The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-10-30
Act. No. 1872.

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Paragraphs
2 and 5 Of Article PSI of the Constitu
ton Of the State OF Louisiana. as
amended by Joint Resolution. known
as Act No. 1873 Of the General Assem-
bly, OF the State of Louisiana OF the
year 1872. and adopted, at the con,
Yressional election held on the oth
day Of November. 1912. and as readop-
ted by the Constitutional Convention
Of tho State of Louisiana FOR the year
1918.
Section I. Be II resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly Of the State OF Louislsna'
two-thirds t2-3) OF all the members , eIee.
paragraphs two ~ and three 10 OF
Article Two Hundred and Eighty-s enc
tSSD OF the Constitution Of the state or
Louisiana be amended so as to read az
follows:
ARTICLE 2s1.
Paragraph 2. Police JurIes IN any par
ish or parishes may in accordance WIN
law create drainage districts. when IN
addition to the powers heretnabove
granted. shall have further power and
authority to establish and maintain
drainaee systems and the governing au-
thorities of such districts when au
thorized by a majority in NUMBER ana
amount Of the property taxpayers or seld
district qualified to vote under the Con
stitution and laws Of the State OF LOUIS
lana who vote In an election held TOT
that purpose, may. for the purpose OF
establishing and maintaining gravity
drainage in such districts, fmpose ana
collect for period not exceeding forty
(40) years forced contributions or acre
age taxes not exceeding fifty cents 600
cts) per acre per year on each and every
NJ land which Ia ElfgcenflhI0 OF
gravity drainage. in the subdivision
where such an election is held. The
governing authority of such aunalVl"
sions, when authorized as set forth. may
incur debt and issue negotiable bonds IN
represent same, secured by the forced
scribed provided that the total amount
Of debts thus incurred or bonds 'ssued
shall not exceed in principal and inter
est the aggregate amount 70 be raised
by said annual contributions or
acreage taxes during the period Tor
which the same are imposed ana that no
such bonds shall he issued for any other
purpose than that for which the said
contributions or acreage taxes, are vo-
ter, to run for a longer period than for-
ty (40) years, bear greater rate OF in
terest than five per eentum per annum,
payable annually or semi-annually, or
to be sold for less than ninety per CEN
Luui NJV per CCHlJ ~ peI' anu LIC - al
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 perfecttng
and completing any system of drainage
EIGHTY ner cent OF which shall have been
accompls shed at the time of said adii-
tional levy of taxes and to fund the
avails Of said a1dit'o nal levy of taxes
into bonds under the terms and condt-
tons set forth In the present article.
Paraeraph When the character of
any Lard Is slch that II must he Levied
arS run1ne7 in order to be drained and
Reclaimed tho Boar7 Of Drainage Com
r1issiorp~s OF the district in which tho
land is situated. shall upon the petition
of Lard owners. whether individuals or
CORPORATIONS resident or nonresident
owning not less than a majority Of
acres in the arna to be affected, ascer-
tain the cost per acre of draining and
reclaimino said Land incur debt against
each ard every acre of land thus situa-
ted for an amount sufficient 10 drain
and reclaim II, and to issue for such
debt reoot'sNle bonds for the total ag-
Srerate amount of the total cost of
such draina@e. which bonds shall run
rot lonoer than forty f40N years from.
their date and hea& interest at a rate
NOT pS'''P'llt' I'VE Ter FBlIUFn NeT an
mum, PAYABLE annually or semi-annual2v
and shall he sol1 'or not less than
airetv rer certur go per cent? of par:
and said BOARD Of DRAINAGE Commits
sioners shall each year as, long as any
bonds are outstanding levy annually un-
on each and every acre of land. wheth-
err public or private, situated in said
dratrape or suh1ra 'rase district, forced
contributions or ac"naGe taxes in an
amount per acre sufF'c'ert to maintp -,
the drainage OF the said district or sub
drainage district. to raw the interest an.
nually OF semi-anrually and the princi-
pal falling due each year, or such
amount as may he REQUIRED for anv
sinking fund FOR the payment Of said
bonds at maturity, provided, that such
forced contributions or acreage taxes
for all pnrroses shall never exceed
Three Dollars and Fifty Cents (s3 SOY
per acre per annum.
All bonds heretofore issued under and
by virtue OF this Article PSI Of the Con-
stitution by the governing authority Of
any subdivision, which have heretofore
not been declared invalid by Judgment
of court Of last resort in the State of
Louisiana and more than sixty 1901
days have elapse1 since the promulga-
ton of the proceedings evidencing the
issuing of said bonds, are hereby recog.
rized and declared to be valid and exist
ing bonds and OBLIGATIONS of the district
or subdivision issuirr the same. and no
court shall have jurisdiction to enter
tair a. 'ontaet wherein ne'r validity
or constitutionality is questioned
Section 10 II f,lrthe~ resolved, etc.
That this proposes Advertisement shall
be submitted to the qualified voters OF
this State for adoption or rejection at
the Congressional election tn he held
In November 1914 an1, II adopted. the
same shall take effect Immediately
thereafter.
Section 3. Be II further resolved, etc.
That on the official ballots to be issued
pt said election there shall be PLACED
e1e words For tho Proposed Amend
,nent to Paragraphs Two (2l and Three
f3l OF Article Two Uu,araa md W No.
ore OF the Constitution of Louisiana.
and the words "Aeairst the Pronosa !
Smendroent to Parasranhs Two t2l and
Three ~ Of Articrn r.'- u,tnSrnl a.
Eighty-one OF the Constitution OF Lou
is'ara." and Zach elertor shall indicate
IS prnvsae' in the general electfo, laws
u the State which Of the propositions.
FOR or AGAINST" he votes
THOMAS c. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
L. y. THOMAS.
speaker Of the House of Reprasentatfv
Approved: July q, 1914.
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