The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-10-13

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, nrr Ir.scrlsrl by Act ~. '.' ~
G.u,ral Assembly, o. lne >'A'c u
,.i,ng -......y 81 .E.s. for e., ..E-
urut Of Ia" principal m. .'..' %
any rrui~ a"g'Uug.,. by ..t 20.
10 OF l'n,. whether n'''-.. ..r ~
hereafter .s-4'l.
go IN. bridges 'r tun'I".- ". E2-
p"urioran""- ia"r""i ''r~'. -.
cQulp."l. m1Im'h'h"! Cr OPEN ~
tn" i1I! -! NJ orleans under f-
i'"rtil h"'"HH CNll'ET'h hn4 az
other property a"4ulrfd r. ''"
CIV of ~" orleans under '!r = o.
visions ui this c~U.rul'acui. ehu.' so'|"
md ar" hereby constituted a.
integral part of The IuDiIC l.".t
Railroad st-t"r. rs Il rOW or As \
may hereafter rSl.i. Nhl"h SAID 49,
TEN the tl'y Of New orleans Is here
J.. authorized 10 extend ana ul~-ais
IN and h"yuu1 Tia Parish 81 "r ~10sl
and tn" Pablo Bn'' EaIJoad '"Tu.S-
sion Of the Ciry II New D..~Il.. 10
hereby vested m.'4 tn. SAM. r.T"rD
with respect - tie ruhiiy Be Hall
road sreiem a, well Us with cE,rrt 10
g.rn BRIDES. tunnels. apVur', u2:.ceB
HA3 property. their acquisition. on
structIor. operation and development
a are now ."-l,d in sajl Cour.-alon
by AcI No. I-q & The GENERAL sem
! by OF me Sta'4. tf LOUISA III, r"r"IDD
Of 1905 with .--pry' tr D., ivb.is
Belt Railroad a. presently ,s,vb.:sn-
cd.
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any iditiL"'' I''tr " ''n
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w. " "'po' VI 80 ~ -
70 any uhi.i p"S>t"I,i orPUN 81 Gil'oI
't1l",n@i "i - l "'i't .eii a.
system, u p'ths U"celnt""u Una 40
FUtF o. tn.- .'osf.!oH - 49,
tl'It",e 'ht NOV ti.thI "I 'Ih'hs e"'ri-
i"T '"t ~. o. ,'T" o,''aM, IN IL"
taSt OF M's' OahN 81 lhe MIHEtss'rP1
hitti. "n'' ~ 'pH"i'i'H - tns
fu''iG hr'' f"I-i"dt 'oH.I1iS'ioh
grant sNltchlng pfIFlIeSes 10 any
railroad over the Public Bet Railroad
system.
90 ANY bridge or tunnel construct
ed and any ap~purtenanceS thereof. and
any lands or other things necessary
thereto. acquired or constructed under
the provisions Of this amendment, and
n and oil n-Anu-t- la.sa1 70 or ~
the City OF New Orleans for the pur-
pose of this amendment, during tho
life of the lease shall be exempt from
every form Of taxation. special assess
ment or license. and shall in no man
ner be hypothocated. leased or alien
ated except and only to further the ac-
curing OF other property or proper
ties for the Public Belt Railroad sys-
TEN. OF 10 otherwise advance and
carry out the objects and purposes OF
this amendment.
&C. The provisions OF this amend
ment shall constitute a contract be-
tween the holders of any and all OBJ
legations issued Hereunder. the State
Of Louisiana and the City of New Or
leans.
ca None OF the provisions of this
amendment shall be construed or in
| terpreted so az TO conflict with the
provisions of. Act No. 4 Of the General
| Assembly OF the State of Louisiana.
session of 1916. being a Joint Resolu-
| ton proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the State providing for
the funding Of certain debts of tho
City OF New Orleans and or the Board
OF Directors of the Public Schools.
Parish OF Orleans, respectively, nor
as repeating. affecting, changing or al
tering Act l79 OF the General Assem-
bly, OF the State of Louisiana for the
year 1908. authorizing the issuance OF
two million dollars for bonds for Belt
Railroad purposes.
81 That all the rights. franchises
and immunities herein granted shall
continue and exist only upon the con-
dition that the construction Of said
bridge shall be actively begun not lat
er than May /, 1920. and that the
bridge shall be completed within Eve
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 occaSioued by
litigation. strikes. panlcs. ioek-outs.
failure Of contractor or sub-contrac-
tors TO deliver materials on contract
time. or Of any contractor or sub
contractor TO complete work on con-
tract time, or n delay occasicned by
any act or 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. II the Congress or
the United States shall. after the con-
structlon or said bridge has pegun.
grant an extension OF time or further
delay for the completion OF said
brld|e, then such additionai delay