The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-11-01
act NO. 236.

Senate Bill No. l61. BY Mr.. Mouton.
\ JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article POI
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 Cen
cral Assembly Of the state of LOu!Si-
ana. tWo-thirdS of all members elected
All of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana be amended 50 as to read as
follows:
Article 291 The Police Juries Of this
State may form their respective par
lshes 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
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 of eighteen and fitty-
five years. and to levy an annual IL
cense of not less than Twenty-Five t2oc>
nor more than one dollar per annlm
upon each vehicle. including bicycles,
kept within said parishes or within a
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
ative t. the per capita tax, shall not
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 criml-
nal nature to enforce the per capita tax
Police Juries ar! municipal corpo-
rations in the several parishes of this
State may levy other taxes for the
lie roads and bridges within the terri
toral 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 Isl of the Constitution and the
Statutes adopted to carry them into eff
feet. Other taxes may be levied by the
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 OF
the State and q 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 @ 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. II adopted. the same
shall take effect Immediately there
after
Section g. 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
isiana," and the words Against the pro-
posed amendment to Article Two Hun
bred and Ninety-One of the Constitution
of Louisiana" and each elector shall in
dictate. 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 c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July 18th, 1912.
L. e. HALL
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
true copy:
ALVIN z. HILBERT.
Secretary of State.