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Orleans, respectively, nor as repeating
affecting, changing or altering Act II
r of the General Assembly OF the Stat
: ing the issuance of two million dollar
OF bonds for Belt Railroad purposes.
(S) That all the rights, franchise
and immunities herein granted shall con
tinue and exist only upon the condition
that the construction of said bridge shal
be actively begun not later than MAJ
LIST, 1920, and thai The said Drioge shll
be completed within five years iron
me date of the comrh encement OF the
work; provided, that alter the work o.
construction has begun, in the event o.
delays occasloned by litigation, strikes
panIcs, lockouts, failure OF contractor OF
ub-contractors to deliver materials on
contract time or of any contractor OF
ub-contractor to complete work on con
tract time or any delay occasioned by
any act of circumstance over which tn1
grantee herein has no control, there
shall be and is hereby granted further
time for completion equal to the period
covered o. such delays; and, provided
further, if the Congress of the United
| States shall, after the construction OF said
| of time or further delay for the com
! pletion of said bridge, then such addi-
| tonal 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 tor their approval or rejection
at the Congressional election to be hei1
on the first Tuesday after the first Mon-
day IN The month of November, lilo.
that there shall be printed on the ohi-
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 Guy OF rev Orleans
power to construct, equip, manual ana
operate bridges OF tunnels across tAe
Mississippi kiver al or near A1ew Or
leans; e,c., and the worus:
Against the proposed amendment to
the Constitution OF the State OF Loulsl-
ana granting to the City of New Or
leans power to construct, equip, main
tain and operate bridges or tunnels
across the Miss ssippI River at or nea1
New Orleans; etc.
And that a,h elector shall indicate |
on the ballot cast by aim, 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. G. PLEASANT,
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO "a.
House Bill No. 1913.
By Mr.. Powell Chairman, Committee
on the Judiciary, Section a." Substitute
for House Bill No. 3.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article las
of the State Constitution relative to
the District Attorney for the Parish
of Orleans, his election, qualifications,
term VI OlAiCcp COM pSAoatAoA, oSSAoAonto
ana office force.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
siana, two thirds of the members elect
d by each house concurring, That Arti-
lie 148 of the Constitution of the State
# Louisiana be SO amended as to read
Is follows:
Article 148: There shall be District
Attorney for the Parish of Orleans, who
hall be elected by the voters of the said
Parish for the term of four years, and
en- thousand dollars, forty-six hundred
dollars of which shall be paid by the
State of Louisiana, in equal monthly in
and the balance of fifty-four
hundred dollars shall be paid by the
,ity of New Orleans, in equal monthly
he shall receive no other
He shall be q licensed
ttorney and shall perform such duties
$ are now prescribed by law, or may
lereafter be prescribed by the General
Assembly and shall take no outside
'ractice. He may appoint and remove
t his discretion such assistants, who
hall be licensed attorneys, and such
Jerks, stenographers and special officers
3 may be provided by the Commission
:ouncil Of the City Of New Orleans, and
I such salaries and terms of payment
. the said Commission Council may $
rdain.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
hat this proposed Amendment shall be
to the qualified voters Of the Z
tate, for adoption or rejection, At the '
Election to be held in
November, 1916; and, if adopted, the .
anne shall take effect ON the first Mon c
~ in December, 1916.
Section 3. Be it further resolved, il
&C., That the voting either for OF .
gainst this resolution BY any member I
{ the General Assembly shall not pre- =
snt him from being . candidate for the &
lid office. .
Section 4. b Il further resolved, etc., Y
hat on the offilial ballots to b issued
| said slsrtien, there shall b placed B
for he proposed amendment to Article b
70 Of the Constitution Louisiana" and +
IL words against the proposed amend f
lant TO Article 1@0 Of the Constitution {