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the Constitution relative TO district
Judges" and the elector shall indicate
his vote on the proposed amendment, as
provided by the general election laws Of
this State.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
! FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
| R. G. PLEASANT,
| Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
| ACT No. 1873.
House Bill No. 228. BY Mr.. Barrett.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
/ Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
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 River, under Act No. 60 of 1916.
Section !. 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. Sc Of the
Session of 1916, subsequently adopted
Is, 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 latel
: than three years after the existing state
of war between the United States o.
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 Unite
States, and shall be completed within
1--WE years from the date of the com
mencement of the work. All and sv
| cry the provisions Of the aforesaid Join
1 Resolution are hereby ratified, real
frmed and declared in full force and ct
feet, save a. to the period of time to
the commencement and the period o
! time for the final completion OF tn
construction of said bridge or tunnel
which periods are hereby extended a
aforesaid.
Al Section q. Be il further enacted, etc
that the amendment proposed by this &C
! shall be submitted to the electors ofAth
State for their approval OF rejection
| the Congressional election to be held o.
Il the. first Tuesday after the first Monda
in the month of November, 1913. thu
-. there shah te printed on the Official bal
lot, to be used at said election th
words: 40
W aasfsssliiG1s-TUnax9zr=sT
2 fesl - 49,
q land completion OF tde c00StfncSI0k q
bridge or tunnel across the Mississippi
e River;
land the words:
Il Against the proposed amendment t
: the Constitution Of the State of Louisi
ana granting the City of New Orlean
an extension Of time for the commence
ment and completion Of the construction
of bridge or tunnel across the Miss
n issippi River; and that each elsctor. shall
q | indicate on the ballot cast by him, .
provided BY the general election laws Q
\ the State, whether he votes for o
against the proposed amendment.
i HEWITT BoUANcHAUD,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
Al FERNAND .MOUTON,
iLieuteuant Governor and President o
the Senate. - yea
Il R. G. PLEASANT.
! Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
4 JAMES ]. BAILEY.
Il Secretary Of State.
/ ACT NO. 1e1.
!. House Bill No. 265. By MI. Eastman
II A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Consti
tuition Of the State Of Louisiana, lin
i Ting the rate Of State, parish, mu
i nieipal, public board, and special tag
!, alton.
Il Section /. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana
: two-thirds, Of all the members elected
to each Houee concurring, That u
amendment to the Constitution Of thu
State Of Louisiana be proposed and sub
mitted to the qualified electors Of tn
State, for adoption or rejection, - fol-
lows; to-wit:
! 1. The State tax on all property what
: ever, except those taxes otherwise pro-
vided for in this Constitution, including
} expense of government, schools, levees
} public roads, and public debt and TIL
!. interest thereon shall not exceed, in any
one year, three mills on the dollar o.
it, assessed valuation; provided that, \
the proposed amendment to the Consti.
: tuition levying . special annual State
tax for the support Of the public schools
Of one and one-half mills, submitted BY
the General Assembly for adoption or re-
lection At the general Congression al cleo
.Ix:.. e. NovA~har 1o1Q aha11 mt h