The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-10-09

| ~ Act No. 1873 O1 the SSHSFS1 '>ee''i'
bly, OF tho State OF Louisiana or IN"
year 1879. and adopted At .he W,
xressionai eI~rt!or h,d on IN" ON
! day OF November 1872. a1'! As r-tf"F
! ted by the Constitutional EonE"n'''"
! OF the State Of Louisiana cor the ven
1913
| Section ! Be !. resolved by 'hs ''sN
eral Assembly " tn. state " I4'''lshH IA
| two rds % Of All tn" members -
ted to each house '''.'urrns -
| Article Two Hunt~ei AMI f,'xht'' 90"
t2Sll Of the toustltUtton OF I've state -
Louisiana Be Amended 50 A. TO read As
follows;
ARTICLE :s,.
Paragraph :: Police Ju-'es N s0v "a =
ish or parishes may IN a""or'!aNre "'''
law create dra,nag. districts. ~h"'h y
addition 70 the powers h.re'HAh"N"
grantee shall have further po~e" az
authority to establish and main'a ="
drainage systems and 'hs eor""n!Ng "
thorlt,es OF such d,stv'"ts. wren AH
thor'Zsu by majority n nr'nHe- an :
amount Of III. property taxpayers ~ "a =
district 'iua.!ri..i 70 vote under tH~ on
| stltut:on and laws OF the State 81 l."'!S-
| iaua VII" vote ~ an "is"'l"n nett 20.
that purpose. may. 'or 'he purpose or
establishing Ant malrtsn!Tg era ~
d-a mage N surN districts. 'T7os" a. !;
co oct for a 7--'or nov ~ '-.d;'!g *nr'T
! 900 years forced nt-.but'nns or az"
iSN taN~S HNS Hx'e~t!tH1 xxx" ccFN>
IT'S per acre per v";.c On each And sv"t :
| Are IT and winch - suscect'N'" ~
gravity drainage. n 'hs ~N~i -.''''
w"-r" SI"h Az -ls"'ton - h"i' l'"
60. -r,.ins il,hrr'tv OF ~'l,'h -,.N':
SONS. WH-n iG,nnr'E~t as sat |G-i7 ia
| n,'Ir t-nt Ard $50. nego, abl- hor -
j ~"p"~S~nt same. s""'l--: ov $50 '"r'"!
'Nnt: bu,lon or lrr"ax" taxss ab""" ~
-,."'h.t provided "a. the t"ta s"'.'l' :
- .,-hts thus 'Ccu-"-t or Snur!s 50 to:
al a..
-: t1- asg"ssa,- atn"'.Ht - -" 4 SCI
bv sh'. aGc!a! ,'o7t-:hI' ms ar
l..r-lI- fISes .:!r'1s ne H"r'"': s"r
W = tna SANE ,-- rToS-'' AMI - ".'
: g. nn!ltS sN. ~ 'ssr~i 'r~ 49, o''c~
:t.-n"s- ian 'Na1 FOR Hr'"H 80 "a ::
''.. '''D,i''""+ ~ 4 ~-ax. 'aSe. az 80
'Hr - -,ln -0r ."ns-r N-r'o t '-aH '''
- 49, wars h"ar greater rat" 20:
:Ar-st :na1 ~. per c.r,I:n ns- a"~'.'r7
"a t7t" A"nHA ." sam A..
- - sold Tor ,-ss ,ra- E!"-.% We ~
YIN! 81 D.~ ant % RAJ Ara 49,. = a.
o. comm @~lou-~s ~ Ura:CaS~ t'~-~.~t
y!tHonr sunni on 20 30 ta@r1 IS
a.. l,hor'zet 20 ..vY a!t ora. 'av-~
urr-r III. term. a7t "onc '''-- .. >. :
A~t.rl. an: ~,'hln re Inns N~''
tNa~-bv tor ~. purpose % 0.~"-. f.'.,
am. rOrNpi-t:Ns any system y. IA az"
-tgt'y p"- r-n. OF which shaN va >--"
arr.,re nI shed A: ..e time o. sa Il: A.
fiona! levy Of taxes and 20 tiIt '""
ayai.s y, said additional 'svy OF tax~s
INTO bonds under no terms and 'nn':'-
t'ors set FORM N me present a7t'.e
parag-arh When me ~harar..- o.
ar~ land - such -ha, :. .1r!.- ~ ~ 80
and purrp~,! n order 70 % H-a!re'. AnH
-.,!alyn-t the Roart OF prat~age t'N,r
no!ssinners OF IN. d'<c-~. - WHICH 80
land - slt!a'-d shall upon ~. p-''-!oo
Of lave! owners. whether ind,v'dua's o.
corporations, --sid-r, or non resilient.
owning no. less than ra>"r''f 81
acres n the Area 10 Be affected. ,s"--
tain the lost per acr. OF d-a!-irg ard
retaining sad lar! incur debt aga rs'
each ard every acre Of lard mus s'tla-
ted FOR an Amount sufficient - dral-
ara reclaim -. ami TO ts.,- FOR such
debt nesot' bonds Cor the total az
greeate amount OF ;h~ total cost %
such d-a!nax- which bonds shall -Ir
not longer than r1rtv 400 years from
thetr date and eea- interest 4, rata
rot exres,i'Ng f'rs per centrum per an
mum. pavania Annually or semi -a7nuaiiv
and shall ~ solt -or no, lass ..an
ntre,v per rertln 80 per cent 81 par
and said Board OF DRAINAGE Commits
! siorers shall each year az long any
bonds are outstanding levy arrua!!v m
- public or private. situated IN said
dra.rage ~ suofralraEe district. forced
contributions or acreage taxes n an
amount per aero sufficient to main.s:..
drainage district. to pay the interest An
nuaily or sem, annually and the prtnri
pa! falling due each year or such
msHns 4 m.x Il s-aa,-:s fe1 a..
bonds At maturity. provided. tina. such
forcess contributions or acreage taxes
for all purposes shall never .xc.ed
Three Dollars and FIFTY Cents ss.5o1
| per acre per arnun.
All bonds heretofore issued under and
by virtue OF this Article .sl OF the Con-
st.eution by the governing authority OF
any subdivision which have heretofore
| iar inv ~ nv t,tl
! OF a court OF last resort in the State OF
. Louisiana ard more than sixty 800
days have elapsed since tho promulga-
ton Of the proceedings evidencing the
!. nixed ard declared 70 be valid and exist
: ing bolds and obiigation0 Of the district
or subdivision issuing tho same. and no
. court IhaIl have jurisdiction to enter
. tain aW contest wherein .neir validity
: or conStituttonaity 10 questioned.
! Sectnn :. Be II further resolved. etc.
! That dis proposed amendement shall
. be suhntted to the qualified voters OF
: this safe for adoption or rejection At
!. in Novmbsr. 1914, and. Il adopted. the
Z same sail take effect Immediately
, Thereafter.
secti0 Z, He it further resolved. etc,
. That or the official ballots to b Issued
, at said election there shall b placed
i the wons For the Proposed Amend
: nent toParagraphs Two t2> and Three
= 90 Of l4ttcie Two Hundred and Eighty
II one OF the Constitution Of Louisiana.
= and the words against the Proposed
Amendment to Paragraphs Two (,) and
!. Three - OF Article Two Hundred and
? E!ghty-oe OF the Constitution 81 Lou
Z istana-" md each elector shall indicate
: al proviHd in the general e}e~tion laws
+ Of the safe. which Of the propositions
+ For or Rainst," he votes
n THOMAS G. BARRETT
; LieutenaA Governor and President OF
n the innate.
+ L. E. THOMAS
y Speaker oithe House OF Representa-
~ Approved:1uly =, 1914
A / I. F.. HALL.
u Governe OF the State 81 Louisiana
~ A true copH
~ ALVIN n HERFRT.
secreta9 Of State
;; ;; AT No. 1913
to House Bill NJ 1871. BY Mr.. calf,e,d