The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-10-25
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'"'' Dill NO iel. BY Mr.. Mouton
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment to Ar,,c,. %,
OF the constitution of the Stats nj
Louisiana relative to taxes for ths
construction and maintenance Of pub
Section !. Be It resolved bv tn. c.,-
eral Assembly of tho Stat. ~ Toutsi
ana, two-thirds Of all members slectsd
20 20 eacn House concurrlng, That Article
z9l or the Constitution Of the state If
follows: ~ 'eao aS
Article 2s1. The Police Juries Of thi.
state may form their respective mar
ishes INTO road districts; and in order
10 ,atse iunds Tor the purpose Of con-
strucung. maintaining, and repairing
the public roads and bridges of their
parishes. they are authorized to set
aside at least one mill Der 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 or eighteen and fifty
i've years, and to levy an annual H.
cense Of not less than Twenty-Five I25c)
nor more than one dollar per annum
upon each vehicle. including bicycles
kept within said parishes or within 8
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.
alive to the per capita tax, shall not
De operative In incorporated towns and
cities that maintain their own streets
| To carry into effect the provisions
of this Article the Police Juries ma,
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 thl.
| State may levy other taxes for tn,
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 extenC
authorized under provisions of Article
| 232 and Isl of the Constitution and tn
Statutes adopted to carry them into g.:
feet Other taxes may be levied by tn
Police Juries for road and bridge pur
poses not to exceed five mills for fiv
years on the property Of the Parish
or any ward thereof. whether the rate o
taxation and the purpose thereof shall
payers of the said ward or parish en-
titled to vote under the election laws o
the State, and a majority thereof Il
number and value of those voting a
said election shall have voted In favo
thereof. That this article shall b
self operative
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved, etc
That this proposed amendment shall b
submitted to qualified voters OF thl
State for adoption or rejection at tn
congressional election to be held in No
vember. 1912. and, IL adopted, the sam
shall take effect Immediately there
after.
etc, That on the official ballots to
issued at said election there shall
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 pre-
posed amendment to Article Two Hun
bred and Ninety-one Of the Constitutio
of Louisiana" and each elsctor shall ir
dicate, as provided In the general cleo
ton laws of the State which Of tn
propositions. "For" or Against"
votes.
Speaker Of the House Of Representative
THOMAS C. BARRET.
Lieutenant Governor and President {
the Senate.
Approved: July 18th. 1912. .,,,,
Governor Of the State Of Louisian'
A true COPY:
ALVIN e. HILBERT,
Secretary of State