Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-04

aIicie and within the limits fixeo
.nereoy Tor the purpose perfectins
a an1 completing any system draihaee
| sney per cent OF which sh<u nave peeh
accomplished at the time OF SAID add
tfonal levy of taxes. and to fund the
avaiis or said additional levy or taxes
in.o ponos under the terms ana conoi-
"Tns ser forth in the present article
| any iand Is such that it must De levied
ana pumped in order to be drained and
reclaimed the Board of Drainage Com
,nIssioners OF the district In wnlcn the
Iahd u situated. shall upon the petition
l OF Iaho owners, whether individuals or
| corporations. resident or nonresident:
| owning not less than majority or
a ss,r I'm IN the area to be affected; ascSr
retaining said land incur debt against
each and every acre of land thus situa-
teo Tor an amount sufficient ia drain
debt negotiable bonds for the total ag-
gregate amount Of the total cost of
sucn drainage. which bonds shall run
not longer than forty (4O) years from
their date and bear interest at rate
not exceeding five per centum per an
NUM-, payable annually or semf-annually.
and shall he sold for not less than
ninety per centum go per cent? of par;
and said Board of Drainage Commits
sloners shall each year as long as any
bonds are outstanding levy annually up
on each and every acre Of land. wheth-
ar public or private situated Ss in said
contributions or acreage taxes in an
amount per acre sufficient to mainta:.,
the drainage of the said district or SUBJ
nually or semi-annually and the princi-
pal falling due each year, or such
amount as may be required for any
sinking fund for the payment of said
forced contributions or acreage taxes
for all purposes shall never exceed
Three Dollars and Fifty Cents C$3.5O)
per acre per annum.
by virtue OF this Article 2S1 Of the Con-
stitution by the governing authority of
any subdivision. which have heretofore
not been declared invalid by a judgment
Louisiana and more than sixty 1909
days have elapsed since the promulga-
ton OF the proceedings evidencing the
issuing of said bonds. are hereby recog-
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 lneir validity
or constitutionality is questioned.
Section 9. Be 1t further resolved. etc,
rhat this proposed amendment shall
be submitted to the qualified voters of
this State for adoption or rejection at
the Congressional election to be held
In November, 1914, and. II adopted. the
same shall take effect Immediately
tnerea1ter.
Section 3. Be IL further resolved etc.
That on the official ballots to be issued
az said election there shall he placed
the words For the Proposed Amend
ment to Paragraphs Two (2) and Three
I'D or Article Two Hundred and Eighty
one OF the Constitution of Louisiana.
ana the words Against the Proposed
amendment to Paragraphs Two (2) and
Tnree CD of Article Two Hundred and
Eighty-one of the Constitution of Lou
lsiana, and each elector shall indicate.
as provided in the general election laws
OF the State, which Of the propositions,
For or "Against," he votes
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
L. f. THOMAS.
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
Approved: July 9, 1914
L. E. HALL
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERT
Secretary of State.