The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-10-08

4 Commissioner or FINANCE OF rne Clly o
| New Orleans, q sworn statement show
ing Ia details the amounts and eource
| from whence said funds were colleCte
/ All funds deposited with the resnec
! tive Parish TreaSurers shall be specla
| Highway funds of the Parish and shai
! be withdrawn from Parish Treasury b!
the Police Jury of each Parish only 70
: the purpose of constructing, maintain
| ing or operation of public roads. hlgh
| ways or bridges or for the payment o
interest on bonds issued solely for Sai(
| 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 run
| for the City of New Orleans, and shall
| be used exclusively for the purpose o
constructing, operating and maintain
| ing highways, roads, bridges. viaducts
| and aqueducts as we'll as culyerts
drains and appurtenances thereof; o
| for the purpose of paying the tnteres
| on any bonds or public improvement
| certificates hereafter issued by th'
| city of New Orleans exclusively for tn
construction of public highways roads
| bridges. viaducts, or aqueducts within
said Parish.
Section IL Be 1t further enacted
! etc, That the Secretary of State shall
| give bond in such sum as may be fl%c'
| by the Governor of the State of I.olliS
| ana, with q surety company authorize
TO do business in the State of Louisiana
! as surety thereon. and sh all be entitle(
| to charge the cost thereof. which shat
not exceed one-fourth of one per cent
| and to charge same against the license
| fees collected
| The bond shall he made in favor Of
| the State Of Louisiana for faithful per
| formance by the Secretary of State o.
| his duties under this act and the promp
| delivery to the proper parties Of the
funds under his control; and shall en-
ure to the benefit 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 neces
sary, who shall have charge of the bust
ness of the Secretary of State, under
| the provisions of this act: the said clerl
| shall hold his position at the pleasure
of the Secretary of State. All of the
| incidental expenses necessary to carry
into effect ar1 enforce the provisions
of this act shall be paid by the Sec
deducted from the returns made to thu
Parish Treasurer and Commissioner
Of Finance of the City of New Orleans
The expense OF said office shall bt
from the respective Parish funds. ant
the funds accruing to the Highway
Fund of the City of New Orleans, pre-
rata, and in no event shall the salary
anu expenses OF the 0tT1ce exceed Ter
per cent of the total amount of the H.
cense fees collected under the provi
sions of this act
Section g. Be it further enacted
Highway Fund of the City of New Or
leans created bv the provisions of this
act s-ou - cod CO.. ~ co--~+,.,, ~
OF roads, bridges. viaducts. or aqus'
Outs IN acc. Tt z
the payment Of interest on bonds OF
imnrOVnmpptC
herein provided. the City of New Or
leans shall be obligated whenever il
grants any franchise to any person
firm, association or corporation for the
viaduct, to make provisions under the
grant of said franchise for the rein1-
bursement to the Highway Fund of the
City Of New Orleans of any amount rea-
sonably commensurate with the extent
of the franchise granted and the eX-
tent to which said road. bridge. viaduct
or aqueduct is untitled under said fran
chise.
That 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; o,
any person otherwise violating any OF
the provisions hereof; or any person
making a wilful false statement in re-
lation to any matter or thing required
to be done under the provisions of this
act. shall be guilty. of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by a fine of not less than
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 APP
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provided in Sections Is and II of this
act, and it is the intention of this act
that the ratification ar< approval by the
electors of the State shall legalize and
of. reserving to the General Assembly
complete authority to amend this act in
any respect whatever
Section Is Be II further enacted
etc. That all laws or parts of laws in
conflict with the provisions of this act
are hereby repealed
Section II. Be 1t further enacted
etc. That at the General Election to he
held in this. state on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday of the month
Of November, 1914, there shall he sub
mitted to the electors of the State the
following amendment to the Constitu-
ton. 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-
S1ons or the constitution in conflict
herewith are to this extent repealed
and Act ESQ 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
the words. For the Amendment Licens-
ing Automobiles" and the words
Against the Amendment Licensing An
tomobiles." and each elector shall indi-
cate his vote on the proposed amend
ment as provided for nv the General
Assembly laws of this state.
L. r. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Repres natives
THOMAS c. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved: July 9, 1914.
L. z. HALL,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBFRT.
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