The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-30
ACT NO. 2ae.

ON NO lol. BY Mr. Mouton.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment to Article oe1
u the constitution of the State of
LOUISIANA relative to taxes for the
construction and maintenance of pub
Section /; Be it resolved by the Cen
erai assembly of the State of Louisi-
ana, tWo-thirds of all members elected
10 each House concurring, That Article
GSl o! the Constitution of the State Of
LOUISIANA be amended so as to read as
follows: ~ ''"u DIS
g Article 291 The Police Juries of this
otate may form their respective mar
tshes INTO road districts; and in order
s4r, ,a,Se FUNDS Tor the purpose of con-
ssttluctlng, maintaining and repairing
tne public roads and bridges of their
parishes, they are authorized TO SGT
ssiue at least one mill per annum Of
the taxes levied by them, and to impose
per capita tax not more than one
u ; per annum upon each able bod
LED male mhabitant of the parish he
tween the ages of eighteen and fifiv.
i've years, and to levy an annual IL
cense OF not less than twenty-five (25c)
nor more than one dollar per annum
upon each vehicle. including BICYCLES,
kept within said parishes or within a
municipality thereof whether or not
exempt IN It's charter from parochial
taxation, and used for locomotion over
public roads, in their respective par
lshes; which license shall be gradu-
ated. The provisions of this article rel
atlFe TO the per capita tax. shall not
De operative in incorporated towns and
cities that maintain their own streets.
TO carry into effect the provisions
OF TINS Article the Police Juries may
enact such ordinances of a civil nature
| as may be necessary to enforce the
property and license tax, and of a crim-
nal nature to enforce the per capita tax.
| Pollce Juries and municipal corpo-
rat1ons i'll the several parishes of this
| State may levy other taxes for the
construction and maintenance of pub
t ne r9ads and bridges within the terri
| torlal limits of said parishes, and may
incur debt, and issue negotiable bonds
therefor in the manner and to extend
authorized under provisions of Article
| 232 and 2S1 of the Constitution and the
Statutes adopted to carry them into eff
! feet. Other taxes may be levied by the
| Police Juries for road and bridge pur-
! poses not to exceed five mills for five
years on the property of the Parish
or any ward thereof, whether the rate of
| taxation and the purpose thereof shall
have been submitted to the property tax
! payers of the said ward or parish en-
| titled to vote under the election laws of
| the Sldte' anu majority tnereOr III
number and value Of those voting a,
said election shall have voted in favor
thereof. That this article shall be
self operative.
Section 2. BE 1t further resolved, etc
That this proposed amendment shall be
| submitted to qualified voters of this
State for adoption or rejection at the
congressional election to be held in No
vember. 1912. and, if adopted. the same
shall take effect Immediately there.
after.
Section 3. 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
amendment to Article Two Hundred ant
Ninety-One of the Constitution of Lou
isiana." and the words Against the pro
posed amendment to Article Two Hun
dred and Ninety-One of the Constitution
of louisiana and each elector shall in
dictate as provided in the general cleo
tion laws of the State which of the
propositions, For" or Against : hi
votes.
/. E. THOMAS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved: July 18th, 1912.
L. E. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
| s true copy:
ALVIN T. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.