The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-06-18

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by an ac. of the late extra
w session OF the Legislature, approved
February 7tb, 1888, certain appropriations were
| made for internal improvements IN this State,
subject Tor lis adoption 10 popular vote,
which ne, is IN the word, and figures follow
ipg. to-wit
An Act making appropriations for he Improve
ntm y The kitcls u he STATE
SEcTios I. Be Il euacied by The Legislature
# The Niaie If 1,ra-, I hat tie ,um ui thirty.
three Thousand dollars be, and the same !, here.
by appropriated 10 the mpro,en Vi the n.yI.
CATION of the Sabine river,
That the sum of thirty seven thousand five
hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby up
propriaied to the Trinity river;
That the sum of thIriy-se,en thousand FIVE
hundred dollars he, and the same is hereby ap.
proprla,ed to ihe BRACES and Little rivers, aud
toward the completion Of the canal now in pro-
grcss Of construction under the direction of
the Galveston and Brszos Navigation Com
pany;
That the sum of thir,y-seven thousand five
hundred dollars be, aud the same is hereby ap.
propria,cd TO the Colorado river;
That the SUN Of iweniy.threo thousand del.
lars be, and the same IS hereby appropriated TO
That the sum of twenty one thousand dollars
he, and the same is hereby appropriated to the
Guadalupe river:
That tho smn Of eleven thousand five hun
ircd dollars be-. and the same + hereby appro.
priaiod 10 the San Antonio riser;
For Ferry Lake, from the Louisiana line 10
Jefferson, oseiyc thousand dollars
For Cypress Bayou, from Jefferson to Wat.
u.uf. Hurrr t,rn tluuu,uI Ipliarx.
For i.ttc Cypress, two thousand dollars;
For sulphur Fox of Red River eight thou.
sand dollars
For Jms Bayou. one thousand dollars;
Tina, the sum of seventeen thousand dollars
be- and the same is hereby appropriated to Red
River,
That the sum Of four thousand dollars be,
and the sane is hereby appropriated to Buffalo
Bayou,
That the sum of four thousand dollars be,
and the SANS is hereby appropriated TO the San
Jacinio river,
Tina, the sum of three thousand dollars be-
and the same is hereby appropriated to the
San Bernard river
That the sum Of three thousand dollars be-
and the same ia hereby appropriated for the
I.Avach aud Natiuau rivers,
aThat the sum Of FIVE thousand dollars be,
and the same is hereby appropriated for the
Nucces river; md,
For the Mission and the Ray nj its mouth,
the sum of three thousand dollars.
SIC. 9. That q board Of Internal improve
meats, consisting Of three members, shall be
elected for each Of the following rivers Sabine,
Tnlu,,y, BRACES, Colorado, San Jacin'", San
ihvnard, <a,ldnd, Sulpher Fork OF Red River
and Nuece.; and one board, consisting OF three
members, shall be elected for the Mech and
Anp,lua rivers; and a board, consisting OF
thvc, members, shall be elected for the San
Antonio, and one for the Guadalupe" and a
board, consisting Of three members, shall be
elected fer Ferry Lake and Cypress Bayou and
linn. Ba, on and board consisting Of three
members. shall be elected for III. Mission Fiser
and the bay a, it, mouth, which said hoards
shall br elected b, both ilouse> Of the Lrgfsla-
ture, in loiut session; and each member OF sliu
boards, before entering Of the duties OF MS Of
flee. shall enter lato bond. with sufficient secu-
ritv in the sum Of ten thousand dollars pnya-
bic 10 the Governor and his successor IN office,
for the faithful discharge II The duties ~h'ch
NAV ,. a.>,gs ed them, which said bond shall tc
.pproyed hy the Governor and filed With The
Secretary Of State, upon which suit may De
brought fron, time TO time, and not 10 be void
non the frs, recovery, for forfeiture thereof
and each member shah also take and subscribe.
The following oath. before any person legally
a,,hor,zcd 10 administer ihe same ~ do
hereby .olemnly swear, Tor afiifpa, A. the case
NAV bc,) that I will we'll and truly discharge
all tho duties ~ member of the board Of ln-
teyoaj Impro VI ents to winch have been
elected, which may BE- imposed upon me, by
the Legislature. from time To time" and =
meml,er. OF the board shall receive two doll
per dny for each and every day <hry NAV
asee..A''a''y engaged y the discharge Oft
dui,es.
Sxc g. Tint the several boards shall lay
of the work to be done IN sections 81 ronss'
nient s,xe. let out the work 10 the lowest BIDDER,
Who shall enter iu,o bend in double the amount
of MI. bid, for ,hs, fai,hfal performance of his
work. with secdlsti~s 10 be approved BY tho
hoard: thew AL xuperintend the work. and
ser that il Il done isAonfo nifty with the con.
tr~cts. hut neither Of them shall either directly
n, Indirectly b. intsrest-d IN any bid OF con-
tract.
SIC. L. That the said respective boards slsal'
.is., one Of their number President Of the
s.me. Who shall preside Al Ill the ucstings 81
~ hoard, should he he present; and he shail
have the power to convene the board, with "
.or.s,rrnrs Of ore other member, whe11ves
!, a.v deem, Il necessary 10 do 80; sndtwo
mrnb,vs Of said board shall constitute = ono
vun (oe H. transaction Of basness; and The
seiA hosrd shall keeps record Of their proceed
iug~ towshIng al their transactions ~ tho a.
charge Of their duties, copy Of ~hHh ,ha'l
b 81 then Transmitted. once in every tnfss
nouihs, 10 IL Governor, fcr his 'nspsAli
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