New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-10-19
NEW IBERIA
ENTERPRISE AND OBSERVER,


ing a special State tax not exceeding
one and one-half mills on the dollar
for the benefit of public education.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all the members elected to
each House concurring, That an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana be proposed and sub
mitted to the qualified electors of the
State, for ratification OF rejection, Is
follows, to-wit:
"There shall be levied on all the tax
able property in the State of Louisiana
an annual State tax Of one and ons-half
mills on the dollar on its assessed VAL
uation, for the support of the public
schools; provided that of the amount de-
rived from the levy on the City of New
Orleans, fifty thousand dollars shall be
paid annually by the State Treasurer
to the Commission Council of the City
of New Orleans for the support and
maintenance of the Isaac DelRado Trade
School of the City Of New Orleans"
Section 2. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That this amendment shall be sub
mitted to the duly qualified electors Of
the State of Louisiana, in accordane.
with the provisions of the Constitution,
to be voted upon At the General Con-
gressional Election to be held in Novem-
Der, 1918, and there shall be printed upon
the ballot: "For the amendment to the
Constitution levying 4 special tax Of
one and one-half mills on the dollar
for support of the public schools" and
Against the amendment to the Consti-
tuition levying special tax Of one and
one-half mills on the dollar for the sup
port of the public SCHOOL," and each
elector shall indicate, as provided in the,
general election laws of this State,
whether he votes for or against said
amendment
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
FERNAND MOUTON.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate
Approved: July II. 1918.
r. G. PLEASANT.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. 25s.
Senate Bill No. 143. By Mr.. Smith.
joint RESOLUTION.
Submitting to the people OF the State
OF Louisiana, At the congressional
e4ecuon to be held in November, 1910,
an amendment to the Constitution Of
the state authorizing corpo1auons
formed or to be formed under the laws
OF thus state tor the purpose OF con
srrucring and operating canals tor "
rigatlon and navigation, - well asl
plants for the generation and disribu I
.ion and nydro-eiectric power, to utilize
the waters OF the nsvIgabls streams
OF this state, under such xegul2uous
q may be prescribed by the STATE
Board Of Engineers, for such pu1-
poses; a. wen y to use the deserted
oeos Of former nxvIgable streams th4l
may remain the property Of the state
as reservoirs in connection with such
irrigsnon projects; and proviu,ng
that, 1t the end OF seventy l1u) yeats
from the completion Of any system 4tl
canals and dyro-sisct1,c plants by COZ
poxatsons avaliing themselves Of the
authority 20 granted, their property
and plants SHAH become the property
OF the State, to be operated by It tor
public revenue in sucA manner - tie
legislature shall direct; and pzov1dlng
that none Of these provisions shall he
construed to apply TO canals in e3-
issence ON o. prior to July !. 1913.
Whe5oas, The rice interests Of large
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