Lower coast gazette., 1914-10-17

-wO-thirds CD Of all.t,he. meafbers eject
ed to$eaeE House. eencnrring,, That para
graphs . aAds3 of Article Two Hundred
and Eishty:One '1gSLf. Of th&. e'onstitu-
ton of the. State of Louisiana be amend
ed ~su.a$.'to I. read. AZ frahows.
ARTICLE PSI.
Paragraph 3. Police J i Is. in any
or parishes may. in accordance
with law create drainage districts, which
in addition TO the powers hereinabove
granted, shah 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
in an election held for that purpose, may,
for the purpose Nf. establishing and main
tanning gravity drainage in such districts.
impose and collect for a period. not en-
ceeding forty (4O years forced. c%ontri-
buttons or acreage taxes not exceeding
fifty cents $50 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 OF acreage taxes above de-
scribed 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 contIfbutioffsi',or acreage taxes
during the .periot for which same are
imposed and. that mo such bands 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
period than forty, go. years, bear a
greater rate of interest than five per
centum per arnNm,s payable annually or
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .be sold for less than
ninety per centum 900 per century of
par. And the Board of Commissioners
Of Drahagse, District without, submission
to the taxpayers are authorized to levy
additional taxes under the terms and
conditions: Of this ,artirfe.,and within the
limits fixed thereby for the purpose Of
perfecting and Completing, any system o.
drainage eighty PER cent of (which shall
have been accomplished at the time o.
said. additional levy of taxes, and to funt
= the avaiTs of said additional levy of taxes
lI'into bonds under: the terms and condi
tions set forth in the present article.
! Paragraph g.. when the. character o
, any land is such that it must be leveet
and pumped in order to be drained an,
: reclaimed the .Foard' Of Drainage Com
: m%issioners of the district in which tn
r land is situated, shall .ppon. the petition
! Of land owners, whether Individuals o
! corporations,' resident or nonresident
efownipgs not less th9n a majority Of acre
in the area to be affected, ascertain tn
!, cost per acre of draining and retlaimin
!, said ttanQ; jAsupsdeRtrp saH4teeach an
every acre of land thus situated for a
amount sufficient to drain and t%reclai1
s Iii. and 10 issue for.s such~ debt :'negotiabl
+ bonds for the total aggregate amount
l. the, total. cost: of .slcht saarainage, +Mhitc
bonds shall run not longer than fort
r, (4Ql years, from tAeiE date and bear il
terest at 6 rate not exceeding ,,fye. pc
centum per afnum, payable ann ually
semi-annaalFy, and shall be sold; for M
tum }1of Jar; INA said Board+of Drai1
aks. &c Commissioners shall each ;yeat;;..5
IL long .as any bonds, age outstanding lev
le annually Upon each anu every. acre
land, whether public or private, situate
:: in, said draineggAac 81 >subdrainage' distrit
+ forced contributions or acreage taxes s.:
10 an amount per acre sufficient to mainta.
le the drainage psstseS said district or su
drainage district, to. pay the interest a
nually or s%emi-annua1ly and the pri
"a tcipal falling due each year, Or su'
~ N amount :as may ,be~. required for al
sinking fund for: the payment of sa
~ bonds at maturity, provided that su
"a forced contributions or acreage taxes f
W. all purposes. shall never. exceed 'Thr
e Dollars and Fifty Cents {$a.50) p
acre: per ahzum :t",':.
~ ~ All bonds heretofore issued Under a
NE by virtue Of this Article, PSI of the &C
Nv stitution by the governing authority.
~ any subdivision, which have heretofC
ig: not. been declared invalid; by. a: judgme
ed of "a court Of last resort in the State
Louisiana and more than sixty .l6O) ds
he haBa Hlapsdd' since tho PRONUNCIATION
Or, the proceedings evidencing the issuing
IN said bonds, are hereby recognized a
dec1aret to- be;sSaKd aid atxisting boz
re, and obligations of the district: or 81
&c, division issuing the same, and NO Co
nd shall have? jurisdiction to. entertain a
Ice t%'contest wherein their validity. or con-
~tutienality, il, questioned. ,.,..
Section g.. Be it further resolved, e
&C., That this proposed amendment shall
ar submitted to the qualified voters of t
State for aadoptioR,.or. rejection at
the Congressional. election to be held in.
md vember, 1914, and, if adopted, the sa
MIN shall take effect. Immediately thereafl
10 Section. 3. Be it. further resolved, e
That on the official ballots to be .'iss1
laS at said election there shall be placed,
words "For. the Proposed Amendment
i 10 Paragraphs. Two (2) and Three ~
,ar Article Two Hundred and Eighty-ene
tal the Constitution of Louisiana; and
rod words Against the: proposed amendEF
to paragraphs two GU and three 40
=, Article Two Hundre dand Eighty
tc,1 (281) of the Constitution Of Louisiar
SEQ and each ~.elector shall indicate, as
De vided in the general election laws of
SEQ State, which if the propositions, IL
stl. or Against" he votes.
~ THOMAS G.. BARRET,
~, Lieutenant Governor and President, of
~ Senate. !.
ion L. e. THOMAS,
rts, Speaker Of the House, Of Representa-
hir- Approved: July 9, 1914.
Zee L. E., HALL.
zen Governor of the State of Louisi'
ties. A true copy:
ALVIN e: HEBERT,
'tho Secretary of State.
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ACT. NO 1913.
House Bill No. 1871 BY Mr.. Caulf
=: JOINT RESOLUTION.
ana. Proposing an amendment to Article
of the Constitution Of the State
Louisiana, relative to pensions
Confederate veterans, and for the
rose .of. providing a sufficient revt