The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-03-21

ment TO the electors OF such parish or city for
their approval, at an election duly called for
that purpose, and to be held after such pub
LEGATION; and if at such election majority of
the votes cast shall be in favor of such
agreement, the bonds of the parish or city
may then be issued in accordance herewith,
and not otherwise; provided further, that
the police juries of any of the above named.
parishes shall be required, on the written APP
plication of any fifty qualified voters OF said
parish, to submit said ordinance to the cleo
tors of such parish, and in any of the cities
or towns above mentioned the mayor and
the town council, on the written application
of any fifteen qualified electors, shall sub
NIT the agreement to the electors Of said
city or town; and all bonds issued in accord
anee with the provisions of this section of
this act shall be valid and binding obliga-
lions of the parish or city issuing such bonds,
and a special tax shall be thereafter levied
and collected, as other taxes are levied and
collected, upon the taxable property of such
parish or city, for the payment of the inter
est and principal of the bonds, according to
the terms of the bonds and of the agreement
under which they were issued, until the
same shall be fully paid; and all the terms
and conditions of any agreement made and
approved as hereinbefore named shall be and
remain in full force and effect until all the
interest and principal of bonds issued by yir-
tue of such agreement have been fully paid
Sec. 81 Be it further enacted, ETC., That
nothing IN this act contained shall be con-
strued as interfering with or diyesting the
New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railroad
Company of any of its rights or privileges
under existing laws, nor shall 1t be construed
as giving up or abandoning right which the
State of Louisiana may now have to stock or
any other interest of or in the said New Or
leans, Mobile and Texas Railroad Company.
And this law shall not take effect or be of
any force unless the said New Orleans, Mo
bile and Texas Railroad Company and the
company chartered by this act shall, through
their respective boards of directors, file in
the office OF the Secretary of State, within
ninety days from and after the date OF the
passage and approval of this act, written
acceptance thereof, signed by majority OF
the directors of said companies, and when SO
accepted, the rights and franchises granted
by this act to said new company shall be
deemed to be and shall be binding contracts
between the State of Louisiana and the said
new company, and shall not be impaired,
disturbed or modified by subsequent legis-
lstion, except with the consent and on the
petition of said company.
See. % Be l. further enacted, ETC., That
no distinction or discrimination shall be
made by the Louisiana Central Railway
Company, on account OF race, or color, or
previous condition, between the persons EN-
ployed in the construction and maintenance
of their railways, or between passengers,
eithei ~ .ih l ~ - = I,it.;+I
pot buildings or upon thelr Terry noats VIII IN
IN this State: mat IN any VIOLATION on tne
provisions on section twenI y OF sala ace
by the Louisiana Ceherai hilliway COMPANY,
any of its agents or employees, the louisiana
Central Ka1lway COMPANY, upon cen lE cue,
Thereon, shah De hheel not Iess tllilh nv nun
dfed collars, nor more tliath olio Slioesane y
dollars, to be recovered out of any funds OF
said company, before any court o. eohipeE
ent lurisdiotloii; nan Oh such nne 70 pe pau i,
TO the aggrleVea person Or persons, and d e eio
other haif m me StaIe IreasurS, anu .h un1
LOUISIANA GenIrai h'lil"ay ooiA'ans snAn
forfeit its charter M
Sec. ~. be IL 1ufIner eHacGeu, cue, I Iht0
the SAID LOUISIANA Cehtfsl halIMaS eoli-
pany shall not employ any c1nRicas Gnae are
under sentence III the ott1eo . }, -
the construction ana haihtainahce oi s'iio
railways. m.
See. q. BE u Iurt Ii. ehacteu, eSG., n e,
Tue capital stech OF Ihis s, colip,lnJ sn s 20
SIX mihohs OF 9oliars; ne u9 10 Nnl s,s,
company sn1il nc ~ sli9 Guy " 1s9m LII