The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-09-12

article and within the limits fixed
thereby for the purpose perfcctirS
and completing any system u drainage
eighty per cent of which shall have been
tional levy of taxes and to fund the
avails of said additional levy OF taxes
into bonds under the terms ana condl-
lions set forth in the present article
Paragraph 3. When the character Of
any land is such that II must ne 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 majority or
acres in the area to he affected, ascer-
tain the cost per acre of draining ana
retaining said land incur debt against
each and every acre Of land thus Situa-
ted for an amount sufficient TO dram
and reclaim il. and to issue for such
debt negotiable bonds for the total aE-
gregate amount of the total cost Of
such drama 20. which bonds shall run
not longer than forty (iO) years from
their date and bear interest at rate
not exceeding five per centum per an
NUM-, payable 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 up-
on each and every acre Of land. wheth-
or public or private. situated in said
drairaCe or subdrainage district forced
contributions or acreage taxes in an
amount per acre sufficient to maint2.n
the drainage OF the said district or sub
drainage district, to pay the interest an
nuallv or Semi-annually and the princi
nal 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
Three Dollars and Fifty Cents (s35O)
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 promulga-
tion of the proceedings evidencing the
issuing of said bonds are hereby recoC-
nized and declared to he 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 ii further resolved. etc.
Ihat this proposed amendment shall
ne submitted to the qualified voters of
this State for adoption or rejection at
the Congressional election to he held
in November, 1914, and, III adopted. the
same snail take effect Immediately
thereafter
Section 3. Re il further resolved etc.
That on the official ballots to he issued
at said election there shall he placed
the words For the Proposed Amend
ment to Paragraphs Two CD and Three
90 or Article Two Hundred ard Eighty
one of the Constitution of Louisiana.
and the words Against the Proposed
Amendment to Paragraphs Two CO.. and
Three CD OF Article Two Hundred and
EiRhfv-nna n
isiana-" and each elector shall indicate.
as provided I'm 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.. r. THOMAS
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
Approved: July Q. 1914.
l.. f. HALL.
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
A true COPY:
ALVIN +. HERERT,
Secretary of State.