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- tors of the Public Schools. Parish
Orleans. respectively, nor as repeating
affecting, changing or altering Act II
of the General Assembly of the Stat
Of Louisiana for the year 1908. authoriz
ing the issuance of two million dollar
of bonds for Belt Railroad purposes.
{ 81 That all the rights. franchise
and immunites herein granted shall con
tinue and exist only upon the conditio
that the construction of said bridge shall
be actively begun not later than Ma
1st. 1920. and that the said bridge shal
be completed within five years from
the date Of the commencement of th
work. provided, that after the work o
construction has begun. in the event o
delays occasioned by litigation. strikes
| pauics, lockouts. failure of contractor o
sub contractors to deliver materials OF
| contract time or of any contractor O
sub contractor to complete work on con
tract time or any delay occasioned by
! any act of 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 construction of said
| bridge has begun. grant an extension
| Of time or further delay for the com
| pletion Of said bridge. then such addi-
| tioual 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 approval or rejection
at the Congressional election to be held
on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in the month of November, 1916;
that there shall be printed on the Off
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 City of New Orleans
power to construct, equip, maintain and
operate bridges or tunnels across the
Mississippi River at or near New Or
leans etc, and the words:
Against the proposed amendment to
the Constitution of the State of Louisi-
ana 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 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 Representatives. |
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieut.. Gov. and President of the Senate
Approved: June &c. 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. I
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 14S
of the State Constitution relative to
the District Attorney for the Parish
of Orleans, his election, qualifications,
term Of office, compensation, assistants
and office force.
Section l. Be It resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State of Lou.
siana, two-thirds Of the members elect
ID BY each house concurring, That Arti-
lie las Of the Constitution Of the State
# Louisiana be 30 amended as to read
70 follows:
Article 1@8 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
vho shall receive an annual salary of
en- thousand dollars, forty hundred
ollars Of which shall be paid by the
tate of Louisiana, in equal monthly in
tallments, and the balance of fifty-four
undred dollars shall be paid by the
'ity Of New Orleans, in equal monthly
he shall receive no other I
He shall be a licensed
ttorney and shall perform such duties i
8 are now prescribed by law, or may
GREATER be prescribed by the General
.ssembly and shall take no outside
ractice. He may appoint and remove
his discretion such assistants, who
hall be licensed attorneys, and such ,
Jerks, stenographers and special officers d
) may be provided by the Commission .
ouncil of the City of New Orleans, and t
such salaries and terms of payment '
5 the said Commission Council NAV $
rdain. f
Section O. Be il further resolved. etc il
hat this proposed Amendment shall be (
admitted to the qualified voters of the 6
tate. for adoption or rejection, at the v
congressional Election to be held in S
ovember, 1916; and, if adopted, the a
inc shall take effect on the first Mon c.
" in December. 1916 il
Section 3. Be il further resolved. il
C.. That the voting either for OF 81
yainst this resolution by any member t
the General Assembly shall not pre- r.
mt him from being a candidate for the fl
id office. 3,
Section 4. Be il further resolved, etc. W
hat on the offilal 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 t.
e words "A AGAINST The propoe.J .-.cl f.