The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-10-08
Act No. PA

House Bill No. 359. BY Mr.. Manion-
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Consd-
tuition of the S ate of Louisiana CIV
ing the power to the Board of Com
missioners of the Port of New Or
leans to dig, build, erect and operate
or acquire and operate a navigation
canal and the necessary locks, slips
laterals, basins and appurtenances
thereof. in the city of New Orleans,
to connect Lake Pontchartrain ana
the Mississippi river.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana
tKozt htrdsAa afssalls zlaaz.ksers s.esessssso
each House concSirring, That the Board
of Commissioners of the Port of New
Orleans is hereby authorized to dig,
build, erect and orerate or acquire and
operate navigation canal in the city
of New Orleans, together with neces-
sary locks slirs, laterals basins and
appurteTances thereof. and other struc-
lures necessary therefor TO connect
Lake POntchartrain and the Mississippi
River. in aid of commerce. The 1sca-
tion of said canal shall be fixed and
determined by the Commission Council
of the city of New Orleans. and shall
be constructed under plans and specifi-
GATORS to he first approved and ratified
hv the BOARD Of Commissioners of tho
Port of New Orleans and by the said
Comm iSSion Council and to be further
approved and ratified by the Board OF
Levae District and nv the State Board
of Engineers of the State of Louisiana;
the concurrence of all these bodies be
ing necessary to TIE adoption of said
plans and specifications.
Section .. Re it further resolved,
etc, That for tie die~inc and building
Of sai1 ca"aI. locks slirs Iaterals bas-
frs AMI anDurtarances thereof the said
IRNarl nF fonr1i iSSinrers Of the Port Of
Now Crlaars shall have the right TO
erprorrfate ary Dro0erty necessary for
that purpose, and TO paw for same and
the ne"eSsarv works and improvements
thereon hv issuing rnortgage or mort
"a~hS. bond or bonds, against the real
estate and canal and locks and other
imprnve merts erected thereon; said
mort2a~e or mort"a @es. bond or bonds
10 be naid out of the net receints of
said rana1 and appurtenances thereof
after the navnent of oreratinG ex-
perses: AMI that the said Board of Com
m1SSioners of the Port of New Orleans
are er0rownre7 to fix charges for tolls
in said canal and for charges to all ves-
se's rnooring against the banks Of said
caral.
Section 3. Be II further resolved.
ETC. That the FOREGOING sections are
s"'F-orerat tive. and the Board of Com.
n'iSSiorers of the Port Of New Orleans
an9 the citv of New Orleans shall by
or7irarcn or otherwise, carry the Same
irt0 effect
Section l. Be it further resolved. etc,
That at tho CONGRESSIONAL election to be
tnl1 in this Statn on the first Tuesday
following tNn F'~st NTordav In Noyem-
N"r. 1"1i to fN"e~cing amendment to
the Const'tuti~1 Of the State shall be
euh~"itte7 to 80 electors of the State:
tat on tho nTr'"ial ballot to he used at
e@'d e'acttnr shall he placed the words
For TIE P9ar4 of Commissioners Caral
tr'en a"'ert." and the words against
the Board of Commissioners Canal
'~'e7frnent." and every e1ector shall In
aioate his vote on the proposed amend
rNont as provided bv the general cleo
tior laws of this state
L. F. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representa- tivss
THOMAS c. BARRRET
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Serate.
Approved: July 3, 1914.
l. f. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
a true cnnv:
ALVIN r HEBFRT,
Secretary of State.