The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-10-19

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all accrued interest shall be paid
from the net revenues Of the Public
' Belt railroad system OF the City OF
New orleans to such extent as may be
I required after PROVIDING in the man
ner prescribed uy Act No. 179 Of the
General Assembly Of the State of Lou
isiDn9, session of 1905, for the pay
mcnt of the principal and interest Of
any bonds authorized by said Act No.
I.9 Of i'2S, whether heretofore or
t3) Any bridges or tunnels and ap-
purtcnauCes thereof constructed
equipped, mointa.n"d or operated by
the City Of New orleans under the au-
other property acquired by the
city Of Ne" Orleans under the pro-
visions of this amendment, shall form
and are hereby constituted an
Integral part Of the Public Belt
Railroad - stem, as it now Or a. it
may hereafter exist, which said sys-
tenn the CiJy of New Orleans il here
by authorized to extend and operate
in and beyond the Parish Of Orleans;
and the Public Belt Railroad Commits
SION SION OF the City OF New Orleans is
hereby vested with the same powers
with respect to the Public Belt Rail-
road system well as with respect to
such bridges. tunnels, 9ppurtenances
and property, their acquisition. con-
struction, operation and DEVELOPMENT
by Act No. 179 of the General SEM
bly, of the State Of Louisiana, - sion
OF 1908, with resp act to the Tublic
Belt Railroad as presently establish
ed
The Public Belt Railroad Commits
sion Is hereby authorized without
prior authority or approval therefor by
the Commission Council of the City OF
New Orleans, to expend out of any of
It's revenues ard for the purpose OF
constructing such bridges or tunnels
a sum net to exceed TWENTY-FIVE thou
sand dollars on any one contract pro- |
vlded, however. that all disbursements |
beyond said sum shall he made only |
af'Hr they shall have been first author |
lzed and approved by the Commission !
council of the City of New Orleans
ca The Public Belt Railroad Com |
mission, under such terms and condi-
tlons as 1t may deem advisable shall !
have the right to switch, handle or
convey, in continuous movement, for
any railroad, trains over such bridges
or through such tunnels and over the
main lines of the Public Belt Railroad
TO the depot or yard If said railroad, or
TO any union PASSENGER depot or union
terminal of the Public Belt Railroad
system; 1t being understood that the
sole purpose of this provision is to fa-
cilltate the movement Of trains enter
ing the City of New Orleans on the
east or west bank of the Mississippi
River. Under no condition can the
Public Bet Raid Commission
grant switching privileges 'ttr,''S, to aDV IDV
railroad over the Public Belt Raflro9d
system.
90 Any bridge or tunnel construct
ed and any appurtenances thereof, aud
any lands or other things necessary
thereto. ACQUIRED or construct d undrr
the provisions OF ttis amendment, aud
any and all propcI.v leased 70 g.. ~
the City Of Ne" Orleans for the p't.-
pose of this accn1rlr durin~ +ne
life OF the leaso. SILL be e.;"rr-nf from
every form Of taxation, sD,ets.l assess
ment or license, ana e'o'1 H. ?qar-
ner be hvpothela tod. leased or alien
ated except and och TO further the ac-
luiring Of other property CT prop r
ties for the Public Do r. 'lroed s-s-
tenn, or to Otherwise advance and
carry out the n iacta end purposes of
this amendment
t6) The prost+iaus Of this aynend-
nent snail con7'ttute 9 contract be-
tween the holitrF Of any and I'll OBJ
igations Issued th"rcu~7Ar. - State
u Louisiana and the Clty ot new Or
cans.
90 None or the provisions or this
amendment shall be construed or in
,erpreted so as tc cor'i1t with the
provisions Of Act No. 4 os tNo General
Assembly. or he State u Lou lana,
esslon OF 1916, being Joint Hcsoju-
ION proposing en- amendoc&' to the
;onstltrtio' of II" Stote pro1 ij5ag for
ne 1LnGiET ct certain d"o - the
,ItE ot Ne" orleans and ~ 'H4 E"@rd
u ,, Directors Of the P"hlic Schools.
'arish OF Orie&2s. respectively, nor
8 repea ing, erecting, Changing or al
yIlhg ~ ~ OF Ae Ftnerai Assem-
ny OF me : 3te or Lout|l9hh for the
ear IyIE' eu-noflzihT 10 i-'Su2nce Of
wo we, miIiion collars for bonds for Belt
'aI IGT Iroag sT,. purposes;
~ Ihat all the rights, franchises ,
no lnmuhlt'es h"r",n ET71t"d shall i
!I ?ni'hue 3H" r%lSt on upon the con-
I!ion ~, the co1Strrct!"2 Of s2td
Iiu, Sc. De actlneIy brfCH rot lat
.han t%y l. l92H, and tr"r the |
rlo%e shaH be comp "a Wi - i've 9
49,, ~ TO, ~, ne gre D. ne conh1erce-
len. or the Wo'*; provided tia. &ficr y
nc work or con trrction ias hen, :
e event OF DELAYS occ: 'nu"d "
fl%1Hcn strikes, panics, }HcK outs. :
allure o. contractor or sEb-cortrj"- a
prs TO deliver materials on contract :,
me, OF OF any con iactcr or sub
ontractor TO complete work on con- 2
ract time, or any delay occasioHed by =
ny act or circumstance over which
ne grantee hereln has no control, y
acre shGI! De ana Is merely granted II
Irther ul4e Tor comp elton, equal TO
le PSrl"o covered ny such delays; and
roVlded, turther, II the Congress of n
le onlt"c states snail. after the con- 4
.ructlon OF sal9 orlose has begun. =
rant an extension or time or further :
clay for the completion of said o
rlqTe; then such additional delay e
hall ne ana Is hereby. ipso facto, f.
ranted under this Act. n
section z: BE 1t further enacted, :,
=" ma ma me 1'netuInsnt proposed by .,
us Act snail oe submitted to the e
ectors or the state for their approv- Z
or TeJcctlon az the Congressional