The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-21
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Senate Bill No. 161. BY Mr.. Mouton.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Promising an amendment to Article 2sl
of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana relative to taxes for the
construction and maintenance OF pup
lie roads.
Section l. Be 1t resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of LOUISE
ana two-thirds of all members elected
to each House concurring, That Article
POI of the Constitution OF the state OF
Louisiana be amended so as to read as
follows:
Article POI. 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 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
dollar per annum upon each aple poa-
led male inhabitant of the parish pc
tween the ages of eighteen and fl1.y-
five years. and to levy ar annual IL
cense of not less than twenty-five t25c)
nor more than ono dollar per annum
upon each vehicle. including bicycies.
kept within said parishes or within a
municipality thereof whether or not
exempt in it's charter from parochial
taxation. and used for locomotion over
public roads. In their respective par
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.
of this Article the Police Juries may
enact such ordinances of a civil nature
as may be necessary to enforce the
property and license tax. and of q crimi-
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 pup
| 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 or Article
! 232 and PSI of the Constitution and the
Statutes adopted to carry them into ef-
| feet. Other taxes may be levied by the
| Police Juries for road and bridge pur-
4 poses not to exceed five mills for rive
years on the property of the Parish
| or any ward thereof, whether the rate OF
1 taxation and the purpose thereof shail
| 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 a majority thereof In
number and value of those voting al
said election shall have voted in favor
thereof. That this article shall be
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved, etc.
That this proposed amendment shall b.
submitted to Qualifled voters OF tiis
State for adoption or rejection at the
congressional election to be held in No
vember, 1912, and. IL adopted. the same
shall take effect Immediately there
after.
Section 3. Be it further resolved
etc, That on the official ballots to Ok
4 issued at said election there shall b.
placed the words For the proposed
| amendment to Article Two Hundred ant
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" ard each elector shall in
dicate. as provided In the general cleo
tion laws of the State which of tn
propositions, For" or Against h
|, | votes.
l.. f. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
, THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President o
the Senate.
Approved: July 18th, 1912.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
{ A true COPY:
ALVIN E. HILBERT.
Secretary Of State.