Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-09-12
ACT M 1gS

House Bill No. 2S8. By Mr.. Barrett.
| A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Cons
titution of the State of Louisiana
| granting the City of New Orleans
an extension of time for the COM
mencement and completion of the
construction of a bridge or tunnel
across the Mississippi River, under
Act No So of 1916.
Section. l Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, two-thirds of all the MEM
bers elected to each house concur
ring, that subject to the ratification
and approval of the electors of the
State, the Constitution of the State
be amended bv' incorporating therein
the following provisions, to-wit:
All rights, franchises and immun-
tiles granted to the City of New Or
leans under Joint Resolution of the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana granting to said city the
power to construct, equip, maintain
and operate bridges and tunnels
across the Mississippi 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. So of the Ses-
sion of 1916, subsequently adopted
as, and now constituting, a part of
the Constitution of the State, shall
continue and exist only upon the con-
condition that the construction of the
bridge or tunnel authorized under
said constitutional provisions shall
be act vely begun not later than three
years ~fter the existing state of war
betwe1a the United States of Amer
lea az the German and Austro-
Hungarian empires shall have term
mated and the fact and date Of such
termination shall have been ascer-
tanned and proclaimed by the Presi-
dent of the United States, and shall
be completed within five years from
the date of the commencement of the
work All and every provision
of the aforesaid Joint Resolution are
hereby ratified, re-affirmed and de-
clared in full force and effect, save
as to the period of time for the COM
Emencement and the period of time for
the final completion of the construc-
ton of said bridge or tunnel, which
periods are hereby extended as afore-
said.
Section 2. Be it further enacted,
etc, that the amendment proposed by
this act shall be submitted to the cleo
tors of the State for their approval
or rejection at the Congressional
election to be held on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in the
month of November, 1918; that
there shall be printed on the official
ballots 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
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 that
each elector shall indicate on the bal
lot cast by him, as provided by the
general election laws of the State,
whether he votes for or against the
proposed amendment.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatiVes.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
Approved: July 10, 1918.
R. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.