The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-05
AoT RIO. ass.

ACT no. ass.
Senate Bill No. 1s1. 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 pup
lie roads.
Section 1. Be it resolved by She Cen
eral Assembly OF the State OF Loulsl,
ana, two-thirds Of all members elected
TO each House concurring, Ihat :. AIelc ae
291 of the Constitution OF the stare o.
Louisiana be amended 30 as 70 read as
follows:
Article 2s1 The Police Juries OF this
State may form, their respective par
fishes into road districts; and IN order
to raise funds for the purpose s Oh c1nr
nhc nd BRIDGES aha Of the
parishes, they are authorized 20 SCI
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 u
cense Of not less than twenty-five eabcl
upon each vehicle, including bicycles.
kept within said parishes or within a
municipality thereof whether or not
| exempt In it's charter from parochlai
IaHdIl01lt dlu uSSQ lOE 1SSodAo1toAA ~ -
public roads, 20 their respective par
ishes; which license shall be gradu-
ated. The provisions OF this article rel.
! alive to the per capita tax, shall nos
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 II, me
nal nature to enforce the per capita tax.
/ Police Juries and municipal corpo-
rations in the several parishes OF TINS
/ State may levy other taxes Tor 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 Donos
therefor in the manner and to extend
authorized under provisions OF Article
! 2a2 and 2s1 Of the Constitution and the
Statutes adopted to carry them into eT-
/ feet Other taxes may be levied by the
! Police Juries for road and br1dge puF-
] poses not to exceed five mills for five
years on the property Of the Parish,
/ or any ward thereof, whether the rate OF
i 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 q majority thereof IN
/ number and value Of those voting at
said election shall have voted In favor
thereof That this article shall De
i Sell 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
4 congressional election to be held In No
| vember, 1912, and. If adopted, the same
shall take effect Immediately there
| after.
Section 3. Be It further resolved
4 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
i ton Jaws OF the State which Of the
Iproposi lions. or "A gainst hs
81 ~ THOMAS,
81 Speaker Of the Hose at Representatives
81 5 BE-, THOMAS C. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President q
. Approved ps July 18th. 1919
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
A true COPY:
4 ALVIN g. HEBERT.
Secretary OF State.