The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-10-26

FERNAND tMOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate. IL
Approved: July 9, 1918.
r. e.. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
Az true oppy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
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ACT. NO. fss.
House Bill No. 22s. BY Mr.. Barrett.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to sthe Constr
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. 6S of 1916.
Section i. Belt 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 immuni-
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 inci-
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 ard 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. Ali and
every one of the provisions of the afore-
said Joint Resolution are hereby ratified,
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 q Be il 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-
day in the month Of November. 1918; and
there shall be printed On the official bal
lots 10 be used ait sai election the words:
For the proposed amer dnleI1t III be
Iconsti tut ION Of the State 81 I.ouisfana
| granting the ity Of New Orleans an ex-
tension Of time for the cornnaenc cement and
completion of the construction 81 u 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 a bridge
or tunnel across the Mississippi River"
! and that each eleetor 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
amendment.
| HEWITT BOUANCIIAUD,
Speaker of the House uf Representatives.
FERNAHD MoUToN,
lieutenant Governor and President of the
Approved: July 10, 1918.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
| JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
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ACT NO. 1871.
House Bill No. 265. BY Mr. Eastman.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the State Of Louisiana. lin
iting the rate of State parish, muni-
| cipal, public board. and special tax
| alton.
| Section /. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana, tWo-
thirds Of all the members elected TO each
House coneurring, That an amendment to
| be proposed and submitted to the quah-
| fed electors of the State, for adoption or
rejection, as follows, to-Wit:
L. The State tax IN 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 its
assessed valuation; provided that, il the
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 Gem
eral Assembly for adoption or rejection at
1.-THE general Congressional election in Nc