The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-10-18
ACT NO 13a

Senate Bill No. 161. Rx NJ >,o,.,
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment 70 Artic,. 90,
OF the Constitution of the Stats 81
Louisiana relative to taxea for W.
SS Co and maintenance OF nub-
section l; Be It resolved by the Cen.
Ia assein0iy or the State of I.ouisi-
ana, t%o-thlrds OF all members elected
9o1 az ~ 5ao1se concurring. That Article
%Sl OF the Constitution OF the State nf
follows GO " read as
Article 291. The Police Jvries ~ tb,s
STATE may form their respective mar
ishes into road districts; and in orTar
10 raise funds for the purpose Of con-
80 30 "ctane; maintaining, and repairing
n mr. Pnol1o roa0s and bridges of their
parishes' they are authorized to set
ASIDE al least one mill per annum Of
the taxes levied by them, and to imnose
d per capita tax not more than ono
! 9oiIar per annum upon each able bod
led male inhabitant OF the parish he.
Tween the ages Of eighteen and fifty
ilFe years, and to levy an annual H.
cense of not less than twenty-fiya OK,
nor more than one dollar per annum
upon each vehicle including BICYCLES
kept Withln said parishes or within a
municipality thereof whether or not
exempt in its charter from parochial
taxation. and used for locomotion over
pIpllc roads In their respective par
lshes; which license shall be gradu
ated The provisions of this article rel
atVe to the per capita tax. shall not
De operative In incorporated towns and
cities that maintain their own streets.
70 carry into effect the provisions
OF THIS Article the Police Juries may
enact such ordinances of civil nature
o.
property and license tax, and of crimi-
nal nature to enforce the per capita tax,
Ponce Juries and municipal corpo-
ratlonS 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
Z3Z and Isl of the Constitution and the
Statutes adopted to carry them into e.
feet Other taxes may be levied by the
Police Jurfes 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 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 No.
vember. 1912, and, IL adopted, the same
shall take effsct Immediately there
after.
Section 3. Be 1t 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 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,
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
[. e. HALL.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN e. HILBERT.
Secretary Of State.