The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-28

railroad ana highway use, lGsSLns1 80 go
neefions roads, roadways, railroads, Ter
ninals water craft and other strucsa al;as.
improvements, faeiHt1es ana accessoiis'
tllereunfo appertaining;
lb9 70 acquire. by expropriaIlon OF
ofI1nrwise the property, ownership, Use
or possession Of any lands or oLilei
mainfenance or operation OF any sucl.
bridge or tunnel and appurtenancss. ana
e. Te lay route oa & fp any g Roadway
nayigable stream or drain over whicn tn ni
anproaches of any such br1dge OF tui1 u as
r. Pai 1rea system of the City of New Or
ss e25 The city Of New Orleans is further er
l non STR any such bridges or tunnels
and appurtenances and for the purpose OF
| acquiring the lands or other things neces-
! sary thereto, to issue It's obligations "
| such forms, numbers, denominations and
| amounts at such times and prices anu
| upon such terms and conditions as 70
/ ma ms turtles, rates and payment OF interest,"
| and final redemption as the SAID Caly O
| New Orleans may deem advisable, subject
| "a the following limitations:
| (a1 Except as may be herein otherwise
/ provided. all such obligations shall pc
Secured solely and only by liens and mort
tunnels and appurtenances and the LANDS ,5ss
or other things necessary thereto, ana by
| a lien and pledge upon the net revenues
Iderived from the operation Thereon, are
shall be paid therefrom and from no other
! source or sources whatsoever, except as
otherwise stipulated herein, and not by
| taxable property in the City of New
] Orleans nor out of any other funds,
| revenues or things of value of SAID CITY
that save and except, to the extent, out
/ of the funds, and in the manner herelm q
/ stated, the City of New Orleans shall
never be liable for, nor shall It assume
/ any debt liability or obligation Incurred
or created in the execution of the pro-
/ visions hereof
(b) During the period Of construction OF
/ such bridges and tunnels and appurIe-
/ nances and during such times as ths
revenues from the operation Thereon sna st
not be sufficient to provide for the lnteresI
81 on, and for the redemption or, any ana az
of the obligations hereinabove authorized
to be issued any and all Of such oPii ga
all accrued Interest shall be paid from the
4 net revenues of the Public Belt Railroad
system Of the CITY Of New Orleans to sddn
ing in the manner prescribed by. Act No.
IT'S of the General Assembly Of the State
Of Lous ana session o. lyVs tne es p ANY
q bonds authorized by said Act No. 179 OF
1908, whether heretofore or hereafter
issued
Il (3) Any bridges or tunnels and appur-
tenances thereof constructed, equipped.
! maintained or operated by the City OF New
II Orleans under the authority hereby con
ferred, and al other property acquired by
the City Of New Orleans under the pro-
visions of this amendment, shall form and
: are hereby constituted an integral part OF
the Public Belt Railroad system. as it now
or as it may hereafter exist, which said
system the City of New Orleans is hereby
!. beyond the Parish of Orleans; and the
Public Belt Railroad Commission of the
City of New Orleans is hereby vested with
the same powers with respect to, the
Public Belt Railroad system as well as
with respect to such bridges. tunnels, ap-
purtenances and property their acquisf-
ment as are now vested in said Commits
sion by Act No. 179 of the General AS
sembly Of the State Of Louisiana, session
Railroad as presently established.
) The Public Belt Railroad Commission is
{ hereby authorized without prior authority
Council lrpalI Of the City Of New Orleans, t.
] expend out Of any OF It's revenues and fol
: the purpose Of constructing such bridges
/ or tunnels a sum not to exceed twenty
4 five thousand dollars on any one contract
. provided, however. that all disbursemen ts
5 beyond said sum shall be made only after
they shall have been first authorized anc
approved by the Commission Council Of
3 the City of New Orleans
; "a The Public Belt Railroad Commits
> sion, under such terms and conditions as
III 1t may deem advisable shall have the
3 right to switch, handle or convey, in con-
{ over such bridges or through such tunnels
. | and over the main lines of the Public Belt
, Railroad to the depot or yard OF sail rail-
Union terminal nl Of the Pablie Bet Raoad
. system; It being understood that the sole
4 purpose of this provision Is to facilitate
. the movement of trains entering the City
r of New Orleans on the east or west bank
of the Mississippi River. Under no condi-
ton can the Public Belt Railroad Com
!. mission grant switching privileges to any
J. railroad over the Public Belt Railroad
!. system.
IS Any bridge Or tunnel constructed
and any appurtenances thereof and any
:. lands or other things necessary thereto
acquired or constructed under. the pro.
visions of this amendment, and any anc
| all property leased to or by the City Of
New Orleans for the purpose of this
amendment, during the life Of the lease
: shall be exempt from every form OF tax:
= shall in no manner be hypothecated. LEASED
! or ahenated except and only TO further
TIE aea I g IF Gthfr 4 Rsyg q Igs
!, or to otherwise advance and carry out tn.
u objects and puruoses OF this amendment
/ (6} The provisions Of this amendmen
u shall constitute a contract between tn
: : | holders of any and all obligations issue'
Hereunder, the State of Louisiana an,
!, the City of New Orleans.
(7) None of the provisions of this amend
: | ment shall be construed or interpreted s.
: as tos conflict with the provisions Of AZ A,
9 No. 4 of the General Assembly of tn
!, !, state of Louisiana, session of 1916, beinl
= a Joint Resolution proposing an amend
= ment to the Constitution of the State pro
= | viding for the funding of certain debts o
> the City of New Orleans and of the Boart
. | of Directors of the Public Schools, Parisl
= of Orleans respectively, nor as repeating
y affecting, changing or altering Act 179 Q
!, the General Assembly of the State o
Il Louisiana for the year 1908, authorizing
!, the issuance of two million dollars o
y bonds for Belt Railroad purposes.
y (S1 That all the rights, franchises ant
: Iimmunities herein granted shall continu
and exist only upon the condition that TIL
. construction of said bridge shall be &C
. lively begun not later than May i, 1926
- and that the said bridge shall be com
:. pleted within five years from the date o
u the commencement of the work. provided
;, that after the work of construction ha
Z begun, in the event of delays occasione
u | by litigation, strikes, panics, lockouts
!. failure of contractor or sub-contractor t
e deliver materials on contract time or Q
y any contractor or sub contractor to com
. plete work on contract time or any della.
s occasioned by any act or circumstanc
= control, there shall be and is hereb
= granted further time, for completion equa
. to the period covered by such delays; an Z,
. United states shall, after the construc
:. ton Of said bridge has begun grant a.
extension of time Or further delay for tn
. completion of said bridge, then sue
additional delay shall be and is hereby
, ipso facto, granted under this Act. q
:. Section 2. Be it further enacted, &C
That the amendment proposed by this Ac
shall be submitted to the electors of tn
State for their approval or rejection a
the Congressional election to be held o
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