The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-09-21
A JOINT RESOLUTION

XIV. Section I, Of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana relative
to the construction and maintenance
Of lepees and entertainments along
over, 4nd in the bed of Lake Pom
tchart iain, etc, by, the Board of
Leyee Commissioners Of the Orleans
Levee District.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
Legislature of Louisiana, twO-thirds o.
all members elected to each House
cOncurring.
That the following amendment to
Section Z, Of Article XIV of the Con
'titullon Of the State of LOusina be
submitted to the electors of the Safe
at the next Congressional Election to
be held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, 1922, to-
wit:
(a) The Board of Levee Commits.
sioners of the Orleans Levee District
shall, except as otherwise herein
! changed and amended have and eXer,
else all the powers now conferred by
constitution or statutes upon them Said
Board shall have full power to con,
| struct, maintain, extend, and improve
evpes, embankments, seawallS, jetties
and other works along over, and in
the bed of Lake POntchartrain at such
distances, not to exceed $500 feet, from
the present shore line as the said
Board may determine, and along and
on the shores adjacent to said Lake
and along the canals connecting there
with, and in such other places in the
Parish of Orleans, and the adjacent
parishes as said board may deter
mine. said leVees. entertainments, sea
walls and other works to be of sucf
nharacter and extent and of sucl
heigl width. slope, design and ma
terial as said Board may decide, Will
power and authority to improve ant
to protect said levecs, entertainments
and other works with such buildings
avertments. seawalls and retaining
= walls and all other structures as ma
. be deemed necessary and proper;
D (b) TO enable said Board to pei
/ form such work, and to assist IN dt
!, fraying the expenses Thereof, the Stat
G of Louisiana hereby grants and II
leases to the said Board the title c
the State to all lands within all
levees entertainments, retaining wall
and sea walls constructed hereunde
and hereby releases said lands fro1
any public trust and authorizes u
said Board to reclaim sell, lease
otherwise dispose Of such portions
2 said land and any other property a
ouired for the purposes Of said il
n. movement as the said Board mi
a deem proper, provided none OF SUI
c. lands shall be sold by said Board Tor
r. price less than Thirty cents for ea'
ID square foot. The said Board is bel
" by granted the right of way over, al
Il, use of any public lands and proper
tn necessary for the purposes hereo
provided, however, that there shall
he reserved, and dedicated forever I
of public park and for beach purposes
go snace of not less than 1000 feet
depth along the entire lake 1fon'
&c. said improvement.
Of Ic) Said Board may also acqu
50 nv donation, purchase, exproprMtloh
appropriation without further les
he islatiye authority all private lands
as other property in the Parish OF
nd leans and adjoining parishes as n
ow be necessary for any Of the purpo
or Of said Board, or of the said lmpro
ion ments. and to improve, or cause
NIL same to be improved, and may
md therefor in the same manner as
nc said Board now pays for property
on on BY it on the Mississippi river II
AXE in the Parish of Orleans.
Or. Section 9. Be it further resol'
. etc That on the official ballot TO
eM used at said election shall be pla
anv the words "FOr the proposed amt
or ment Of Section q, Article KY OF
do. Constitution of the State Of Lo
y lana" and the words against the
we'd posed amendment Of Section T. 4
used Gle XIV of the Constitution OF
the State of Louisiana" and each ele
Con shall indicate his vote on tle plo
the ed amendment as provided in the
lday eral election laws " 1850 .ne S
icial Approved by the Governor
,hall July 10, lo-1'
j. A true copy:
It to JAMES .. na. - stoto