The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31

RS -tGt NJ 132 of the General ASSEM-
| ',:y .. tie state OF Louisiana OF the
| yer le1., and adopted at the Con
81 essora1 election held on the ath
cay OF November 1912. and as reaaop-
| tea by the Constitutional Convention
| OF the State of Louisiana for the year
/ 1873.
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the Cen
| cral Assembly of the state of Louisiana,
two-thirds l2-3) Of all the members , eie
1 ted to each house concurring, Ihas
paragraphs two 90 and three CD Of
! Article Two Hundred and Elshty-ohes
/ esd of the Constitution of the state OF
/ Louisiana be amended so as TO read as
| follows:
ARTICLE Isl.
| Paragraph 2. Police Jur1es IN any par
| 1sh or parishes may in accordance VIII
! law create drainage districts. which IN
addition to the powers hefe1napoVe
granted shall have further power ana an 10
authority to establish and maintain
drainage systems aud the governing au-
/ thorities Of such districts. when au-
thorized by majority in NUMBER an,
amount of the property taxpayers OF saie'
district qualified to vote under the Con
! stitution and laws OF the State or LOUIS
lana who vote in an election heid Tor
that purpose, may, for the purpose 81
establishing and maintaining gravity
drainage in such districts, impose and
collect for a period not exceeding forty
{4o1 years forced contributions or acre
age taxes not exceeding fifty cents t5e
80, ~ IS g. go pei 81 oi saatihie If
ra1t+,- drainsga in tbe sl,bdjyfsion
where such an election Is held me
sfn.,s nlta a,t+llart,o7 81 forth nav
inclr daht anS iesna naeo+iah1e bonds TO
ranrasan+ sama sacnra1 bv the forced
contribution or acreage taxes above de-
Of 9ehts - +b,s ' nr hnnls issued
shall not exceed in principal and inter
est the aggregate amount to pc raised
ae,a. GO +oxae 'i duTi, AZ nario1 FOR
mbic,5 Ana e,,,a &C &c fn,nosod ana that no
s1cb hot15c sllnl, he ssuag For anv other
nnrnose i4 thar 10Y that For 1rbich the said
tar 70 r,,n for . lonear nariod than for
~ fso, vaers hear araatar rat Of In
fsrest tban five nov centum ner annum.
1s'yaple ai s ., senlizail,lual.y u
TO DC sold Tor less than ninety W. per ee "a
~ o4ht ~ pet cgnl. ., pa, NAV M D;strict
% 70 tha taxnsvers
Ma.hout sunlliIssroI 70 de taVas
aie autEof1zeu ~ leSy aa I.tta If ia
uIaueT tne terms anu "a fivn5
a. ~ s,aie anu Mteii1i .n ~ rerfeating
ana compie.lns any Sgstena o. , araiha asn
eighty per cent OF when shaai nave neeL
accompilshed at the tlme OF saia aa n1
elonal leVy OF ea1es ana Ito, 10 l of x
tons set forth in the present article.
Paragraph g. When the character OF
Land Is such fhat II be dey and
reclaimed the Board of Drainage Com
mjssionars of fhe district In which the
land is Situated. shall upon the petition
Of land owners, whether individuals or
Concentrations resident or nonresident.
owning not less than a majority OF
acres In the area to be affected, ascer-
tain the cost per acre of draining and
each and every acre Of land Thus situa
taa for an amount s11fficiant m drain
and reclaim it, and to issue for such
eraeate arnount ~ chs total cost 81
snch drosnaga ub;ch bo,ds s1oIl ~
nor loneer fhan Forty f4n1 Years from,
their date and bear interest at a rate
ROT exceeding five ner eantun, nov ans
MN, nayaf,le annuafIv ar establishments
and shall be sold for NOT less fhan
ninety per centum 100 per cent? Of nsr.
and said Board Of Drainage Commits.
bonds are outstanding levy annually nm
~ n,,hIfe ~ rrly.ta e;trota "Aoe Is
dra}raee or subdratnage district fosead
contrih1tiens or acreape taxes t W 81
amount per acre sufficient to main+af.,
the DRAINAGE Of the said district or suh-
drainage district, to pay the interest an
pal falling due each wear. or slch
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
for all purposes shall never exceed
Three Dollars and Fifty Cents (s350)
per acre per annun.
All bonds heretofore issued under and
by virtue of this Article 281 of the Con-
stitution by the governing authority of
any subdivision, which have heretofore
not been declared Invalid BY a Judgment ig1aen
Of a court of last resort in the State * !
Louisiana and more than sixty f60l
days have elapsed since the promutga-
ton Of the proceedings evidencing the
Issuing Of said bonds are hereby recog- |
nized and declared TO be valid and exist |