The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-09-26

article and within the limits fixed
thereby for the purpose perfecting
and completing any system " drainage
eighty per cent of which shall have been
accomplished at the time of said adti-
tional levy of taxes. and to fund the
availS of said additional levy of taxes
into bonds under the terms and condl-
tions set forth in the present article.
Paragrap g. When the character or
any land is such that il must he levied
and pumped in order to he drained and
reclaimed the Board or 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 majority or
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 (4ol years from
their date and bear interest at rate
not exceeding five per Centum per an
mum, PAYABLE annually or semi-aunually.
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
drairaCe or subdrainaCe district forced
contributions or acreage taxes in an
amount per acre sufficient to maintai.
the drainaCe 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 he required for any
sinking fund tor the payment of said
bonds at maturity, provided, that such
forced contributions or acreage taxes
fnT nI n
Three Dollars and Fifty Cents (S35OD
per acre per annum.
All bonds heretofore issued under and
by virtue of this Article PSI of the Con-
stitutOn by the governing authority OF
any subdivision, which have heretofore
not been declared invalid by n judgment
OF a court of last resort in the State of
Louisiana and more than sixty 900
days have elapsed since the prOmulga-
tion of the proceedings evidencing the
issuing of said bonds. are hereby recog-
nized and declared to be valid and exist
ing bonds and obligatiOn of the district
or subdivision issuing the same and no
court shall have jurisdiction 10 enter
tain any contest wherein ,neir validity
or constitutionality is questioned.
Section .. BE ii further resolved. etc
| That this proposed amendement shall
he submitted to the qualified voters of
| this state for adoption or rejection at
the Congressional election to he held
in November. 1914. and. if adopted. the
thereafter.
Section 2. 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 (2D and Three
90 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 or the Constitution OF Lou
isiana," and each elector shall Indicate
as provided i'm the general election laws
of the State, which OF the propositions
| For" or AGAINST" he votes
THOMAS e. BARRETT
| Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
| l.. r. 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. HERERT,
Secretary of State.