The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-09-12
ACT NO. 1872,


, Proposing an amendment to Paragraph
and of Article 2S1 of the Constitu
\ ton of the State of Louisiana, a
amended by Joint Resolution, know
4 as Act No. 1872 of the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Louisiana Of tn
year 1912 and adopted, at the congress
sional election held on the 5th day @
November. 1912. and as readopted b
the Constitutional Convention of tn
State of Louisiana for the year 1915
| Section l. Be 1t resolved by the Genera
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
| thirds of all the members elected to eacl
House concurring. That paragraphs Tw,
| ~ and Three (3) of Article Two Hun
bred and Eighty-one (2SD of the Consti
tuition of 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 add.
| 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 a ma
5ority 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
ing gravity drainage in such districts,
impose and collect for a period not ex-
ceeding forty (40) years forced contribu-
tons or acreage taxes not exceeding fifty
cents $50 cts.) per acre per year on each
and every acre of land, which is suscepti-
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-
sent 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 not
exceed in principal and interest the ag-
gregate amount to be raised by said an
nual contributions or acreage taxes dur
ing the period for which the same are
imposed and that no such bonds shall be
Issued for any other purpose than that
Tor which the said contributions or acre
age taxes, are voted, to run for a longer
period than forty (40) years, bear a
greater rate of interest than five per
centum per annum. payable annually or
semi annually, or to be sold for less than
ninety per eentum 600 p.c) of par And the
Board of Commissioners of Drainage Dis
trict without submission to the taxpayers
are authorized to levy additional taxes I'M
der 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
lime OF said additional levy of taxes, and to
und the avails of said additional levy of
axes into bonds under the terms and con-
iitions. set forth in the present article.
Paragraph 3. When the character of
my Land is such that it must be leyeed
md pumped in order to be drained and
reclaimed the Board of Drainage Com
nissioners of the district in which the
and Is situated. shall upon the petition |
4 iand owners. whether individuals or |
operations. resident or non resident, |
wning not less than a majority OF acres
a the area to be affected. ascertain the |
ost per acre OF draining and retaining |
aid land, incur debt against each and |
very acre of land thus situated for an |
mount sufficient to drain and reclaim 1t,
nd to issue for such debt negotiable
oeds for the total aggregate amount of
ne cost Of such drainage. which bonds
hall run not longer than forty (40) years
rom their date and bear interest at a
ate not exceeding five per centum per
mum. payable annually or semi annual.
:. and shall be sold for not less than
inety per centum 600 p. CO. Of par; and
Md Board Of Drainage Commissioners
IAN each year as long as any bonds are
levy annually upon each and
very acre Of land, whether public or pri-
ate, situated in said drainage or SUBJ
rainage district, forced contributions or
,reaee taxes IN an amount per acre suf-
Client to maintain the drainage of the
Nd district or subdrainage district. to
" the interest annually or semi annually
I'd the principal falling due each year. or
lch amount as may be required for any
mixing fund for the payment Of said bonds /,
maturity. provided. that such forced
or acreage taxes for all pur-
'ses shall never exceed Three Dollars and
fty Cents t$3.50) per acre per annum.
All bonds heretofore issued under and
virtue Of this Article PSI Of the Con-
tuition by the governing authority Of
y subdivision. which hive heretofore
Z been declared invalid by Judgment
cou Of last resort in the State OIL
pd more than aixtx kenA saa.ri