The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-12
w. 6 6
ACT. NO. 1873.

y JoiNI ISESoLO Hun.
Proposing an amendment to the Constl-
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
a bridge or tunnel across the Mississ-
ippi 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 members elected to each
house concurring, that subject to the rati-
cation and approval of the electors of the
State, the Constitution of the State be
amended by Incorporating therein the fol-
lowing provisions. to-wit:
All the rights. franchises and immunf-
ties granted to the City of New Orleans
under Joint Resolution of the General As
sembly 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 Incl
dental thereto and to the operation gem
orally of the Public Belt Railroad system
of the City of New Orleans. being Act No.
6S of the Session of 1918. subsequently
adopted as. and now constituting, part
of the Constitution of the State shall
continue and exist only upon the con-
dition that the construction of the bridge
or tunnel authorized under said consti-.
tutional provisions shall be actively be-
gun 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
termination shall have been ascertained
and proclaimed by the President of the
United States, and shall be completed
within five years from the date of the
commencement of the work. All and
every one of the provisions Of the afore-
said Joint Resolution are hereby ratified
re-affirmed and declared in full force and
effect, save as to the period of time for
the commencement and the period of time
for the final completion of the construc-
ton 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 Mon
there shall be printed on the official bal
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 ex-
tension of time for the commencement and
completion of the construction of 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 -ex-
tension of time for the commencement and
completion of the construction of bridge
or tunnel across the Mississippi River"
and that each elector shall indicate on
the ballot cast by him, as provided by the
general election laws of the State, whether
he votes for or against the proposed
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved: July 10, 1918
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of louisiana
Htrue copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
W. s. s.
ACT NO. 1911.
House Bill No. 265 BY Mr. Eastman
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana, linn
iting the rate of State. parish. NUM-
cipal, public board. and special tax
alton.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of louisiana two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House cor recurring, That an amendment to
the Consh -ation. of the State of Louisiana
be proposed and submitted to the quail
fed electors of the State, for adoption or
rejection, as follows. to-wit:
!. 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 the
interest thereon shall not exceed in any
one year. three mills on the dollar of it's |
proposed amendment to the Constitu |
ton levying special annual State tax for
the support of the public schools. of one
and one-half mills. submitted by the Gen |
eral Assembly for adoption or rejection at
the general Congressional election in No |
1918. shall not be adopted, then |
specified shall be fixed at four mills.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this |
Constitution, no parish, parish of Or |
leans excepted). municipal, levee or pub |
lie board tax, for all purposes whatever |
shall exceed in any one year five mills on |
the dollar of assessed valuation provided |
that where any municipality is, by it's |
charter or by law, exempt from the pay |
ment of parish taxes. it may levy a tax
rate in any one year at not exceeding ten |
mills on the dollar of assessed valuation; |
the police juries of the several parishes |
and boards af trustees and municipal /
of Incorporated cities and towns |
Parish of Orleans excepted) shall levy |
collect and turn over to the parish school |
boards of their respective parishes. for |
the support of the public schools of their |
respective parishes, cities or towns, the !
proceeds of one and one-half mills, in
stead Of the three mills provided in Ar |
ticle 255 of the Constitution, and under |
conditions therein SET forth