West Carroll Parish

Shall the Parish of West Carroll, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one-half of one percent (1/2%) (the "Tax"), for a period of ten (10) years from January 1, 2007, upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on the sales of services in the Parish, all as defined by law, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax), to be dedicated and used to provide fire protection in the eight (8) fire protection districts in the Parish through the acquisition, construction, improvement, operation and maintenance of equipment, property and facilities to be used in providing such fire protection, including payment of the costs of training and obtaining water for fire protection purposes and the payment of debt service on debt obligations issued for such purposes, and shall the Parish be further authorized to fund the proceeds of the Tax into bonds for any of the capital purposes set forth above to the extent and in the manner permitted by the laws of Louisiana, including Sub-Part F, Part III; Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended?