New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-09-16

/ Sors Of the Public Schools, Parish O
orleans, respectively, nor as repeating
affecting, changing or altering Act /"
ii the General Assembly OF the Stat
If Louisiana for the year 1908, authoriz
ng the issuance of two million dollar
If bonds for Belt Railroad purposes
top That all the rights, franchise:
.nd lmmunities herein granted shall con
| niue ana exist only upon the condition
| nat the construction of said bridge shall
Je actively begun not later than Ma,
ST. 1870, and hat the said bridge shal
,e completed within five years from
l he date of. the commencement of thu
: work; provided, that after the work o
obstruction has BEGUN, IN the event o
lelays occasioned by litigation, strikes
,ani.s, lockouts, failure OF contractor o.
! ,ub contractors to deliver materials or
.ontract time or of any contractor o.
/ sub contractor to complete work on con
.ract time or any delay occasioned BY
any act of circumstance over which tn
grantee herein has control, there
shall be and is hereby granted furthei
time for completion equal to the perloo
.urther, if the Congress of the United
states shall, after the construction OF said
Grid ye has begun, grant an extension
Of time or further delay tor the com
ylet.on OF said bridge, then such add
ional delay shall be and is hereby, ipsc
.acto, granted under this Act
Section D. Be it further enacted, etc
lha, the amendment proposed by this
Act shall be submitted to the electors OF
he State for their approval rejection
It the Congressional election to be hello
on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
.ay III the month of November, 1910;
nat there shall be printed on the Off
lal ballots to be used at SAID electIoA
the words:
For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the State OF LOUISIANA
granting to the City of New Orleans
power to construct, equip, maintain ano
,pelate bridges or tunnels across the
Mississippi kiver at or near New Or
cans; etc., and the words:
Against the proposed amendment to
he Constitution of the State of Louisl
ma granting to the City of New Or
cans power to construct, equip, main
ain and operate bridges or tunnels
across the Mississippi River at or nea-
new Orleans; etc.
And that each elector shall indicate
IN the ballot cast by him, as provided
oy the general election laws OF the
State, whether he votes for or agains4
he proposed amendment.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
speaker of the House of Representatives
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieut. Gov and President of the Senate
Approved: June 80, 1916:
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO "a.
louise Bill No. 1913.
By Mr.. Powell, Chairman, Committee
IN the Judiciary, Section a." Substitute
or House Bill No. 3.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 14o
of the State Constitution relative to
the District Attorney for the Parish
of Orleans, his election, qualifications,
term of office, compensation, assistants
and office force.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
siana, two-thirds of the members elect
ID by each house concurring, That Arti-
lie 148 of the Constitution of the State
If Louisiana be so amended as to read
as follows:
Article 49, There shall be District
Attorney for the Parish of Orleans, who
shall be elected by the voters of the said
Parish for the term of four years, and
Who shall receive an annual salary of
en- thousand dollars, forty-six hundred
dollars of which shall be paid by the
State of Louisiana, in equal monthly in
;tallments. and the balance of fifty-fo
hundred dollars shall be paid by the
City of New Orleans, in equal monthly
nstallments; he shall receive no other
compensation. He shall be a licensed
attorney and shall perform such duties
IS are now prescribed by law, or may
hereafter be prescribed by the General
Assembly and shall take no outside
practice. He may appoint and remove
at his discretion such assistants, who
shall be licensed attorneys, and such
clerks, stenographers and special officers
as may be provided by the Commission
Council of the City of New Orleans, and
at such salaries and terms of payment,
as the said Commission Council may
ordain.
Section Q. Be it further resolved, etc,
That this proposed Amendment shall be
submitted to the qualified voters of the
State, for adoption or rejection, at the
Congressional Election to be held in
November, 1916; and, if adopted, the
same shall take effect on the first Mon
day in December, 1916.
Section 3. Be it further resolved,
etc., That the voting either for o,
against this resolution by any member
of the General Assembly shall not pre-
vent him from being a candidate for the
said office.
Section a. Be it further resolved. etc, |
That on the offilial ballots to be issued
at said elertion, there shall be placed
"for the proposed amendment to Article |
las of the Constitution Louisiana" and