Lower coast gazette., 1914-10-24

twO-thirds (2-3) Of all the members elect
ed to each House, concurring, That para
. and 3 of Article Two Hundred
and Eighty-Onc (2S1) of the Constitu-
ton Of the State of Louisiana be amend
ed so as to read as follows.
ARTICLE 2S1.
Paragraph 2. Police Jurics in any
parish or parishes may in accordance
with law create drainage districts. which
in addition to the powers hereinabove
granted, shall have further power and
authority to establish and maintain drain
age systems and the governing authorities
of such districts. when authorized by a
majority in number and amount of the
property taxpayers of said district quail
fed 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 main
tanning gravity drainage in such districts.
impose and collect for a period not ex-
ceeding forty (4O) years forced contri-
buttons or acreage taxes not exceeding
fifty cents go cents) per acre per year
on each and every acre of land, which
is susceptible Of gravity drainage, in the
subdivision where such an election is
held. The governing authority of such
subdivisions, when authorized as set forth
may incur debt and issue negotiable bonds
to represent same, secured by the forced
contribution Or acreage taxes above de-
scribed provided that the total amount of
debts thus incurred or bonds issued shall
not exceed in principal and interest the
aggregate amount to be raised by said
annual contributions or acreage taxes
during the period for which 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 a longer
period than forty (4O) 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 per centum) of
par. And the Board of Commissioners
of Drainage District without submission
TO the taxpayers are authorized to levy
additional taxes under 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 condi-
tions set forth in the present article.
Paragraph 8. 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 nonresident,
owning not less than a majority of acres
in the area to be affected, ascertain the
cost per acre of draining and retaining
said land, incur debt against each and
every acre of land thus situated for an
amount sufficient to drain and reclaim
it, and to issue for such debt negotiable
bonds for the total aggregate amount OF
the total cost of such drainage, which
bonds shall run not longer than forty
(4O) years from their date and bear in.
terest at a rate not exceeding five pei
centum per annum, payable annually OF
semi-annually, and shall be sold for moi
less than ninety per centum 600 per cen.
tum) of par; and said Board of Drain
age Commissioners shall each year as
long as any bonds are outstanding levy
annually upon each and every acre Of
land, whether public or private, situated
in said drainage or subdrainage district
forced contributions or acreage taxes il
an amount per acre sufficient to maintain
the drainage of the said district or sub
drainage district; to pay the interest an
nually or s%emi-annually and the prin
cipal falling due each year, or sucl
amount as may be required for an!
! sinking fund for the payment of sait
bonds at maturity, provided that sucl
forced contributions or acreage taxes 70
all purposes shall never exceed Thre
Dollars and Fifty Cents ($3.5O) pc
acre per annum.
All bonds heretofore issued under an
by virtue of this Article 2S1 of the Con
stitution by the governing authority o
any subdivision, which have heretOfOr
not been declared invalid by a judgmen
of a court of last resort in the State O
Louisiana and more than sixty 600 day
have elapsed since the PRONUNCIATION c
the proceedings evidencing the issuing c
said bonds, are hereby recognized an
declared to be valid and existing bond
and obligations of the district or sui
division issuing the same, and no coul
shall have jurisdiction to entertain an
contest wherein their validity or const
tutionality is questioned.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc
, That this proposed amendment shall
submitted to the qualified voters of TIL
!, State for adoption or rejection at til
! Congressional election to be held in N
vember, 1914, and, if adopted. the san
, shall take effect Immediately thereafte
| Section 8. Be it further resolved, etc
Y That on the official ballots to be issue
at said election there shall be placed tt
r words "For the Proposed Amendment
Paragraphs Two (2) and Three 90
r Article Two Hundred and Eighty-one
: the Constitution of Louisiana. and Il
4 words Against the proposed amendmel
to paragraphs two (2) and three (3)
Article Two Hundre dand Eighty-ol
! (2S1) of the Constitution of Louisiana
- - and each elector shall indicate, as pr
! vided in the general election laws of Il
! State, which if the propositions, "Fol
: or Against" he votes.
r THOMAS G. BARRETT,
4 Lieutenant Governor and President of Il
Senate.
L. e. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representative
Approved: July 8, 1914.
L. E. HALL,
b Governor of the State of Louisian
A true copy:
ALVIN d. HEBERT,
Secretary OF. State.
: ACT. NO 1913.
House Bill No. 1871 By Mr.. Caulfel
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 81
of the Constitution of the State
Louisiana, relative to pensions f
Confederate veterans. and for tho MI