The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-08-31
JOINT RESOLUTION

Chairman Committee on Tualic
Works. Lands and Levees. Sub
stitute for House Bin No. %.
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 damal
and floods, and it is highly adyiea5!r
and necessary for said city to have
more adequate protection thercfrom
than can at present be secured under
existing laws. Therefore, in order to
comfort and convenience:
Section l. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the state of Lou
isiana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House CoucuTring, that
the following amendment to the Con
stitution Of the State be submitted to
the qualified electors of the State for
their adoption orJrejection al the Con
gressional election TO be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November. 1916, as follows:
(a) The Board of Levee COmmi'-
sioners OF the Orleans Leyce DistrIci
is hereby empowered to construct al"
maintain levees and embanl<meuL.
along, over and in the bed of Lake
Pontchartrain, G& such distance fTon
the present shore line as the said
Board may determine, not to exceed
twenty-five hundred (2,500) feet from
the present shore line, and along ard
on the shores adjacent thereto, ard
along the canals coau citing herewith,
and In such other pieces in the Par
ish Of Orleans and the adjacent par
ishes as the Board may determine,
said levees and entertainments to be Of
such height, width. slope, design and
character OF material as the said
Board may determine. and TO protect
said levees and embankments with
such pilings. revetments or walls as
1t may deem proper.
(b) To enable said Board to per-
form said work and for the purpose
thereof, the Board is hereby given a
right of way over and use Of all pub
lie lands, including such portions of
the water bottona of said LAKE as it
may deem necessary. 1t is also given
the right to acquire by donation, pur
chase, appropriation or appropriation,
all private lands or other property in
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 which
the said Board MAJ deem necessary or
expedient for any Of the purposes OF
said Board. and to pay therefor In the
same manner as the said Board now
pays for property taken by it on the
Mississippi River front in the parish
of Orleans.
ETC., that the Official ballot to DE used
at such election shall have printed
thereon the words: For the proposed
amendment to the Constitution, au
thorfzing the Board of Levee Commits
sioners of the OriCa-4,5 Aevee district
to make certain constructions along
Lake Pontchartrain and elsewhere"
and the words, Against the proposed
amendment to the Constitution au-
thorizing the Board of Levee Com
missioners of the Orleans Levee Dis
trict to make certain constructions
along Lake Pontchartrain and else
where" And each elector shall indi-
cate his vote on the proposed amend
ment as provided in the general cleo
ton laws OF the State.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House OF Representa-
tives.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July g. 1915
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State,