The Donaldsonville chief., 1912-10-12
ACT We,. ass.


Senate Bill No. 1s1. By Mr. Mouton.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing 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 /. Be il resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly Of the State of Louis1,
ana, two-thirds Of all members elected
to each House concurring, That Artlcle
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
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 70 SET
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 able bod,
led male inhabitant Of the parish be-
tween the ages OF eighteen and fifty
five years and 70 levy an annual a. Il,
cense Of not less than twenty-five (26c)
nor more than one dollar per annum
upon each vehicle, including bicycles,
kept within said parishes or within
municipality thereof whether or not
exempt in it's charter from paroch1al
taxation, and used for locomotion over
public roads, hn their respective par
ishes; which license shall be gradu-
ated. The provisions of this article rel
ative to the per capita tax, shall not
be operative in incorporated towns and
cities that maintain their own streets.
To carry into effect the provisions
Of this Article the Police Juries may
enact such ordinances of a civil nature
an may be necessary to enforce the
property and license tax, and OF criml-
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 tne
construction and maintenance OF pub
lie roads and bridges within the terri
toriaB limits Of said parishes, and may
incur debt, and Issue negotiable bonds
therefor in the manner and TO extend
authorized under provisions Of Article
232 and 2S1 Of the Constitution and the
Statutes adopted to carry them into eff
Police; Juries for road and bridge pur-
poses xot to exceed five mills for rive
years on the property Of the Parish.
or any ward thereof, whether the rate OF
have been submitted to the property tax
payers of the said ward or parish en-
titled to vote under the election laws or
the State, and a majority thereof in
said election shall have voted in favor
thereof That this article shall be
self operative.
Section g. Be 1t 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, if adopted, the same
shall take effect Immediately there
after.
Section 8. Be it further resolved,
etc, That on the official ballots to be
issued at sasA 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
sdred and Ninety-one OF the Constitution
of Louisiana and each elector shall in
sdicate, as provided IN the general cleo
| ton laws Of the State which of tbs
propositions srs syy "a II i gainEtn he
votes. ss . Il
81. F1. THOMAS,
| Speaker OF the House OF Representatives
THOMAS q. BARRET,
| Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
| Approved: July 11th. 1912.
governor Of the state : Of Z Louisiana e'
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State.