The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-10-09

SolnHllesIonsi .woyn statement sllo"
ing in details the amounts anu oIIerted
| from, whence said funds Wei. rosnec-
All fnnda deposlted with the ,aclal
tive Parish Treasurers shali 10 I'd shall
Highway funds Of the Parls s, a by
! be Withdrawn from Fa i,L only for
| tbe police Jury OF each fa''S'' ain,,jn.
I tha rmrnose Of constructing, ma'I XIX
ino ~. 6neration Of public roanS, of
ueve or bridges or for the pay , ca IA
interest on bonds issued solely w.
| purpose r,;s
~ ha fund deposlted with the Con'n Nv
rionar Of Finance Of the CITY ot NC
Orleans. under the provisions - ES,nd
act, Shall form special HiS va shall
for the City Of Ne" oflea'IS' ,rnose of
he used exclusively for the puI toin-
| constructing, operating and MAJ. ,' .n'
ing highways. roads. bridges Vlauu. .ts
and a0ueducts as we'll as 'uIs W.
| drains and appurtenances theFt",
for the purpose Of paying the Il'ont
on any bonds or public improve"tthe
certificates hereafter issued w GOV the
City of New Orleans exclusively roads
construction of public highways ,,;thir
hriIgas viadncts or aqueducts wlth'n
said Parish. IA
Section 12. Be It further enacseIiii
etc That the Secretary OF state enc"
| give bond I'm such sum as may pc ~,
by the Governor of the state OF ,-r,1
ana. with q surety company a"''ioi
70 do business In the State Of Louls,an",
as surety thereon. and shall ne t"rLo,,
to charge the cost thereon, "iI''n nt
not exceed onp-fourth OF one pc, vs
and 70 charge same against the license
| fees collected.
The bond shall he made IN favor o'
the State NJ Louisiana for fatthful Pc.
Torrance hv the Secretary OF state "
his duties under this act, AND the p,"',t,p.
delivery TO the proper parties OIL .,.'
funds under his control; and shall tm
ure to the barefit Of the resnec'I.e
Parishes and the city OF New Orledh''
as its interest might appear
He shall appoint a chief CLERK anu
such additional clerks as may be ne'tS>
sarv, who shall have charge of the busi'
ness OF the Secretary OF state. nnoeI
the provisions of this act: the sai ID clerk
shall hold his position at the plea =
Of the Secretary OF State. All or iht
Incidental expenses necessary 10 carr
into effect and enforce the PROVISIONS
OF this act shall be paid by the SEQ
rotary Of State by check, and shaI' I've
deducted from the returns made 10 lhe
Parish Treasurer and Commissioned
of Finance of the City Of New Orleans
The expense OF said office shall De
charged against the funds aCcNulhs
from the respective Parish funds aho
the funds accruing to the Highway
Fund Of the City of New Orleans pre-
rata and in no event shall the salary
| and expenses of the office exceed ter
per cent of tho total amount OF the IL
cense fees collected under the proVl
sions of this act.
Section 10. Be it further enacted
etc. That whenever any portion or me
Highway Fund of the City Of New Or
| fal NV, lei
act sha'l no nod fo~ ~" co"etru"'"'
OF roads, bridges, visducts. or aque
| Outs IN ACCORDANCE WITT tu.S a I. " -
the payment of iAterest on bonds o.
public improvements certificates a.
herein provided the City OF New Or
leans shall be obligated whenever
grants any franchise to any person
firm. association or corporation for tn
use of said road. bridge. aqueduct o
viaduct, to make provisions under tn
grant Of said franchise for the REIN
hursement to the Highway Fund OF tn
City OF New Orleans of any amount rea
sonably commensurate with the eXten
of the franchise granted. and the ex
tent to which said road. bridge. viaduc
or aqueduct is untitled under said fran
chise.
Section IA. Be 1t further enacted, etc
That any person falling to register hi
motor vehicle. or to paw his license ia
as herein provided within the tim
fixed by the provisions of this act o
any person otherwise violating any o
the provisions hereof; or any perso
making a wilful false statement in re
lation to any matter or thing require
to be done under the provisions of thi
act, shall be guilty of misdemeanol
and upon conviction thereof shall b
punished by fine Of not less tina
f,i.s Dollars nor more e than Twenty
Parish Jail, for not more than thirt
DAYS. or both, in the discretion of tn
Court.
Section 15 Be II further enacted
etc, That this act shall go into effec
and become operative on the first da,
of January, 1915, if ratified and ap
proved by the electors of the State. a.
provided in Sections Is and II of thi,
act, and it is the intention Of this ac
that the ratification and approval BY the
electors of the State shall lesalizt anG
render valid all Of the provisions here.
of, reserving to the General Assembly
complete authority to amend this ict in
any respect whatever
Section rs. Re II further encted,
,, etc. That all laws or parts of lws in
, conflict with the provisions of tbs act
are hereby repealed
Section II. Be 1t further encted,
etc. That at the General Electionto be
held In this State on the first TusdaV.
after the first Monday Of the lonth
of November, 1914. there shall b. sub
mitted to the electors Of the Stas the
following amendment to the Costitu-
ton. to-wit:
'The General Assembly shall rovide
for the registration of automobils and
motor vehicles and provide a cense
tax for the use thereof. And all,r0vi-
. sions of the Constitution in nf,fct
. herewith are to this extent recalled,
and Act ESQ of 1914. entitled 4 Act
to Define Motor Vehicles etc, / rati-
: fled and approved.
Section 1s. Be it further acted.
etc. That on the official balloSto be
used in said election, shall bepaced
the words, For the Amendment deems
. ing Automobiles'' and the words
Against the Amendment License Au-
:. tomobiles," and each elector shl indi-
cate his vote on the proposed imend-
ment as provided for hy the general
Assembly laws Of this State.
L. T.. THOMAS.
h Speaker of the House Of Represf atives.
3 THOMAS c. BARREf.
!; Lieutenant Governor and Predent Of
the Senate.
| Approved: July 9, 1914.
I. l.. e. HALL.
l Governor of the State ofpulsiana.
8 A true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERT.
Secretary Of State