The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-12
VS. 6
w. y. y.
SPECIAL SESSION, 1918.
ACT NO. f8.

AL NOs 10.
House Bin No. s. BY Mr. Alexander
AN ACT
To provide for the laying out, construc-
ton and maintenance of the Chez
Menteur and Hammond New Orie-
ans State Highways; to provide q
revenue for carrying out the OBJ
jects and purposes of this Act to
authorize the funding of said rev.
enue into bonds. notes or certih-
Gates of Indebtedness; to define the
duties Of the Board OF Liquidation
of the State Debt sef the State of
Louisiana. the State Highway En-
gineer the State Treasurer. the Sec
rotary of State and the State Audi
tor in connection Herewith; and to
provide for a fiscal agent TO whom
y the funds shall be let for deposit:
and an act whereas 1t is intended
to have this act ratified by an
amendment to the Constitution of
the State.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisi-
ana. That the Highway Engineer of the
State of Louisiana is hereby authorized
to let contracts for the construction
Read. commencing at Peoples Avenue,
in the Parish of Orleans. and extending
to a place in the Parish of ST. Tam
many at the boundary line between the
States Of Louisiana and Mississippi. OPP
posite. or nearly opposite. to Logtown.
In the State OF Mississippi, which said
road has already been begun and com
tracted for. and has been designated as
a State Highway by the Highway De-
partment 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
4 model State Highway. on such route
as The State Highway Department of
the State of Louisiana has designated
Or may deem wise to designate. to OK.
tend approximately parallel to the Illi-
nois Central Railroad from Hammond i'm
TO New Orleans, and In the construction
~ the necessary bridges upon said hlgh-
why: provided, that In the construction
pf the said Hammond New Orleans
no natural drain shall in any
Aay be In the least manner INSTRUCTED:
md provided further, that said Ham,
nond-New Orleans Highway shall be
NIX outlet of passing the Same volume
II water rs Is now passed or in the fu-
tire shall be passed by the culverts or
,ther engineering outlets in the roadbed
" the Illinois Central Railroad parallel
o said Hammond New Orleans Highway.
That before any such contract is let
Is herein provided. same shall be approx
a by the Board of Liquidation of the
state Delft OF the State of Louisiana.
Section 2. BE II enacted. etc. That
n order TO provide funds for the con-
'truction. completion and maintenance
4 the above mentioned highways, the
of state from and after the
lrst day of January, 1919. shall. as soon
after collection as practicable. deposit
With the State Treasurer for the account |
{ the Highway Department OF the state |
{ Louisiana all motor vehicle licenses |
under the provisions of Act |
10 100 of the General Assembly OF the |
tate of Louisiana for the year 1914. APP
'roved July ., 1914. from the Parishes |
i Jefferson. st. Charles, st. John the /
baptist. Tangipahoa. st. Tammany ana |
)rleans md the licenses so collected |
han be paid by the State Treasurer
nto a special fund to be known rs state /
Highway Fund No. 2. Chef Menteur and |
hammond New Orleans State High |
eays:" and IN addition TO the motor We /
icle licenses paid into said state High |
say Fund No. 2. Chef Menteur and Ham /
nond-New Orleans State Highways" l
rom the Parishes above enumerated, the