The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-10-26
ACT NO. 25s.

ACT NO. 25s.
/ Senate Bill No 143 BY Mr.. Smith.
/ JOINT RESOLUTION.
/ Submitting TO the people of the State OF
1 Louisiana, at the Congressional cleo.
1 ton to be held in November. 1918. ar
| amendment to the Constitution Of the
| State authorizing corporations formed
/ or to be formed under the laws of this
State for the purpose of constructive
and operating canals for irrigation
and navigation, as well as plants 70,
| the generation and distribution Of
| hydro-eleetric power, to utilize the
| waters of the navigable streams O,
thk state, underssuch regulations as
| may be prescribed by the State Board
| of Engineers for such purposes; as
| well as to use the deserted beds OF
former. navigable streams that NAV
remain the property of the State as
reservoirs IN connection with such fr-
| rigation projects; and providing that
at the end OF seventy f701 years from
the completion of any system of ca
nails and hydro electric plants by
corporations availing themselves OF
the authority SO granted their prop
erty and plants shall become the
| property of the State, to be operated
by it for public revenue in such man
ner as the legislature shall direct. and
providing that none of these pro
visions shall he construed to apply ia
| canals in existence on or prior TO .I,,lv
1. 1918.
Whereas, The rice interests Of large por-
tions of this State have suffered great loss
for want of fresh water: and, s
Whereas, IT water can be furnished for
the irrigation of rice lands from navigable
streams of the State. hundreds of thou
sands of acres of land now idle can be re-
claimed and brought into cultivation, thus
adding to the wealth and prosperity of
the State; and,
Whereas Canals can be constructed so
as to provide Irrigation navigation and
power, and tits tho States duty to en-
courage and promote the organization Of
such concerns:
Section 1. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana two
thirds Of all the members elected to each
House concurringi that the following
amendment to the Constitution be sub
State sfor their adoption or rejection at
the congressional election to be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday
lows: :s55 ~ 81
Corpora tons formed or to be formed
under the laws of this State for the pur-
pose of constructing and operating canals
for for irrigation and navigation. as well as
plants for the generation and distribution
OF hydro electric power. shall have the
right. under such regulations as shall be
prescribed By. the State Board Of Engi-
neers, TO utilize for such purposes the
waters of the nayigable streams of this
State. as well as the right to use as reser-
Yoirs or for the storing of ter for such
purposes the deserted beds Of former
property Of the State: provided that. at
the end OF seventy l705 years from tie
ss {, ion 81 81 canals and
electric fsssSS IONS
sayaiing lleInsely Ives Of the authority SO
grant ed their property ana plants shall
become he property Of the State. to be
operated BY i for public revenue in such
and provided further that none Of these
provisions shall be construed to apply to
canals in existence prior to July 1, 1918.
rs section Be i ~, further resolved etc.
election shall have printed thereon the
words: For the proposed amendment to
the Constitution of the State of Louisiana
naYigable streams of the State, under
such regulations as the State Board of
Engineers shall prescribe, as well as the
use Of deserted river beds the property of
the State for reservoir purposes in connec-
ton with such canals, by corporations
formed or to be formed under the laws Of
this State; and providing that at the end
q fd,,i 20 years ears. from completion Of the sys-
plants shall become the property Of the
State TO be operated for public revenue"
And the words Against the proposed
State of Louisiana authorizing the use of
the waters of the navigable streams of
the State, under such regulations as the
State Board of Engineers shall prescribe.
as well as the use of deserted river beds
the property of the State for reservoir
purposes in connection with such canals,
under the laws OF this state; and provid-
ing that at the end of seventy {70) years
from completion of the systems, such ca
mails a ND plants sha, be-
operated for public revenues" And each
elector shall indicate as provided in the
general election laws of the State whether
he votes for or against the proposed
amendment.
{ FERNAND MoUToN.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
HEWITT BoUANcHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved: July II, 1918. .z5s-
. Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
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ACT NO. 271.
Senate Bill No. 1893, BY Mr.. Thoe1e
..55.. AN ACT .5S5
To amend and re-enact Act No. 80 Of the
Extra Session Of 1917, entitled "A
8 ment to the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana, exempting persons in
s the military service from the payment
81 of poll taxes. =
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State of Louisiana, That
the title to Act No. 80 of the Extra Ses-
sion of 1917 be amended and re- enacted
SO as to read as follows:
A joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to Article 1913 Of the Constitution Of
the State of Louisiana, exempting per-
11c al coy