Lower coast gazette., 1914-09-19

LWO-tnliuS N-oy VI all Tic IueIiDtlS eleSl-
ed to each House, concurring, That para
2 and 3 of Article Two Hundred
and Eighty-One (2S1) of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana be amend
ed so as to read as follows.
ARTICLE 2S1.
Paragraph 2. Police Juries 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 century 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.
tons 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 OF
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 reclaimins
said land, incur debt against each ane
every acre of land thus situated for al
amount sufficient to drain and reclaim
it, and to issue for such debt negotiable
bonds for the total aggregate amount 0
the total cost of such drainage, whicl
bonds shall run not longer than fort.
(4O) years from their date and bear in
terest at a rate not exceeding five pc
centum per annum, payable annually o
: semi-annually, and shall be- sold for ne
less than ninety per centum 600 per Ger
: tum) of par; and said Board of Drain
age Commissioners shall each year a
long as any bonds are outstanding lev
e annually upon each and every acre c
t land. whether public or private, situate
in said drainage or subdrainage distric
: forced contributions or acreage taxes i
q an amount per acre sufficient to maintai
the drainage of the said district or sui
drainage district, to pay the interest al
nually or semi-annually and the pril
d cipal falling due each year, or SUI
amount as may be required for an
sinking fund for the payment Of sal
bonds at maturity, provided that SUI
forced contributions or acreage taxes II
{ all purposes shall never exceed Thr'
Dollars and Fifty Cents $3.50 p
acre per annum.
- All bonds heretofore issued under al
= by virtue of this Article PSI of the Co
u stitution by the governing authority
any subdivision, which have heretofo
not been, declared invalid by a judgme
"a of a court of last resort in the State
r, Louisiana and more than sixty (6O) da
lie have elapsed since the PRONUNCIATION
+, the proceedings evidencing the issuing
D.. said bonds, are hereby recognized a
"a declared to be valid and existing bon
e, and obligations of the district or 81
C., division issuing the same, and no col
ID shall have jurisdiction to entertain a
contest wherein their validity or cons
'n t%utionality is questioned.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, Ell
c., That this proposed amendment shall
r. submitted to the qualified voters of Il
e, State for adoption or rejection at
Congressional election to be held in \
vember, 1914, and, if adopted, the sal
in shall take effect Immediately thereaft
10 Section 8. Be it further resolved, Ell
That on the official ballots to be issu
~ at said election there shall be placed
-. words "For the Proposed Amendment
~ Paragraphs Two (2) and Three 81
~ Article Two Hundred and Eighty-one
al the Constitution of Louisiana, and
IA words against the proposed amendm
eu to paragraphs two (2) and three 90
Article Two Hnndre dand Eighty,
C., (2S1) of the Constitution of Louisian
ed and each elector shall indicate, as p
be vided in the general election laws of
State, which if the propositions, IF
or Against" he votes.
.cl THOMAS G. BARRETT,
l VI Lieutenant Governor and President of
~ Senate.
nm L. E. THOMAS,
ia. Speaker of the House of Representati'
lir- Approved: July 9, 1914.
&C. L. q. HALL,
en- Governor of the State of louisa
A true copy:
ALVIN e. HEBERT,
tbo Secretary of State.
ACT. NO 1913.
House Bill No. 181 BY Mr.. Caulf
:. JOINT RESOLUTION.
ma. Proposing an amendment to Article
of the Constitution of the State
Louisiana, relative to pensions
Confederate veterans. and for the