The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-03
ACT MO. GAG.

Senate Bill No. 161. BY Mr. Mouton.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 291
of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana relative to taxes for the
construction and maintenance of pub
lie roads
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of LOUISE
to each House concurring, That Article
291 of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana be amended so as to read as
follows:
Article 291. 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-
"a Ssyupfsc roads ana bridges OF u
parishes they are authorized to
aside at least one mill per annum
a per capita tax not more than onv
dollar per annum upon each able bodA
lee male inhabitant of the parish be-
tween the ages of eighteen and fifty
cense of not less than twenty-five (25c)
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 parochial
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 Juries may
enact such ordinances of civil nature
as may be necessary to enforce the
property and license tax, and of 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 pub
lie roads and bridges within the terri
torial limits of said parishes. and may
incur debt, and issue negotiable bond
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-
Police Juries for road and bridge pur-
poses not to exceed five mills for five
years on the property of the Parish.
or any ward thereof, whether the rate Of
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 or
the State. and a majority thereof in
number and value of those voting at
said election shall have voted In favor
thereof That this article shall be
self operative.
Section 3. Be it further resolved, etc.
That this proposed amendment shall be
submitted to qualified voters of this
State for adoption or rejection at the
vember 1872 and, If adopted. the same
shall take effect Immediately there
Section 8. Be 1t further resolved.
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
tsiana" 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
dlcate, as provided in the general cleo
ton laws of the State which of the
propositions. For" or Against" he
votes.
L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
THOMAS G. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President
the Senate.
Approved: July 18th, 1912.
L. E. HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true COPY:
ALVIN r. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.