The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-24

article ana within the limits ikea
thereby for the purpose perfecting
and completing any system VI drainage
eighty per cent of which shall have been
accomplished at the time of said al IL
tional levy OF taxes. and to fund the
avails Of said additional levy of taxes
into bonds under the terms and cOndi-
riors set forth in the present article
Para graph 3. When the character Of
any land is such that IL must he 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-
Ia in the cost per acre OF draining and
retaining said land incur debt against
each and every acre of land thus situa-
ted for an amount sufficient to drain
and reclaim IL, and to issue for such
teht negotiable bonds for the total ag-
gregate amount Of the total cost Of
Suth drainage. which bonds shall run
rot LONGER than forty (40l years from
their date and bear interest at n rate
not exceeding five per centum per an
NUM-, PAYABLE annually or Semi-annuallv
and shall he sold for not less than
ninety per certum go per cent? of par:
and said BOARD OF Drainaoe Commits
sioners shall each year as long as anv
bonds are outstanding levy annually IN
on each and every acre of land. wheth-
er public or private. situated in said
drairage or subdrainage district. forced
contributions or acreage taxes i'm an
amount per acre sufficient to maintp.
the drainage of the said district or sub
drainage district. to paw the interest an
nuallv or semi-annually and the princi-
nal falling due each year, or such
amount as NAV be required for arv
sinking fund for the payment IF said
bonds at maturity, provided that such
forced contributions or acreage taxes
for all purposes shall never evceed
Three Dollars and Fifty Cents (S35O)
per acre per annum.
All bonds heretofore issued under and
nv virtue OF this Article 2S1 of the Con
stitution nv the governing authority o.
any subdivision. which have here nfor,
not been declared invalid by a Judgment
Of court of last resort in the State of
Louisiana and more than sixty t6OJ
days have elapsed since the promulga-
ton or 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 anv contest wherein ,neir validity
or constitutionalty 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 he held
in November. 1914. AMI, IL adopted. the
same snail take effect Immediately
thereafter
Section 2. BE IL further resolved. etc.
That on the official ballots to be issued
at said election there shall he placed
the words For the Proposed Amend
ment TO Paragraphs Two 90 and Three
90 or Article Two Hrn1rpi ari Fi~htv-
one OF the Constitution of Louisiana.
and the words Against the PronoseI
Amendment to Paragraphs Two C2) and
Three CD of Article Two u,In1re1 ar1
Eighty-one or the Constitution OF Lou
tsiana-" and each elector shall indicate.
as provtdef In the general election laws
OF the State, which Of the propositions.
For or "APairst," he votes
THOMAS e. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
L. r THOMAS
SpeaFer OF the House of Representatives.
Approved: July 9. 1914
l.. F. HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true COPY:
ALVIN F.. HFBFRT,
Secretary of State.