The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-12
ACT MO. 2S6.
Senate Bill No. ISL. BY Mr.. Mouton.
Joint Resolution

Senate Bill No. 161 BY Mr.. Mouton,
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article PSI
of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana relative to taxes for the
construction and maintenance of pub
lie roads.
Section l. BE it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisi-
ana, two-thirds of all members elected
to each House concurring, That Article
29f of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana be amended SO as to read as
follows:
Article POI. 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 annum 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 inhabftant of the parish pc
tween the ages of eighteen and fiji. "
five years. and 10 levy ar annual IL
cense of not less than twenty-five t25c)
nor more than one dollar per annum
upon each vehicle, including blcycies'
kept within said parishes or within a
municipality thereof whether or NOT
exempt in its charter from parochiai
taxation and used for locomotion over
public roads, in their respective par
isles; which license shall be gradu-
ated The provisions of this article rel
alive to the per capita tax, shall not
be operative in Incorporated towns ana
cities that maintain their own streets.
To carry into effect the provisions
of this Article the Police Juries may
enact such ordinances of 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 and municipal corpo-
rations in the several parishes of this
state may levy other taxes Tor the
construction and maintenance of pup
| 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 281 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 o.
| taxation and the purpose thereon snall
have been submitted TO the property tax
PAYERS of the said ward or parish en-
J titled to vote under the election laws OF
/ the State. and a majority thereof In
number and value of those voting al
said election shall have voted in favor
thereof. That this article shall be
self operative.
Section 2. Be it further resolved etc.
That this proposed amendment shall b.
| submitted to Qu2ll1leQ voters OF tilis
State for adoption or rejection at the
congressional election to be held in No
vember. 1912. and, II adopted. the same
shall take effect Immediately there
| after.
! Section g. Be II further resolved
etc, That on the official ballots to bs
issued at said election there shall bt
| placed the words For the proposed
amendment to Article Two Hundred anc
Ninety-One of the Constitution of Lou
istana." and the words Against the pro
posed amendment to Article Two Fun
bred and Ninety-one of the Constitution
of Louisiana" and each elector shall in
dicate as provided In the general cleo
ton laws of the State which of TIN
propositions, For or Against" k'
votes.
L. f. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
i THOMAS c. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President .
the Senate.
Approved: July 18th, 1912.
L. F. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true COW:
ALVIN T.. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.