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Orleans, respectively, nor as repealin
! affecting changing or altering Act II
OF the General Assembly of the Sta,
. of Louisiana for the year 1908, authoria
ing the issuance OF two million dollar
OF bonds for Belt Railroad purposes.
90 That all the rights, franchise
ana i'm Al unities herein granted shall con
tinue and exist only upon the conditio
mat the construc ion OF said bridge sha
be actively begun not later than Ma
lst, 1920 and that the said bridge shaI
be completed within five years iron
The uale of the commencement OF tn
work, provided, that alter the work
construction has begun, IN the event o
delays occasloned by litigation, strikes
panics, lockouts, failure OF contractor O
sub contractors to deliver materials OF
contract time or of any contractor O
sub-,onlractor 10 compete work on con
tract time or any delay occasioned l..
any act of clro umstance over winch tn,
grantee herein has no control, thelt
shall be and is hereby granted turthe-
time lo1 competition equal to the peTlot
covered by such delays; and, PROVIDE
ful.her, 1t the Congress OF the United
STATES shall, alter the construction OF SAID
bridge has begun, grant an extension
o. ,.me or tux her de.ay tor the com
pleuon OF sad bridge, then such add
tional delay snail De and Is hereby, ipso
iacto, granted under TINS Act.
.,.....A g. be IL tul ahe1 enacted, ETC.,
That the amendment proposed by this
Act shall be submitted to the electors Oh
IA. otale tol their approval or rejection
at .... Congresslona. e.ectlon to be hell
o.. .ne first TUESDAY aIler the first MOI
.ay in the month o. November, A'Ao'
ina, there snail De printed on the oAA.-
clal banots to be Lsed at sad eiecton
the words:
ror ...e proposal amendment to tins
Constitution o. the Safe OF LOUISIANA
gaming to the Clty OF New orleans
r..... - construct, equip, MAINTAIN AMI
operate brloges or tunnels across tn
x,1ss,ssippi Liver a, or near New Oh
leans; e,c., anu The words:
Against the proposed amendment =
the constitution OF the State OF Louis.
auA granting to the City OF New Va
leans power to construct, equip, nam
tam and operate bridges or tunneA-
acloSs the ulIss.sslppi River at OF ne"
new Orleans; etc.
And that each eiector SHAH indlca'>
on tne ballot cast by him, as provide
oy the general election laws OF the
State, whether he votes tor or agalns.
the ,.oposeo amendment.
HEWITT bOOANCHACD,
speaker of the House OF Representatives,
FERNAND MOUlON,
Lieut.. Gov. anu President OF the Sena,e
...,.o.ed: June 80, 1916:
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
J4...ES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO "a.
House Bill No. 1913.
Nv M.. Powell, Chairman, COMMITTEE |
on the Judiciary, Section a." Substitute
for House Bill No. 3.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 40
OF me State Constitution relative I.
the District Attorney for the Parish |
OF Orleans, his election, qualifications, |
term of office, compensation, assistants /
anu Office force.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
Gene4A. Assembly of the State OF Lou
.s.aua, lwo-thlrds of the members elect l
ed by each house concurring, That Arti-
re l48 of the Constitution of the State
Of louisiana be SO amended as to reao
IS follows:
article 148: There shall be Distric.
Attorney for the Parish of Orleans, VIII.
shall D. electeu by the voters of the SAL
rs..sh for the term of four years, an
who shall receive an annual salary OF
ZEN thou sand dollars, torty-six hundred
loI.ars of which shall be paid by tn.
Sta.e of Louisiana, in equal monthly in
and the balance of ffty-fouA
.unu4eu dollars shall be paid by the
as "a .l...ents; he shall receive no othe,
He shall be a licensea
!. .o1ney and shall perform such duties
3 are now prescribed by law, or may
hereafter be prescribed by the Genera.
...e.uu.y and sna.l take no outside
practice. He may appoint and remove
t his discretion such assistants, who
hall be licensed attorneys, and such
Jerks, stenographers and special officers
. may be provided by the Commission
;ouncil of the City of New Orleans, ana
t such salaries and terms of paymen,
8 the said Commission Council may
Ydain.
Section g. Be it further resolved, etc,
hat this proposed Amendment shall be
admitted to the qualified voters of the
tate, for adoption or rejection, at the ,
Election to be held in
1916; and, if adopted, the I
.me shall take effect on the first Mon Z
~ in December, 1916. Ii
Section 3. Be it further resolved,
&C., That the voting either for o. .
yainst this resolution by any membe, I
the General Assembly shall not pre- Z
mt him from being q candidate for the
id office.
Section 4. Be it further resolved, ETC., '
hat on the offilial ballots to be issued d
said elertion, there shall be placed b
or the proposed amendment to Article b
q of the Constitution Louisiana" and +
e words Against the proposed amend
emit to Article 1@8 of the Constitution