The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-09-07

trom the net revenues of the Publ
Belt railroad system of the City o
New Orleans to such extent as may b.
required, sfter providing in the man
ner prescribed by Act No. 17s of tn,
General Assembly of the State of Lou
lslana, session of 1908, for the pay,
ment of the principal and interest Of
any bonds authorized by said Act No
| hereafter issued
10 Any bridges or tunnels and an.
purtenances thereof constructed
equipped, maintained or operated by
the City OF New Orleans under the au-
thorlty hereby conferred. and al
other property acquired bv the
cry OF New Orleans under the pro-
| visions of this amendment, shall form
and are hereby constituted an
integral part of the Public Belt
| may hereafter exist, which said sys-
| tenn the City Of New Orleans is here
| py authorized to extend and operata
| In and beyond the Parish of Orleans:
! and the Public Belt Railroad Commits
| sion OF the City of New Orleans in
hereby vested with the same powers
with respect to the Public Belt Rail-
road system as We'll as with respect to
such bridges, tunnels, appurtenances
! ana property, their acquisition. con
StFuctlon' operation and DEVELOPMENT
as are now vested in said Commission
py Act No. 179 Of the General ASSEM-
ply Of the State OF Louisiana. session
or 1908, with respect TO the Ts.5iic
Belt Railroad as presently establish-
The Public Belt Railroad Commits
SION Is hereby authorized without
PRIOR authority or approval therefor by
the Commission Council of the C'itv ~
new Orleans, to expend out OF anv of
It's revenues and for the purpose OF
constructing such bridges or tunnels
sum net 10 exceed twenty-five thou
send dollars on any one contract nro-
vided, however, that all disbursemsnts
peyond said sum shall be made onIv
Hlter they shall have been frst author
lzed and approved by the Commissfor
council of the City of New Orleans.
N4l The Public Belt Railroad Com
mission, under such terms and condi-
tlons as 1t may deem advisable, shall
nave the right to switch, handle or
convey, IN continuous movement for
any railroad. trains over such bridges
or through such tunnels and over fbs
main lines of the Public Belt RaiiroaS
70 the depot or yard of said railroad. or
10 any union passenger depot or Union
terminal Of the Public Belt Railroad
system; IT being understood that the
SUis @ purpose of this provision is to IA
GIltets the movement Of trains enter
ing the City of New Orleans on the
east or west bank of the MissIssfnni
RIVER, Under no condition can he
Fupne Belt Railroad Commission
sts srHnt switching privileges to any
system. o&o
% Any bridge or tunnel construct
ca ana any appurtenances thereof. and !
any lands or other things necessa1.,, |
tnereto' acquired or constructed under |
the provisions of this amendnoent on5
any and all property leased to or bT
the City of New orleans for the pur.
pose OF thts amendment. during tbe |
NE OF the lease. shall be exempt from
every form of taxation, special assess.
niehI I OF Incense, and shall in no man.
hef De hypothecated, leased or aIihD
ated except and only to further the ac-
curing of other property or proner.
Ties for the Public Belt Railroad sys-
Lem, or to otherwise advance ana
JSiry -Sid out the objects and purposes OF
30 ms sRaEeSGSit6iSspssu it6iSsppssuaetth M FFKs STATE
q Louisiana and the City of New Or
eans.
(7) None of the provisions of this
amendment shall be construed or in
-erpreted so as to conflict with the
provisions of Act No. of the General
Assembly Of the State OF Louisiana,
session of 1915. being a Joint Resolu-
ion proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the State providing for .
he funding OF certain debts of the
city of New Orleans and of the Board
Of Directors of the Public Schools.
Parish of Orleans, respectiveIy nor
is repeating, affecting. changing or al
ering Act 17s of the General Assem-
ply of the State of Louisiana for the
year 1908, authorizing the issuance of
.wo million dollars for bonds for Belt
purposes
CD That all the rights. franchises
md immunities herein granted shall
continue and exist only upon the con-
iition that the construction of said
bridge shall be actively begun not lat
sr than May l. 1920, and thst the
bridge shall be completed within Eve
1ears from the date of tbe conr .ence-
nent of the Werk; pIovilad. that after
he work of construction has Serum,
n the event of delays occa elorod hy
litigation. strikes, panies. lock-outs,
allure of contractor or sub-contrao- q
.ors to deliver materials on contract
time, or OF any contractor or SUD-
contractor to complete work on con-
raet time, or any delay ocCasioned by
any act or Circumstance over v,nich
here Shall be and is hereby granted
further time for completion. equal 10 |
he period covered by such DELAYS; and
provided, further, If tho Congress of +
he United States shan. after the con-
,truction Of SAID eriaEe has barln.
ielay for the completion OF said
bridge. then such additional delay
shall be and is hereby, ipso facto,
granted under this Act.
Section 2. BE it further enacted,
ETC., That the amendment proposed by
this Act shall be submitted to the |
electors of the State for their appToy-
n or rejection at the Congressional
election to be held on the first Tues
lay after the first Monday in the
month of November, 1915; that there
shall be printed on the official ballots
10 be used at said election the words. |
For the proposed amendment to !
he Constitution of the State OF Louis
ana granting to the City of New Or
cans power to construct. equip, main
tain and operate bridges or tunnels
across the Mississippi River at or near
New Orleans, etc. and the words
Against the proposed amendment to
The Constitution OF the State Of Lou
siana granting to the City of New
Orleans power to construct, equip
and operate bridges or tun-
1els across the Mississippi River at or
lear New Orleans, etc"
And that each elector shall indicate
Jn the ballot cast by him, as provided !
oy the general election laws OF the
State. Whether he votes for OF against
lie proposed aUaendH4ent
HEWITT B0UANCBAUD.
speaker Of the House OF Representa-
tives.
FERNAND MOUTOE.
Lieutenant Governor aud President of
the Senate.
Approved: JQne 80, 1916.
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