Avoyelles Parish

Shall Hospital Service District No. 1 of the Parish of Avoyelles, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a four and ninety hundredths (4.90) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation within the District (an estimated $84,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2010 and ending with the year 2019, for the purpose of improving, maintaining and operating the hospital facilities of the District?

Shall the Parish of Avoyelles, 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 supplemental thereto, be authorized to continue to levy and collect, and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection, a tax of three-fourths of one percent (3/4%) (the "Tax") (an estimated $2,400,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), 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 Parish, all as defined by law, for a period of ten (10) years, commencing July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2019, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated and used, first, for providing garbage and waste collection and/or disposal for the Parish and, second, to the extent that said proceeds are not needed for such garbage and waste purposes, any lawful corporate purpose, and further shall the Parish be authorized to fund the proceeds of the Tax into Bonds to be issued in series from time to time, for the purpose of paying the cost of capital improvements or projects to the extent and in the manner permitted by the laws of Louisiana, including, but not limited to, Sub-Part F, Part III, Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended?

Shall the Parish of Avoyelles, 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 supplemental thereto, be authorized to continue to levy and collect, and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection, a tax of one-fourth of one percent (1/4%) (the "Tax") (an estimated $800,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), 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 Parish, all as defined by law, for a period of ten (10) years, commencing July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2019, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated and used for the purpose of constructing, improving and maintaining public roads, highways and bridges within the Parish, including the purchase of road maintenance equipment, title to which shall be in the public; and further shall the Parish be authorized to fund the proceeds of the Tax into Bonds to be issued in series from time to time, for the purpose of paying the capital cost of any of the aforesaid capital improvements or projects to the extent and in the manner permitted by the laws of Louisiana, including, but not limited to, Sub-Part F, Part Ill, Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended?