New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-17
LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
No. o..
AN ACT

! AN ACT
! 10 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,
thorlze said police jury to levy special
tax for said purpose.
SECTION !. 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 a shell road extending
Jefferson, from the New Orleans canal west
as far as the Labarre road, and
at the option OF said police jury
| along the LabarTe road to the river Missis-
sippi; said road shall be in all respects q
first 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 of some
other, i'll case there be no such officer, to
furnish the necessary plans, lines, grades,
levels, curves, etc, and to take the general
superintendent, in accordance with the
specifications furnished. and the cost OF this
shall be assumed by the contractors.
SEC. Z. 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
dering on said road, pro rata, and the said
police jury of the left bank parish Ct JEFF
fersOn, 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. 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 ad-
y,ertise 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 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 formal contract in &C |
cordance with the plans and specifications,
and said lowest proposal, with said lowest |
bidder, and may require of such 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-
coed one year.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
from and after the completion of said shell
road hereinbefo provided for, it shall be
he duty of said police jury, during the
Month of December of each and every
7ear, to appropriate sufficient sum OF
money out OF its treasury to keep said road
n repair during the current year, which
um shall not be appropriated to any other
purpose.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That
lpon the completion of said shell road, and
aid completion having been duly certified
O, according to the provisions of this act,
t shall be the duty Of said police jury OF
he left bank, parish of Jefferson, to at
nee pay to the builders of kaid road, or
therwise settle with them, as both parties
0 the contract may agree, the proportion
+ the police jury being one-half the total
Ost thereof; and should there not be sutfi-'
lent funds in the treasury, the police jury
re hereby authorized to levy a special tax
efficient to pay the sum required upon all
he taxable property in the left bank, par
II OF Jefferson, to be equally assessed
ccOrding to the last assessment made be-
IRE the levying of such special tax; and
pom the collection of such special tax,
hich shall be Immediately proceeded
18th, said police jury shall pay its proper
on Of the cost Of the shell road herein pro
ded for :
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
laws or parts of laws contrary to or in
'nsistent with the provisions of this act
e hereby repealed.
SEC. T. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
is act shall take effect from and after Il
passage 0
(Signed) o. H. BREWSTER, h
'eaker of the House of Representatives. f
(Signedl P. b. S. PINCHBACK, c
Governor and President Of the t
Senate.
A true copy: a
J. w. FAIRFAX, Q
Assistant Secretary oil State. '
Received in the office of Secretary of 0
ate August 6, 1872. o
The foregoing act having been presented a
the Governor of the State of Louisiana a
; his approval, and not having been
urned by himto the house of the General S
sembly in which it originated within the
lie prescribed nv tha constitution of +Jo r.