Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-10-25


commencing at Peoples Avenue. in the
place In the Parish Of st. Tammany at
the boundary line between the States
OF Louisiana and Mississippi. opposite.
or nearly opposite, to Logtown, in the
State Of Mississippi. which said road
has already been begun and contracted
for. and has been designated as a State
Highway by the Highway Department
of the State OF Louisiana; and for the
construction of all such bridges as may
be necessary for said road: and for the
construction and completion of a model
State Highway, on such route as the
Highway Department Of the State Of
louisiana has designated or may deem
wise to designate. to extend approx
Railroad from Hammond into New Or
leans, and in the construction of the
necessary bridges upon said highway;
provided, that In the construction of
che said Hammond-New Orleans High
way no natural drain shall in any way
be in the least manner obstructed: and
provided further. that said Hammond
New Orleans Highway shall be provided
with culverts or other engineering out
let OF passing the same volume of
water as is now passed or in the flu
ture shall be passed by the culverts or
other engineering outlets in the road
bed of the Illinois Central Railroad
parallel to said Hammond-New Orleans
Highway.
That before any such contract is let
as herein provided, same shall be ap-
proved by the Board of Liquidation of
the State Debt Of the State of Lou
1siana.
Section 2. Be It further enacted, etc.,
That In order to provide funds for the
construction, completion and mainte-
nance OF the above mentioned high
ways. the Secretary of State from and
after the first day of January. 1919,
h. - L..
practical, deposit with the State Treas
urer for the account of the Highway
Department OF the State of louisiana
VII motor vehicle licenses collected I'M
Der the provisions of Act No. 260 of
the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana for the year 1914. approved
July 3, 1914, from the Parishes of JEFF
terson, st. Charles. st. John the Bap-
eist. Tangipahoa, st. Tammany and Or
leans. all the licenses so collected shall
be paid by the State Treasurer into a
special fund to be known as state
Highway Fund No. 2. Chef Menteur and
Hammond-New Orleans State High
ways; and in addition to the motor
Highway Fund No. 2, Chef Menteur and
Hammond-New Orleans State High
ways" from the parishes above emu
merated. the State Treasurer shall like
wise pay into said fund such portion
or sufficient amount out of the Special
Road Tax collected under Article 291 Of
the Constitution of the State of Lou
isiana Of 1913 from the Parish OF Or
leans as may be necessary to create and
maintain in said fund q sum of Sixty
Thousand Dollars per year, which said
special fund is hereby set apart and
dedicated for the purpose Of paying any
and all contracts heretofore made and
hereafter to be made, and any and all
, bonds. notes or certificates OF indebt-
edness made or issued by the Board Of
Liquidation of the State Debt Of the
State Of Louisiana to provide moneys
for the costs Of constructing said high
ways.
Section 8. Be II further enacted. etc.
That in order to provide ready funds
for the payment Of the contracts pro-
vided for in Section 1 of this Act the
Board Of Liquidation OF the State Debt
Of the State Of Louisiana shall have au-
thority to issue bonds, notes or certifi-
Gates Of indebtedness in anticipation of
the collection and receipt Of the taxes.
licenses and revenues set apart and
dedicated to the said state Highway
Fund No. 2. Chef Menteur and Ham
mond-New Orleans State Highways"
payable exclusively from the said spe-
cial fund, which said special fund Is
l,reby set apart and dedicated to the
'ment. principal and interest. OF any
- notes or certificates Of indebt-