The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-10-19
Act No. 2O3

House Bill No. 458. BY Mr.. Leopold
| Chairman COMMITTEE on Public
Works, Lands and Levees. Sub
stitute for House Bill No o..
JOINT RESOLUTION
! Proposing an amendment to the con
stitution of the State of Louisiana.
! Whereas, the City Of New Orleans is
| and floods, and 1t is highly advlzA r.
and necessary for said city To EHg'
more adequate protection thcreiron
! than can at present be secured unc :
existing laws. Therefore, in og2.r t.
promote the public sef-ty. aa9i :.
comfort and convenience:
Section /. BE IL resolved ny o.
General Assembly Of the state Of Iv.
isiana, two-thirds of all me II-E.tt
elected to each Hou-e CoHcurrin. =
the following meu1went to the t"@
stitution OF the State be suomi, ttt T.
the qualified electors Of the Sta To-
their adoption or rejection 1T tho Con
gressional election to be held on A..
first Tuesday after the first h0ufs E.
in November, 1916. as follows:
(a) The Board Of LeVee Coz
sioners of the Orleans Levee III ~.
is hereby empowered to coa7trUc. -..
maintain levees and emoaEh
along, over and in the bed Of l.;
Pontchartrain, * such distance IL.
the present shore line as the ssl
Board may determine, not to exec.
twenty-five hundred (2,5OGj feet f."
the present shore itne, and alCnE a..
on the shores adj ..' n thereto, a.
along the canals cos g. Ling thereWi To-
and in such other III, lcs T III" Pc
ish of Orleans and the adjacent pa'-
ishes as the Board loy tt,trTai..
said levees and emnaClmentE to De g..
such height, width. slope, design a
character of material as me
Board may determine. and to prot" q,
said leVees and entertainments vi /
such pilings, revetments or walls /
1t may deem proper.
OBJ To enable said Board 20 pc.
form said work ami for the pUrpo,
thereof. the Board - hereby giveI.
right of way over ana u-e Of all pL
lie lands. including such portions q
the water bottom Of said lake as j.
may deem necessary. 1t is also given
the right to acquire, by donation, pur
chase, appropriation or appropriation.
all private lands or other property i'll
such territory in the Parish of Or
leans and adjoining parishes as the
said Board now has authority and ju
risdiction over under this amendment,
and under existing laws. and whic.l
the said Board may deem necessary o.
expedient for any OF the purposes {.
said Board, and 10 pay therefor i'll tt
same manner as the said Board nov
pays for property taken by 1t on tn
Mississippi River frcut in the parisi
of Orleans.
Section 2. Be II further resolved
etc.. that the oflcial ballot to :re US.
at such election shall have printed
thereon the words: For the proposed
amendment to the Constitutions, au-
thorizing the Board OF Levee Commits
sioners of the Orle,s.5 .4eVeC L.5-..
to make certain constr uction5 aion
Lake Pontchartrain and elsewhere,
and the words, "A,sEiEs, the proposed
amendment to the Constitution au-
thoriZing the Board Of Levce Com
missioners of the Orleans Leyee Dis
trict to make cer. air construction
along Lake Pontchargra rain and else
where" And each elcC,or shall ind
cate his vote on the proposed amend
ment as provided in the general .lec-
ton laws of the State.
HEWITT Bot ANCHAUp,
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives.
FERNAND NIOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July s, 1916.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State