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Senate Bill No. 1851. By Mr. Mouton.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article Isl
Of the CONSTITUTE ton Of the state OF
Louisiana relative to taxes for the
construction and maintenance OF pub
lie roads,
Section 1. Be It resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State Of Loulsl,
ana, two thirds Of all members elected
to each House concurrtngs That Article
291 Of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana be amended SO as to read as
follows:
Article 2s1. 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
led male inhabitant of the parish be-
tween the ages OF eighteen and fifty
five years, and to levy an annual IL
cense Of not less than twenty-five (2ocl
nor more than ono dollar pei, annum
kept within said parishes or within a
municipality thereof whether or not
exempt In its charter from paroch1al
taxation, and used for locomotion over
ishes; 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
To carry into effect the provisions
of this Article the Police Jurtes may
enact such ordinances Of civil nature
as may be necessary to enforce the
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 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 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,
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
number and value Of those voting at
said election shall have voted in favor
thereof. That this article shall be
self operative.
SeCIl0n q, BE further EeSOIFeuj 0tcs'
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
Section 8. Be il further resolved,
etc, That on the official ballots to be
issued at said rejection there shall be
placed the words For the proposed
amendment TO Article Two Hundred and
Ninety-One of the Constitution of Lou
isfana,. and the words Against the pro-
dred and NineF tiGfR IT the Constitution
Of Louisiana therein eleetor shall IN in
d aioa laws " Is whieh Of the ne
propositions. positF a gainnst' he
sese'.5# E Il " q. THOMAS,
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives
THOMAS c. BARRETT.
| Lieutenant Governor and President OF
| the Senate.
Approved: July 18th, 1912.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN g. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State