New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-26

| specifications furnished and the cost of this
| shall be assumed by the contractors.
| Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
! the cost of the construction of said shell
road shall be borne in equal proportions
| one-half each by the front proprietors Dor.
| deriRg on said road, pro rata, and the said
| police Jury of the left bank, parish CT JEFF
fersoh, and the proportion of the front pro
prietors shall remain lien and privilege
superior to all other liens and privileges
upon the property fronting on said road in
favor of the contractors thereof, until fully
paid, by recording the bills for the same,
duly certified by the surveyor OF said par
ish, IN the office Of the recorder OF said
parish.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
it shall be the duty of said police jury of
the left bank, parish of Jefferson, within
ten days from the passage OF this act, to ad-
v6rtise for ten days in the official papers OF
the parishes of jefferson and Orleans for
proposals, to be sealed and directed to said
police jury, and to be opened by them in
open and public meeting of said police jury
on day to be named IN said advertise
ment, when said police jury shall proceed
to atjudlcate the contract to build said
road to the loWes8 bidder, and shall pro
coed, in such form as said police Jury shall
determine, to make a formal contract in ac
cordance with the plans and specifications,
and said lowest proposal with said lowest
bidder, and may require of such lowest
bidder such security DIS said police jury may
think proper for che faithful performance
of the contract within such time as the said
police jury and said contractors may agree
it being understood shat this shall n0b ex-
coed one year.
SEC. D. BE ie further enacted, etc, That
from and after the completion of said shell
road hereinbet provided for, it shall be
the duty of said police jury, during the
month of December cd each and every
year, to appropriate sufficient sum OF
moneS out OF its treasury to keep said road
in repair during the current year, which
sum shall not be appropriated to any other
purpose.
SEC. 5. Be iS further enacted, etc.o That
upon the completion of said shell road, and
said completion having been duly certified
to, according to- the provisions OF this act,
it shall be the duty of said police jury OF
the left bank parish of Jefferson, to at
once pay to- the builders of aid road or
otherwise settle With them, as both parties
to the contract may agree, the proportion
OF the police jury being one-half the total
cost thereof; and should there not be suffi-
cient funds in the treasury, the police jury
are hereby authorized to levy % special tax
sufficient to pay the sum required upon all
the taxable property in the left bank, par
lSh OF Jefferson, to be equally assessed I
according to the last assessment made be- |
fore the levying of such special tax; and
upon the collection of such special tax,
which shall be Immediately proceeded |
with, said police jury shall pay its proper
ton of the cost Of the shell road herein pro-
vided for
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all laws or parts of laws contrary to or in
consistent with the provisions of this act |
are hereby repealed.
SEC. 7. Be it further enacted. etc, That |
this act shall take effect FROM and after
iSignedD o. Fl. BREWSTER. !
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) p. B. S. PINCHBACK,
lieutenant Governor and President of the |
Senate.
a true copy:
j. w. FAIRFAX,
Assistant Secretary Of State
Received in the office Of Eenrnfaryo of |