Paragraph 2. Police Juries in any par
ish 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 estahlish and maintain
drainage systems and the governing au
thorities of such districts, when au
thorized by a majority in number and
amount of the property taxpayers of said
district qualified to vote under the Con
stitution and laws of the State of Louis
lana who vote in an election held for
that purpose, may, for the purpose of
establishing and maintaining gravity
drainage in such districts. impose and
collect for a period not exceeding forty
(40) years forced contributiuos or acre
age taxes not exceeding fifty cents (50
CIS.) per acre per year on each and every
arSe of land, which is susceptible of,
gravity drainage. In the subdivision
where such an election is held. The
governing anutilority of such subdivi
sions, when authorized as set forth, may
I 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
est the aggregate amount to be raised
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 a longer period than for
ty (40) years, bear a greater rate of in
terest than five per centum per annum.
