Acadia Parish

Shall the Town of Church Point, State of Louisiana (the "Town"), 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 percent (1 %) (the "Tax"), 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 sales of services in the Town, in the manner provided by State law, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering, the Tax) (the estimated amount reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the Tax for one entire year being $550,000), to be dedicated and used for the following purposes: (i) 40% for acquiring, constructing, improving, operating and maintaining public parks and recreation facilities, including the acquisition of furnishings an equipment therefor; (ii) 30% for maintaining, improving and operating the Town's Police Department, including the construction of buildings, the acquisition of equipment and facilities therefor, and paying the salaries and benefits of department employees; and (iii) 30% for the payment of capital improvements to public streets and sidewalks; and shall the Town be further authorized to fund the proceeds of the Tax into bonds to be issued from time to time for the purpose of making capital improvements for any of the aforesaid purposes, to the extent and in the manner permitted by the laws of Louisiana?