New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-10-19

1uu0lng OF SAID revenue INTO Oo0oS
notes or certlncates OF Indebtedness
to define the duties OF the boaro o.
Liquidation OF the State Debt OF the
ola.e OF LOUISIANA, the state 1tlgnway
Engineer, the State Treasurer. the
Secretary OF State and the State Aud
,tor in connection herewith, ana &c
provide for q fiscal agent to whom the
FUNDS shall be let tor deposit; and an
act whereas it is INTENDED TO nave this
act ratified by an amendment to the
Constitution of the State.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louis.-
ana, that the Highway Engineer OF the
safe of Louisiana is hereby authorized
o let contracts tor the construction ana
completion Of the Chef Menteur Roaa,
commencing at Peoples Avenue, IN the
ra1lsh Of Orleans, and extending to a
place in the Parish OF st. Iammany at
me boundary line between the States OF
Louisiana ana Mississippi, opposite, OF
nearly opposite, to Logtown, IN the State
OF MISSISSIPPI, which said road has al
ready been begun and contracted tor,
and has been designated as a State
highway by the highway Department
OF the State Of LOUISIANA; and tor the
Of all such bridges as may
De necessary for said road; and tor the
and completion OF a model
State Highway, on such route as the
Highway Department OF the State OF
LOUISIANA has designated OF may deem
wise to designate, to extend approximate
iy parallel to the Illinois Central Rail
LOAD from Hammond into New Orleans,
and in the construction of the necessary
bridges upon said highway; provided,
shat in the construction Of the said Ham
mond-New Orleans Highway no natural
drain shall in any way be in the least
manner obstructed; and provided furth-
er, that said Hammond-New Orleans
shall be provided with culverts
OF other engineering outlet OF passing
the same volume OF water as is now
passed OF in the future shall be passed
by the culverts or other engineering out
lets in the roadbed of the Illinois Cen
trail 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
me State Debt of the State Of Louisi-
ana.
section 2. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That in order to provide funds for the
completion and mainte-
nance of the above mentioned highways,
the Secretary Of State from and after
the first day Of January 1919. shall, as
soon after collection as practicable, de-
post with the State Treasurer for the
account of the Highway Department Of
the State Of Louisiana all motor vehicle
lisenses collected under thu provisions1
Of Act No. 200 Of the General Assembly,
Of the State Of Louisiana for the year
1914, approved July 9. 1914. from the
Parishes Of Jefferson, st. Charles, ST.
John the Baptist, Tangipahoa, st. Tam
many and Orleans, and the licenses so
shall be paid by the State Treas
urer into q special fund to be known IS,
State Highway Fund No. 2, Chef Men =
Eeur and Hammond-New Orleans State,
end in addition to the motor
vehicle licenses paid into said "Statel
Highway Fund No. 2, Chef Menteur and
New Orleans State Highway
from the Parishes above enumerated, the
State Treasurer shall likewise pay into|
raid fund such portion or sufficient
mount out Of the Special Road Tax col
ectsd under Article 291 Of the Constitu-
lion Of the State of Louisiana Of 1919
rom the Parish Of Orleans as may BEL
to create and maintain in said
:und . sum Of Sixty Thousand Dollars
per year, which said special fund isl
aereby set apart and dedicated for theI
purpose Of paying any and all contractsl
ssretofoYe made and hereafter to bel
made, and any, and al bonds, notes ert
certificates Of Indebtedness made or NJ
ued By the Board Of Liquidation Of theI
State Debt Of the State of Louisiana toI
,rovide moneys for the costs of con-
said Highways
Section 3. Be It further enacted ete.,I
That in order to provide ready funds for
he payment Of the contracts provided
OF in Section ofthis Act, the Board
# Liquidation Of the State Debt Of tAe1
;ate Of Louisiana shall have authority tot
gsue bonds, notes OF certificates Of in-I
lebtedness in anticipation Of the collec- |
ion and 1ecsipt Of the taxes, licenses
nd revenues set apart and dedicated to
be said Estate Highway Fund No. 81
lief Mentsur and Hammond-New Or
sans State Highways" payable *
lusively from the said special fund,
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