St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-09-23

(6p The provisions OF this amend
ment shall constitute 3 contract Pc
tween the holders of any and all OBJ
legations issued Hereunder, the state
of Louisiana and the City of New Or
leans.
(l None of the provisions of this
amendment shall be construed or IN
terpreted so as to conflict with the
provisions of Act Mo- of the Generai
Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
session of 1916, being a Joint Resolu-
ton proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the State providing Tor
the funding of certain debts or the
City of New Orleans and eff the Board
of Directors of the Public hoo
Parish of Orleans. respectively, nor
as repeating, affecting, changing or al
tering Act 179 of the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Louisiana for the
year 1908, authorizing the issuance OF
two million dollars for for Belt
Railroad purposes
(8) That all the rights, franchises
and imrnunities herein grantee snail
continue and exist only upon the con-
dition that the construction of said
bridge shall be actively begun not lat
er than May 1, 1920, and that the
bridge shall be completed within five
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, iock-outs,
failure of contractor or sub-contrac-
tors to deliver materials on contract
time, or of any contractor or suo-
contractor to complete work on con-
tract time, or any delay occasioned 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, if the Congress of
the United States shall. after the con-
struction of aid bridge has begun,
grant an extension of time Or further
delay for the completion Of said
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 approx
al or rejection at the Congressional
election to be held on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in the
month of November, 1916; that there
shall be printed on the official ballots
to be used at said election the words:
"For the proposed amendment to
the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana granting to the City of New Or
leans 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
fsiana granting to the City of New
Orleans power to construct. equip,
maintain and operate bridges or tun-
neis across the Mississippi River at or
near New Orleans, etc"
And that each elector shall indicate
on the ballot cast by him. 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 Representa-
FERNAND MouToN,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
James j. BAILEY.
Secretary of State. :