Union Parish

Shall the Union Parish Law Enforcement District, Parish of Union, State of Louisiana (the "District"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 30 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, Section 9003 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, be authorized to renew the levy and collection and adopt an ordinance providing for such renewal of a one percent (1%) tax currently being levied in the District upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the District, all as presently defined in La. R.S. 47:301 through La. R.S. 47:316, inclusive, for a period of ten (10) years commencing April 1, 2012, the levy of such tax for one entire year is estimated and reasonably expected to be $2,389,117 to be dedicated and used (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) for the purposes of paying all lawful expenses of the sheriff's office, including but not limited to capital expenditures, equipment acquisition and salaries?

Shall the Town of Farmerville, Parish of Union, 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, in perpetuity, of one-half percent (.50%) (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, beginning July 1, 2011, 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 purpose of the maintenance and operation of the Town's Police Department, including acquisition and construction of facilities and equipment to provide police protection for the Town and further including the payment of salaries, benefits and related expenses of the Police Department, and for further authority to fund a portion of the avails of the Tax into Bonds from time to time in the manner provided by law? It is estimated (as of the date of this proposition) that the amount reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the Tax for the first year will be approximately $450,000.