The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-11-02

Senate Bill No. 161. BY Mr. Mouton
a JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 29l
of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana relative to taxes for the
construction and maintenance of pub
lie roads
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisi-
ana. two-thirds OF ell members elected
to each House concarring: That Article
29I of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana be amended so as to read as
follows:
Article 29i The Police Juries of this
State may form their respective par
ishes into road districts; and In order
to raise funds for the purpose of con-
structing. maintaining. and repairing
the public roads and bridges of their
parishes. they are authorized to set
aside at least one mill per annuin of
the taxes levied by them and to impose
a per capita tax not more than one
dollar per annum upon each able bod
led male inhabitant of the parish be-
tween the ages of eighteen and fifty
five years. and to levy an annual Ii
cense of not less than twenty-five (25c)
nor more than one dollar per anDum
upon each vehicle, including bicycles,
kept within said parishes or within
municipality thereof whether or not
exempt in it's charter from parochial
taxation. and used for locomotion over
public roads. in their respective par
ated. The provisions of this article rel
alive to the per capita tax. shall not
be operative in Incorporated 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 a civil nature
as may be necessary to enforce the
property and license tax. and of a crimi-
nal nature to enforce the per capita tax.
Police Juries an. municipal corpo-
rations in the several parishes of this
State may levy other taxes for the
construction and maintenance of pub
lie roads and bridges within the terri
torial 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 PSI of the Constitution and the
Statutes adopted to carry them into ef-
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 State. and = majority thereof in
number and value of those voting at
said election shall have voted in favor
thereof. That this article shall be
self operative.
Section 2. BE IL 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 Mo-
vember 1912. and If adopted. the same
shall take effect Immediately there
after.
Section 3. Be II further. resolved.
etc, That on the official ballots to be
issued at said election there shall be
placed the words Fer the proposed
amendment to Article Two Hundred and
Ninety-One of the Constitution of LOU
isiana," And the words Against the pro-
posed amendment to Article Two Hun
bred and Ninety-one of the Constitution
of Louisiana" and each elector shall in
dictate. as provided in the general cleo
ton laws of the State which of the
propositions, For or Against" he
votes
l. z. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: July 18th. 1912.
L. f. HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true COPY:
ALVIN Il. HILBERT.
Secretary of State.