New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-09
LAWS OF THE STATE OFLOUISIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
AN ACT

| AN ACT
| Authorizing the Parishes of Livingston. ST.
| Helena, East Feliciana, East Baton Rouge
and the City of Baton Rouge to aid the
! construction OF the New Orleans. Baton
| Rouge and Vicksburg Railroad.
| SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Senate
| and House Of Representatives of the State
OF louisiana III General Assembly convened
| That 1t shall he lawful for either or all of
the parishes of Livingston, st. Helena, East
| Feiclana, East Baton Rouge, or the city of
| Baton Rouge, TO subscribe 10 stock, purchase
| bonds. Or issue bonds to aid in the cons.ruc.
| ton of the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and
| Ficksourg Railroad.
| SEC 2 BE it further enacted, etc, That
| such subscription, purchase or issue may
| be made by the Police Jury of either of the
| parishes named, or the City Council of
| Baton Rouge, and either of the said bodies
| shall, prior to making such subscription
| purchase or issue, take the sense OF the
! qualified voters who are taxpayers of their
parish or city, relative thereto, by an cleo
| ton called to vote thereon.
SEC, 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That
sucl subscriptions, purchases or issues
made by such Police Jury or Council, or by
vote of the taxpayers, shall be valid and
binding in law upon the parish Or city, on
behalf OF which the same is made, accord
ing to such regulations, conditions or llmita-
tons as shall be expressed by the ordinances
of the Police Jury OF the parish or City
Council, passed prior thereto.
SEC. 4 Be il further enacted, ETC.. That
the elections herein provided for, shall. be
held under the supervision of commits
siOners appointed by the Boar1 of Seiectmen
OF the city OF Baton Rouge for that city, and
by commissioners appointed for said par
ishes by the respective Police Juries there
OF. under such regulations as said autnori-
ties may prescribe.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc. That
if the said Board of Selectmen or Police
Juries shall subscribe for the capital stock
Of the said railroad company, purchase the
bonds OF said company, or issue bonds in
aid thereof, they shall before issuing any
bonds which they are hereby authorized TO
do, either 10 Pay for said stock or to pur-
chase the bonds OF said company, or to aid
ii the construction of said railroad, levy
{. special tax upon the properly within
their respective Jurisdiction, sufficient to
meet the interest Of any bonds they may is
sue as the same shall fall due, and provide
sinking fund to pay the principal at its ma.
turity. And the ordinances or resolutions
imposing said tax shall not oe repea ed. al
tered or amended so as to impair their eff
cheney until all OF said bonds, IN principal
and interest, are fully paid, nor shall the
proceeds Of said tax ever be applied to any
other purpose than that Tor which it was
levied.
SEC 6. Be it further enacted. ETC.. That
this act shall take effect frcm and after its
passage.
(Signed) CHAS. W. LOWELL,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
(SignedD OSCAR J. DUNN,
lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved December 80, 1869
(Sgnedi e. Q. WARMOTH,
Governor OF the State of Louisiana.
A true cooY:
Gyo, E. BovEE, Secretary of State