Board of Com'rs for Bayou Terreaux-boeufs Drainage Dist. v. Randolph

Citations

• 131 La. 244
• 59 So. 198
• 1912 La. LEXIS 1105

Syllabus

<p>(Syllabus by the Oourt.)</p> <p>Drains (§ 67*) — Drainage Bonds — Levy oe Taxes.</p> <p>Under the provisions of article 281 of the Constitution as amended in the year 19101 (Act No. 197 of 1910), a special tax or contribution voted to secure the payment of negotiable bonds issued- by any drainage district must be levied each year by the board of commissioners, and the amount of the levy must be determined by the amount payable each year under the terms of the contract for the bond issue. A levy, in advance, of the full tax for the full term_ of years, is contrary to the constitutional requirement.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Drains, Cent. Dig. §§ 73, 76, 91; Dec. Dig. § 67.*]</p>