Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-02-19

IN repair. The State having the power at any |
time to rciustate the saId agent and discharge
said company from The control oil such finished
portion.
SEc. II The commissioner on the Wabash &
Erie canal shall take an oa,h of office, and shall
give bond to the State IN the penal SUN at My
thousand dollars, to be approved by the Treasur-
er Of State, conditioned for the faithful discharge
Of the duties Of his SAID Office, and for paying
over to the proper authority all moneys which
NAV come 10 his hands as such commissioner
said commissioner shall settle with the Trsasur-
er o! Stale and IN the same manner and at the
same ,iIac that the officer now required to per
form the same duties IS required 10 make settle
ment, annually with the Treasure. of State on
the first Monday IN December, and shall pay o.
yer to said Treasurer oi State all moneys remains
ing IN his hands, being the net proceeds teriv-
ed from said canal.
See. IS. The Treasurer, Secretary and Audit
or Of S,ate, shall, constitute a board, " no shai. once
in two wears revise and regulate thu acts of the
directors cf such associations; fixing the rates Of
tolls and water rents upon the works or parts o.
works finished under the provisions oil this act, as
well as such parts as have been flashed by the
State. Prorided, The said board shall nc; fix
The tolls and water rents at a less rate than tolls
and water rents on works similarly situated IN
other states.
SEC. 10. Said Treasurer, Secretary and Audit
or shall appoin, a S Iitable person as agent on be-
half of The State TO take charge OF the works,
materials, Instruments, property OF the State on
or connected with the public works, water power
and rents which do not fall within the care and
duties Of the previous named agents; said agent
shall take care Of The interests Of The State IN
The work, property aud rights of the State named
in this section, shall act under the supervision Of
the officers by whom he IS appointed, and shall
receive for his services the sum OF two dollars per
day for every day he s actually employed IN the
service aforesaid.
g. gn r., =, sL.II bo f,.F,t Fr rooa.
pany Of individuals 10 associate themselves to-
gcthcr under tho provisions OF This act Tor the con-
siructiDn Of improvements at tho Grand Rapids
of the Wabash River.
SEC. 81. Nothing in this act shall be so con
s,rued as TO authorize the formation of any com
pany for the completion Of the White Water ca
nal. or any part thereof, or IN any manner 10 effect
~[affecil the act passed a, the present session OF
the General Assembly; to incorporate the White
Water Valley Canal Company.
SEC. 50. That the provisions OF this act shall
be made to extend to the organization OF a com
pany with similar powers tor the purpose oil con
structIng 4 lateral branch from ShelbyviIle, the
county seat of Shelby county,, TO some point ot IN
tersection with the NJ idison and Indianapolis
+ Railroad.
SEC. So. /, shall be lawful for tho Richmond
and Brookville Canal Company, at any time at
ter complying VITA the reqIisItIons OF this char
ter lat their p!easure.) to prosecute said canal te
completion, under the provisions OF this act, IN at
respects as heretofore provided.
SEC. 81. That hereafter, the Cross Cut Cana
and the Southern division Of the Central Canal
from the Newberry feeder 10 Evansville shall be
considered one continuous limo, and shall bf
known by The name Of the Wabash and Ono Ca
nal.
SEC. So. The Legislature reserves the right Il
amer, urnenG UT repeaI ms act, whenever two
thirds of the members of both branches of ile
f Legislature shall concur therein. ProriIed, NJ
act altering, arncnding. or repeating this act, shall
take effect, until the State shall pay said associa
ton the amount which such association has expen
ded IN the construction Of said work and IN the
purchase of State Bonds, with SIX per cent inter,
est thereon.
{ SEC, So. This nct to be in force from and af
ter its passage, and be taken aud deemed a pub
Iic act, and shall be literally construed.
JNO. w. DAVIS,
Speaker Of the House Of Reps.
AMI. HALL,
President of the Senate.
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