The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-08-21

Commissioner Of Finance OF the Guy VI
New OrleanS, sworn statement $40"
| Ing IN details the amounts and sources
! from whence said funds were collecteu
All funds deposited with the respect,
| tive Parish Treasurers shall be speclati,
Highway funds of the Parish and sha!i
| be withdrawn from Parish Treasury ny
| the Police Jury of each Parish only tor
| the purpose of constructing, maintain
! ing or operation of public roads. hlsls
ways or bridges or for the payment y,
| interest on bonds issued solely Tor Sa!u
| purpose
The fund deposited with the Commits
sioner of Finance of the City or New
Orleans, under the provisions or TINS
| act, shall form special Highway funu
| for the City of New Orleans. and shali
be used exclusively for the purpose OF
constructing, operating and MAINTAIN
| ing highways. roads, bridges, viaducts'
and aqueducts as well as culverts,
drains and appurtenances thereon o!
| Tor the purpose of paying the interest,"
on any bonds or public improvement
certificates hereafter issued by the
City OF New Orleans exclusively FOR tne
| construction of public highways, roaus'
bridges. vaducts, or aqueducts WITHIN
said Parish.
Section -. BE it further enacted;
etc, That the Secretary of State sinai,
give bond In such sum as may be tlHeo
| by the Governor of the State OF Lo'ilSl
| ana. with a surety company authorized
to do business in the State Of Louisiana,
as surety thereon. and shall be entltleui
10 charge the cost thereof, when shaii
not exceed one-fourth of one per cent
and to charge same against the license
| fees collected.
The bond shall be made In favor OF
! the State of Louisiana for faithful per-
| formance by the Secretary of State OF
| his duties under this act, and the prompt
| delivery to the proper parties or the
funds under his control; and shall en-
| ure to the benefit of the respective
Parishes and the City Of New Orleans
as It's interest might appear.
He shall appoint chief clerk and
! such additional clerks as may be neceS-
| sary. who shall have charge of the buSl-
| ness Of the Secretary Of State. under
| the provisions of this act: the said clerk
| shall hold his position at the pleasure
| or the Secretary Of State. All or the
incidental expenses necessary TO carry
| into effect and enforce the provisions
| of this act shall be paid by the Sec
rotary 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 respective Parish funds and
| the funds accruing to the Highway
| Fund Of the City Of New Orleans. pro
rata. and in no event shall the salary
| and expenses of the office exceed ten
| per cent of the total amount of the Ii
cense fees collected under the prOvl-
sions of this act.
Section -, Be it further enacted,
etc, That whenever any portion of the
| r hTtElX sNf& Sc Hp-
leans created by the provisions of this
| ant shall he "sad for tho CONSTRUCTION
of roads, bridges, viaducts, or aque.
| outs IN ACCORDANCE with tu,s act or
| the payment of interest on bonds or
public improvements certificates as
herein provided. the City of New Or
| leans shall be obligated whenever it
grants any franchise to any person
| firm, association or corporation for the
use of said road, bridge, aqueduct or
| viaduct. to make provisions under the
grant Of said franchise for the REIN
! bursement to the Highway Fund Of the
| City OF New Orleans of any amount rea-
| sonably commensurate with the extent
| or the franchise granted. and the eX-
tent to which said road, bridge. viaduct
or aqueduct is untitled under said fran
| chise.
Section IA Be it further enacted. etc.
mat any person failing to register his
motor vehicle or to pay his license tax
as herein provided. within the time
| fixed by the provisions of this act: or
| any person otherwise violating any of
the provisions hereof; or any person
making wilful false statement in re-
! latlon to any matter or thing required
to be done under the provisions of this
act; shall be guilty of misdemeanor,
punished by fine of not less thar,
Five Dollars, nor more than twenty
five Dollars; or by imprisonment in the
Parish 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 ap-
proved by the electors of the State. as
provided in Sections 1G and II Of this
| act, and 1T is the intention of this act
| that the ratification and approval by the
electors of the State shall legaliZe and
render valid all Of the provisions here
of, reserving to the General Assembly
| complete authority to amend this act in
any respect 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 be
held In this State on the first Tuesday.
after the first Monday of the month
| of November, 1914 there shall be sub
mitted to the electors of the State, the
Following amendment to the Constitu-
| tion to-wit:
The General Assembly shall provide
for the registration Of automobiles and
| motor vehicles and provide a license
tax FOR the use thereof And all provi-
sions of the Constitution in conflict
| herewith are to this extent repealed.
and Act $50 of 1914. entitled AN Act
to Define Motor Vehicles ETC., is rati-
| fled and approved
Section IS. Be it further enacted,
etc. That on the official ballot to be
used in said election, shall be placed
f, the words, For the Amendment Licens-
| ing Automobiles and the words
| Against the Amendment Licensing Au-
| tomobiles," and each elector shall indi-
cate his vote on the proposed amend
| ment as provided for by the General
| Assembly laws of this State.
L. E. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate
| Approved: July g. 1914
l.. E. HALL,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
| A true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.