Lower coast gazette., 1914-09-26
POINTE:A:LA-HACHE, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26. 1914:

two-thirds (2-3) of all the members elect
ed to each. House, concurring, That para
graphs 2 and 3 of Article Two Hundred
and Eighty-0ne .(2S1) of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana be amend
ed so as to read as. follows. -:
ARTICLE 2S1. -.
Paragraph 2. Police Juries in any
parish or parishes may in accordance
with law create drainage districts, which
in addition to the powers her%einaboye
granted, shall have further power and
authority to establish and maintain drain
age systems and the governing, authorities
OF such districts, when authorized BY a
majority in number and amount of the
property 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 establishing and main.
tanning gravity drainage in such districts
impose and collect for a period not ex.
ceeding forty l4O) years forced. contri-
buttons or acreage taxes not exceeding
fifty cents go cents) 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 issue negotiable bonds
to>represent same. secured by the forced
contribution" Or acreage taxes above de-
seribed 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. 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 a longer
greater rate of interest than five per
centum per. annum, payable annually: or
s~eml-annually, or to be sold for less than
ninety per centum 900 per century of
par: And the Board of Commissioners
of Drainage District without submission
to the taxpayers are :sauth0rized to levy
additional taxes under the terms and
conditions of this article and within the
limits fixed thereby for the. purpose Of
perfecting and completing any system of
drainage eighty per cent of which shall
have been accomplished 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 condi-
lions set forth in the present article. Il
Paragraph 8. When the character of
any lane is such that it must be leveed
and pumped in order to- be drained and
reclaimed the Board Of Drainage Com
missioners of the district in which the
land is situated, shall upon the petition
:ef land owners, whether. individuals or
corporations, resident or nonresident
owning not less than q majority of acres
in the area to be affected, ascertain the
cost per acre of draining and resefaiBaing
said land, incur debt against. each and
every acre of land thus situated for an
amount sufficient to drain and r~eclaian1
it, and to issue for such debt negotiable
bonds for the total aggregate amount Of
the total cost of such drainage, which
bonds :sshalr run not longer than ySfortty
f4O) years from their, date andssbeaf III
terest ,at a rate not exceeding five per
centum per- anntim,- payable ANNUALLY. or
s%emi-apnually, AUD shall be sold. Tot not
less than ninety per .centum, zoo, per. ecu.
tum) Of pars;;,aM said, Board 81 Dfainl]
| age Commissioners. shall each, yeax, LAS
tlong as any bonds are outstanding levy
t%sannual11yi upon each and every acre of
Eland, whether public or private, situated
in said drainage Or 'subdrainage' district,
forced contributions or acreage taxes in
an amount per acre sufficient to maintain
the drainage of, the said. district. 6r' SUBJ
drainage district, to pay the interest an,
nually or s~emi-annually and the 'pfin--2
cipal 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 for
all. purposes: shall. never exceed: ThrHe
fDollars and Fifty Cents ($3.5W per
acre per anf1m. :"
All bonds heretofore, issued under and
BY virtue Of this Article PSI of the Con.
stitution by The sgoterning authority Of
mot been declared invalid by a Judgment
Eof a court Of, last resort lin The, State of.
Louisiana and more than sixty .(60l. days
have elapsed Since the PRONUNCIATION Of
the proceedings .evidencing the issuing of
said bonds, are hereby recognized and
Ideclared to be. valid and existing bonds
and obligations of the district or sub.
division issuing 'the''same, and no court
shall have jurisdiction to entertain any
contest wherein their validity or consti-
nationality is questioned.
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 election to be held in No
vember, 1914, and, if adopted, the same
shall take effect Immediately thereafter.
Section 3. Be it further resolved, etc,
That on the official ballots to be issued
at said election there shall be placed the
words "For the Proposed Amendment.Hol
Paragraphs Two (2) and Three f3) 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 (3} Of
Article Two :Hundre -dand. Eighty-ene.
(2Sl) of the Constitution Of Louisiana
vided in the general. election laws of the
State, which if the propositions, "For"
or against" he votes. D.. |
THOMAS u. HARRIET,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate. '-.~. ~ o. n 80
Gle. THOMAS,
SSpsskeT. Of the House of Representatives.
Approved, July. g., 1914. n
!. L. E. HALL, "a
{. Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy: 81
ALVIN E. HEBERT, i
|. Secretary Of State.
ACT. NO 1913. -
House Bill No.; 1871. By Mr.. Caulfeid:
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 30sS
Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana, relative to pensions for
COnfndoroto yotoranS ond for tho p,,r-