The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-03

as Aet ia. 1872 of the General AEsar11-
bly, y. the State of Louisiana OF lbs
yeGr I31a and adopted, at enc 1e.i-
grGssionai election held on the attf
Gay of November. ta12, and as feaoop-
ted by the Cons itutional Convention
OF the State of Louisiana for the Seas
1918.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Cen
eraI Assembly of the state of Louisiana,
tWo-thirds t2-3) of all the members eles'-
ted to each house concurriag l NJ. e
paragraphs. two {2) and three ~ "
Article Two Hundred and Eighty one
(2Sl( of the Constitution of the state 81
Louisiana be amended so as 10 READ as
follows:
ARTICLE PSI.
Paragraph 2. Police Turqes N any par par
ish or parishes may in accordance Win
law create drainage districts, which III
addition to the powers hereinahove
granted, shall have further power ana
authority to establish and maintain
drainage systems and the governing au-
thorities of such districts, when au,
thorized by a majority in number ana
amount of the property taxpayers CT said
district qualified to vote under the Com
stitution and laws Of the State o. LOUIS
lana who vote In an election heio AoI
that purpose. may, for the purpose OF
establishing and maintaining gravity
drainage in such districts. impose and
collect for a period not exceeding forty
(40} years forced contribut' ons or acre
cts.) per acre per year on each and every
acre OF land. which is susceptible OF
gravity drainage, II the sQoal ViS a.,
where such an election is held. In6
governing authority OF sucn sa'uLei-
s1ons, when authorized as set ToFth may
incur debt and issue negotiable bones 70
represent same, secured by tae Lo[c s
cohtilnutioh or acreage taxes ,poEe va
scrlped provided that the Iota, anlouls
OF debts thus incurred or bonds lsshed
shall not exceed in principal ana inter-
est the aggregate amount 70 ne raiSet.
py sa1c annual contrlputioHs -
acreage taxes curing Tue peIioa iol l
Whlch the same are imposed ana ttAa as,, no
purpose than that tor when tne Sslaa
Contributions or acreage taxes, are po-
ter TO run for a longer PERIOD lnan . 10y "
" t4e) years, pear greater IsAte OF -, IL
teFest than tive per centum per antluifi.
payable annually or seml-annualiy, OF
to De sold for less than ninety per cen
tum $50 per cent? of par. And the Board
Of Commissioners Of DRAINAGE ain District t.a
without submission to the taxpayers
are authorized TO levy additional taxeess
under the terms and conditions OF TINS
article and within the limits 1ixeo
thereby for the purpose of perfee'lns
and completing any system OF drainage
eighty per. cent of which shall have been
accomplished at the time of said addt-
tional levy of taxes, and to fund the
avails of said additional levy of taxes
lions set forth in the present article.
parapranh when fhe character Of
anv land r. such that 1t must be levied
and pumped in order to be drained and
ran1asr,ad fbe Roara of Drai-aae Com
nissionars IF +ba district In which the
1nna 10 eitu.taS ebal3 ,,po, +ha naf;tian
nf I,nd nsInsrs nhatbar jndi1y;dt,als or
oarnnrattons rasitiant mr. non-residenf
o1zpIna NOT lass HAN majority NJ
ooras In NC area w he affacfad asoar-
az. % +h he COST nar ac~s If draisinp and
racla tnine said land incur dehf against
aeeb and every aereiof land thus sj+,,as
tS c. s.,ffjcsa,t ~ drai-
end rec,aim ~ aud 70 issIte for snnb
aah. $500 nis hands For ti,e totol
sr,.osr " s,,a,,rt ~ sha Total COST eP
een eba ara I Sc g whtcb honas sbaii r,,n
~ :, = ~.
w.. ans peor estts
M awnaedtng 1--WE r,ay eantn,,, 1,ar
MN NM naya1Ia annually or s emf
ans shaIf he. sold fett nor less mar
and said BOARD Of nrainaga :ra,.,, rsie
stoners shall each wear as long as any
honf1s are .o1lfstAndirg lew an,9I,ally nm
on each and every acre Of land wheth-
~ 81. S,,hltc or nT4vata sis,atad l., T.;
No 100 ar s,shd 20 inaern djstriot eona.a
contributions or acreage taxes in an
amount per acre sufficient to maintass.
the drainage of the said district or sub
drainage district, to pay the interest an
pai falling due each wear, or such
amount as may be REQUIRED Tor any
sinking fund for. the payment of said
bonds at maturity. provided, that such
for all purposes shall never exceed
Three Dollars and Fifty Cents {s3.5o1
per acre per annum
All bonds heretofore issued under and
nv virtue of this Article PSI Of the COR
stitution by the governing authority Of
any subdivision. which have heretofore
not been declared invalid by n iudgrlenf
of a court of last resort In the State Of
Louisiana and more thaa sixty ft30l
days have elapsed since the promuiga-
ton of the proceedings eyi1encing fl1e
issuing of said bonds. are hereby recog-