The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-09-05


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ALVIN E. HEBERT. Secretary of State |
ACT NO. 1872.
Senate Bill No. 7O-By Mr.. Favrot.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Paragraphs |
and of Article 2S1 of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana, as
amended by Joint Resolution, known
as 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 readoptea by
the Constitutional Convention of the
State of Louisiana for the year 1913.
| Section l. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House concurring That paragraphs Two
CD 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 2S1.
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
to establish and maintain drainage sys-
TENS and the governing authorities OF
such districts, when authorized by ma
jority 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 period not eX-
ceeding forty (40) years forced contribu-
itions or acreage taxes not exceeding fifty
cents $50 ets) 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
ernng 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
|
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
I imposed and that no such bonds shall be
issued for any other purpose than that
for which the said contributions or acre
j age taxes, are voted, to run for longer
period than forty (40) years, bear q
4 greater rate of interest than five pei
g centum per annum, payable annually OF
semi-annually, or to be sold for less than
s ninety per centum go p.c) of par. And the
n Board of Commissioners of Drainage Dis
e trct without submission to the taxpayers
: are authorized to levy additional taxes UNI
d der the terms and conditions of this article
o and within the limits fixed thereby for the
purpose of perfecting and completing any
e system of drainage eighty per cent o.
which shall have been accomplished at tht
time of said additional levy of taxes, and t,
: fund the avals of said additional levy o
= taxes into bonds under the terms and con
e ditions set forth in the present article.
Y Paragraph g. When the character o
d any land is such that it must be leveet
e and pumped in order to be drained ant
C reclaimed the Board of Drainage Com
d missioners of the district in which tn
It land is situated shall upon the petition
y of land owners, whether individuals o
ii corporations, resident or non resident
l. owning not less than a majority of acre
IT in the area to be affected, ascertain tn
" cost per acre of draining and reclaimini
d said land incur debt against each am
j. every acre of land thus situated for al
IS amount sufficient to drain and reclaim il
Y, and to issue for such debt negotiabl
y bonds for the total aggregate amount o
n the cost of such drainage, which bond
y shall run not longer than forty (40) year
10 from their date and bear interest at
id rate not exceeding five per centum pc
III annum. payable annually or semi annual
De ly, and shall be sold for not less tha
lie ninety per centum $50 p. Cd of par; an
n. said Board of Drainage Commissioner
Dr. shall each year as long as any bonds ar
t, outstanding levy annually upon each an
st every acre of land, whether public or pr
Sc vate, situated in said drainage or sub
s. drainage district, forced contributions Q
= acreage taxes in an amount per acre sui
j. ficient to maintain the drainage of tn
said district or subdrainage district, t
al pay the interest annually or semi annual
he and the principal falling due each year, c
rs such amount as may be required for an
sinking fund for the payment of said bond
a at maturity, provided, that such force
ir contributions or acreage taxes for all pur
LII poses shall never exceed Three Dollars an
RS Fifty Cents $3.50 per acre per annum
Ill All bonds heretofore issued under an
G. by virtue of this Article 2S1 of the Con
e. l.stitution by the governing authority c