The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-17
ACT NO, 236.
Senate Bill No. 16I BY Mr.. Moutcn
A JOINT RESOLUTION

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 l. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State OF Loulsi-
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 291 The Police Juries of this
State may form their respective par
fishes into road districts; and in order
to raise funds for the purpose OF con-
structing, maintaining, and repairing
parishes. they are auTnUfTzSd 70 sse
aside at least one mill per annum or
the taxes levied by them, and to impose
per capita tax not more than one
dollar per annum upon each able bod
led male inhabitant of the parish pc
tween the ages of eighteen and fifty
five years, and to levy an annual Ii
cense of not less than twenty-five C2oc)
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 paroch1aI
taxation. and used for locomotion over
public roads, in their respective par
ishes; which license shall be gradu-
ated. The PROVISIONS OF LnlS aTIlCle ToA-
ative 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 a civil nature
as may be necessary to enforce the
property and license tax, and of q 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 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 of Article
| 232 and 2S1 of the Constitution and the
| Statutes adopted to carry them into er-
| feet. Other taxes may be levied by the
| Police Juries for road and bridge pur-
poses not to exceed five mills for flve
| 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 q Be it 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 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 Nnety-one of the Constitution
| of Louisiana" and each elector shall In
| dfcate. as provided in the general cleo
| tion laws of the State which of the
| PROPOSITIONS, For" or Against he
| votes. o,,
| Sneaker of the House of Representatives
| THOMAS c. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President
| the Senate.
| Approved: July 11th, 1872.
! L. E HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
| A true copy:
| ALVIN It. HILBERT.
Secretary of State.