St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-10-07
Act No. ZIG
House Bill No. 524. BY Mr.. w. carruth
Jones of East Baton Rouge Par
Secretary of State.

t1OuSe btll NO. o19s- H. "a ~
Jones Of East Baton Rouge Par
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con
~stitution of the State of Louisiana.
authorizing Municipal Corporations,
Parishes and ards to levy certain
taxes on property in the acquisition
and support of Municipal. Parish
and Ward fairs, and providing Tor
the calling of special elections TO au-
thorfza the levy of said tax. and &c
authorize the City of shreveport
for the use of the State Fair of
Louisiana, at Shreveport, La; ana
providing for the submission of SAID
amendment TO the electors or the
State for their approval or rejection.
Be It enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of LOUISIANA, 1@o-
thirds Of all the members elected 10
each branch thereof concurTlng, Ihat'
subject to the ratification and APPROX
al of the electors OF this state. the
Constitution of the State be
by incorporating thereinsthe
provisions, to-wit:
Section i. That every Municipal
Corporation, Parish or Ward, when au-
thorized to DO SO by a majority IN
number and amount OF the properly
xpaye of said Municipal
ton. Parish or Ward. qualified as cleo
Tors unuST LnS CONSTRUCTORS Sh
OF this State. voting at an election
held fer that purpose. notice OF wnlch
election having been published TOT
thirty days in the official Journai OF
the said Municipal Corporation OF
Parish. or, IL there is no official jour-
nal. in a journal published therein.
may assess and levy a tax upon the
taxable property assessed in said Mu-
nicipal Corporation, Parish or Ward,
the proceeds of which Is to be useo
~I0 - ~nnraunYNnnfS nf
grounds and for premium awards Tor
the Municipal, Parish or Ward fairs.
| Provided, that this tax shall not ex-
| coed one mill upon the assessed vaIu-
| alton of the property within said NM
| nicipaI Corporation. Parish or Ward,
| and provided, further, that said tax
shall not run for q period exceeding
ten years.
Section Q. That the City of Shreve-
/ port, or Parish OF Caddo. when author
| lied In the manner set forth In the
preceding section. may levy aSa assess
and use the proceeds therefrom foi
the benefit of the State Fairkof LOU
isiana. located in said city y shreve-
port. -.
payers may vote in the election herein
provided for in person or bygproxy.
Section A. That the Police suEies OF
i, the several parishes and theACrlsncII
of the several municipalities, 01poe pc
tition of one-fourth of the {properIs
owners n tax PAYERS of arg parish
ward or municipality, shall TN
/ election herein provided for.
Section 5. That the amendment pro.
| vided by this act shall be nemlttet
to the electors of the State ~forAthefl
approval or rejection at the CoAgres
sional election to be held on thg frs
!, TUESDAY after the first Monday in tn
month OF November. 1916. and Their
shall be printed on the official baiio
to be used IN said election the words
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
authorizing Municipal Corporations
Parishes and Wards to vote certain
taxes on property for the $cqufsitfoi
and support OF Municipal Corporatio1
Parish and Ward fairs, and the Far
ish Of Caddo and City of S~hrevepor
for the State Fair of Louisiana. a
Shreveport, La, and the words
Against the proposed ar1endnsat 7
the Constitution of he State OF Lou
lions, Parishes and Wards to vote Ger
tain taxes on property for the aeouisi
ton and support of Municipal Corpo
r%ations, Parish and Ward fairs. an
the Parish Of Caddo City 9
isiana, at Shreveport. La;" and eac
aIecfor shall Indicate on the ballot cas-
i hy him whether he votes for o
+ against the proposed n iendn1ent.
HEWITT BoufNeHAUD.
Speaker of the House y Representa-
FERNAND MoUTON,
lieutenant Governor an6 President 9
the Senate.
Approved: July 6. 1915
r.. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Lonisian;
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY.
Secretary of State.