The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-05
SPECIAL SESSION, 1918.
ACT NO. 18.

ACT NO. IL.
House Bill No. 5. By Mr.. Alexander.
AN ACT
To provide for the laying out, construc-
ton and maintenance of the Chef
Menteur and Hammond New Orle-
ans State Highways; to provide a
revenue for carrying out the OBJ
jects and purposes of this Act; to
authorize the funding of said rev.
enue into bonds, notes or certifi-
Gates of indebtedness; to define the
duties of the Board of Liquidation
of the State Debt of 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
the funds shall be let for deposit;
and an act whereas it is intended
to have 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 Louisi-
ana. That the Highway Engineer of the
State of Louisiana is hereby authorized
to let contracts for the construction
and completion of the Chef Menteur
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 con-
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
a 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 ex-
tend approximately parallel to the Illi-
nois Central Railroad from Hammond in
to New Orleans. and in the construction
Of the necessary bridges upon said high
way: provided, that in the construction
OF the said Hammond New Orleans
no natural drain shall in any
way be in the least manner INSTRUCTED;
and provided further, that said Ham
Orleans Highway shall be
provided with culverts or other engineer
ing outlet : of passing the same volume
Of water as is now passed or in the flu
tire shall be passed by the culverts or
other engineering outlets in the roadbed
Of the Illinois Central Railroad parallel
10 said Hammond New Orleans Highway.
That before any such contract is let
rs herein provided. same shall be approx
sd by the Board of Liquidation of the
State Debt of the State of Louisiana.
Section 2. Be it enacted, etc, That
n order to provide funds for the con-
struction, completion and maintenance
IF the above mentioned highways, the
Secretary of State from and after the
ifst day of January, 1919, shall, as soon
sitter collection as practicable. deposit
With the State Treasurer for the account
II the Highway Department of the State
81 Eoaisiana all motor vehicle licenses
collected under the provisions of Act
No. 100 of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana for the year 1914, APP
proved July 9, 1914. from the Parishes
II Jefferson, st. Charles. ST. John the
8aptist, Tangipahoa. st. Tammany and
Orleans. and the licenses so collected
shall be paid by the State Treasurer
nto special. fund to be knownJas State
Fund No. 2, Chef Menteur and
Hammond New Orleans State High
ways and in addition to the motor We
iicle licenses paid into said state High
way Fund No. 2. Chef Menteur and HAM
nond New Orleans State Highways"
rom the Parishes above enumerated, the