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tors of the Public Schools, Parish o
Orleans, respectively, nor as repeating
affecting, changing or altering Act II
of the General Assembly of the Stat
of Louisiana for the year 1908, authorlz
ing the issuance of two million dollar
of bonds for Belt Railroad purposes.
90 That all the rights, franchise:
and immunities herein granted sha.l con
tinue and exist only upon the condition
that the construction of said bridge shall
be actively begun not later than MAY
| LIST, 1920, ana that the said oriuge snal
be completed within five years from
me date of the commencement OF the
work; provided, that after the work Of
| construction has begun, in the event o.
delays oceasloned by litigation, sulkes
panlcs, lockouts, failure OF contractor OF
sub contractors to deliver materials on
| contract time or of any contractor OF
| 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, il 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 add
tional delay shall be and is hereby, ipso
facto, granted under this Act.
Section .. 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 held
on the iirst Tuesday after the first Mon
day IN the month OF November. lelo;
that there shall be printed on the OIL
cal 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 anu
operate bridges or tunnels across tne
Mississippi kiver at or near New Or
leans; ETC., and the words:
Against the proposed amendment to
the Constitution OF the State OF Louisl-
ana granting to the City of New Or
leans power to construct, equip, mann
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 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 14S
of the State Constitution relative to
the District Attorney for the Parish
of Orleans, his election, qualifications,
term of office, compensation, assistant,
ana office force.
Section |. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
s;ana, two-thirds of the members elect
ID by each house concurring, That Arti-
lie 148 of the Constitution of the State
If Louisiana be SO amended as to read
Is follows:
Article 148: There shall be District
Attorney for the Parish Of Orleans, who
shall be elected by the voters Of the said
Parish for the term of four years, and
who shall receive an annual salary of
EN- thousand dollars, forty-six hundred
dollars of which shall be paid by the
State of Louisiana, in equal monthly in
,tallments, and the balance of fifty-four
hundred dollars shall be paid by the
City of New Orleans, IN equal monthly
he shall receive no other
He shall be . licensed
attorney and shall perform such duties
IS are now prescribed by law, or may
hereafter be prescribed by the General
Assembly and shall take no outside
practice. He may appoint and remove
It his discretion such assistants, who
hall be licensed attorneys, and such
clerks, stenographers and special officers
70 may be provided by the Commission
Council Of the City Of New Orleans, and
i such salaries and terms Of payment
10 the said Commission Council mayI
,rdain.
Section 2. Be Il further resolved, ETC.,
That this proposed Amendment shall be
,ubmittsd to the qualified voters Of the
State, fox adoption or rejection, At the
Congressional Election to b held in
1916; and, if adopted, the
ame shall take effect on the FIRST Mon
lay in December, 1916.
Section 3. Be it further resolved.
&C., That the voting either for o.
gainst this resolution BY any member
{ the General Assembly shall not pre-
emit him from being . candidate for the
aid office.
Section 4. b Il further resolved, ETC.,
hat on the ofiilial ballots to b issued
{ said sle1tion, there shall Be placed
for the proposed amsndmsnt to Article
4S Of the Constitution Louisians" and
be words against the proposed amend
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