The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-07
ACT 80. ass.

Senate Bill No. ls1. BY Mr. Mouton.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 291
of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana relative to taxes Tor the
construction and maintenance OF pup
lie roads.
Section /. 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
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 thelI
parishes. they are authorized TO sci
aside at least one mill per annum OF
the taxes levied by them, and to impose
per capita tax not more than one
led male inhabitant of the parish he
| tween the ages of eighteen and My
| five years, and to levy ar annual Ii
cense of not less than twenty-five t25c)
upon each vehicle, including bicycles
kept within said parishes or within q
municipality thereof whether or not
exempt in its 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.
>ative to the per capita tax, shall no.
| be operative in incorporated towns anu
| 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 a crimi-
nal nature to enforce the per capita tax.
! Police Juries and municipal corpo-
rations in the several parishes OF tnls
Iax-x inc
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 OF Article
232 and PSI of the Constitution and the
Statutes adopted to carry them into ef-
feet. Other taxes may be levied by tht
Police Juries for road and bridge pur-
poses not to exceed five mills for rive
years on the property of the Parish
! or any ward thereof, whether the rate o.
taxation and the purpose Thereon snai
! have been submitted to the property ta'
. payers of the said ward or parish en-
. titled to vote under the election laws o.
, the State. and a majority thereof II
nunbef and value an, OF those o.sa v1 in ssva
thereof That this article shall o.
, self operative.
! Section 2. De it further resolved, etc.
THAT this PROPOSED amenam tsrs 81 spaii thi
State for adoption or rejection at IN
? congressional election to be held in No
: yember. 1912 end. If adopted. the sam
shall take effect Immediately there
\ after.
. etc, That on the official ballots to b
q issued at said election there shall b
: placed the words For the propose
\ amendment to Article Two Hundred an
: Ninety-One of the Constitution of Lou
isiana," and the words Against the pro
. posed amendment to Article Two HUI
: bred and Ninety-one of the Constitutio
: of Louisiana and each elector shall II
: dictate. as provided In the general elet
ton laws of the State which of tn
!. propositions. For" OF Against d
e votes.
l. Speaker of the House of Representative
= THOMAS c. BARRETT.
a Lieutenant Governor and President
the Senate.
? Approved: July 18th, 1912.
!. L. r. HALL.
y Governor of the State of Louisian
If A true COPY:
ALVIN E. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.