New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-11
No. 81.
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AN ACT

To provide tor 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; for 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 Jetfer-
| 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-
| ton within one year from the adjudication
| of the contract, OF shell road eXtendin Q
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-
sippi; said road shall be in all respects a
| trst-class 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,
levels, curves, etc, and to take the general
superintendence, in accordance with the
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-haf each by the front prOprietors bor-
deTing on said road, pro rata, and the said
police jury of the left bank, parish Of JEFF
ferson, and the proportion Of the front pro-
prietOrs shall remain a 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. g. 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 adj
vertlse 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 4
to adjudicate the contract to build said
road to the lowest 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 |
blluGI, anu HAY ICHulIG VI suSu lowest |
bidder such security as said police jury NAV |
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- |
coed one year.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That |
from and after the completion Of said shell |
road hereinbefore provided for, it shall be
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
sad completion having been duly certified
10 according to the provisions of this act,
!. ~ snaIi oe the duty of said police jury OF
the leIU pank, parish of Jefferson, to at
once pay to the builders of said road. or
otherwise settle with them, as both parties
TO- the contract may agree, the proportion
d the ponce jury being one-half the total
cost tnereoI; ana should there not be suff-
9ient funds IN the. treasury, the police iurv
are hereby authorized to levy a sneciai' tau .
sufficient to pay the sum required upon Am
he taxable property in the left bank. mar $
Sh of jefferson, to be equally assessed ;
ccording to the last assessment made he 7
ore the levying of such special tax and
pom the collection of such special tax.
Thoh shall be Immediately proceeded
nth, said police jury. shall pay its proper I
ion Of the cost Of the shell road herein pro- (
ided for. {
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, ETC., That {
Il laws or parts of laws contrary to or in I
onsistentwith the provisions of this act
re hereby repealed. r
SEC. l. Be it further enacted, ETC., That | I