New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-10-07

Jacent thereto, and along the canals con
| -.ecting Herewith, and in such othe
places in the Parish of Orleans and tn
g !tJacent parishes as the Board may de
termine, said levees and entertainments t
re OF such height, width, slope desio
and character Of material as said Boa,
may determine, and to protect SAL
| evees and entertainments with such D.
lngs, revetments, or walls, as it ma
deem proper.
(b) To enable said Board to per
form said work and for the purpos
thereof, the Board is hereby given
right of way over and use OF all publ.
lands including such portions of til,
water bottom of said lake as it may deem
necessary. 1t is also given the right e
acquire by donation, purchase, exprop-i-
alton or appropriation, all private lands
or other property in such territory in the
Parish of Orleans and adjoining par
ishes as the said board now has author
ity and jurisdiction over under this amend
ment, and under existing laws, and
which the said board may deem neces-
sary OF expedient for any of the pur-
poses of said board, and to pay therefor
in the same manner as the said boa I'd
now pays for property taken by il on
the Mississippi river front in the pa--
ISL of Orleans.
Section .. Be it further resolved, etc.
That the official ballot to be used a, such
election shall have printed thereon the
words:
For the proposed amendment to the
constitution authorizing the board Of
levee commissioners of the Orleans
Levee District to make certain construc-
tons along Lake Pontchartrain AID else
here" and the words against The p1o-
posed amendment to the Constitution,
.tthorizing the board of levee commits
sioners of the Orleans Levee District to
make certain constructions along Lake
Pontchartrain and else where" An!
each elector shall indicate his vote on
1e proposed amendment as p:ovicel il
the general election laws of the state.
HEWITT BOUANCuAUD,
Speaker of the House of Represen tatives.
FERNAND MOJTON,
Lieut.. Gov. and President of the Senate
Approved: July E, 1916.
R. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana |
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
House Bill No 2+o Bv Mr.. Shell I
AN ACT. :
Submitting to the people f:hc State of
louisiana an ameldm ent to Article
273 of the Constituto. of the Stale Of
louisiana
Section l. Re it resolved by tie Cen
e-al Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all the members elected
10 each house concurring, That the fol-
owing amendment to Article 273 of the
Constitution of the State of Louisian.
De and the same is hereby submitted to
he qualified electors of the State at
he congressional election tobe held on
he first Tuesday after the lrst Monday
n the month of November, of the year
916, to-wit:
ARTICLE 273. Every railroad or othe.
orporation, organized or doing business
n this State under the laws or authority
hereof, shall have and maintain a gen
raj Office in this State for the transac-
ION OF its business where transfers of
took shall be made and where shall be {
ept for public inspection books in
'hich shall be recorded the amount Of
apital stock subscribed, the names of
he owners of stock, the amount owned
y them, respectively, the amount CT
took paid in, and by whom, the trans
ers of said stock, with the date OF e
'ansfer, the amount of its assets and t
abilities, the names and places of resi- c
ence of its officers. All public service
operations organized under the laws o
the State Of Louisiana shall maintain j,
this State in charge Of one or more of Il
'e general officers of such company d
leir general offices for the operation
Id conduct of the business of such cor 81
'ration." n
Section Q. Be it further resolved, etc. II
hat this proposed amendment be sub ii
tilted to the qualified voters of the b,
ate OF Louisiana for adoption or rejec- ds
IN at the Congressional election to be cl
Id on the first Tuesday next follow W
the first Monday in November, 1916. ST.
That the official ballots to be used at TO
id election shall have printed thereon in
words: "For the proposed amend to
snt to Article 273 of the Constitution o..
the State of Louisiana, relative to ca
bile service corporations" and the as
rds Against the proposed amend an
ent to Article 273 of the Constitution ce
the State of Louisiana, relative TO .r:
bic service corporations; and each pa
ctor shall indicate, as provided in the au
neral election laws of the State. N
ether or not he votes for or aeairs. fo1
amendment 60,
true copy of House Bill No. 248 By Co
. Shell. proposing an amendment 10 tn,
ticle 273 of the Constitution Of the sh
te of Louisiana adopted by the Gen an,
Assembly of the State of Louisiana fro
sion of 1916. tie
JAMES J. BAILEY. Gle
Secretary of State. Cit
ACT NO. 216 Re
louise Bill No. 324. an,
~ Nh. w. Carruth Jones, of East b. Pc,
Rouge Parish. cha