The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-10-19
WIS 81.
SPECIAL SESSION, 1918,

ACT NO, is,
ltpnsr Btll No s. BY Nj Alexander.
AN Act
fa provide for the laying out. consl ruc-
tipu and maintenance 81 the Chef
Nrnieur and Hammond New Orls-
state Highways To provide a
suue for carrying out the oh.
5, and purposes Of this Act. 10
horize the funding Of said rev.
into bouls notes or eerfifi =
~ Indebtedness. TO define the
r. 40 9oard Of Liquidation
Of the state Debt VI the state OF
Louisiana, the State Highway Fin
gineer. the state Treasurer. the Sec
rotary Of state and the State Audi.
tor Ia connection herewith and to
provide for a fiscal agent 10 whom
the funds shall be let for deposit
and an act whereas II is intended
20 have this Ret ratified by sn
amendment to the CONSTRUCTION Of
the state
Section / Be Il enacted hy the Gen
efal Assembly Of The State OF Loulsi-
ans THAT the Highway Engineer Of the
state 81 Louisiana Is hereby authorized
to let contracts Tor the construction
and completion Of the Chef Menteur
Euad commencing nj Peoples Avenue.
iu The Parish IT Orleans, and extending
70 Is place Ia the Parish ~ 81 Tam
many At the boundary une between the
States Of Louisiana and Mississippi. OPP
posite, er nearly opposite. 20 Logtown,
la the state II Mississippi. which said
road has already been begun and con.
tracted for and has been designated az
a state Highway BY the Highway he.
rUrtment OF the State u Louisiana. and
for the construction of ali such bridges
IS max b" necessary for said road. and
fal the construction and completion Of
Fl model state Highway. on such route
as the state Highway Department Of
The state Of Louisiana has designated
~ may deem wise To designate. TO ex-
tend approximately parallel 60 the M
Hois Central Railroad from Hammond in
30 New Orleans, and ia the construction
n tie necessary bridges upon said high
NaE provided that In the construction
at The said Hammond. New Orleans
Highway no natural drain shalt In any
be 50 the least manner ohstructed
aud provided further. that said Ham
15pnd New Orleans Highway shall be
provided with culyerts or other engl neers
ne outlet Of passing the same volume
II water as IA new passed or In the IN.
re shah be passed BY the cuiyerts or
'iher engineering outlets tn the roadhsd
Y the Illinois Central Railroad parall q
% said Hammond New Orleans Highway.
That before any such contract IN let
" herein provided, same shall be approy-
~ by the Board Of Liquidation Of the
state Debt ~ the State ~ Louisiana.
Section he II enacted. etc. That
p order 10 provide funds for the con
.iFuetlon completion and maintenance
i the above mentioned highways. the
secretary of State from and after the
.tst dag az January, 1918 shall. ~ soon
liter collection as practicable. deposit
! IA the State Treasurer for the account
Z the Highway Department Of the state
Z louisiana all motor vehicle licenses
elected under the provisions ~ Act
so ieo - the General Assembly Of the
tate u Louisiana for the year 1914. ap.
feyed July 8. 1915 from the Parishes
= Jefferson. ~ Charles. 81. John the
iaptist Tannipahoa 81 Tammany and
itisans. and the licenses 40 collected
hall he paid hy the state Treasurer
Fto special fund 10 be known as state
Highway Fund No 2 Chef Mehteur and
hammond New orleans state High
avs and IN addition to the motor We.
.els licenses paid into said state High
ny Fund Nc 2. chef Mentsuy and Ham
ooaa New Orleans state RlxhwAs
'oa the Parishes above enumerated. The