Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-06
LA w S
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. !

CONTINUED FROM OUR LAST NUMBEB
The Council shall have power te
levy tax, in addition to all othe,
taxes now authorized by law, upon
all the real and personal property
within the limits of the city, suffi.
cient to provide for the payment o.
the annual interest of said bonds
and it is hereby made the duty oi
the Council, when such bonds shall
have been running twenty years, to
levy an annual tax for the remain
ing twenty years Of the currency o1
said bonds, upon all real and per-
sonal property within the limits Of
the city, sfiicient to provide for the
payment of the principal thereof at
maturity.
The bonds issued by the provi-
sions of this section, and made pay
able in ten years, shall be known
and designated as street assessment
bonds; and those made payable in
forty years, as street improvement
bonds; and neither class of said
bonds shall be disposed of by the
city at less price than seventy-fve
cents upo: the dollar. But the city
may contract to pay for improve
ments contemplated in this section
by the issue of the bonds herein
provided for, at the rate OF seventy
five cents on tbs dollar, or more as
may be agreed upon
The city shall also have power,
in order to facilitate the payment
for progressing improvements, to
hypothecate said bonds temporarily.
or to issue to contractors certificates
for work done; which certificates
shall bear an equal rate Of interest
with the bonds, and bo- retired by
the issue Of bonds upon the final
completion of any contract or
contracts made as contemplate by
this section.
And 1t is further promded, That
whenever majority of the owners
of property petitioning for the use
of any particular patented pave
ment, for the purpose Of paving or
improving the streets, or any part
thereof, then the Council of said
city is hereby authorized, by reso-
luton or ordinance, to fix the price
to be paid for such pavement, and
to let the same under contract to
the license or assignee Of said paten-
ted pavement, and the payments or
improvements. a"-
And 1t is further prucided, That
ten days public notice shall be gi-
ven by the Council by advertise
ment in the official journal, Of the
intention of the city to make any
improvement such as in contempla-
ted by the provisions Of this section.
Sec. II. Be it further enacted, etc, I,
That the Council shall have power
and is hereby authorized to estab-
lish, alter and amend all grades
throughout the corporate limits Of
the city. whether Of streets. alleys,
sidewalks orpublic grounds or ways.
and said grades when established.
altered and amended shan be COM
piled with by all property owners,
street and other railroad companies,
under such penalties as the Coun-
Gil may prescribe. And the Council
is hereby empowered to enfore1
complianoe with this provisioy
such means Is may be deem
patible with The public
Ands sta,saer r.lPgovsr & and md sus 'as
.ho-;.- - shs. .,., n n it may be deemed
,,..' ,as .As ~, interest, 70 cause new
,;a..sy II =, 10 be laid. or to repair
'," Swalks or to cause the same h
!, relaid with new materialwith- Il
the corporate limits Of the city, II
ID shall have power also to pres ]
ibe the material for the construc.
N or repair Of the same. When