The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-07-30
NAVIGATION OF HoMoCHTro

We give here, for the benefit of our citi
zeus, the Acts which have been passed in
relation to the navigation ofthe IIomochitto
AN ACT
Regulating anil defining Hc p9lcers OF The
Commissioners Of the HomocRisto yircy.
SEcrIoN /. BE It enacted bv he Leg
islature ofthe State Of Mississippi, That
Ransom Bunckley and James Akin. Of
Franklin county, Daniel Wilson and
Newton HUFF of Amt county, Hugh
r. Davis and ID. IL. Cooper, Of the
county of Wilkinson, A. X. Farrar and
James MetcalC of Adams county, be,
and they are hereby constituted aud ap-
pointed commissioners, duly authorised
to receive any appropriation granted
by the State, or voluntary contributions
from the citizens, for the purpose of
improving the navigation of the HON.
ochtto river and Buffalo bayou to the
Mississippi river, and to expend the
sums of money so received for the pur-
pose of removing any distractions in
said streams, and eXcavating and dig
ging canal into the Buffalo, as said
commissioners shall determine, and to
do and perform all such other acts ms
may tend to the Improvement of the
navigation of said streams, as they may
deem eXpedient and proper
SEC. .. BE IL tWber enacted, That
the Board fCounty Police of the coun.
ties of Wilkinson, Adams, Amite and
Franklin, respectively, for said coun>
ties, are hereby authorised to fill all
vacancies Of said board of commission
ers, occasioned by the death, resigna-
ton or removal of any member Of the
same, residing in the said counties res
pectively,
Sec. 3. BE ii further enacted, That
a majority Of said board shall consti-
tute a quorum for the transaction of
business, and for any time or services
bestowed by said commissioners, on
the said improvement, they shall be al
lowed such compensation as the said
board shall from time to time specify,
having due regard to economy and the
public interest; and said board shall,
as often as they may deem necessary,
at least once every year make report
of their proceedings to the Auditor of
Public Accounts of this State. setting
forth the work done, and the amounts
expended, and the manner of its ex>
penditure upon said improvement, and
publish the same in two or more news
papers in the vicinity of the said river.
SEC. s. BE H further enacted, That
said board of commissioners are here
by authorised to unite, by canal, the
waters of said Homochilto river with
the waters of Buffalo bayou, through
Old river, or elsewhere, as they may
deem expedient, or cut any other canal
or outlet for said river, by means of
which the navigation Of said river. and
the facilities for entering the Mssssip.
pi river from the Homochitto, will be
rendered safe and practicable for boats.
SEC. 6. BE IL further enacted, That
it shall be lawful for said commission
ers, their engineers, agents. servants,
and all other persons employed by
them, to enter upon any lands, open any
enclosures, and remove the fences of
any tract Of land, for the purpose of
improving the navigation of said river,
or OF surveying, locating, cutting, dig
ging, or excavating any canal or canals,
which the successful and practical nav
igation of the said Homochtto river
may render necessary or expedent
and it shall not be lawful for any owner
possessor, proprietor or any other per.
son, to obstruct the operations of said
commissioners, their engineers, agents
servants. or other persons employed by
them, while occupied in the pursuit OF
the said surveying, locating or excava.
ting any such canal, or in the removal
Of the obStructions from the said Homo
chitto river, Old river, or Buffalo bayou
for the purposes aforesaid.
SEC. 7. and be IL further enacted, Thai
all persons to contract for the right oil
way, or Tor the payment of damages
occasloned by the cutting of any canal
or canals, or other improvements or
said streams, and all the rights. privi,
leges and powers, for ascertaining the
amount Of such damages, the mode o.
trial, summoning jury, the duties oI
clerks Of courts, sherfs and courts in
relation thereto, and the restrictions
thereon, are hereby vested in said com
missioners, and their SUCCESSORS, in as
full and ample manner as the same
were provided for and vested in the
West Felciana railroad company, by
an act entitled an act TO repeal the
ninth section of an act, entitled an act
further to extend the powers and privi-
leges of the West FeIiciana railroad
company, within the State Of MississiD