The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26

i as -trt No. 1872 of the General ASSEM-
| bly, q. tire State of Louisiana OF tne
I y%ar 1912, and adopted, at the ton-
efessioral election held on the 5th
| Gay OF November, 1912 and as readop-
ted by the Constitutional Convention
| OF the State of Louisiana for the year
/ 1913
/ Section l. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the state Of Louisiana,
! two-thirds (2-3) of all the members eiee
| ted to each house concurrine' ilA
/ paragraphs two t2l and three Cd OF
/ Article Two Hundred and Eighty-one
i t2S1) of the Constitution Of the State or
| Louisiana be amended so as to reaa as
| follows:
ARTICLE Isl.
| Paragraph g Police Jurres IN any par
| ish or parishes may in accordance >, WIZ u,
law create drainage districts, which III
addition to the powers herelnapoVs
| granted shall have further power ana
! authority to establish and MAINTAIN
! drainage systems and the governing au-
thorities of such districts. when au,
| thorlzed by a majority in numper ana
amount of the property taxpayers OF salo
district qualified to vote under the Con
stitution and laws of the State OF LOUIS
lana who vote in an election held Tor
that purpose, may, for the purpose OF
establishing and maintaining gravity
drainage in such districts, impose ana
collect for a period not exceeding forty
(40) years forced contributions or acre
age taxes not exceeding fifty cents COO
cts) per acre per year on each ana every
acre OF land. which Is susceptible OF
where such an election is held. The
governing authority Of such subdtvi-
sions 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 inter.
1r.S <ho %1 IN hn a c
by said annual contributions or
acreage taxes during 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 acreage taxes, are vo-
ter. to run for longer period than for
ty (40) years. bear a greater rate Of IN
terest than five per centum per annum.
to be sold for less than ninety per CEN
tum go per cent? of par. And the Board
of Commissioners of Drainage District
without submission to the taxpayers
under the terms and conditions of this
article and within the limits fixed
thereby for the purpose OF perfect1ng
and completing any system Of drainage
eighty per cent OF which shall have been
accomplished at the time Of said addi-
tional levy of taxes, and to fund the
avails of said additional levy of taxes
into bonds under the terms and condt-
tIOIS sex 1oflII fI til6 pfeStu&
Paragraph g. When the character of
any land is such that It must be levied
and pumped in order to be drained and
reclaimed the Board of Drainage Com
nissioners of the district in which the
land is situated shall upon the petition
corporations, resident or nonresident.
owning not less than majority OF
acres In the area to be affected, ascer-
tain the cost per acre of draining and
Ia froirp i'll land frnI1r Haht a "a inst
each and every acre of land thus situa-
ted for an amount sufficient 20 drain
and reclaim It, and to issue for such
gregate amount of the total cost Of
such drainage which bonds shall run
not longer than forty l40) years from
their date and bear interest at q rate
not exceeding five per centum per an
mum, payable annually or semi-annually,
and shall be sold for not less than
ninety per ce9tum $50 per cent) Of par;
and said Board of Drainage Commits
bonds are outstanding levy annually up
on each and every acre Of land, wheth-
er public or private, situated in said
drainage Or subdrainage district forced
contributions Or acreage taxes in an
amount per acre sufficient to maintais,
the drainage of the said district or sub
drainage district to pay the interest an
pal falling due each year. OF such
amount as may be required for any
sinking fund for the payment of said
bonds at maturity, provided, that such
for all purposes she'll never exceed
Three Dollars and Fifty Cents (s35O)
per acre per annunn
Ali bonds heretofore issued under and
by virtue of this Article 2s1 of the Con-.
stitutlon by the governing authority Of
any subdivision. which have heretofore
not been declared invalid by judgment
of a court of last resort In the State Of
10 hon Sfv$1
days have elapsed since the promuiga-
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 3urisdiction to enter
tain any contest wherein tneir validity
or constftuttonalfty is Questioned
Section 2. Be it further resolved. etc.
That this proposed amendement shall
pc submitted to the qualified voters Of
TINS State for adoption or rejection at
the Congressional election to be held
in November, 1914 and. If adopted, the
same shall take effect Immediately
thereafter.
-, Section 8. Be it further resolved, etc,
That on the official ballots to be issued
at said election there shall be placed
the words For the Proposed Amend
ment TO Paragraphs Two "a and Three
%, OF Article Two Hundred and Eighty
and the words Against the Proposed
Amendment to Paragraphs Two as and
Three 80 of Article Two Hundred and
Etghty-one of the Constitution Of Lou
istana,' and each e1ector 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 g. 1914.
L. e HALL
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
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