The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-10-17
ACT NO, 192.
ACT NO. 1872.
Senate Bill No. 70-By Mr.. Favrot

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
| Us 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 5th day OF
November, 1912, and as readopted by
the Constitutional Convention of the
State of Louisiana for the year 1913
Section !. 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
(2) and Three 90 of Article Two Hun
dred 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 addi-
ton to the powers hereinabove granted
shall have further power and authority
TENS and the governing authorities OF
such districts. when authorized by a ma-
| jority in number and amount of the proc.
erty taxpayers of said district quau6eo
to vote under the Constitution and s"0
Of the State of Louisiana who vofe 1" an
election held for that purposes may, .o'
| the purpose of establishing and
| ing gravity drainage in SUCH uiH.i vs.
| impose and collect for perioo iio' ca
ceeding forty (40) years forceo coii''lnu
| tons or acreage taxes. NOT eAceeoiiie my
cents $50 cts.) per acre per year OH eaci
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 contrl-
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-
ereeate 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
for which the said contributions or acre
age taxes, are voted. to run for 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 centum 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
time of said additional levy Of taxes. and to
fund the avails of said additional levy OF
taxes into bonds under the terms and con-
ditions set forth in the present article.
Paragraph 3. When the character of
any land is such that it must be leveed
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 non resident,
owning not less than majority OF acres
in the area to be affected, ascertain the
cost per acre o. draining and retaining
said land, incur debt against each and
every acre of land thus situated for an
amount sufficient to drain and reclaim II,
and to issue for such debt negotiable
| bonds for the total aggregate amount OF
the cost of such drainage, which bonds
shall run not longer than forty (4O) years
| from their date and bear interest at
rate not exceeding five per centum pei
annum, payable annually or semi annual
". and shall be sold for not less thar
ninety per centum 60 p. CD OF par; ane
said Board Of Drainage Commissioner:
shall each year as long as any bonds arr
outstanding levy annually upon each ant
every acre of land, whether public or pri
vate, situated in said drainage or SUB
drainage district, forced contributions o.
acreage taxes in an amount per acre sui
fficient to maintain the, drainage OF tn
said district or subdrainage district, t.
nay the interest annually or semi annual!
and the principal falling due each year. o
such amount as may be required for an,
sinking fund for the payment OF said BOND
at maturity, provided. that such force'
contributions or acreage taxes for all pur
poses shall never exceed Three Dollars an
Fifty Cents ($s.50) per acre per annum.
Ali bonds heretofore issued under an
by virtue of this Article PSI of the Con
stitution by the governing authority
any subdivision, which hive heretofor
mot been declared invalid by judgmer
Of a court of last resort in the State
Louisiana and more than sixty (60) day
have elapsed since the PRONUNCIATION
the proceedings evidencing the issuin