St. Landry Parish

Shall Fire Protection District No. 6 of the Parish of St. Landry, State of Louisiana (the "District") levy a special tax of four and eighty-six hundredths (4.86) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the District for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2009 and ending with the year 2018 (an estimated $125,500 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating fire protection facilities and equipment in and for the District, and paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes?

Shall the Town of Melville, 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 continue to levy and collect, and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection, 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, all as defined by law, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning August 1, 2008 (an estimated $74,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), 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 for the purposes of providing fire protection and police protection in the Town (including the operation and maintenance of the Fire Department rescue unit), constructing, maintaining and improving streets in the Town and paying general operating expenses for the Town, and shall the Town be authorized to fund the proceeds of the Tax into bonds to pay the cost of making capital improvements for any of the aforesaid purposes 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?