New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-21

hrst-class shell road, and shall be built in
| accordance with the specifications to be fur
nlshed By the surveyor of the parish; and
IL shall be the duty of the police jury to
cause the surveyor OF said parish, or fs0me
other, Ill case there be no such officer, to
furnish the necessary plans, lines, grades,
leFeiB, curves, etc, aud to take the general
uperlntendence, in accordance with the
speGlhcatl0ns furnished, and the cost of this
shall be assumed by the contractors.
SEC. =. Be it further enacted, etc, That
/ the cost OF the construction of said shell
oad shall be borne in equal proportions,
| de, hftlt each by the front proprietors Dor
noj;cs op said road, pro rata, and the said
| ferson. any Of the left bank, parish OF JEFF
prietorg shbe proportion of the front pro-
| snnerio4, to aTemain lien and privilege
upon the Dr0nerfber liens and privileges
favor Of the contra coming on said road in
paid, by recording tia thereof, until fully
duly certified by the suffi1l for the. same,
ish,. in the office of the r9r % s"lP ~ par
| parish. order Oh SAID
SEC: 3: Be 1T further enacted, 4o rY,o4
it shall be the duty OF said police anaf
the lett bank parish of Jeferaon, Wy WIZ; "
Ten DAYS from the passage of this &c to al
Vertlse Tor ten day in the official panprs ot
the parishes of Jefferson and OrleaLa fo,.
proposals, to be sealed and directed to said
police jury, and to bo opened hV them ~
open and public meeting of said police Jury
on day to be named n said advertise
ment, when said police jn,y shall nrocced
10 9dJudlcato the contract to build said
road to the lowest bidder a,d shall nrol
coed, in such form as said polio, iurv sbaII
determine, to make formal contact in ar
cordance with the plans and SPECIFICATIONS
and said lowest proposal, with said'oU,aat
bidder, and may require of such hvest
bidder such security as said police jury nav
think prOpec 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 hereiRbefore provided for it shall be
the duty of said police jury, during the
month of December of each and every
year, to appropriate d 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 at
once pay to the builders of said 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 DO sutt-
elent funds ia the treasury, the police Jury
are hereby authorized to levy q special tax
sufficient 60 pay the SUM required upon all
the taxable property in the left bank par
lSh OF Jefferson, to be equally assessed
according 30 the last assessment Wnade be-
fore the 9evying Of such special tax; and
upon the collection OF such special 9ax
which eh&ll DE Immediately proceeded
with. said police jury shall pay its proper
ton of the cost % the shell Coad AeHein pro-
yided for. 4
SEC. s. Be 10 4upther enacted. etc. THAT
%It laws oH parts OF laws contrary TO ST in
consistent with the provisions O$ this act
ar@ hereby repealed.
SEC. !. Be it further enacted. etc. THAT
this set shall take effect from and afteg
its passage.
jsigneds o. n. BREWSTER.
Speaker of the House of Representatives. d
(Signedt p i. s. PINCHBACK,
lieutenant GoyeGD0g and Pregide0t OF she
Senate.
q true copy:
j. ". FAIRFAX
Assistant Secretary 0g StaGeo
%
Received in she office Of Secretary 81
State August S, 1872
Che foregoing act having Been preseneed
TO the Governor OK the State of louisiana
for his approval, and not having been
returned by him to the house of the General |
Assembly in which 1t originated within the |
time prescribed by the constitution of the |
State of Louisiana, has become Law With
2nt his approval.