New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1918-09-14


i A~n~anx o. ss10 revenue into bonus
i uotes W ce1lu.cates " INDEBTEDNESS
j ~ ue1lne me uuties " ,ne ooaru y
/ AIqul0&tIon OF Inc oiate Neb. " IL,
atA.e "a A-ouasiana, lne otaIe 11lsawa,
i Gnglneer, the State treasurer. tn,
SECRETARY Oh otate and Inc olale Auu
alor IN connection InereWlta; anu ll
| p4oVloe 1o1 a uscai agent to whom tns
1unos shall be let tor deposit; ana az
act whereas II is lntenoeu to nave this
act ratIheo by an amendment to the
! Constitution ot the State.
| Section /. Be it enacted by the Cen
| e1al assembly OF the State OF Louis.
l ana, That the highway Engineer OF the
-.Ate Of LOUISIANA IS hereby authorized
| ~ let contracts tor the construction anu
| completion Of the Chef Menteur Roao,
| commencing at Peoples Avenue, in the
| 1a1lsh OF orleans, and extending to !
place in the ka1lsh OF St. Iammauy a,
he boundary line between the States OF
louisiana ana Mississippi opposite, or
nearly opposite, to Logtown, ID the State
OF Mississippi, which said road has al
ready been begun ana contracted tor,
and has been designated as a State
1tighway by the highway Department
OF the State of Louisiana; ana tor the
construction of all such bridges as may
oe necessary for said road; and tor the
construction 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
ly parallel to the Illinois Central Rail
road from Hammond into New Orleans,
and in the construction Of the necessary
bridges upon said highway; provided,
that 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
Highway 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 OK other engineering out-|
let's in the roadbed of the Illinois Cen-|
tral Railroad parallel to said Hammond
New Orleans Highway.
That before any such contract is let
as herein provided, same shall be ap-l
proved by the Board Of Liquidation oil
the State Debt OF the State Of Louisi- |
ana.
Section 2. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That in order to provide funds for the
construction, 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-
posit with the State Treasurer for the
account of the Highway Department Of
the State of Louisiana all motor vehicle
iisenses collected under the provisions
of Act No. 200 Of the General Assembly
of the State Of Louisiana for the year
A914, approved July 3, 1914, from the
Parishes Of Jefferson, st. Charles, St.
John the Baptist, Tangipahoa, st. Tam
many and Orleans, and the licenses SO
collected shall be paid by the State Treas
urer into = special fund to be known as
State Highway Fund No. 2, Chef Men
teur and Hammond-New Orleans State
spd in addition to the motor
vehicle licenses paid into said "State
Highway Fund No. 2, Chef Menteur and
Orleans State Highways'
from the Parishes above enumerated, the
State Treasurer shall likewise pay into
'aid fund such portion or sufficientI
amount out Of the Special Road Tax col
ected under Article 2o1 of the constitu-
lion Of the State Of Louisiana Of 1881
rom the Parish Of Orleans as may bel
Necessary to create and maintain in said
und = sum Of Sixty Thousand Dollars
,er year, which said special fund isl
segeby set apart and dedicated for thel
purpose Of paying any and all contracts
,e1etofore made and hereafter to bel
made, and any and all bonds, notes orI
erti6cates Of indebtedness made or H.
ued BY the Board Of Liquidation Of the
state Debt Of the State of Louisiana toI
'rovide moneys for the costs Of con-
tructins said hishwaya
Section 3. Be it further enacted ETC.,
hat in order to provide ready funds for
be payment Of the contracts provided
or in Section ofthis Act, the Board
Liquidation Of the State Debt of the
ate Of Louisiana shall have authority to1
'sue bonds, notes or certificates of in
ebtedness in anticipation Of the collec-
ION and receipt Of the taxes, icenses I
nd revenues set apart and dedicated tov I
y said Estate Highway Fund No. 81
hsf MenteuT and Hammond O1-}
'ans State Highways," payable sx- )
from the said special fund, '
hich said special fund Is hereby set b
part and dedicated to the payment, .
rincipal and interest Of any bonds,( f
otes or certificates Of indebtedness. a
Section 4. Be it further enacted, etc, i
hat the. Board of Liquidation of he |,
tate Debt Of the State Of Louisiana shall v
I'VE power to borrow money for thel t,
nrposss Of financing the constructionI c
ID completion Of the said Chef Men, |,
ur and Hammond-New Orleans High b
ays hereinabovs referred to, and to| Il
at end may issue bonds, notes or GER a
icates Of indebtedness in any amount f,
Il to exceed the sum of Seven Hundred B
housand Dollars, in such sums and de- n
ominations - the said Board shall a