St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-09-05

two r2) mills tax in the last year Of its levy |
shall exist. such surplus shall be dedicated |
to works of public improvement to be desig- |
mated by the City of New Orleans.
Section s. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
the city of New Orleans shall be and 1t is
hereby authorized and empowered to expend
the proceeds of said bonds for the constitute
ton and equipment of Public Belt Railroad
System In and for the City of New Orleans.
including tracks sidings. switches, spurs.
erossovers and all appurtenances and accessor-
les thereto; the building of depots. roundhouses
warehouses. sheds, stations, signals and all 9TH
er necessary structures incident to the con-
struction and equipment of railroads for the
purchase of locomotives. switch engines. cars
and other necessary rolling stock; for the
payment of property purchased or appropriated
for the purpose of laying tracks, sldlngs'
switches spurs, crOssoYers. etc. or for the
erection of necessary structures and buildings
incident to railroads; for the purchase of ex-
listing roadbeds tracks. switches, sidings, cross
overs. for the appropriation of the same;
for the purchase of barges and tugboats ana
other property incident to the operation or
barge system; and generally for the purchase
and equipment of all property, movable and i'm
movable necessary and proper to construct ana
equip said public belt railroad system ana az
an incident thereto barge system.
Section g. Be 1t further enacted, etc. That
there shall be and there is hereby lrreVocably
dedicated TO Ine people VI tue Wy w ~"
Orleans for perpetual and exclusive public use
sai6 Public Belt Railroad System. as the same
has been heretofore, or may hereinafter be estaD-
lished by the City of New Orleans, the title and
use TO which said public belt railroad system
shall be and shall forever be in the people of
the City of New Orleans.
That all laws. servitudcs, privileges and
rights in favor of the State of Louisiana. the
City of New Orleans and the people OF the
city of New Orleans, existing in or on
the lands property on or contiguous TO the
Mississippi river shall continue to exist I'M
impaired until the full payment of the prin-
ciDaI and interest Of the bonds 10 De lssueu
under this Act,
Section Z Be IT further enacted, etc. That
the City of New Orleans shall construct. equip
maintain and operate said Public Belt Rail-
road System of the City of New Orleans
through and by means of such board or com
mission. as may have been or may be organ
lied by the city of New Orleans, the members
of which shall be appointed by the Mayor OF
tbe CITY of New Orleans, with the consent
of the Council, the powers duties and rune
lions of which shall be prescribed by the CITY
of New Orleans. The City of New Orleans
shall always have the power and authority
TO make such changes in the location of the
tracks and roadbed Of the Public Belt Railroad
System may by said city be deemed neces-
| sary proper. The control, ADMINISTRATION
management and supervision of the construc-
| tion maintenance, operation and development
| of the Public Belt Railroad of the City Of New
| Orleans shall be exclusively vested and re-
| main in such board or COMMISSION. WHICH
| shall always be separate and distinct from that
| of auy railroad entering the City Of New Or
| leans and no director, officer or employe of
| any State interstate railroad shall ever be
allowed to act as member of said commission
| or as an officer of the Public Belt Railroad
! or be employed by said Public Belt Railroad
and no rights or privileges shall be granted
to any railroad company to control manage use
or operate the said Public Belt Railroad
system, or any part thereof, and said Public
| BeIt Railroad System shall be and remain tht
| sole property of the people Of the City Of
! New Orleans at all times, and shall in NJ
| way or manner ever be hypothecated or alien
atpd provided however. that the revenues OF
said Public Belt Railroad of the City o.
New Orleans. after the deduction of the e3
penses of maintenance and operation, shall b.
! and remain pledged for the payment of thu
bonds in principal and interest the issue o
which is herein authorized; to such extent a
may be necessary under this Act
| Section s. Be 1t further enacted. etc, Tina
all the provisions of this Act shall constitute
a contract between the holder of the bond
issued Hereunder. the State of Louisiana. tn
CITY of New Orleans and the Board of Com
missioners of the Port of New Orleans.
Section o. Be it further enacted. etc. Tha
at the congressional election to be held i
this State on the first Tuesday. after the frs
Monday in the month of November, 1905
the following amendment to the Constitutio
of the State of Louisiana shall be submit
ted to the electors. TO wit:
1.-THE City of New Orleans shall be at
thorizPd and empowered to issue two milllo
e. 1000. O0O. OO) dollars of bonds, to be know
as Public Belt Railroad Bonds of the City G
New Orleans for the purpose and under tn
provisions and conditions set forth in the AZ
of the Legislature adopted to that end, an
r for that purpose. at the regular session Of tn
Louisiana General Assembly for the year 100;
which said Act Is hereby ratified and approved
and all provisions of the Constitution of tt
t State in conflict with the provisions Of sal
: Act and of this amendment. are to that e.
tent and for that purpose only repealed.
! Section 10. Be it further enacted. etc. Thi
on the official ballots to be used at said ele
ton shall be placed the words. For the Pu
- lie Belt Railroad Bend Amendment" and Il
words: against the Public Belt Railroad Boz
t Amendment; and each elector shall indicate Ii
1 vote on the proposed amendment as provided /
f the general election laws of the State.
Y H. G. DUPRE,
= Speaker of the House of Representative
= p NJ. LAMBREMOET.
. Lieutenant Governor and President Of Il
= Senate.
e Approved July 8, 1908.
e J. Y. SANDERS
+ Governor of the State of Louisian
e true copy.
= JOHN T. mitchell.
G Secretary of State.