The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-03
ACT NO. 1912.

AZ NO. lSG.
! Senate Bill No. 70-By Mr.. Favrot.
| JOINT RESOLUTION
| Proposing an amendment to Paragraphs
| and of Article PSI 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, 1872 and as readopted by
the Constitutional Convention of the
State of Louisiana for the year 1918,
| Section I. Be 1t resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House concurring, That paragraphs Two
! ~ and Three go of Article Two Hun
dred and Eighty one (2SI of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana be amend
| ed so as to read as follows:
ARTICLE PSI.
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 a period not eX-
ceeding forty (40) years forced contribu-
tons or acreage taxes not exceeding fifty
cents go cts) per acre per year on each
and every acre of land which is susceptl-
BILE of gravity drainage, in the subdivision
where such an election is held. The gov
erning 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
thus incurred OF bonds issued shall not
exceed in principal and interest the ag-
gregate amount to be raised by said an
nuai contributions or acreage taxes dur
} ing the period for which the 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 (40) years bear q
! greater rate of interest than five pei
centum per annum, payable annually OF
: semi annually, or to be sold for less thar
ninety per centum GO pei of par. And the
! Board of Commissioners of Drainage Dis
e trict without submission to the taxpayers
: are authorized to levy additional taxes TN
l der the terms and conditions of this article
D and within the limits fixed thereby for the
purpose of perfectng and completing an!
3 system of drainage eighty per cent o
which shall have been accomplished at thu
time of said additional levy Of taxes, and t,
: fund the avails of said additional levy o
: taxes into bonds under the terms and con
9 ditions set forth in the present article.
Y Paragraph g. When the character o
4 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
q missoners of the district in which thu
: of land owners, whether individuals o
4 corporations resident or nonresident
: owning not less than y majority of acre
t in the area to be affected, ascertain tn
Y cost per acre of draining and reclaiminl
d said land, incur debt against each ant
: every acre of land thus situated for al
S amount sufficient to drain and reclaim II
:, and to issue for such debt negotiabl
y bonds for the total aggregate amount 0
n the cost of such drainage which bond
: shall run not longer than forty (40) year
o from their date and bear interest at
d rate not exceeding five per centum pc
II annum, payable annually or semi-annual
e ~, and shall be sold for not less thai
e ninety per centum 60 p. e. Of par; an
|. said Board of Drainage Commissioner
r shall each year as long as any bonds ar
t, outstanding levy annually upon each an
It every acre of land, whether public or pri
e vate, situated in said drainage or sub
: drainage district forced contributions o
: acreage taxes in an amount per acre SUI
: ficient to maintain the drainage of tn
said district or subdrainage district. t
u Ipay the interest annually or semi annual
e and the principal falling due each year, O
s such amount as may be required for an
Esinking fund for the payment of said bond
a at maturity, provided, that such force
r contributions or acreage taxes for all pur
II poses shall never exceed Three Dollars an
8 Fifty Cents (s3,50) per acre per annum.
II All bonds heretofore issued under an
: by virtue of this Article 2S1 Of the Con
: stitution by the governing authority 0