The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-07-23
By the Governor Of the state oi
Texas.
A PROCLAMATION

ffit uonIIr Dc, anu the SAINT u HcTtbl appropriated
to the Trinity river;
That the sum If thirty-scyen thousand five humid
red dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated
to the BrJzos and Little rivers, and towards the
completion of the canal now in progress Of ~construc-
ton under the direction of the Galveston and
Bruzos Navigation Company;
That the sum of tliirty-scycn thousand five humid
red dollars be, and the same IL hereby appropriated
TO the Colorado river;
That tho sum of twcnty.threc thousand dollars
be, and the same is hereby appropriated to the
Necbes and Angelina rivers;
That the sum Of twcnty.onc thousand dollars DC,
and the same is hereby appropriated to the Guada-
lupe river;
That the sum Of eleven thousand five hundred
dollars be, and the same Is hereby appropriated to
the san Antonio river;
For Ferry Lake, from the Louisiana line to JcIcr.
son, twelve thousand dollars;
For Cypress Bayou, from Jefferson to Watson's
Ferry, two thousand dollars;
For Little Cypress, two thousand dollars;
For Sulphur Fork of Red River, eight thousand
dollars;
For Jimfs Bayou, one thousand dollars;
That the sum of seventeen thousand dollars be,
and the same is hereby, appropriated to the Red
River;
That the sum of four thousand dollars he, and
the same is hereby appropriated to the buffalo
Bayou;
That the sum of four thousand dollars be, appro.
pI1ntcd To the san Jacinto river;
That the sum of three thousand dollars be, and
the sane is hereby appropriated TO the san Bernard
river;
That the gum of three thousand dollars be-, and
the same is hereby appropriated for the Lavaca and
Navidad rivers;
That the sum of five thousand dollars bc, and the
same Is hereby appropriated for the Nueces river;
and
For the Mission, and the bay at ia mouth; the
sum OF three thousand dollars.
SEc, ., That q board of Internal improvements,
consisting Of three members, shall be elected for
each of the following rivers: Sabine, Trinity, Br,-
zos, Colorado, san Jacinto, san bernard, Nayidad,
Sulphur Fork OF Red River and Nucces; and one
board, consisting of three members, shall be elected
for the Nccies and Angelina rivers; and IL board,
consisting OF three members, sl,al bG elected for
the SAN Antonio, and one TO, the Guadalupe; and
a board, consisting of three members, shall be
elected for Ferry Lake and Cypress bayou and
Jim's Bayou; aud u board, consisting of three
members, shall be elected for the Mission river and
the bay ut is mouth, which said boards shall be
elected by both Houses of the Legislature, In Joint
session, and each member of said boards, before
entering on the duties of his Office, shall enter into
bond, with sufficient security, in the sum of ten
thousand dollars, payable to the Governor and his
successor in Office, for the faithful discharge of the
duties which may be assigned them, which, said
bond shall be approved by the Governor and filed
with the Secretary OF State, upon which suit may
he brought, irom time to time, and not TO be void
upon the first recovery, for u forfeiture thereof;
and each member shall also take and subscribe the
following oath, before amy person legally authorized
to administer the same: II do hereby solmcnly
swear, Tor affirm, as the case may bel that ] will
well and truly discharge all the duties rs a member
of the board OF Internal linpromcnts to which !
have been elected, which may be imposed upon
me, by the Legislature, from time 10 time and said
members of the board shall receive two dollars per
d .IuN tr zach .mt .kaaks .l.xs .l.,. wA.l
engaged in the discharge of their duties.
SIC. 8. That the several boards shall las on .he
work tn be done in sections of convenient size, let
out the work 20 tho lowest bidder, who shall enter
into bond in double the amount of his bid, for the
faithful performance Of his work, with securities
90 be approved 10y the board they dial! snperiutcnd
the work, and soc that IL h done in conformity with
tho %contacts, but neither of them shall either
directly or Indirectly be Interested in any bid or
contract.
SIC. t. Tia, the aid respective boards shall
lclcct one Of their number President OF the sline,
who shall preside at all the meetings of the board,
should he be present and lis shall have the power
Ia convene the board, with the concurrence of one
n,icr member, Whenever he Iuay deem Il necessary
to DO soi aud two members of said hoari slnll Coz,
stitutG a uaorim for the transaction at business
asui ttr said board shall keep a resarl af their
proceedings touching III ,heir transactions in the
discharge ut their dutics, a copy 81 which siatl 30
ns then transmitted once la every thfce mouths,
20 the Governor tor his inspections, m,d which, shall
hy him be hiel IN the eiiiee nf the Secretary oi
state, tor the Inspection ot n! %ho toay desire To-
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