted, the same shall take
effect immediately thereafter.
Section 8. Be it further resolved,
ETC.. That on the official ballots to be
used at said election there shall be
placed the words For the Proposed
Amendment to Paragraphs Two (2)
and Three Cd of Article Two Hun
dred and Eighty-one of the Consti-
tuition of Louisiana and the words
against the Proposed Amendment
to Paragraphs Two (2) and Three
43) Of Article Two Hundred and
Eighty-one of the Constitution OF
Louisiana" 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 G. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House Of Represen-
tatives.
Approved: July 3, 1914.
l.. =. HALL,
Governor Of the State Of louisiana.
A true copy.
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. 1913.
House Bill No 1871 BY Mr.. Caulfield
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article
800 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana, relative to pen