The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-05
ACT. NO. 1873.

| JOINT RESDILtIIC'N.
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
a bridge or tunnel across the N1ssiss-
ippi River under Act No. 6S of 1916
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General
| Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
| thirds of all the members elected to each
house concurrihg. 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 gen.
orally of the Public Belt Railroad system
of the City of New Orleans, being Act No.
Is of the Session of 1918, subsequently
adopted as. and now constituting. Il 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-H 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 he 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-affrmed 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
day in the month of November, 1918: and |
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 a bridge |
or tunnel across the Mississippi River" |
and the words:
tAryo;
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 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, l
Speaker of the. House of Representatives.
FERNAND MOuTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved: July 10. 1918
r. C. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy.
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State
w. s. 6. ----
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, linn
itng the rate of State, parish. NUM-
cipal public board and special tax
ation
Section l. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of louisiana two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House coDcurring, That an amendment to
the Constr -Ition of the State of Louisiana
be proposed and submitted to the quail
led electors of the State, for adoption or
as follows. towit: Il
J. The State tax on all property what
eyer, 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
,ne year. three. mills on the dollar of Is
amendment to the ConstitG-
ion levying a special annual State tax for
he support of the public schools, of one
ind one-half mills submitted by the Gen.
.ral Assembly for adoption or rejection at
he general Congressional election in No
lember, 1918. shall not be adopted, then
ne nfnildlIOn Oh Inree nlIlS nerelndDOpe
specified shall be fixed at four mills. Fl
2. Except as otherwise provided in this I
constitution, no parish, Parrish of Or
cans excepted), municipal, levee or pub
ic board tax, for all purposes whatever,
hall exceed in any one year five mills on
he dollar of assessed valuation provided
hat where any municipality is, by it's
,harter or by law, exempt from the pay
nent of parish taxes. it may levy tax
ate in any one year at not exceeding ten
nils on the dollar of assessed valuation; !
he police juries of the several parishes z
ind boards af trustees and municipal [
ouncils of Incorporated cities and towns
Parish of Orleans excepted) shall levy, l
ollect and turn over to the parish school s
,oards of their respective parishes. for '
he support of the public schools of their 9
espective parishes, cities or towns the Y
proceeds of one and one-half mills, in S
tead of the three mills provided in Ar /
icle 255 of the Constitution, and under
conditions therein set forth. s