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, of Louisiana for the year 1908, authoriz
ing the issuance of two million dollar
of bonds for Belt Railroad purposes.
(6) That all the. rights, franchise
and immunties herein granted snail con
tinue and exist only upon the condition
that the construction of said bridge shal
| be actively begun not later than Ma,
LIST, 1920, and that the sad bridge sna.
be completed within five years from
The date OF the commencement of tn.
work; provided, that after the work O
construction has begun, in the event O.
| delays occasloned by litigation, strikes
| panlcs, lockouts, failure OF contractor Of
| sub contractors to deliver materials on
contract time of any contractor OF
| subcontractor to complete work On con
! tract time or any delay occasioned by
| any act of Circumstance over which the
| grantee herein has no control, there
shall be and is hereby granted further
time for completion equal to the period
covered by such delays; and, provided
further, if the Congress of the United
States shall, after the construction of said
bridge has begun, grant an extension
of time or further delay tor the COM
pletion of said bridge, then such addi-
tional delay shall be and is hereby, ipso
facto, granted under this Act
Section D. Be it further enacted, etc,
That the amendment proposed by this
Act shall be submitted to the electors OF
the State tor their approval or rejection
at the Congressional election to be held
81 -J,,, al tba
day in the month of November, 1910,
that there shall be printed the Off
cial ballots to be used at said election
the words:
For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
granting to the Clty OF new Orleans
power to construct, equip, maintain ana
operate bridges OF tunnels ACROSS tie
Mississippi River at or near rew Or-
leans; e.c, and the WORDS:
Against the proposed amendment to
the Constitution OF the State of Louisi-
ana granting to the City of New Or
leans power to construct, equip, main |
tain and operate bridges or tunnels |
across the Mississippi River at or near
New Orleans; etc.
And that each elector shall indicate |
on the ballot cast by him, as provided
by the general election laws of the
State, whether he votes for or against
the proposed amendment.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieut.. Gov. and President of the Senate.
Approved: June 80, 1916:
r. 6. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO 81.
House 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 140
of the State Constitution relative to
the District Attorney for the Parish
of Orleans, his election, qualifications,
term of office, compensation, assistants
ana office force.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
d by each house concurring, That Arti-
lie 148 of the Constitution of the State
f Louisiana be so amended as to read
. follows:
Article 148: There shall be District
attorney for the Parish of Orleans, who
hall be elected by the voters of the said
'arish for the term of four years, and
rho shall receive an annual salary of
en- thousand dollars, forty-six hundred
ollars of which shall be paid by the
tate of Louisiana, in equal monthly in
AILMENTS, and the balance of fifty-four
undred dollars shall be paid by the I
ity of New Orleans, in equal monthly
he shall receive no other 9
He shall be a licensed !
ttorney and shall perform such duties /
$ are now prescribed by law, or may .
GREATER be prescribed by the General
ssembly and shall take no outside
ractice. He may appoint and remove q
! his discretion such assistants, who +
,ail be licensed attorneys, and such '
erks, stenographers and special officers d
} may be provided by the Commission s
ouncil of the City of New Orleans, and t
such salaries and terms of payment '
the said Commission Council may 3
'dain. Fl
Section 2. Be il further resolved, ETC., il
hat this proposed Amendment shall be Il
lbmitted to the qualified voters of the .
late, for adoption or rejection, At the '
Election to be held in S
ovember, 1916; and, if adopted, the .
me shall take effect on the first Mon G.
y in December, 1916. in
Section 3. Be it further resolved, il
c., That the voting either for OF 3,
ainst this resolution by any member t.
the General Assembly shall not pre- n
Mt him from being 4 candidate for the fl
id Office. .,
Section 4. Be it further resolved, ETC., "
lat on the offilial ballots to be issued di
said elertion, there shall be placed b,
" the proposed amendment to Article b,
of the Constitution Louisiana" and te
} words against the proposed amend fe
mt to Article las of the Constitution fu
Louisiana" and each elector shall in er
ate, - provided in the general cleo fr
n laws of the State, which Of the A
,poead "Eor" or "Anainst" he votes | Al