The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-10-12
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Senate Bill No 143-By Mr.. Smith.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the people Of the Stat
OF Louisiana. at the Congressfona
election to be held In November. 1918
an amendment to the Constitution o.
the State authorizing corporation
formed or to be formed under thu
| laws of this State for the purpose OF
constructing and operating canals fol
| irrigation and navigation. as well ~
| plants for the generation and distri.
button of hydro electric power. Il
| utilize the waters of the navigabs,
streams OF this State. under such
regulations as may be prescribed b.
the State Board OF Engineers. for such
purposes; as well as to use the de-.
serted beds OF former navigabl<
streams that may remain the prop.
erty of the State a. reservoirs in
connection with such irrigation
projects: and providing that. at the
end Of seventy (70) years from ths
completion of any system Of canals
atfons avafIfng themselves Of the au-
thority 80 granted. their property and
plants shall become the property OF
the state. to be operated by II for
pubic revenue in such manner as the
Legislature shall direct: and provid-
Ing that none of these provisions
snail be construed to apply to canals
1sla. -
Whereas. The rice interests Of large
portions Of this State have suffered
great losses for want of fresh waters
Whereas, II water can be fuYnishs
Sor the irrigation OF rice lands from
navigable streams of the State, hun.
oreds OF thousands of acres of Land
now Idle can be reclaimed and brought
Into cultivation. thus adding to ths
nj rft ~ ~ Gf>a a.. "a
Whereas. Canals can be constructed
50 Is to provide irrigation, navigation
and power, and II is the States duty to
encourage and promote the organiza-
ton OF such concerns:
Section l. Be ii resolved by the Gen.
sral Assembly Of the State Of Louisi.
ana. two-thirds OF all the members
elected to each House concurring, that
the Following amendment to the Con-
stftution be submitted to the qualified
electors OF the State for their adoption
or rejection at the Congressional cleo.
ton to be held on the first Tuesday af-
ter the first Monday In the month Of
november. 1913, as follows:
Corporations formed or to be formed
under the laws of this State for the
purpose OF constructing and operatins
canals for irrigation and navigation. az
well as plants for the generation and
distribution OF hydro-electric power,
shall have the right. under such rsgu-
lattons as shall be prescribed by the
State Board Of Engineers to utilize for
such purposes the waters OF the navt-
gable streams Of this State. as well a.
the right to use as reservoirs or for the
storing OF water for such purposes the
deserted beds of former navigabls
streams which may be the property Of
the State: provided that. at the end Of
severity (7o) years from the eompletion
Of any system Of canals and hydro
electric plants by corporations availins
themselves of the authority so granted
their property and plants shasl become
the property Of the State. to- be oper-
ated by It for public revenuS In such
manner as the Legislature shall direct:
and provided further that noE& OF these
provisions shall be construe3 to apply
to canals In existence prior 70 July 1.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved. etc,
That the official ballot to be used ~
said election shall have printed there
on the words: For the proposed
amendment to the Constitution of the
Of the waters of the navigable streams
OF the State. under such regulations -
the State Board of Engineers shall pre-
scribe. as well as the use of deserted
river beds the property of the State
for reservoir purpose: In connections
formed or to be formed under the laws
OF this State; and providing that At the
end OF 10 years from completion Of the |
systems. such canals and hydro electric |
plants shall become the property Of
the State to be operated for public rev.
enue." And the words Against the !
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
ton Of the State OF Louisiana author
izfng the use of the waters of the nav
igable streams of the State. under such |
regulations as the State Board of En- /
ginsers shall prescribe. as well as the
use OF deserted river beds the property /
OF the State for reservoir purposes In |
connection with such canals. by corpor-
atoms formed or to be formed
and providing that at the end Of
10 years from completion OF the sys-
TENS. such canals ana hydro electric
plants shall become the property Of the
State. to be operated for public reve-
nuss." And each elector shall indicate
- provided in the general elections
laws of the State whether he votes for
Or against the proposed amendment
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
HEWITT BouANcHAup.
Speaker OF the House OF Represents
tives. !
Approved: July IL. 1918.
r. G. PLEASANT.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
4 true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY.
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 271.
senate Bill No. 1s9-By Mr.. Thoele.
AN ACT
70 amend and re-enact Act No. 81 Of
the Extra Session Of 1917. entitled "A
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to Article 1sS of the Constitu-
tion Of the State OF Louisiana. ex-
empting persons in the military serv-
666 contains no alcohol, arsenic, nor
Their poisonous drugs.
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