St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-10-05
ACT NO. 236.

A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Promising an amendment to Article
2a1 of the Constitution OF the
state of Louisiana relative to tax
"a for the construction and MAIN
tenance of public roads.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the state OIL
Louisiana. two-thirds of all members
elected to each House concurrlne'
That Article 291 of the Const't''-
|t;rn of the State C.! Louisiana he
amended co as to read as follows:
A1.icie 291. The Police Juries II
this state may form. their respective
Inn, ishes into road districts; anG ID
order to raise fund for the purpose
of constructing, maintaining ana re-
nairing the public roads and bridges
Of their parishes, they are authorized
10 set aside at least one mill PEI
|annum of the taxes levied by them,
and to impose a per capita tax not
more than one dollar per annum up
on each able bodied male inhaDltant
of the parish between the ages OF
eighteen and fifty-five years, ana 10
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.
kent within said parishes or within
a municipality thereof whether or not
exempt in it's charter from paroch1al
taxation. and used for locomotion
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 Jurfes may
enact such ordinances OF a civil ma
(ture as may be necessary to enforce
1.-The property and license tax, and Of
n criminal nature to enforce the pei
capita tax.
Police Juries and municipal cor
Dorations in the several parishes OF
this State may levy other taxes fol
the construction and maintenance o.
public roads and bridges within the
territorial limits of said parishes,
and may incur debt, and issue nego
liable bonds therefor in the manner
and to extend authorized under pro-
visions of Articles 1872 and 2S1 OF
the Constitution and the Statutes
adopted to carry them into effect
lOther taxes may be levied by thu
Police Juries for road and bridge
purposes not to exceed five mills fol
five years on the property of the par
ish, or any ward thereof, whether thu
rate of taxation and the purpose
thereof shall have been submitted tt
the property tax payers of the sal:
ward or parish entitled to vote unde
the election laws of the State, and /,
majority thereof in number ant
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 amendmen
shall be submitted to qualified voter
of this State for adoption or rejection
at the Congressional election to b
held in November, 1912, and,
adopted, the same shall take effec
Immediately thereafter.
Section 8. Be it further resolved
ETC., That on the official ballots to b
issued at said election there shall b
placed the words For the propose
- amendment to Article POI of til
: Constitution of Louisiana" and tn
!, words Against the proposed amend
= ment to Article 291 of the Const
: tuition of Louisiana" and each elet
tor shall indicate, as provided in tn
general election laws of the Stat
= which of the propositions, 'for" c
- 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 IL, 1912.
L. E. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
= A true copy.
- ALVIN E. HEBERT,
| Secretary of State