The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-09-05

article and within the limits fixed
thereby for the purpose q perfectins
and completing any system u drainage
eighty per cent of which shah have been
accomplished at the time of said adj
tional levy of taxes. and to fund the
avails of said additional levy OF taxes
into bonds under the terms and Condl-
tiors set forth in the present article.
Paragraph 3. When the character or
any land is such that il must be levied
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
of land owners whether individuals or
corporations. resident or nonresident.
owning not less than a majority OF
acres in the area to be affected, aScer-
tain the cost per acre or draining ana
retaining said land incur dent 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 n rate
not exceeding five per centum per an
NUM-. pavable annually or Semi-annually.
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 nv
on each and every acre of land wheth-
er public or private. situated in said
drairage or subdrainage district. forced
contributions or acreage taxes in an
amount per acre sufficient TO maint2'.i
the drainage 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 be required for any
sinking fund for the payment of said
bonds at maturity, provided, that such
ri Inn i'm ~ "a Cd.
for all purposes shall never exceed
Three Dollars and Fifty Cents (S3. 500
per acre per annum.
All bonds heretofore issued under and
by virtue of this Article PSI of the Con-
Stitution by the governing authority OF
any subdivision, which have heretofore
not been declared invalid by a judgment
of a court of last resort In the State of
Louisiana and more than sixty 800
days have elapsed since the promul ga
ton of the proceedings eVidencing the
issuing of said bonds. are hereby recog-
nized and declared to be valid and exist
ing bonds and obligations of the district
or subdivision issuing the same. and no
court shall have jurisdiction to enter
tain any contest wherein ,neir validity
or constitutionality is questioned.
Section . Be il further resolved. etc,
That this proposed amendment shall
he submitted to the qualified voters of
this State for adoption or rejection at
the Congressional election to be held
IN november, 1914, ana, II adopted. the
same shall take effect Immediately
thereafter.
Section ?. BE il further resolved. etc
That on the official ballots to be issued
at said election there shall be placed
the words For the Proposed Amend
ment to Paragraphs Two CD and Three
CD of Article Two Hundred ard 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 of the Constitution OF Lou
isiana." and each elector shall indicate
as provided in the general election laws
OF the State, which OF the propositions
For" or AGAINST" he votes
THOMAS G. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate
l.. F. 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. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.