The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-09-19
ACT NO. 1872.
Senate Bill No. 7O-By Mr.. Favro

ACT NO. 1872.
Senate Bill No 70-By Mr.. Favrot.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Paragraphs
2 and of Article 2S1 of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana, as
amended by Joint Resolution, known
as Act No. 1872 of the General Assem-
| bly, of the State of Louisiana of the
| year 1912 and adopted at the congress
sional election held on the 5th day of
| November, 1912, and as readopted by
the Constitutional Convention of the
| State of Louisiana for the year 1913.
Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House concurring, That paragraphs Two
t(2) and Three (3) of Article Two Hun
dred and Eighty ne (2SD of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana be amend
ed so as to read as follows:
ARTICLE PSI.
Paragraph 2. Police .Juries in any parish
or parishes may in accordance with law
create drainage districts. which in addi-
shall have further power and authority
to establish and maintain drainage sys-
TENS and the governing authorities of
such districts, when authorized by ma
ljority in number and amount of the prop
erty taxpayers of said district qualified
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 establishing and maintain
ing gravity drainage in such districts,
impose and collect for a period not ex-
ceeding forty (40D years forced contribu-
tons or acreage taxes not exceeding fifty
cents $50 cts.) per acre per year on each
and every acre of land, which is suscepti-
BILE of gravity drainage, in the subdivision
where such an election is held. The gov
erning authority of such subdivisions,
when authorized as set forth, may incur
debt and issue negotiable bonds to repre-
sent same, secured by the forced contri-
button or acreage taxes above described
provided that the total amount of debts
thus incurred or bonds issued shall not
exceed in principal and interest the ag-
, gregate amount to be raised by said an
nual contributions or acreage taxes dur
ing 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 acre
| age taxes, are voted, to run for longer
: period than forty (4O) years bear q
l greater rate of interest than five per
5 centum per annum, payable annually oil
semi annually, or to be sold for less than
5 ninety per centum 600 p.c.) of par. And the
n Board of Commissioners of Drainage Dis
e trict without submission to the taxpayers
= are authorized to levy additional taxes un-
d der the terms and conditions of this article
0 and within the limits fixed thereby for the
purpose of perfecting and completing any
e system of drainage eighty per cent o.
which shall have been accomplished at The
time of said additional levy of taxes, and t
: fund the avails of said additional levy o
: taxes into bonds under the terms and con
e ditions set forth in the present article,
y Paragraph 3. When the character o
d any land is such that it must. be leveet
e and pumped in order to be drained ant
C reclaimed the Board of Drainage Com
d missioners of the district in which tn,
It land is situated, shall upon the petition
y of land owners, whether individuals o
il corporations, resident or non resident
: owning not less than a majority of acre
It in the area to be affected, ascertain tn
Y cost per acre of draining and reclaimin,
d said land, incur debt against each AM
i every acre of land thus situated for al
IS amount sufficient to drain and reclaim il
:, and to issue for such debt negotiable
Y bonds for the total aggregate amount o
n the cost of such drainage, which bond
j. shall run not longer than forty (4O) year
% from their date and bear interest at
d rate not exceeding five per centum pc
II annum, payable annually or semi annual
De ", and shall be sold for not less thai
lie ninety per centum go p. CO. of par; an
a. said Board of Drainage Commissioner
" shall each year as long as any bonds ar
t, outstanding levy annually upon each an
st every acre of land whether public or pri
10 vate, situated in said drainage or sub
s., drainage district, forced contributions o
= acreage taxes in an amount per acre suf
j. fcient to maintain the drainage of tn
said district or subdrainage district t
al pay the interest annually or semi annual
Ie and the principal falling due each year, o
Is such amount as may be required for an
sinking fund for the payment of said bond
a at maturity, provided that such force
ir contributions or acreage taxes for all pur
II poses shall never exceed Three Dollars an
rs Fifty Cents $3.50 per acre per annum.
II All bonds heretofore issued under an
: by virtue of this Article 2S1 of the Con
J. stitution by the governing authority G