New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-19

l VI A|VuAolo2A0 III OCuCI0A Ac0CAUly COAVOuOu,
That it shall be the duty of the police jury
| of Jefferson parish. left bank, and the city
| Of Carrollton and the city Of Ken.
ner, all Of the State of Louisiana, and
they are hereby authorized and com.
PEELED to pass and adopt within sixty
days from the passage OF this act the neces.
sary ordinances and resolutions. to build
and construct public road of earth within
their respective limits and jurisdiction, in
The most direct line between the western
limits OF the city of New Orleans and Will
liam street, in the city of kehner, in the
manner hereinafter provided, within six
months from the adjudication of the con-
tract or contracts for building said road
said road from the city of New Orleans to
the aforesaid point in the city of Kenner to
be located by jury appointed as provided
by section three thousand three hundred
and sixty-nine of the Revised Statutes of
this State, and the said police jury shall
also employ surveyor to furnish the neces-
sary plans, lines. grades ETC., for the entire
length OF said road and to take the general
supervision OF the construction of the same,
in accordance with specifications furnished
by him; whose certificate shall be the only
warrant upon which the said police jury
shall pay tor said construction in the man
ner hereinafter provided; and it is further
provided that the compensation of the sur
veyor shall be fixed and paid by said police
jury.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
1t shall be the duty Of the police jury of
Jefferson parish, LETT bank, and they are
hereby compelled to, Immediately after the
receipt OF the report and estimates of the
surveyor, to advertlsefOr ten days in the Off
cial papers of Jefferson and Orleans par
ishes for proposals, to be sealed and direct
ed to said police jury, and to be opened by
fhQin a n1hlin rpaafipO IF said v,O1iao inv
on day to'be named in said advertisement,
when said police jury shall proceed to ad
udlcate the contract or contracts in sec
lions; said sections without the limit of the
cities Of Carrollton and Kenner to be in
extent the same as the plantations or places
over which said road may pass, to the
lowest bidder or bidders, and may require
OF such lowest bidder or bidders such secu-
rity as said police jury may deem proper for
the faithful performance of the contract OF
contracts within such time as the said
police jury and said contractor or contrac-
tors may agree upon provided, that the
time shall not exceed six months from the
daO Of adjudication of said contract or con-
tracts.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
IN order to pay for the construction of said
public earth road, the police jury OF Jetfer-
son parish, left bank, are hereby authorized
police jury of Jefferson parish, left bank,
duly signed by the president and treasurer
of said police jury, and sealed with the seal
Df said parish, to an amount sufficient to |
pay IN full, and no more, the aajudicated |
contract cost of constructing said road; said |
bonds shall be known as tive-twenty bonds, |
md shall be due and payable in not less |
han five years nor more than twenty years |
rom their date, bearing eight per cent in
nav nj hi
hey shall be in amounts Of not less than
itty dollars, nor more than one hundred
loIlars each, and they and the interest that
nay be due thereon shall be receivable, to
he extent of seventy-fve per cent, tor all
General parish taxes levied for and after the
ear 1874; and it is further provided that
he cities of Carrollton and kenner are here
y authorized to subscribe for, and pur-
base and assume as many of said bonds as
nay at any time be adjudicated between
he said cities of Carrollton ard Kenner,
I'd the police jury of Jefferson parish.
eft bank, and to provide for the payment
their interest and principal in the manner
ereinafrer provided.
SEC. 4. BE it further enacted, etc. That
! order to provide fund for the payment
the annual interest of the said bonds, as
becomes due, and to provide for the pay
lent OF their principal in equal install
rents from and after the year 1880, the
olice Jury OF Jefferson parish. left bank. |
nd the cities of Carrollton and Kenner are
ereby authorized and empowered within
lirty days after the assessment rolls for
ach and every year shall be completed, 10 !
etermlne what rate of taxation on the total |
ssessed value of all the movable and iru-
ovable property in said parish, left bank, /
nd said cities of Carrollton ana Kenner,
Ill be sufficient for the purpose Of pay
g the equal installments of said
onds and said annual interest, and
nd tax, as annually determined, is ,
sreby levied and constituted lien and
'ivilege upon all the movable and i'm
ovable property that may be annually !
sessed in said parish, left bank and the
oresad cities, and it shall be the duty of
id police jury and said cities to enforce
e collection OF said tax in the same man
n as the laws now or may hereafter pro-
DE tor the collection of the State taxes, and
i'd taxes, when collected, shall be appro-
lated exclusively to the purposes intended
: this act and it is further provided that | :
e said police jury of Jefferson parish left
NIX. shall be and are hereby prohibited
ON levying in any one year for purposes | i,
her than the Metropolitan Police tax and
ose provided for in this act, greater
III than three quarters of one per cent On
e one hundred dollars
SEC. D. Be it further enacted. ETC., That =
. laws or parts Of laws conflicting with
IS act are hereby repealed, and that this e
& shall be in force and take effect from 3
d after its passage n
Signed) CHARLES w. LOWELL. j.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Signed) G. c. ANTOINE,
eutenant Governor and President of the
Senate. F
Approved March 10, 1874
Signed) WILLIAM p. KELLOGG.
Governor of the State of Louisiana. NJ
\ true copy:
Z. g. DESLONDE, =
Secretary nf State