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I go S anmso the Euss at Ebd.e HUM owd er 3, 1901. m as a ai Mr. ilWeks , AK ACT PPil"A ags ad to Artsoo sesuom L Hs It resolved, by the Gsa tw-thrds 01 all a telicted to Me. Mouse escurria. That Artcleo seA, the Cometituton of tse Salte of Luatash be a smeaded s to read u smws: Artls 84$. There sa be elected b ýt I t f Public Uuoatha W fettfoe fer the teram of Ser years +nd until his suecessor Is f. duties sha be prescrib T Ilaw. sad he shalu roeivoe as aa atsl alary of five tealnd doline raa montahly os his Warrat.L 1- 01 . t e It further resolved etc., ?hat ths propoed _ameamed t shall be ashbmtted to t QsalifS vor.r o1 the iae or dd or seectss a the eeasslrslemal eecues to be held Is November lametee hundred and eight, al that f adopted the same shall take efeaet os the first day of December. 'to. Sestie 5. 8s. it further resolved, *te. That as the oetical bellots'to be used at said eleetaon there shall be plued the weeds r the proposed aetad mest to Artisle 241 of the CoustituUtm e tw USate et Loubealnsa" sad the s atr at las.t at pe rlevie la tmsse etAtlea lwr of the State. t ie a bpropotless 'efr 5 "~Aala be votes for ýeater o the Hse*t wr t . tehu uast Ooeraer atof the seate. J. Y. eewera O thea A trm ese. e 0s11 pf i t SOtate. &cr we a Is Em fib Me Bs Mr. O rt f JOW 3m.UTIWI . a- imest a te a." - t. S fws .. -. , t u Iý aft _- I. r. ;se a .- . Sb- Mm Sea" t~ 4w u i - Se- --- . ...Va ý m Vl ~'r·IC·'I pf` rrrI;E IrY IU~L~ · r~ Ast. 1o. 1 , ea 61 1W.M sad thet h Ishn.smas the o ewe eý stabsa ýwlr e Me mlmsd mtat a of te a sad e 1 two the tero o ame oeoa sry let, 110 afte flur the -papeat et 1 aRar e -1 5 a Iam meat1 . epuatl sad e ter a of t re maid NtI Ipari veet wtale.e s d ay m"amk oaL afet the deateaim of the lathte me per osat debt tea after aty let 1141. Rest, to satid Publie Impre east B e- s . sseed eader at. t eK 1.. elnd Seeosi, to said Nevw Pblio lapswevmest Beard l.sed ader Act. 11 eo 1t4. as now provided by eistIng laws sad Coestl tatioeal A damedett Selethe . Be N ftather eaacted. et.. That no bernds all hereafter be Summed by the City of New Oess payable ouet t said taes, which shall Interfere with this eder a rash of payment, or which shall ccmpete with these two me rles of beads fur p out of said funds, provided nt . thitg here sha h e esmstres p afecting the use or distributios or surplu of said tazee r g 4t mooidlag tfor the spaymet of th aad lter e o et sid Nw PalIa IPrvesent Bends. pa idd i see teat. of said Actt Ne. IS 9 the Acts ef 1555. Sectles 4. 3e It furt e acted. ta.. That at the e.egresetNal ellectom to be hel In this State e Tues ay, the third day of November. 115. the followtas ameadmeat to the Cenetalotor of the state of ma e be e.bmitted to the electors S a tLs ýa t tWlt: t The m flelim sad he bsages seought to be arffected so the pmiesers of Act No. 11 of the Late o0 1154 which Act was rattifed by Ceastltutlesal Amend eat. adopteed omber 4. 11M5. by the pvieosos oft A. Me. 1.1 of the Acts of eaItatis the leaste ý n efla ith' the previsions et mal Aot of i sad with this meaedmet, are to that etet asd fur that perpeee only re aSctles 1. 3 It faUrther easeted sad resoved. etc.. That m the official bal lots to be ued at said eleoties shall be paced the words: "Per the additstal ameadsmet of the City ot New OCruesa Pabile asat Resa. 6* sad the ards: the* te siteast ameatmet of AMn e *elotSer shall hlsdate his ete eb theP proposed amaedmeet as Lisutesat Geýverr and Prreedelt of the Usual. eeakher of the He of ýeeetattiw Governe af the 7.01 Idlmthss £CW l~e li t rrr.·u Iiaa 553AeU. Dy Ye 1aet. AZA~ t. aa~b s hel, city st Nesw oIeef e m0 , bs R leMOW) isi Owes av. _w !ýs ai whim ast hre utIr ti e . u am y ti .1 _r .r-LYPI Y·1 aMtuti ss th Slek .t fall e s1IIEi _ rY r sN tairr esitsis's a. si m s. -a .515 awe.. i. c~ balmId, S. M -n her IIL1 i N and 0eMr. 1fJe, sad a-ml It kroar to provide for the pey asft ot the sems-annual interest duO slb 1 sad Jaummar 1 of each subs eaet d . out of the revenues of the Rlale ] Bslead of the City of New Orleans, after ddoucttag the exponses of maintemaue and operation, which otioSa aball be credited on the of the Treesurer of the City of New Orleans, to a special account to be styled "Publio Belt Ralroad Bond In terest Account." amounats equal to the semi-annual Interest on all bonds that may have beea delivered- The Treasur er of the City of New Orleans is hereby empowered and directed, and It is made his duty, to pay any and all such cou pens that 1may be due when presented by any holder tlhereof. In the year 199s. and annually there after, the City of New Orleans, shalL ia addition to the amount of the semi anaual Interest die on the first of July and January of each year appropriate: en or before the first day of April. out of the revenues of the Public Belt Rail road of the City of New Orleans. after deucJetni the expensee of maintenance and operation, which appropriations shall be credited on the books of the Treasurer of the City of New Orleans to a special aer unt to be styled "Pub ic Belt Railroad Bond Redemption Ac count." the aun nof one hundred thous and (slOe.eee.0o) dokars, and the said Treasurer Is he reby empowered and di rected, and It is made his duty to par on the first day of July of the year i9e, and anteually thereafter, out of id bonead relemption account, one hundred thousand ($tl.00*.00) dollars of said bonds, to the reverse order of their Issue: anad all bonds and coupons retired under this Act shall be by said Treasurer duly oaneeled and be pasted as vouchers io a book to be by said Trea.rer kept for that purpose. In ease of f ilure on the part of the City of New Orleans to make aid ap propriaUtons at the times herein fixed and to administer and operate said Puble Belt Railroad of the City of New Orleans and to collect the rove osue tberefr.m to provide for the pay ment of Int. rest due or to become due and the redemption of bonds as pro vided for in thls Act, the Board of Commlssioners et the Port of New Or leans is hereby authorised, empowered ad directed, and It is made its duty to administer and operate said Public Pelt Ranlrad, to aimooe such charges as it max fix and colleet said revenues and levy and collect the special tax hereinafter provided for ad to apply the same to the purposes of this Act, ad to th t extent and for that purpose only, and for such time as may be-nec essary to that end, said Board of Com miselosers of the Pert of New Orleans is hereb n thorised to ereise all the power ua. l a chared with all the du tie vested under this At In the City of New Orleans. Ssstion 4. Be it tfurther enaeted. eta.. That in case there should be in any year a deficiency In the revenues afore said to pay the tall Interest upon all of said bonds outstanding, such defciency of Interest shall be funded lnto bonds of such denominations as may be nee esamr ad eoOvesetat, beqrlng the seie rate ot laterest as the original bends, and having a term to run equal to the baeaare of the term of the origi nal bemsr bet subject to call at will by the City of New Orleans:; and L ease may such beeds are issued they shll be stamped across their tace In terest Pnding Bonds iassed subject to imm.edate eall" and they shall be pay able eat of the special tax of two (3) all per annum, which shaball be levied e a-d after Jauary 1. 1141. a- bhee anterd provided. ld Aterest tunding bonds shall ave all the guaratties cad seepritlee pr ded for the eriginol ends i this Aet for thelir payment Ia ease the revemues e[ the Pblie belt al-red of the City of New Or eas seudlM t be stffieient to ,. vide br the parmsat of the ameal Ia teraet oe or for the retmepti annual l,_ e arnd ateor Jaa y 1, IM. or any Ssatd heds, as reoe set fort te rdemtles of said bends shall be seast d eatml Junmy 1. 144 od SthCty 1N Osleasshafl levy us ea all of( Ile taable property wthin the present territorial Imait of ei ity a- se tag et two dl) mfs, be he t a-p led ma h da tho y -O the beads ail iterest that mew be then or there eS er dee tieresa, sd all oeutatadn aM - beudm-s. catnt all prmialladiteet If may s Sa two (S) ms tot in thie . shall hi desseted . o wrs of teheCirty o°ý I to be rp'. by Beetle. 1 Ps It aither eastedet se.. ?Ihe the C s w, sewr Oisons sll be M N a . aetheind end em "raIntd * ta : ue pe plrant o --ý _ e . '; V-4 Iw~r I ehall ssaw e manner ever be by JOthE*!&tJ alienatrd. provided. hoW ever. that tie reenues of said Publi Belt Railroad of the Ci'y of New Or leans. after the deduction of the ea penses of manlatenatnce i operati on. shall be and remain pledged fer the ayment of te bonds Ili ielif l1P-I and interet. the tissue of which is herein authorised: to such extert as 11Iay be neceesary under this eAct. Section . Ba e it further enacted. etc. That all the provisions of this Act shall constlitute a ontrsct be n*en the hold er of the bonds Issuld thereulide. the State of Louisiana. the City of Sew Orleans and the Board of Comntlissiu ers of the Port of Ncw Orleans. Section 3. Be it further enacted, etc.. That at the congressional ceection t, be held In this State on the first Tuew day. after the first Monday in the month of November. lti). the followit-S amendment to the Constitution of the State of Louisiana shall be submittud oi the electors, to-wit: "The Ci'ty of New Orleans shall be authorized and empowered to Issue twe million ($.eOeO.eoeC0) dollars of honda to be known as Public Belt Railroad Bonds of the City of New Orleans for the pu.otlo and under the pro-visi.nl and conditions set forth in the At of the Legislature adopted to tlat end. and for that put-pose. at tne regular seealon of the Louisiana General A semably for the year iHo. which sid Act is hereby ratified and approv" i and all provisions of the Constitution ef the State in conflict with the provis ions of said Act and of this amendment are to that extent and for that pur pose only repcald." Section 1C. Be It further enacted. etc. That on the official ballots to be used at said election shall be placed the words. 'For the Publie Belt Railroad Bond Amiendment." sad the words: "Agalnst the Public Belt allroad Bond Amendment:" and each elector shall in dicate his vote on the propeoed anrmn.1 ment as provided by the general elec tion laws of the State. H. 0. J)CPRF. Speaker of the House of Reoresentatives. P. M. LAMBREMONT. Ieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. Approved July 3. lO5 J. Y. SANOE?'S Governor of the State of Louislana. A true copy. JOHN T. Mlt'I L. Secretary of St ate ACT No. 130. House Bill No. 12. ry Mr. esrrett. AN ACT To authorise the lu.ard of Commis stoners of the 't rt of New Orleans to Issue three maa.ol. five hundred thousand dua..ers n,( .-. ", of five (5) per cent bulds. ti.ltl. suill be en empt tru tIa..a."-u; t ..uginurise the exehange of so many uof s:lu bonds as may be necessary Lu retr Vaild OUt standlitr obli.sra ous ut said boarid. and to provide tur ute sale u, toe re mainder tluereIt: to prouvde fur the pa.i*Jest of toue prlelp.di aend hnterest of said teads and the dispsusiton of the proceeds tuereof; to define the powers and duties of the hoard of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans and the I reasurer of the State of Louisiana in relation there to; to coanij.e said board iL exist eace eati tae payment of aid bonds; aad to submit to tue people an amendment to the constituton of the State of Loulsiama authoristng the issue of said hkads and ratifyilag the proviseons of this Act Wherees .te Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, created under the provisions of Act eo of the General Assembly of the year 1814. a amended by Act No. . of tae General Assembly of the, year 1te. is vested wita the admialstratien the publie wharves and lsdiga of the port pad harbor of New Ortieas sad charged with the duty of extend lag. hpreovg anad manltaininag the sase sad the appurteaces there to: sad Whereas, said Board of Commissioners of the Pert of New Orisaas assumed the dutles ilposed oa it by law, at the termination of the leas between \the City of New Orlesas and the Louisiana Ceostrectiea a Improve meat. Company, a the 28th day eo May. leel; and Whereas, seid loerd out of its revenues has, siace sai date, practically rs at the etire whart. stm re osived from said leaisessa Construe ie & Improvement Company. built new wharves. erected steel olds as the wharve and landings for the prtection of merchandise in transit. ,eastruol ae e re roadways a praches thede provitded a dredge aad t.heats fer dredging sad fie protecton purposes; hus maintained seleisent depth ef water sad provided lr the lgh and p fie/al oK the wharws Iadiags. sheds ad apprteeaae thereto; and Whereas, on aecent of the growin eeasmer. of the port sad harbor of New Orteans It is nmw neesssary that addtlien ' w be so structd end atn e edroes and ii ve system of wharves. Wheres ot~eds and apurte anen be male so ht the tieUties for the h ta h. enrt o and huor et oew to sel ierslm; at any uthA At1 tease or 6nl ien; ad Whses fnds s. e avail. ale ar thn senewo t abyo tho iseat po be; and ad st preiion cp safl ha made e at.ee esfis. fivea 1ted Sheen-' swt IS It " iPK em X th ee t ti fes U ta ' he Doard of CoffriN onae K W ort of New rleans iL herey atbo ited and .m .o..c. eon ad after lied and empowreo. ohange at not Jaen iay 1. 1WS. to wchangemo at not moae than par and acnued Interest 50o mo tan' f sad bo..i as may be neces gary t. retire outstanding obltydatotl of said Board. couponsd pet due at tha date of .x hanfle to be detached ad rdate - "f e .x d oard before delv canc eiti by sd . Board is dhreby ary of bonds; and said Board iosereby authorised and empowered to seU the remainder of said bonds. in whole or in pare. in such manner. and upon sucb termsl and conditions,. as b-y sad Board. ray be deemed advlsable provsded. that no r sale shall be maG e by said Boird lers than par and accrued inter est. ('uu,,on attached to said bonds. past due at the time of deliverY, shall be detached and canc.led by said board before delivery the bods. sectlon . Be flurther enacted. etc. That the principal and interest of raid bonds shall be paid by pg o ...n. iom the revenutes Of the BoaMr of Corn.-s rsoners of the Port of New Orleans, and all repenues olleoUblet nder the laws. as now exlstat[. hal and are hereby pledged to secure sid bonds and interest. I no evemt shall the charges mnposed by saM eard. under the law tow existing, be rOaced to an amlouunt les tLhe neesary for the payment of the principal and interest of saitd bonds; an the Board of Con itssloners of the Port of New Orleans. as presntly organised sad wit t di minuation of exlistiugf tnlteoral ju risaldiction. shall coattnue in legal maa Lltncc until aUl the boeds Wao s ac cordance with this Act shall have been paid in principal and interest provid ed that the members O md od shall be appointed by tbh Goveo.. subject to removal by the Goveraor, and the Goa-ernor shall have power to fill all vacaltcie. The Interest en sai bonds shall be evidenced by coupons atthed thereto. payable semi-annually, b the Treasr er of the State of LOuisi a. the .irst days of July and January and said Board shall place on dpostko or before April 1, 1I9. and on or be. tore the first of April Ot every subse quent year. with the Treasurer of the State of Louisiana. to the credit of a special account to be styled "Interest Account." an amount equal to the an nual Interest on all bods that may have been delivered. d Treasurer i hereby empowered and directed and it Is made his duty, to pay any and all such coupons tbhat may be duen when presented by any holdet thereof. I the year 1924. and nual thereafter. said Board shall. a ddtiO to the amount of the annual Interest due on the 1st of July. place ea depo n before April 1. with the Treasurer o the State of Loilasona. to the of a special account to be styled Redemption Account," a sau oft o. hundred thousand dollars (1.0.0L0). and the sid Treasurer is hereby m powered and directed, and it is mad h.h duty, to pay, on the lst at JuS . the ..ar 1124. and annual therete out of said Bond edesptl Aeneust. one hundred (1) ot said bonds In the reverse order of their isae: and all bonds and coupons retired .der this" Act shall be by saM Treasurer duly canceled and delivered to the Board of Commisslonem of the Pert of New Or leans, which shall receipt for same and which shall retain and paste the -nme as vouchers. In a book to be by it kept for that purpeso. It shall be the du. of said Treasurer to reoairs said deposits to be made as aforesaid; and In case of fallare on the part of said Board to make aid deposits, or to impose, under the law as pew existing. the charges ftd the ue of said wharves, landings. sheds and apper tenances thereto, or to collect the reve sues therefrom. In an amount affi clat to provide for the pe.et el in terest due or to b*eme du. and the redemptle of bonds as prxided in this Act. sid Treasurer is hereby empower ed and directed, and it s made his d*t to Impose said oharges and eolet ad revenuer and to apply the ma to the purnoses of this Act, sad to that ea est, and for that purpose euly. and ifr such time as may be noeeesAry to that end, the said Treasurer is hereby au thersed to exercise all the powers nd Is charged with all the duties vested under exlsting law in the Board of Cenmimuioners of the Port of New Or a.cties 4. Be it further enacted, eta.. That all of the provisi.ns of this Act shall eostitute a contract between the holder of the bonds issued thereunder, the State of Louisiana. sad the Beard of Commisionlers o the Poet of oew Orleans Section 5. Be it further eaeted. etc.. That the Beard of Ca eser o the Port of New Orlesit . si. a it is hereby autherised aed d to expend the proceeds of said heads for the etensien of existing wharves, fur ether imrovmean tr the prehase of suitable dredges, bges and tng heat; for the payment of wlrve r ther property etreh ssed ated. t ttl aa f aad tie.h o r h t heeted et o ty salt he stIn ieasw te toi _on the isa t d of Deesar of each Staseý which report shell hephl -a t gresnal eleetie to be held is thi State, an the Tus es te ofiN the ht, * i er 1136.ilai ý . C et mmaseles.ase otf etc w li rbreit sa as Wa of b Ie ~ ~ Ithe * r~rlk~r k ax. . w~4 . y ý _ ý yam.. Scs~ a" i _ . d(ellnuent chil4ren s(venteea age and under. .in, fJr the t adults charred with :yir violatl the laws for prote -ting the moral and mental wPIi being dren. or wtith d.i:. t"'n or fawlla support wife or , ,!r. n: o the Jui.:nile Court. In the Orleans. pr,,vdltn : I le and theref",r: prvl%.tri fr r eeparate clons. a3 Jiuve.ntl. .rt of the triet ('o.urt *ut i-~t." , 1 d . fining the Jurisih. I .or. said and providini th.; :.. r"roba. , fleers of either s. .. t r ridetel Centonees by sai ....r,d for peals therefrom.. ! . I ,: other + visions c. ignate t. r, hereby Ified mnu tpprov. 1. .1 i p of the pr..tsn- t 'i.'' " n in with the prvislun. Art ad amendeu nllt ire t. cent sat th it llrl s i i .-ly r*-; . . H ·. tl on t . H" it f . .nacte - That on th ,iffi'i.+l :, to be at said el. . tilon <i.i: . pla~ words: ". r 'I..* J . ile Amenlm nt." :nl '!, n ,r:,r · " lthe Juvenlit ct'u,rt- . n:,,..dmeuti each el.ctur h.t;l Ir - as P.. a il the generul I.,* .",L l.ilws "i State whether hi' v,:. fir or said amendmen.t. ZJeutenant (ivern,or .tnj 'resik the tenat.. lit. t IIt li":. 3peake*r ofthe atoi. . IE I.ref e t;- . Appruvedt Ji.ly 'rh ' ,1 . J. Y. iNT RS. Governor of thi ýt it. of Lotg A true copy. J, II .IICH~L St"r".e'ry of Starg.a ACT N'. ?o. Senate Bill No 140. By Mr. A JOINT RE'SOLt'TION Proposing an amendnmnt to Artle I and $2 of the Constitutlol g State of Louisiana. re'latve to ' the salaries of the Audlr,"r e. Accounts. Tre. Irer and Se State. and providing that all received by the Secr'etary of under existing law or laws may hereafter be ernacted, Is . . covered into the State Treasury. Section 1. Be it resolved by the s eral Assembly of the State of ILter. ass, two-thirds of all members eh to eacah Ipuse concurring. That ý8 eles 81 and $2 of the 'onstlits t - the State of Louisiana be ameade as to read as follows: Article 11. The Auditor eo Accounts shall receive a salary thousand dollars per annum. The . mar shall receive a salary aI thousand dollars per annum. Tihe retary of State, and all expensesl e . of five thousand dollars per £ach of the said officers shall be sonathly, and no fees, or perq ether compensation, shall beea them; provided, that the fees whichb may hereafter be fixed to be charged by the Secretary of sall be collected and paid over maothlly to the State Treasurser piaeed to the credit of the Artclee *t. Appropriations hr clerical and all other expenses e( officers named in the preceding shall speclifly each item of a tioe. and for all purposes shall coed in any one year for the Treasurer the sum of thirtyn. deed dollars: and for all pu any one year for the Auditor of Aoeonats the sum of eight dollars; apd for all purposes fte em year tfor the Secretary of U - eludingr the salary of the Assistas rotary of State, and al expeanss Insurance Deuartment. the sam eel thousand dollars. Section S. Be It further res.1- That the forseolng amendmet.s Co.stitutlon of the State shall be aittted to the electors for their -1 or0 rJeotioL. as requiredd by 811 of the Coaotitutlon of the Louisiana and general election this State at the general State t *o be h thi State on the of November. 1t305 P. . LAMB Ioetesanut Governor and the stante. H. 0 DUPREB BSeaker of the House of Re AWroved July 8. ll *. J. Y. SANDERS, Governor of the State of A true oosp: JC.JN T. MIQI, - Secretary et ACT Nao. 2. Hesse HIn No. 110. By Mr. Richardson. of JOINT REOLArTION _rspoel an amendment to o the Consutuloa of the SLoulsiana. relative to Coatederate Veterans as Let No. 7T of the Oeanral ot 1i , and Act No. 112 e.t h eal Assembly of 1904. etee L be it resolved by the ' ral Assembly of the State of .ss as two-thirds of allo members to eass oose eoncurring. That three hundred three of the t the Stat of Louisiana. as mAet number seventy-three d ene l Assembly of 1s.@, and s-h-er one hundred and twelve General Assembly of 1.4, be s - et as to read as follows: Arlslo l 0 t A pension not to 1I dollars ($8) per month e io each Confederate so llesr veteran who possesses iliwLag quastifcatlons: L e shaull have served bei the date of his enlistmeat the else of the late Civil War, s ho was Meharged or paroled. . States, and shall hesh s te the Coatederath am thI e surremer. S shall net own pprnoperty Stan fhe huadrea dollars SU be shall net be physically a Uivelihood by his own 3-L shall not be salaried eg ermrpldl fir by the State of S.Y ether State or Me be feisted In any awh5e Inlate maid aervise -rganm stlon. or hl th 4 t a ats enlistment he StY Sat oft LuisLana. he S 'eMSit h this State for at 1es55 rnse 3er to his applicatioe ý 5 2L5 eaws he resided S . aState, m , 1 enlistei net mustered en es to the Navy of the eh _mtt .he shall have S Sta e for att least ftt i'has applicatlon fors - &AU 0 peelitoe shall ho SWle. who shall net has i in elient ci or sailor whsen to her was centracted sm stment and had s5 _year prior tbhereto. thn t -a sle. widow shall h the pes as here"in proviae Sure resided i this Stat5 aMsg prier to her , her than In he sany nilsatiOsrt Ssar to entitle her to a hren provided, have Sled fr not less than l Sits e as o flc kee to veternas or to * allowed only from the sagor thl ftoe " that General Anse l mbs to Sor sailors -' It further resolved, f wor adeptio s 'ielets to be