St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-09-12

days after the collection thereof
transmit to the Commissioner of Fl
nance of the City OF New Orleans. al
fines and penalties collected for an,
violation of the provisions of am
State law relating to motor vehicles
and shall annually between the frs,
and fifteenth day of January OF eact
year, file with the Commissioner o1
Finance of the City of New Orleans, 9
sworn statement showing in detail
the amounts and sources from whence
said funds were coll ,cted. All funds
deposited with the 'pective 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 fol
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
ly 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, op-
Grating and maintaining highways,
roads, bridges, viaducts, and acque-
ducts, as well as culverts. drains and
appurtenances 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-
tstruction of public highways, roads,
bridges, viaducts, or acqueducts 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 a 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 ac-
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 Is. 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
as herein provided, the
City of New Orleans shall be obliged
whenever it grants any franchise to
my person, firm, association or cor
poration for the use of said road,
bridge, acqueduct or viaduct, to make
under the grant of said
franchise for the reimbursement to
he Highway Fund of the City OF
New Orleans, of any amount reason
IDLY commensurate with the extent
If the franchise granted, and the ex-
:ent to which said road, bridge, via
luct or acqueduct is utilized under
aid franchise.
Section IA. Be it further enacted,
,tc., That any person failing to regis
er his motor vehicle, or to pay his
license tax as herein provided, with !
n the time fixed by the provisions OF
his act; or any person otherwise v1o-
ating any of the provisions hereof;
n any person making wilful false |
statement in relation to any matter
,r thing required to be done under
he provisions of this act, shall be
yuilty of a misdemeanor, and upon |
conviction thereof shall be punished |
~ a fine of not less than Five Dol !
ars, nor more than Twenty-Five Dol
ars; or by Imprisonment in the par
sh Jail, for not more than thirty |
lays. or both, in the discretion OF !
he Court.
Section Is. Be it further enacted,
,tc., That this act shall go into effect !
md become operative on the first day !
# January, 1915, If ratified and APP !
proved by the electors of the State,
Is provided in Sections Is and II of
his act, and it is the intention Of |
his act that the ratification and ap-
,roval by the electors of the State
hall legalize and render valid all
4 the provisions hereof, reserving to |
he General Assembly complete au-
hority to amend this act in any re-
pect whatever.
Section Is. Be it further enacted.