St. Tammany farmer., 1922-09-09

Board OF commissioners OF tQ0 FOTL
of New Orleans to lease lands upon
the Navigation Canal in New Or
leans"
and the words
Against the proposed Amendment
to the Constitution giving power to
the Board of Commissioners of the
j. Port Of New Orleans to lease lands
upon the Navigation Canal in New
Orleans tg.:s
and each elctor shall Indicate his
vote on the proposed amendment in
accordance with the General Election
laws of the State.
Approved by the Governors: July
13, 1922, 11:50 a. m.
A true copy.
JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
| ACT NO. los
House B:llNo. 127 By Mr.. Womack
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment of Section
-: 5 Of Article XII of the Consti-
tion relative to Public Educa-
tiOn
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the
Legislature of Louisiana, two-thtrds
of the members elected to each
House concurring herein, That at
the next election for representatives
in Congress to be held throughout
the State on the 7th day of Novem
Der, 1922, there shall be and is here
by submitted to the electors, for
their approval or rejection, in the
manner provided by the constitution
and general election laws of the state,
a proposition to amend Section 5: O..
Article XII Of the Constitution o.
1921, SO as to read as follows:
"Section S. There shall be elect
ed by the people at each succeeding
general election State Superintend-
ent of Public Education, who shall
be ex-officio Secretary of the Board,
and. whose salary shall he fixed by
the State Board of Education at not
less than Five Thousand ($5000.00j
Dollars, nor more than Saven Thou
sand Five Hunderd ($7500.00) Do.-
lars, payable monthly on his own
warrant s
And il - majority OF the electors
voting on said proposition vote i'll
favor thereof the aforementioned
Article and Section OF the C0nstitu-
tion shall be so amended.
Section 2. There shall be printed
upon the ballot, "For the amendment
to section five (5) article twelve
(12) of the Constitution of 1921" Z"
and Against the amendment to
article live go section twelve (12)
Of the Con5titu.ion of 1922; and
each elecsor shall indicate, ss provid-
ed in thu general election laws 10
this State, whether he vote for or
against saii amendment.
Approved Oy The Governor: July
13, 1922, 1:l5 p. m.
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. LOG
House Bill No. 2O7 By Mr.. Perez
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article
XVI, Section z, OF the Const,-
tuition of the State Of Louisiana
relative to the construction and
maintenance OF alevees and en-
bankments along, over, and In
the bed of Lake. .POntchartrain,
ETC., by the Board Of Levee Com
mlssioners of the Orleans Levee
District.
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the
Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds
of all the members elected to each
House concurring, That the follow
ing amendment to Section Z of
Article XVI of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana be submitted to
the electors Of the State at the next
Congressional Election to be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, 1922, to-wit:
(a) The Board of Levee Commis-
sioners of the Orleans Levee Board
shall, except as otherwise herein
changed and amended, have and ex-
ercise all the powers now conferred
by Constitution or Statutes upon
them. Said Board shall have full
power to construct, maintain, ex-
tend, and improve levees, embank-
ments, seawalls, jetties, and other
works alOng, over, and In the bed OF
Lake Pontchartrain at such distanc-
es, not TO exceed $500 feet, from the
present shore line as the Board may
determine, and along and on the
shores adjacent to said Lake, and
along the canals connection there
with, and IN such other places in the
Parish of Orleans, and the adjacent
parishes as said Board may de-
termine, said levees, embankments.
seawalls and other works to be of
such character and extent and of
such height. width, slope, design anc
material az said Board may decide,
with power and authority to improve
and to protect said levees, embank-
m4nts, and other works with such
buildings, revetments, seawalls. and
retaining walls and all other struc-
lures as may be deemed necessary
and proper; 81 "
CD To enable said Board to per-
form such work, and to assist in de-
fraying the expenses thereof, the
State of Louisiana hereby grants and
releases to the said Board the title
Of the State to all lands within any
levees, embankments, retaining walls
and seawalls constructed hereunder,
and hereby releases said lands from