The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-09-26

as by said Board may be deemed ad-
visible; provided that no sale shall be
made by said Board at price which
will net to the Board less than pal
and accrued interest. Coupons attach
ed to said bonds, past due at the
time of delivery, shall be detached
and Cancelled by said Board before
i delivery of the bonds.
| Section 3. Be it further enacted,
etc., That the principal and interest
OF said bonds shall be paid by pre-
| ference from the revenues of the
Board of Commissioners of the Port
| of New Orleans, and all revenues col
lectible under the laws as now exist
Ing. shall he and are hereby pledged
| to secure said bonds and interest.
In no event shall the charges i'm
posed by said Board, under the law
| now existing, be reduced to an
amount less than necessary for the
payment of the principal and in
terest of said bonds; and the Board
Of Commissioners of the Port of New
Orleans, as presently organized and
without elimination of existing ter
ritorial jurisdiction, shall continue in
legal existence until all the bonds is
sued in accordance with this Act
shall have been paid in principal and
interest; provided that the members
of said Board shall be appointed by
the Governor, subject to removal by
the Governor. and the Governor shall
have power to fill all vacancies.
The interest on said bonds shall
be evidenced by coupons attached
thereto. payable semi-annually, by
the Treasurer of the State of Louisi-
ana on the first days of July and
January, and said Board shall place
on deposit, on or before April /,
1909, and on or before the first of
April of every subsequent year, with
the Treasurer of the State of Louisi-
ana, to the credit of special &C.
count to be styled Interest Ac-
count" an amount equal to the an
nual interest on all bonds that may
have been delivered. Said Treasurer
Is hereby empowered and directed,
and 1t is made his duty to pay any
and all such coupons that may DE
due when presented by any holder
thereof. In the year 1924, and annu-
ally thereafter, said Board shall, |
In addition to the amount of the an
nual interest due on the LIST of July |
place on deposit, on or before April |
l, with the Treasurer of the Etate OF |
Louisiana, to the credit of a spe-
cial account to be styled Bond of |
Redemption Account" a sum Of one
hundred thousand dollars $780,
OOO.OO), and the said Treasurer is
hereby empowered and directed, and
1t Is made his duty, to pay, on the
LIST of July Of the year 1924, and an
nually thereafter. out of said Bond
redemption Account, one hundred
(lOO) OF said bonds in the reverse
order OF their issue; and all bonds
and coupons retired under this Act
shall be by said Treasurer duly can
celed and delivered to the Board of
commissioners of the Port of New
Orleans, which shall receipt for
same, and which shall retain and
paste the same as vouchers, in a
book to be by it kept for that pur-
pose. 1t shall be the duty of said
Treasurer to require said deposits to
be made as aforesaid; and in case
OF failure on the part of said Board
to make said deposits, or to impose,
under the law as now existing, the
charges for the use of said wharves,
landings. sheds and oppurtenances
thereto, or to collect the revenues
therefrom. In an amount sufficient {
to provide for the payment of inter-
est due or to become due, and the
redemption of bonds as provided in ;
this Act, said Treasurer is hereby
empowered and directed, and it is ;
made his duty, to impose said !
charges and collect said revenues, {
and to apply the same to the purpo- 8
ses OF this Act, and to that extent,
and for that purpose only, and for
such time as may be necessary to 4
that end, the said Treasurer is here.
by authorized to exercise all the
powers and is charged with all the t
auties vested under existing law in
The Board of Commissioners of the
Port of New Orleans.
Section 4 Be it further enacted, Z
etc, That all of the provisions of 1
this Act shall constitute a contract
between the holder of the bonds issu-
ed hereunder, the State of Louisia-
"a. and the Board of Commission
srs of the Port of New Orleans.
Section 5. Be 1t further enacted,
ETC., That the Board of Commission I
RS of the Port of New Orleans shall,
md 1t Is hereby authorized and en-
powered to expend the proceeds of
raid bonds for the extension of ex-
sting wharves, for building new
vharves, for erecting sheds, for con-
'tructing roadways, and other i'm
'rovements; for the purchase of
'uitable dredges. barges and tug
'oats: for the payment of wharves u
n other property purchased or ex-
'ropriated. and for the payment of y
Obligations heretofore contracted and I
provided that no pri- E
ate property shall be taken with 1
'ut just and adequate compensation s.
paid. a
On the thirty-first day of Deem !,
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