St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-09-19

days after the collection thereof,
transmit to the Commissioner Of FL
nance of the City of New Orleans, all
fines and penalties collected for any
violation of the provisions OF any
state law relating to motor vehicles,
and shall annually between the first
and fifteenth day of January OF each
year, file with the Commissioner of
Finance of the City of New Orleans, a
sworn statement showing in detail
the amounts and sources from whence
said funds were collected. All funds
deposited with the respective Parish
Treasurer shall be Special Highway
funds of the parish and shall be with
drawn from Parish Treasury by the
Police Jury of each parish only for
the purpose Of constructing, main
tanning, or operation of public roads,
highways or bridges, or for the pay
ment of interest on bonds issued sole
Ily for said purpose.
The fund deposited with the Com
missioner of Finance of the City of
New Orleans, under the provisions OF
this Act, shall form special High
way Fund for the City of New Or
leans, and shall be used exclusively
for the purpose Of constructing, OPP
Grating and maintaining highways,
roads, bridges, viaducts, and acque-
ducts, as well as culverts, drains and
thereof; or for the
purpose of paying the interest on any
bonds or public improvement certifi-
Gates hereafter issued by the City of
New Orleans exclusively for the con-
|struction of public highways, roads,
bridges, viaducts, or acqueduets with
in said parish.
Section IL. Be it further enacted,
etc, That the Secretary of State shall
give bond in such sum as may be
fixed by the Governor OF the State
of Louisiana, with surety company
authorized to do business in the State
of Louisiana, as surety thereon, and
shall be entitled to charge the cost
thereof, which shall not exceed one
fourth of one per cent, and to charge
same against the license fees col
lected.
The bond shall be made in favor of
the State of Louisiana for faithful
performance by the Secretary Of
State of his duties under this act,
and the prompt delivery to the prop
er parties of the funds under his
control; and shall enure to the bene-
fit of the respective parishes and the
City of New Orleans, as its interest
might appear.
He shall appoint chief clerk and
such additional clerks as may be
necessary, who shall have charge OF
the business of the Secretary of State,
under the provisions of this act; the
said clerk shall hold his position at
the pleasure of the Secretary of State.
All of the incidental expenses neces-
sary to carry into effect and enforce
the provisions of this act shall be
paid by the Secretary OF State by
check, and shall be deducted from the
returns made to the Parish Treasurer
and Commissioner of Finance of the
City Of New Orleans. The expense
of said office shall be charged against
the funds accruing from the respec-
tive parish funds, and the funds &C
cruing to the Highway Fund of the
City of New Orleans pro rata, and
in no event shall the salary and ex-
penses Of the Office exceed ten per
cent OF the total amount of the IL
cense fees collected under the pro-
visions of this act.
Section 13. Be it further enacted,
That whenever any portion OF the
Highway Fund of the City OF New
Orleans created by the provisions OF
this act shall be used for the con-
struction of roads, bridges. viaducts,
or acqueducts in accordance with this
act, or for the payment OF interest,"
on bonds or public improvements
certificates as herein provided, the
City of New Orleans shall be Obliged
whenever it grants any franchise 70
any person, firm, association or cor
poration for the use Of said road,
bridge, acqueduct or viaduct, to make
provisions under the grant of said
for the reimbursement to
the Highway Fund Of the City OF
New Orleans, of any amount reason
ably commensurate with the extent
Of the franchise granted, and the ex-
tent to which said road. bridge, VIA
duct or acQueduct is utilized under
said franchise.
Section Il. Be it further enacted,
etc, That any person failing to regis
ter his motor vehicle, or to pay his
license tax as herein provided, with
in the time fixed by the provisions OF
this act; or any person otherwise vlo-
lating any of the provisions hereof;
or any person making wilful false
statement in relation to any matter
or thing required to be done under
the provisions of this act, shall be
guilty Of a misdemeanor, and upon
thereof shall be punished
by a fine Of not less than Five Dol
lars, nor more than Twenty-Five Dol
lars; or by Imprisonment in the par
ish Jail, for not more than thirty
DAYS. or both, in the discretion OF
the Court.
Section Is. Be it further enacted,
etc, That this act shall go into effect
and become operative on the first day
Of January, 1915, if ratified and APP
proved by the electors of the State,
as provided in Sections Is and Z Of
this act, and it is the intention OF
this act that the ratification and ap-
prevail by the electors OF the State
shall legalize and render valid all
Of the provisions hereof, reserving to
the General Assembly complete au-
thority to amend this act in any re-
spect whatever.
Section Is. Be it further enacted,
etc., That all laws or parts OF laws
in conflict with the provisions OF this
act are hereby repealed.
Section II. Be it further enacted,
etc. That at the general election to