St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-08-22
Constitutional Amendments

(1O) years from the date q
completion the capital stock
! franchises and certain property
of all corporations construct ng,
owning and operating within t.
! State combined system OF IT.
cation, navigation and hydro-
electric power, using fresh water
streams and water sheds, pro
vided that each system be com
plted and in operation With
five 90 years from January
1915, and providing further that
not less than Three Million Dol
lars. ($3,0O0,O0O.00) shall have
/ been expended in a construction
of each system.
Whereas, the State of Louisiana has
large areas comprising millions
of acres of land that can be re;
! claimed and brought into cult
walton by irrigation, whereby
large additions will be made to
the population and the assess
ed value of the State; and,
Whereas, Canals can be constructed
SO as to provide irrigation, navl-
CATION and power, and it IS the
States duty to encourage and
promote the ORGANIZATION OF such
.concefn.s
Section j. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State OF
| Louisiana, two-thirds Of all the mem.
beers elected to each House concur
ring, that the following amendment
to the Constitution be submitted te
the qualified electors of the State FOL
their adoption or rejection at the
congressional election to be held or
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in the month of November, 1915
as follows:
There shall be exempt from taxa
ton for ten (10) years from the
date of completion, the capital stock
franchises and property of all cor
porations constructing, owning and
operating within the State combined
system of irrigation, navigation ano
hydro-electric power, using fresh
water of Louisiana streams, and wat
er sheds, provided that each system
be completed and in operation within
! five years from January l, 1915, and
provided further that not less thar
Three Million Dollars $4,000, OOO)
shall have been expended in the CON
struction of each system. No real OF
corporal property shay be covered by
this exemption except that which Il
necessarily connected with and ap-
purtenant to each canal system and
forming part thereof, nor shall thi:
exemption extend to the assessed
value that such real estate had at the
| time it may be acquired by the COM
pany; provided that the right of the
State to regulate the diversion of it;
public waters from their natural bee
shall not be waived by this amend
ment.
Section Q. Be it further resolved
ETC.. That the official ballot to be used
at the said election shall have printed
thereon the words: For the proposed
amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana exempting from
taxation for ten (1O years from the
date of completion certain new canals
| for irritation, navigation and power
purposes to be completed within five
years with capital of not less than
Three Million Dollars ($3,O0O,000).'
And the words: Against the amend
ment to the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana exempting from taxation
for ten (1O) years from the date OF
completion certain new canals for IT.
rigation, navigation and power pur-
poses to be completed within five 60
years, with capital of not less than
Three Million Dollars" And each
elector shall indicate as provided in
the general election laws of the State
whether he votes for or against the
proposed amendment.
THOMAS C. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
| L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives.
Approved: July 6, 1914.
L. E. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
I Secretary of State.