The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-09-12
throughout the State Parish of Orleans

Treasurer all fines and penalties collected
for any violation of any State law relat-
ing to motor vehicles, and shall annually
between the first and fifteenth day OF
January of each year, file with the Parish
Treasurer a sworn statement showing in
detail the amounts and sources from
whence said funds were collected. The
Clerks of the First and Second City Grim
inal Courts of the City of New Orleans,
shall within two days after the collection
thereof, transmit to the Commissioner of
Finance of the City of New Orleans, all
fines and penalties collected for any viola
ton of the provisions of any State law
relating to motor vehicles, and shall an
nually between the first and fifteenth day
of January of each year, file with the
Commissioner of Finance of the City of
New Orleans, sworn statement showing
| in details the amounts and sources from
whence said funds were collected All
| funds deposited with the respective Par
| ish Treasurers shall be special highway
! funds of the parish and shall be with
drawn from Parish Treasury by the Po-
| lice Jury of each parish only for the pur-
pose of constructing, maintaining, or OPP
Grafton of public roads, highways or
bridges, or for the payment of interest
on bonds issued solely for said purpose.
The fund deposited with the Commits
sioner of Finance of the City of New
Orleans, under the provisions of this act,
shall form special highway fund for the
City of New Orleans, and shall be used
| fo,, Of
ing, operating and maintaining highways,
roads, bridges, viaducts, and aqueducts,
as well as culverts, drains and appurte-
nances thereof; or for the purpose of pay
ing the interest on any bonds or public
improvement certificates hereafter issued
by the City of New Orleans exclusively
for the construction of public highways,
within said parish
Section H. 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
a surety company authorized to do bust
ness 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
the same against the license fees col.
lected.
The bond shall be made in favor of the
State of Louisiana for faithful perform
ance by the Secretary of State of his
duties under this act, and the promp
delivery to the proper parties of the funds
under his control; and shall ensure to thu
benefit of the respective parishes and thu
City of New Orleans, as its interest nigh
appear.
He shall appoint chief clerk and sucl
additional clerks as may be necessary
who shall have charge of the business o
. the Secretary of State, under the pro
visions of this act; the said clerk shal
hold his position at the pleasure of tn
Secretary of State All of the incidenta
and enforce the provisions of this act sha
be paid by the Secretary of State b.
: check, and shall be deducted from tn
returns made to the Parish Treasurer an
Commissioner of Finance of the City @
: New Orleans. The expense of said offlc
. shall be charged against the funds accru
. ing from the respective parish funds, an
the funds accruing to the highway fun
- of the City Of New Orleans, pro rata, an
: in no event shall the salary and expense
: of the office exceed ten per cent of tn
= total amount of the license fees collecte
: under the provisions of this act.
p Section 13. Be it further enacted etc
q That whenever any portion. of the high
n way fund of the City of New Orlean
o created by the provisions of this act sha
h be used for the construction of roads
r bridges, viaducts or aqueducts in ae
h cordance with this act, or for the paylner
% of interest on bonds or public improve
h ment certificates as herein provided tn
10 City of New Orleans shall be obligate
: whenever it grants any franchise to an
n person, firm, association or corporate
q for the use of said road, bridge aquedu'
q or viaduct, to make provisions under tt
h grant of said franchise for the reimburse
"a ment to the highway fund of the City
Ia New Orleans, of any amount reasonab
Up commensurate with the extent OF II
franchise granted, and the extent to whio
said road bridge, viaduct or aqueduct
.. utilized under said franchise.
20 Section IA. Be it further enacted, etc
> That any person failing to register h
- motor vehicle, or to pay his license ts
- as herein provided, within the time fixt
by the provisions of this act; or any pc
- son making wilful false statement
- relation to any matter or things require
to be done under the provisions OF tn
- act, shall be guilty of misdemeano
- and upon conviction thereof shall be pul
y ished by a fine of not less than Fly
Dollars. nor more than Twenty-Five Do
- lare; or by imprisonment in the paris
" Jail, for not more than thirty days,
- both, in the discretion of the court.
- Section Is. Be it further enacted, et'
That this act shall go into effect al
- become operative on the first day c. Jal
uary, 1915, if ratified and approved
u the electors of the State, as provided
Sections Is and II of this act and it
=, the intention of this act that the ratific
s, ton and approval by the electors of Il
IS, State shall legalize and render valid
ed of the provisions hereof reserving to t
ne General Assembly complete authority
or amend this act in any respect whatevt
lg Section &c. Be it further enacted. ct
s. That all laws or parts of laws in contii
e. with the provisions of this act are here
K ranealnd