The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-08-29

article and within the limits fixed
| thereby for the purpose u perf"cting
and completing any system " drainage
| eighty per cent of which shall have been
accomplished at the time of said addi-
| tiOnal levy of taxes. and to FUND the
avails of said additional levy of taxes
! into bonds under the terms and condi-
| TiOns set forth in the present article.
Paragraph 3. When the character or
any land is such that il must he levied
! and pumped in order to he drained and
reclaimed the Board of Drainage Com
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 a majority OF
acres in the area to he affected. ascer-
| tain the cost per acre of draining and
retaining said land incur debt against
each and every acre of land thus Situa-
| ted for an amount sufficient 10 drain
| and reclaim il, and to issue for such
| debt negotiable bonds for the total aC-
gregate amount of the total cost OF
such drainage. which bonds shall run
not longer than forty tiOl years from
their date and bear interest at n rate
| NUM-. payable annually or semi-annually.
and shall he sold for not less than
ninety per centum go per cent? of par;
and said Board of Drainage Commits
| siOners shall each year as long as any
bonds are outstanding levy annually up
on each and every acre of land wheth-
| er public or private, situated in said
drainage or subdrainage district. forced
| contributions or acreage taxes in an
| amount per acre sufficient to mainta..,
| the drainage of the said district or sub
| drainage district. TO pay the interest an
| nually or semi-annually and the princi-
pal falling due each year, or such
amount as may be required for any
sinking fund for the payment of said
| bonds at maturity. provided. that such
| forced contributions or acreage taxes
Ill -l,nll 4
Three Dollars and Fifty Cents $3.50
| per acre per annum.
| All bonds heretofore issued under and
! by virtue of this Article PSI of the Con-
| stitution by the governing authority OF
any subdivision, which have heretofore
| not been declared 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 obligations of the district
or subdivision issuing the same. and no
/ court shall have jurisdiction to enter
| tain any contest wherein lneir validity
or constitutionality is questioned.
| Section - BE il further resolved. etc
! That this proposed amendment shall
4 be submitted to the qualified voters of
| this State for adoption or rejection at
| the Congressional election to be held
| in November, 1914, and, IL adopted the
|
| thereafter.
Section g. BE il further resolved etc
| That on the official ballots to be issued
| at said election there shall he placed
| the words For the Proposed Amend
| ment to Paragraphs Two CD and Three
| CD of Article Two Hundred and Eighty
one of the Constitution of Louisiana
| and the words Against the Proposed
| Amendment to Paragraphs Two (2) and
| Three CD 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
J OF the State, which OF the propositions
| For or Against" he votes
THOMAS G. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
| the Senate.
| L. F. THOMAS
| Speaker of the House of Representatives.
| Approved: July Q. 1914.
l.. F. HALL
| Governor of the State Of Louisiana
| A true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERT.
| Secretary of State.