The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-10
ACT NO. 236.


Senate Bill No 161. BY Mr. Moutcn.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 291
of the Constitution of the State or
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 or Loulsl.
ana two-thirds of all members elected
to each House concurring, 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
fishes into road districts; and in order
to raise funds for the purpose or con-
lsstrpcting, maintaining; and repairing
| parishes, they are authorized to set
| aside at least one mill per annum or
| the taxes levied by them, and to impose
q per capita tax not more .han one one
led male inhabitant OF the parish Pc
tween the ages of eighteen and firty-
five years, and to levy an annuat ou II
nor more than one dollar per annum
upon each vehicle, including bicycles
kept within said parishes or within =
| exempt in it's charter from paroch1al
taxation, and used for locomotion over
public roads, in their respective par
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
cities that maintain their own streets:
To carry into effect the provisions
of this Article the Police Jur1es may
enact such ordinances of civil nature
as may be necessary to enforce the
property and license tax, and or cflml-
nal nature to enforce the per capita tax.
Police Juries and municipal corpo
rations in the several parishes or THIS
State NAV levy other taxeE for the
nd maintenance of DuD-
lie roads and bridges within the terri
toria1 limits of said parishes, ana may
incur debt, and issue negotiable bono
therefor in the manner and 70 exteno
| authorized under provisions OF Artlcle
232 and PSI of the Constitution and the
Statutes adopted to carry them into Ell
| feet Other taxes may be levied by inc
Police Juries for road and bridge pur-
poses not to exceed five mills Tor i've
, years on the property of the Parish.
or any ward thereof, whether the rate on
taxation and the purpose thereof snail
| have been submitted to the property tax
payers of the said ward or parish en-.
titled to vote under the election laws OF o.
the State, and a majority Thereon IN
, number and value of those voting at
, said election shall have voted in favor
thereof. That this article shall be
ssction 2. Be it further resolved. etc.
,, That this proposed amendment shall pc
! submitted to qualified voters of this
State for adoption or rejection at the
, CONGRESSIONAL election to be held in No
yember, 1912, and, il adopted, the same
! shall take effect immediately there
.. Section 3. Be it further resolved.
etc, That on the official ballots ts, to pc pc
!, issued at said election there shall pc
. nIaced the words For the proposed
amendment to Article Two Hundred re and and
, isiena," and the words Against the pro-
posed amendment to Article Two. Hun
, dred and Ninety-one of the Constitution
. Of louisiana and each elector shall In
dicate. as provided in the general elee-
: tion laws of the State which OF the
. propositions, For" or Against nc
. votes. ~ r1rO,zAo
, Speaker of the House of representatives!
THOMAS G. BARRET,
. Lieutenant Governor and President
. the Senate.
. nppio' l.. L. HALL,
: Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true COPY:
; ALVIN r.. HEBERT
Secretary of State.