The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-09-26
ACT NO. 1872.

true copy:
ALVIN e. HILBERT. Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 1872.
Senate Bill No. 70-By Mr.. Favrot.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Paragraphs
and of Article PSI 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 9Th day Of
November, 1912, and as readopted by
| the Constitutional Convention of the
! State of Louisiana for the year 1913.
| Section l. 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
| CD and Three CD of Article Two Hun
dred and Eighty-one (2S1) Of the Consti-
tuition CO 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-
ton to the powers hereinabove granted.
shall have further power and authority
to establish and maintain drainage sys-
TENS and the governing authorities of
such districts, when authorized by ma
jority 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
ling gravity drainage in such districts,
| impose and collect for a period not ex-
ceeding forty (40) years forced eontribu-
tons or acreage taxes not exceeding fifty
cents $50 cts.) per acre per year on each
and every acre Of land, which is suscept-
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-
lsent 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 moi
exceed in principal and interest the ag-
lgregate amount to be raised by said an
lnual contributions or acreage taxes dur
ing the period for which the same are
Imposed and that no such bonds shall b.
issued for any other purpose than thai
for which the said contributions or acre.
Iage taxes, are voted, to run for Longer
period than forty (40) years, bear
greater rate of interest than five pei
centum per annum, payable annually Of
, semi annually, or to be sold for less thai
ninety per centum 600 pei of par. And thu
Board of Commissioners of Drainage Dis
, trict without submission to the taxpayer
} are authorized to levy additional taxes un
der the terms and conditions of this article
l and within the limits fixed thereby for tn
, purpose of perfecting and completing an.
system of drainage eighty per cent o
D (which shall have been accomplished at tn
time of said additional levy of taxes, and {
fund the avails of said additional levy o
: taxes into bonds under the terms and con
: ditions set forth in the present article.
e. Paragraph 8. When the character Q
v any land is such that it must be leyee
q and pumped in order to be drained an
e reclaimed the Board of Drainage Com
c missioners of the district in which tn
q land Is situated. shall upon the petitio
( of land owners. whether individuals Q
: corporations, resident or non-residen
II owning not less than a majority OF acre
: lin the area to be affected. ascertain tn
L cost per acre c. draining and reclaimin
y said land, incur debt against each an
d every acre of land thus situated for a
! amount SUFFICIENT to drain and reclaim i
s and to issue for such debt negotiabl
;. bonds for the total aggregate amount {
v the cost of such drainage. which bond
n shall run not longer than forty (40) yeal
= from their date and bear interest at
aro N
a annum, payable annually or semi-annua
II ", and shall be sold for not less tina
" ninety per centum coo p. c.) Of par; ar
le said Board Of Drainage Commissions
n shall each year as long as any bonds al
,r outstanding levy annually upon each al
4 every acre of land, whether public or pr
# waite, situated in said drainage or sui
"a drainage district, forced contributions
J. acreage taxes in an amount per acre su
p lficient to maintain the drainage Of Il
T. said district or subdrainage district.
nav the interest annually or semi-annual
al and the principal falling due each year,
,e such amount as may be required for al
rs sinking fund for the payment Of said bon
at maturity. provided, that such fore
a contributions or acreage taxes for all pu
Ar poses shall never xeeed Three Dollars al
III Fifty Cents (s3.50) per acre per annuH
rs All bonds heretofore issued under al
In by virtue of this Article PSI OF the Co
C. stitution by the governing authority
O. any subdivision. which have heretofo
not been declared invalid by judgme
IN LOT a court Of last resort In the State
he Louisiana and more than sixty t6o) da
nv have elapsed since the PRONUNCIATION
the proceedings evidencing the issui