The St. Mary banner., 1922-09-23
Act No. 106.

Act No. 106.
House Bill No. 2O7. By Mr.. Perez.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article
XVI, Section 7, of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Louisiana re-
lative to the construction and
maintenance Of levees and en-
bankments along, over and in the
bed of Lake Pontchartrain, etc,
by the Board of Levee Commits
sioners of the Orleans Levee Dis
trict.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
Legislature of Louisiana, two-t thirds
of all the members elected to each
House cOncurring:
That the following amendment to
Section of Article XVI of the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana
be submitted to the electors of the
State at the next Congressional
Election to be held on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in Nov
ember, 1922, to-wit:
(a) The Board of Levee Commits
sioners of the Orleans Levee Dis
trict shall, except as otherwise here
IN changed and amended, have and
exercise all the powers now confer
red by Constitution or Statutes up-
on 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
fa n in Of Il ye4o
ces, not to exceed $500 feet, from
the present shore line as the said
Board may determine, and along the
canals and on the shores adjacent
to said Lake, and along the canals
connection Herewith, and in such
other places in the Parish of Or
leans, and adjacent parishes as said
Board may determine, said levees,
embankments, seawalls and other
works to be of such character and
extent and of such height, width
slope, design and material as said
Board may decide, with power and
authority to improve and to protect
said levees, embankments, and other
works with such buildings, revet-
ments, seawalls and retaining walls
and all other structures as may be
deemed necessary and proper;
.b) 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 seawals constructed here
under, and hereby releases said lands
from any public trust and authori-
zes the said Board to reclaim, sell,
lease, or otherwise dispose of such
portions of said lands and any other
property acquired for the purpose :
u said improvements as the said
Board may deem proper, provided
none OF such lands shall be sold by
SAID Board at price less than
Thirty cents for each square foot.
The said Board is hereby granted
he right of way over, and use of
any public lands and property ne ,
'eSsary, for the purpose hereof; pro-
Vlded, however, that there shall be {
eserved and dedicated forever for
public park and for beach purposes .
space of not less than 1000 feet in !
lepth along the entire lake front of 9
aid improvements. -
(c) Said Board may also ACQUIRE )
y donation, purchase, appropriation :
r appropriation without further =
,gislatiive authority all private lands g
r other property in the parish of :,
'rleans and adjoining parishes as 5
lay be necessary for any of the
urposes of said Board, or of the b
aid improvements, and to improve, a
cause the same to be improved, d.
nd may pay therefor in the same
anner as the said Board now paws al
n property taken by it on the pl
,ississlppi River front in the Par tn
h of Orleans.
Section 2. Be it further resolved. Lin
c., That on the official ballot to be ru
ed at said election shall be placed E.
e words For the proposed amend W
ent of Section 7, Article XVI, of -
e Constitution of the State of Lou gr
ana" and the words Against the be
opposed amendment of Section z. CO
rticle XVI of the Constitution of
e State of Louisiana" and each an
ector shall indicate his vote on the ri,
opposed amendment as provided in un
e general election laws of the
ate. SD