New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-16
]. .;,,Ss If Alexandria, Natohitoches and

-. .;t,.s Of Alexandria, Natchitoches and
Shrey.port and town Of Vermilionville.
-, the construction of the main line Of
"';iroad from Vermilionville to Shreveport
nc said company, as hereiubefOre named, 1t
y. ali he lawful for said parishes or cities,
or either or all Of them, to Issue bonds to
sid in the construction Of said line Of road,
md 10 donate such bonds to aaid company
ar sucb purposes to such Nm amount, pay
able at such time or times, and in such
form and with such CONDITIONS, and de-
liver the same to said company ut such
time or times a. may be agreed up0D
between the directors vi said company and
the police jury OF the parish, or the mayor
and council OF the city, TO issue the bonds;
proyidsd, ttat before such bonds shall DO
Issued the police jury OF said parish, or the
mayor aud council of sucb city, shall caus-
agreement to be published in Il newspaper
published in such parish or city for three
weeks, and shali submit such agreement I"
the the electors OF such parish or city for
their approval, at an election duly called
for that purpose, and to be- held after such
publications: and II at such eiection a
nlsiority Of The votes cast shall be
in favor of such agreement. tho bonds
Of the parish or city may thin b..
issued in accordance herewith, and not
otberwis+x provided further, that the police
iuries Of any Of tho above named parishes
shall be required, on the written applica
ton of any fifty qualified voters Of said
parish. to submit said ordinance to the
electors OF such parish, and in any of the
cities OF towns abnve mentioned the mayor
and the town council. on the written appli
cation of any fifteen qualified electors, shall
81 hmit the agreement to the electors of
said city or town; and all bonds issued in
accordance with the provisions OF this sec
tinn Of this ast shall be valid and binding
obligations of the parish or city issning
such bonds, and u special tax shall be
thereafter levied aud collected. as other
taxes are levied and collected, upon the
taxable property Of snoh parish or city, for
the pay nIeut OF the Interest and principal
OF the bonds, according 10 the terms Of the
bonds and Of the agreement under which
they were issued. until the same shall
be fully pni,'; and all the terms and
conditions of any agreentnt made and APP
proved as her. iubei"re named shall be- and
remain in full force and feet until all the
Interest and principal of bonds issued by
sirtue Of such agreement have been fully
kaid.
AOthing in this act cont aimed shall be con
Strued az interfering with or divesting the
New O, lemns, Mobile and Texas Railroad
Company Of any Of it, rights or privileges
under exis,ing laws. nor snail it be construed
O. giving up or abandoning any rig hit which
the Stat, of Louisiana may now have t.
stock or any other interest Ut or in the said
New Orleans. Mobile and Texas Railroad
Eompaay. And this law shall not take
eject or be Of any free unless the said
New Orleans, Mobile aud Texas Railroad
Company aud the company chartered by
chs act shall, through their respective
AOards Of d. ecrors, file in the office of the
Secretary of State, within ninety days frcm
end after the date Of the passage and ap-
sprOval Of this act, u written acceptance
thereof. signed by IN j.rily of the diIec-
tOrs Of said cOnpapi,s, and when SO nc.
espted, the rights and franchises granted
Nv this act +. said new c, mpdDy shall be
deemed to be and shall he binding contracts
iAetween the State If Louisiana and the
said new company. and shall not be i'm
,paired, Disturbed or modified by subse-
guent Legislation, except with tho consent
and on the p-tition Of said company.
SEC. - BE it tu,ther enacted, etc., That
mo distinct iOn or d,ser inruation shall DO
made BY the Loui,iana Central Railway
Company, nn account of race, Or color, or
sprsvIous condition, b,tween the persons
employed in the cOustI uctiOn and main
(senance of their rail WAYS, or between pas
sengers, either in their railway carriages,
IN their depot buiidings, Or upon their Terry
boats within this State. That in any viola
zion Of tho PROVISIONS Of section twenty
(swo of said act by the Louisiana Ceu-
trail Railway C"mpal y. any OF It's agents
o. emp {, es, tho Louisiana Central Kali
say Company, upnD conviction thereof,
shall be- fined Not les than tive hundred
dollars, nor lnure than one Ihousand dollars,
D. be recovered out Of any tunds OF said
company, before suy court OF competent !
furisnicii"D; hat Of such fine to be paid
- the aggrieved person Or perhOn-, and
the Oth'y hall in the S'ae treasury. and
the l. ,ulsi ana Central R,ilwsy Company
4ball forfeit its chariep
SEC q b. il further enacted. etc That
che said Louisiana Central Railroad Com
panv shall not employ any c"nvicis that are
0uder sem encs IN the State PeDitenIiary, IN
fhs constructions and niaintainahce vi said
ssilwa q
SEQ "a. Be il further enacted, ETC., That
Che capital stock of this company shall he
elk millions o. dollars The duinicile of
said coInpap, oh IL he in the CITY OF New
Orleans. Tho SAID Louisiana Railway Com
pany shall confidence work On said road
within six months after the passage Of this
oct, and furlh.r r, thi be rUad shall be con-
pi.led from V. ,nilion lille. Louisiana, to
Shreveport, LDui-l.ILa. by The fourth day vi
Mar b, 1876.
SkC IS Be it further enacted, etc That
II any of the foregoing sections, or the pro
visions Of auy fore oing eeoIiOn of this act,
cODf O. ar Gives,s any Wher railway from
any OF it's rights or iraHchisrs granted to
chem by the State Of Louisiana, or inter
<rr-s v ith er violates any contract between
the 8 ate OF Louisiana AID any railroad or
galway G, mpshy. then snch srct,"n or pro-
SisOus of such rectmn are hereby declared
null, voi.i, aud oil H. Fl ct Whatever.
SEC 26 Be- turth' enacted. etc, That
this act shall take IF ct and be- In fore"
from AMI after us passage, and that ali hHws
o. parts OF laws conflicting with the prov'-
AiVns of tho act be- and they ARC b, reby
eepeakd.
lSign d) CHARLES w. LOWELL.
Speak, of he Hun-,. of k,.,rescn Nj Stives.
(Signrd) G. c. ANTOINE.
Lieut.. mani G .vernur aud President OF the
StnHir.
Approved } .unary S, 1874
lSipu.d) WILLIAM r. KELLOGG,
Governor U1 the State ot LOuAsaanA
A tru,. rt.py.