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The Public Belt Eailroad
sion IL hereby authorized without
prior authority or approval therefor ~
me commission ouh'ii OF me 'iIy OF
New orleans. TO expfnd out 81 any OF
its revenues and for the purpose OF
constructing shrh hfiders or tunnels
a sum not TO exceed twenty-five thou-
saha dol!srs On any u contract, pro-
Vlned' however, that al! disbursements
peyohn Salo sum ShhI De maze niy
amer thry snail nave ptfn hrst author
Izeo ana approved ny me commission
Council or me 'fy o! New orleans.
90 Inc iuoilc Belt railroad Conn
mission, under such terms and condi-
tiohs as IL may Deem advisable. shall
nave Inc fsh 10 s"l'ch. handte or
convey, IN continuous movement. for
any rallFoad. trains over such bridges
or through such tunnels and over the
main lines OF the Public Belt Railroad
70 the depot or yard OF said railroad. or
10 any union passenger depot or union
terminal or the Public Belt Railroad
system: it being understood that the
sole purpose OF this provision is to IA
~cilitste the movement OF rains enter
ing the City OF New Orleans on the
east or west bank OF the Mississippi
River. Under no condition can the
Public Belt Railroad Commissions
urnnt sui,cbirg nrtrtIar. -, -
s.u.no pp..Ms6 -!
1890 'e ~ "'4 pe'' faii'oao
syste"
~ ANY prloge or 'unnei construct.
GU anu any appurtehahces thereo', ana
az! anus vi o.hel 'hihss necessary
.He'e'o' asduifeu OF constructed uhoer
the PROVISIONS OF 'his afnendmeht' ana
any anu an property leaseo 10 or py
'he 'i,s OF Ne" orleans TOT the pur-
pose %! this a~hehdnleht during the
me OF M iease' shal! De exempt from
e>ers lor,h OF taHali"h. speelal assess
m'ht OF Incense ana snail IN no man
ner De hypothecated leased or alien
a.su eAcfpt ana ohly 10 lurthef the ac-
CURING or other property or proper
ties ior the fuoi!c belt Rallroad sys-
lem. OF 70 othef"ise advance and
carry out the OBJECTS n purposes or
'hls amendment.
COZ the provisions OF this amend
ment snail constitute a contract be-
tween the holders OF any and all OBJ
issued hereunder. the State
OF Louisiana and the CITY of New Or
leans.
"a None or the provisions OF this
amendment shall be construed or In
'erpreted SO as to conflict with the
Of Act No. A Of the General
sembi OF the State Of Louisiana.
sfon %nro on tyu a Ue'%n amsndm ,e to the
Cons,itntion nf the State proyidinr for
the funding of certain debts OF the
OF New Orleans and of the Board
of Directors of the Public Schools.
Parish of Orleans. respectively nor
as repeating. affecting. changing or al
terinc Act l79 OF the General Assem-
bly, OF the State OF Louisiana for the
year 1905, authorizing the issuance OF
million dollars for bonds for Belt
Railroad purposes.
60 That all the rights. franchises
and exist only upon the con-
dition that the construction OF said
bridge shall be actively begun not lat
err tina May /, 1920. and that the
bridge shall be completed within fye
years from the date of the commence
ment Of the work: provided. that after
the work of construction has begun.
in the event Of delays occasioned by
litigation, strikes. panics, lock-outs,
Of contractor or ~sub-contrac-
tors to deliver materials on contract
time, or of any contractor or SUBJ
TO complete work on con-
tract time. or n delay occasioned By
any act or circumstance over which
the grantee herein has no control.
mere shaii De n is hereoy granted
further time for completion. equal to
the period covered by such delays: and
provided. further. II the Congress OF
the Onlted states snan. AFTER the con-
or said bridge has begun.
an extension or time or further
delay TOT the completion or SAID
nrlOle. then HnCh a00lftDnal nRlaY