New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-28

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 she same,
! duly certified by the surveyor OF said par
! ish, in the office of the recorder Of said
| parish.
SEC. 8. Be II further enacted, etc, That
it shall be the duty of said police jury of
| she left bank, parish of Jefferson, within
| ten 6ays from the passage of this act, to adj
| vertise for ten daya 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 i'll
| open and public meeting of said police jury
| on day to be named in said advertise
ment. when said police jury shall proceed
| to adjudieate the contract to build said
| road to the lowest bidder, and shall pro
| ceed in such form as said police jury shall
| determine, to make formal contract III &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 ontractors 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 herein before provided for, it shall be
the duty of said police jury, during the
month OF December of each and every
year, to appropriate q 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 she'll 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 kaid road, or
otherwise settle with them, as both parties
to the contract may agree, the proportion
OF the police jury being Onehalf the total
cost thereof; and should there not he sutfi-
clent 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 be equally assessed
according to the last assessment made be- |
fore the levyiRg of such special tax; and !
upon the collection of such special tax,
which shall be Immediately proceeded !
with, said police jury shall pay It's proper
ton OF the cost of the shell road herein pro-
vided fer.
SEC. 6. Be 1t 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 shau take effect from and after
its passage
(6igned) O. Il. BREWSTER.
Speaker of the House of Represent atives. |
(Signed) z. B. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the |
Senate.
A true copy:
j. w. FAIRFAX,
Assistant Secretary of State.