The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-10-12
Act Nc. 2O3
House Bill No ASS BY Mr.. Leopold
Chairman Committee on t. ''j'
Works, Lands and LeVees. Sub
stitute for House Bill No. 20
Joint RESOLUTION

House Bill No. ASS. BY Mr.. Leopold
Chairman Committee on t. Nli'
Works, Lands and Levees. Sub
stitute for House Bill No. "a
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution of the State Of Louisiana
Whereas, the City of New Orleans j.
at present exposed to storm d@ata..
and floods, and it is highly ad t.t..
and necessary for said city - BAY
more adequate protection ihyrgir"'
than can at present be &eCul 81 Nld.
existing laws. Therefore, in ordeI e.
promote the public safety, heal,
comfort and convenience:
Section /. Be it resolved Dy ill.,
General Assembly Of the state of LHo.
isiana, two-thirds Of all the member
elected to each House coucurrsn&, u-..
the following Amendment to the ',"r
stitution Of the State be submitted IT,
the qualified electors of the S."-= I".
their adoption or rejection at til, Coz.
gressional election 70 be held on IN
first Tuesday after the first Mo"aa
in November, 1916, as follows:
(a) The Board of LcVee Cor. r.
sioners of the Orleans Levee Di:.;jt
is hereby empowered to construct q.
maintain levecs and el1bankn-:.
along, over and in the bed of Lei
Pontchartrain, * such distance T."
the present shore line as the So
Board may determine. not to e&ct'.
twenty-five hundred (2,5OGJ feet no.
the present shore line. ard along an
on the shores adjacent thereto. al.
along the canals UOuu,Ctinr t1cre#I-
and in such other -, ccs IL the Pa
ish of Orleans and the adjacent par
ishes as the Board may det,rr:il- .
said leYees and em5anllmCnt& to be OF
such height, wild h, slope, Ge.iEn and
character of material as the said
Board may determine, and to protec'
said levees and embanhments with
such pilings, revetments or walls a.
1t may deem proper.
OBJ To enable said Board to per
form said work and for the purpost
thereof, the Board is hercyN - en- {
right of way over and use Of all pup-
lie lands, including such portions Of
the water bottom of said Il t as Il
may deem necessary. 1t Is also given
the right to acquire, by donation, pul
chase, appropriation or app. DprlatlGn
all private lands or other property in
such territory in the Parish of o.
leans and adjoining parishes as IL"
said Board now has authority AID Ju-
risdiction over under this amendment,
and under existing laws, and which
the said Board may deem necessary g.:
expedient for any of the purposes o.
said Board and TO pay therefor in the
same manner as the said Board nov
pays for property taken by 1t on the
Mississippi River front in the parish
Section 2. Be It further resolved.
etc, that the official ballot to BE- used
at such election shall have printed
thereon the words: For the proposed
amendment to the Constitution. au-
thorizing the Board Of Levee Commits
sioners of the OT4,>-. -4~,,> A-.s..4-.
to make certain constructions alOn 3
Lake Pontchartrain and elscW here,
and the words, Against the proposed
amendment to the Constitution au-
thorizing the Board OF Levoe Com
missioners of the Orleans Levee Dis
trict to make certain constructions
along Lake POntchar,rain and else
where" And each elector SHALL indi-
cate his vote on the proposed mend
ment as provided in tile general cleo
ton laws of the State.
HEWITT BOTANCIIAJ =,
Speaker OF the House Of Representa-
tives.
FERNAND MOUTCN.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July 6. 1915.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES j.. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.