The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-05
ACT MO. aas.
Senate Bill No. lsl. BY Mr.. Mout'

Senate Bill No. 16l. BY Mr.. Mouton.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 29l
of the Constitution of the state OF
Louisiana relative to taxes Tor the
construction and maintenance OF puo-
lie roads.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State OF Loulsl,
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 POL. 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 set
aside at least one mill per annum OF
the taxes levied by them. and to impose
per capita tax not more than one
dollar per annum upon each able pod
led male inhabitant of the parish ne
tween the ages of eighteen and fiji "
five years, and to levy an annual IL
cense OF not less than twenty-five t2ec)
nor more than one dollar per annum
upon each vehicle. including bicycles.
kept within said parishes or within a
municipality thereof whether or not
exempt in its charter from parochiai
| 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 no,
be operative in Incorporated towns ano
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 the
property and license tax, and or crlmi-
| nal nature to enforce the per capita tax
Police Juries and municipal corpo-
| rations ia the several parishes OF TINS
, state may levy other taxes for tns
construction and maintenance or pup
! lie roads and bridges within the terri
torial limits of said parishes. and may
4 incur debt and issue negotiable bond;
| therefor in the manner and to extens
authorized under provisions OF Articl'
232 and PSI of the Constitution and thu
| Statutes adopted to carry them into Ell
feet. Other taxes may be levied by INT
Police Juries for road and bridge pur
poses not to exceed five mills for NV
/ wears ON the property of the Parish
or any ward thereof, whether the rate o
taxation and the purpose thereof sinai
have been submitted TO the property Ia
/ payers of the said ward or parish en-
titled to vote under the election laws o
the State. and a majority thereof II
number and value of those voting a
said election shall have voted in favo
thereof That this article shall b
Section 2. BE 1t further resolved, etc
That this proposed amendment shall b
submitted to qualified voters or TN
State for adoption or rejection at tn
congressional election to be held in No
vember 1912. End. II adopted. the sam
shall take effect Immediately there
after.
Section 3. 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 Two Hundred an
. Ninety-On of the Constitution of Lou
fsiana," and the words Against the pre-
. posed amendment to Article Two Hur
, dred and Ninety-one of the Consttutio
, of Louisiana" and each eiector shall II
| dicate as provided In the general eles
ton laws of the State which of Tn
propositions, For" or Against" b
! votes.
: Speaker of the House of Representative
a THOMAS c. BARRETT.
! Lieutenant Governor and President {
the Senate.
: Approved: July 18th. 1912
L. E. HALL.
: Governor of the State of Louisian
A true copy:
ALVIN l.. HILBERT.
Secretary of State.