The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-02-21

jury to the persons, or loss of life,
occurring upon any railroad or other
line of transportation not owned or oc
cupied and operated by said company.
by the sale of through tickets for pas
sage. or by the giving through freight
receipts for property to be transported
over the whole or any part of its own
railroad and any connecting railroad or
railroads or line or lines of transporta-
ton not owned or occupied and opela-
ted by it. unless in shall be so express
ly agreed in writing by the said COM
pany, through its agents expressly
authorized by the dicrectors Of said
company to make such special agree
ments, and then only in such cases
and to such extent as shall be in writ.
ing so expressly agreed.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted,
etc. That all State, parish, city. mu-
nicipal and other taxe.. Of every name
aud nature, whatsoever, upon the CAPT.
tai stock and property. real and per-
sonal. of said company. liable to taxa
ton in this State. shall be assessed
upon the value Of such capital stock
and property. to be ascertained in the
manner prescribed by law. on the usual
forms of law. by computing the pro-
portion which the lineal length of con.
structed railroad of said company, ly-
ing within such political division, shall
bear to the whole lineaI length of con-
tructed railroad of said company
within this State; and the Alike proper
ton Of the aggregate valuation of the
capital stock and real and personal
property of said company. taxable
within this State. ascertaining in the
manner hereinafter directed. shall be the
amount upon which said company shall
taxable within such political division
of this State. No income tax shall
be levied upon said company in this
State.
Sec. 20. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That reconsideration of the benefits to
be derieved by the citizens of the par
ishes of Lafayette. St. Landry,
Avoyelles. Rapides, Natchitoches, De
Soto and Coddo, and of the cities OF
Alexandria, Notchitoches and Shreve.
port and town of Vermilionville. from
the construction of the main line OF
railroad from Vermilionville 10 Shreve
port by said company, as hereinbefore
named, it shall be lawful for said par.
ishes or cities, or either or all of them
to issue bonds to aid in the construc.
ton of said line of road, and to donate
such bonds to said company for sucf
purposes to such an amount, payable
at such time or times, and in such form
and with such conditions, and deliver
the same to said company at such tim,
or times as may be agreed upon be
tween the directors of said company
and the police jury Of the parish, O
the mayor and council of the city, t.
issue the bonds, provided. that befor,
such bonds shall be issued the police
jury of said parish. or the mayor an.
council Of such city, shall cause agree
ment to be published in a newspape
published in such parish or city 70
three weeks, and shall submit sucl
agreement to the electors Of such par
ish or city for their approval, at al
election duly called for that purpose
and to be held after such publication
and fiat such election majority of tn
votes cest shall be in favor Of sue
; agreement, the bonds Of the parish o
city may then be issued in accordanc
Herewith. and not otherwise; provide
further, that the police juries Of any Q
the above named parishes shall be re
quired. on the written application @
any fifty qualified voters Of said parish
to submit said ordinance to the cleo
tors of such parish, and in any of tn
cities or towns above mentioned tn
mayor and the town council. on tn
written application of any fifteen qua
flied electors; shall submit the agree
ment to the electors of said city o
, town; and all bonds issued in accord
ance with the provisions of this sectlo
F, of this act shall be valid and bindin
obligations of the parish or city issu
, ed bonds, and special tax shall
> thereafter levied and collected, as othe
taxes are levied and collected, upon tn
: taxable property of such parish or city
for the payment Of the interests an
principal of the bonds. according t
tho terms Of the bonds and of til
D agreement under which they were is
sued, until the same shall be- full
paid; and all the terms and condition
of any agreement made and approve
as hereinbefore named shall be and r.
main in full force and effect until a
the interest and principal of bonds i.
sued by virtue of such agreement hav
, been fully paid.
Sec. 81. Be it further enacted
ETC., That nothing in this act contai,
: ed shall be construed as interferiu
with or devesting the New Orlean
Mobile and Texas Railroad Compan
of any of its rights or privileges und,
existing laws, nor shall it be construe
as giving up or abandoning any rigl
:. which tho State of Louisiana may no
= have to stock or any other interests
;. or in the said New Orleans, Mobile ar
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