The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-03

article and within the limits liked
thereby for the purpose pertectlnS
and completing any SvSterT u irAiNa'e
eighty rer cent of which shall have been
accomplished at the time OF Sa'i al IL
tional levy of taxes. and to fund ~"
availS of said additional levy of taxes
into bonds under the terrnS and cnnii-
tiOrS set forth in the present article
Paragraph 3 When the character or
any land - such that il mus he levied
and pumped in order to be drained and
reclaimed the Board Of DraiHa"e Com
nlSSiOnerS of the district in which the
land is situated. shall upon the net 'tion
OF land owners. whether individuals or
corporations. resident or nonresident
owning not less than a majority or
acres in the area tn he affected. aS"er-
tain the cost per acre Of draining ana
reClainng said land incur dent AGAINST
each and every acre of land thus situa-
ted for an amount sufficient 10 drain
and reclaim il, and To issue for such
debt negotiable bonds for the total aC-
ere gate amount of the total cost Of
sud- DRAINAGE. which bonds shall run
rot longer than forty (lO) years from
their date and bear interest at rat"
not exceeding five per centum per an
mum, Oavable annually or semi -annuallV.
and shall be sold for not less than
ninety per centTm go per cent? Of par;
and said Eoarl Of DRAINAGE Commits
SiOnerS shall each year as long as any
bonds are OutStan!i.~ levy annually M
on each and every acre Of land wheth-
er public or private, situated in said
draira"e or suhirainage district. forced
cor tTiiWtiOnS ~ acreage taxes in an
amount per acre sufficient to Taintn. %
the drainage of tho said district o. sub
drainage district to pay the interest an
nuallv or Semi-auuually and the prnci-
pal falling due each year. or such
amount as may hc required rOr auv
sinking fund tor the payment Of said
bonds at maturity. provide !. that such
forced contributions or acreage taxes
for all purposes shall never exceed
Three Dollars and Fifty Cents $3.50
per acre per annum.
All bonds heretofore issued under AMI
by virtue of this Article PSI of the Coz
StitutiOn by the governing authority %
any subdivision. which have heretofore
not been declared invalid by a judgment
of court of last resort in the State of
Louisiana and more than sixty 800
days have elapsed since the Dromulga-
tion of the proceedings evidencing the
issuing of said bonds. are hereby rccog-
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 any contest wherein ,neir validity
or constitutionality 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. and, il adopted the
same shall take effect Immediately
thereafter
Section 3. 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 (2) and Three
90 of Article Two Hundred and Eighty
one of the Constitution Of Louisiana
and the words Against the Proposed
Amendment to Paragraphs Two (2l and
Three CD of Article Two Hundred and
Eighty-one OF the Constitution OF Lou
isiana," and each elector shall indicate
as provided I'm the general election laws
Of the State. which OF the propositions.
'For' or AGAINST" he votes
THOMAS e. BARRETT
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
l.. r. THOMAS.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
Approved: July Q. 1919.
l.. f.. HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
true copy:
ALVIN T.. HERERT.
Secretary of State.