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i Judges" and the eiector shall indicate
MS vote on the proposed amendment, as
provided by the general election laws OF
this State.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House OF representatives.
i FERNAND MOUION.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
/ the Senate.
| K. G. PLEASANT, .
/ Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY, el
| Secretary of State.
/ ACT No. 1SS
| House Bill No. 228. By Mr.. Barrett.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
| Proposing an amendment to the Consti
l tuition Of the State OF Louisiana grant.
| ing the City OF New Orleans an ex-
tension OF time for the commencement
and completion of the Construction OF
bridge or tunnel across the Missis-
sippi Rixsr, under Act No. 68 of 1916.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisi
ana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house concurring, that
subject to the ratification and approval
of the electors of the State, the Consti
tuition of the State be amended by in
cooperating therein the following pro-
visions to-wit:
| All the rights, franchises and immuni
| ties granted to the City of New Orleans
under Joint Resolution of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana
granting to said city the power to con-
struct, equip, maintain and operate
bridges and tunnels across the Miss
issippi River at or near New Orleans
and to do various acts incidental thereto
and to the operation generally of the
Public Belt Railroad system of the City
of New Orleans, being Act No. 68 of the
Session of 1916, subsequently adopted
as, and now constituting, part of the
Constitution of the State, shall continue
and exist only upon the condition that
the construction of the bridge or tunnel
authorized under said constitutional pro-
visions shall be actively begun not later
than three years after the existing state
of war between the United States of
America and the German and Austro-
Hungarian empires shall have terminated
and the fact and date of such termina-
| ton shall have been ascertained and pro-
claimed by the President of the United
States, and shall be completed within
five years from the date of the COM
mencement of the work. All and ev-
cry the provisions of the aforesaid Joint
| Resolution are hereby ratified, re-af-
firmed and declared in full force and ef-
| feet, save as to the period of time for
the commencement and the period Of
time for the final completion of the
construction of said bridge or tunnel,
which periods are hereby extended as
aforesaid.
Section 2. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
that the amendment proposed by this act
shall be submitted to the electors of the
State for their approval or rejection at
the Congressional election to be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday
| in the month of November, 1913; that
/ there shall be printed on the official ball
lots to be used at said election the
words:
For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
granting the City Of New Orleans an
extension of time for the commencement
and completion of the construction OF a
bridge or tunnel across the Mississippi
River;
and the words:
Against the proposed amendment to
the Constitution Of the State OF Louisl-
ana granting the City Of New Orleans
an extension of time for the commence
| ment and completion of the construction
Of 1 bridge or tunnel across the Miss
lissippi River; and that each elector shall
i Indicate on the ballot cast by him, as
i provided by the general election laws OF
| the State, whether he votes for or
i against the proposed amendments
I HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
FERrlAND MOUTON,
1,ieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
R. G. PLEASANT. sA i
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. 191. G
House Bill No. 265. By Mr.. Eastman.
| A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition Of the State Of Louisiana, lin
;t;nr the rate Of State, parish, mu-
nicipal, public board, and special tax
alton.
/ Section 1. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana,
/ two-thirds, Of all the members elected
Ia each House concurrinR, That an
amendment to the Constitution Of the
State Of Louisiana be proposed and sub
mitted to the qualified electors Of the
i State, for adoption OF rejection, ss fol
flows; to-wit:
/. The State tax on all property what
ever, except those taxes otherwise pro
i vided for in this Constitution, inciuoing
4 .~n.r.. ~ government schools, levees,