New Orleans Republican., 1872-08-08
laws Of THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

AN ACT
To provide for the construction of a shell
road in the parish of Jefferson by the
police jury Of the left bank OF said parish,
and for the payment thereof; Tor the
keeping Of the same in repair, and to au-
thorize said police jury to levy special
tax for said purpose.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives OF the State
of. Louisiana in General Assembly con
vened. That it shall be the duty of the
police Jury of the left bank, parish OF Jetter-
son, and it is hereby authorized and EN-
pOwered to pass and adopt, within ten days
from the passage of this act, the necessary
ordinances and resolutions for the cOnstruc-
tion within one year from the adjudication
of the contract, Of a shell road extending
along the Metairie ridge in said parish OF
Jefferson, from the New Orleans canal west
as far as the Labarre road, and
at the option of said police jury
along the Labarre road to the river Missis
gippi: said road shall be in all respects
frstclass shell road, and shall be built in
accordance with the specifications to be fur.
nished by the surveyor of the parish; and
| it shall be the duty of the police jury to
! cause the surveyor of said parish, or ofsOme
| other, III case there be no such. officer, to
| furnish the necessary plans, lines, grades,
-
| superintendenCe, in accordance with the
! specifications furnished. and the cost OF this
| shall be assumed by the contractors.
SEC. 3. 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 bor-
dering Op said road, pro rata, and the said
| police iurv of the left bank, parish Of JEFF
| ferson, and the proportion of the front pro-
| DrietOrs shall remain a lien and privilege
| suDerior to all other liens and privileges
upOn the property fronting on said road IN
| favor of the contractors thereof until fully
| paid. bv 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 al.
i vertise for ten days in the official papers OF
| the parishes of Jefferson and Orleans Tor
| 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 adVertlse-
ment, when said police jury snail proceed
| to adiudicate the contract to build said
! road TO the lowest bidder, and shall pro
| ceed, in such form as said police jury snail
/ 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 sach lowest
| bidder such security as said police jury may
| think proper for the faithful performance
| of the contract within such time as the said
police Jury and said contractors may agree,
it being understood that this shall not ex-
ceed one year.
| SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
from and after the completion OF said shell
| l., e., inH for gh
the duty of said police jury, during the
month of December of each and every
year, to appropriate a sufficient sum OF
money 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 it further enacted, etc, 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 al
once paw to the builders of said road, OIL
| otherwise settle with them, as both parties
to the contract may agree, the proportion
of the police jury being One-half the tofa
| cost thereof: and should there not be suth
cient funds in the treasury, the police jury
are hereby authorized to levy special tax
| sufficient to pay the sum required upon al
the taxable property in the left bank, par
ish of Jefferson, to be equally assessed
according to the last assessment made be
fore the levying Of such special tax; anC
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., Tha.
all laws or parts of laws contrary to OF in
consistent with the provisions of this &C
are hereby repealed.
SEC 7. Be it further enacted, etc, Iha
this act shall take effect from and afte
its-passage. -
-(SignedJ o. II. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
fSignedl P B. S. PINCHBACk,
Lieutenant Governor and President of tn
Senate. e.
A true copy:
j. w. FAIRFAX,
Assistant Secretary of State.
Received in the Office of Secretary o