New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-09

sippi: said road shall be in all respects
irst-class shell road, and shall be bnllu IN
accordance with the specifications to De tur
nished by the surveyor of the parish: ana
it shall be zoe duty of the police jury to
cause the sLrveyot OF said parish, or o. some
other, III case there be no such officer, to
furnish tle 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 9. 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
derng on said road, pro rata, and the SAID
police Jury of the left bank, parish OF JET
fersOn, and the proportion of the front pro-
priet0rs shall remain a lien and privilege
superior to all other liens and privileges
upon the property fronting on said road III
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 ct the recorder Ut said
parish
SEC. ). Be it further enacted, etc. That
it shall be the duty of said police jury OF
the lefU bank parish Of Jefferson, within
ten DAYS from the passage Of this act to adj
vertise for ten days in the official papers OF
the parishes of Jefferson and Orleans tor
proposals, to be sealed and directed 10 sad
police iurg, and to be opened by them in
open and public meeting of said police jury
on a day to be named in said advertise
ment, when said police jury shall proceed
to adiudicate the contract to build said
road to the lowest bidder, and shall pro
coed, in such form as said police jury shall
determine. I make formal contract IN &C
c0rdance 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 wear.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
from and after the completion of said she'll
road hereinbefore provided for 1t shall be
the duty of said police jury, during the
month of December of each and every
year, to appropriate sufficient sum OF
money ont Of it's treasury to keep said road
in repair curing 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 ope-hait the total
cost thereof; and should there not DE sutti-
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
iSh of Jefferson to he equally assessed
ACCORDING to the last assessment made be
fore the levying OF such special tax: ard
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. Z. Be it further enacted, etc. That
this act shall! take effect from and after
Signed, o. H. BREWSTER.
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives,
!Signed! p. 3. s. PINGHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate
j. true copy:
!. W. FATRFAxo
Assistant Secretary OF State
Received in tre' office Of Secretary of
State August g. 1872.
The foregoing act having been presented
to the Governor Of the State of Louisiana
for his approval, and not having been
returned by him to the house OF the General
Assembly in which il originated within the
time prescribed by the constitution Of the
State of Louisiana. has become law with