St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-10-19

1 ALVIN II. HEbEnAs
/ Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 236.
Senate Bill No. 161. BY Mr.. Mouton
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Promising an amendment to Article
| 291 Of the Constitution OF the
state of Louisiana relative to tax
es for the construction ana maih-
tenance of public roads.
Section /. Be It resolved Dy Tue
General Assembly OF the state VI
Louisiana, two-thirds OF all members
elected to each House concurrlns'
That Article 291 of the Const'"-
| t;cn CT the State c! Louisiana he
amended GO as to read as follows:
| Article 291. The Police Juries II
this state may form their respective
nn, ,shes into road districts; anG IN
order to raise fund for the purpose
of constructing, maintaining am re-
nairing the public roads and bridges
of their parishes, they are authorized
Ia set aside at least one mill Pc:
annum of the taxes levied by them,
and to impose q per capita tax not
more than one dollar per annum up
on each able bodied male inhabltant
of the parish between the ages OF
eighteen and fifty-five years, and to
levy an annual license OF not less
than twenty-five (25c) cents nor
more than one dollar per annum up
on each vehicle, including bicycles.
kept within said parishes or within
q municipality thereof whether or not
exempt in its charter from parochiai
taxation, and used for locomotlon
over public roads, in their respec-
tive parishes; which license shall be
graduated. The provision to this ar
ticle relative to the Per capita tax,
shall not be operative in incorporat-
ed towns and cities that maintain
their own streets.
To carry into effect the provisions
of this Article the Police Juries may
enact such ordinances of civil ma
ture rs may be necessary to enforce
the property and license tax, and OF
a criminal nature to enforce the per
capita tax.
Police Juries and municipal cor
porations in the several parishes OF
this State may levy other taxes for
the construction and maintenance Of
public roads and bridges within the
territorial limits of said parishes,
and may incur debt, and issue nego-
table bonds therefor in the manner
and to extend authorized under pro-
visions of Articles 232 and 281 of
the Constitution and the Statutes
adopted to carry them into effect
Other taxes may be levied by the
Police Juries for road and bridge
purposes not to exceed five mills for
five years on the property of the par
ish, or any ward thereof, whether the
rate of taxation and the purpose
thereof shall have been submitted tc
the property tax payers Of the sal:
ward or parish entitled to vote under
the election laws of the State, and q
majority thereof in number and
value of those voting at said election
shall have voted In favor thereof.
That this Article shall be self opera
tive.
Section 2. Be it 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 November, 1912, and, If
adopted, the same shall take effect
Immediately thereafter.
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 291 Of the
Constitution of louisiana" and the
words Against the proposed amend
ment to Article 291 of the Consti-
tuition of louisiana" and each cleo
tor shall indicate, as provided in the
general election laws of the State
which Of the propositions, "for'' or
against" he votes.
l.. E. THOMAS,
Speaker Of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
THOMAS C. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
Approved July II, 1912.
L. E. HALL,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy.
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.