The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-06-25
BY the Governor Of the State Of
Texas.
A PROCLAMATION


I" HEREAS, by an acs Of the extra session Of
the Legislature, approved February 18th,
1893, certain appropriations were made for lntern.
al improvements In that State, subject for it, adop.
ton To a popular vote, which act is In the words
and figures following, to wit;
An Act making appropriations for the Improvement
Of the Rivers Of the State.
SxcTioS i. BE Il enacted by the Legislature of
the State Of Texas, that the sum of thirty.thrcc
thousand dollars be, and the sxine IL hereby appro.
i,'ssted TO the improvement, Of the navigation Of
the Sabine river;
That the sum Of thirty-seven thousand Eve hund.
red dollars be, and the same IN hereby appropriated
to the Trinity river;
Tha. the sum Of thity-seven thousand five hund.
red dollars be, and the same IL hereby appropriated
to the Brazos and Little rivers, and towards the
completion of the canal now in progress of cOnstruc-
ton under The direction of the Galveston and
Brazos Navigation Company;
lllat the sum Oh thkty-scven thousand Ave hund.
red dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated
to the Colorado river;
That the sum Of twcnty-three thousand dollars
be, and the aanc IL hereby appropriated TO the
Neehes and Angelina rivers;
That the sum of twcnty-one thousand dollars be,
and tho 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
viz NIL EIIbDIIlp IINcTt
For Ferry Lake, from the Louisiana line to ,JeNer.
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 Jim's Bayou, one thousand dollars:
That the sum of seventeen thousand dollars be.
and the same is hereby, appropriated TO the Red
River;
Tint the sum of four thousand dollars he. and
the same Is hereby appropriated to the Bunllo
Bayou;
That the sum of four thousand dollars be. ammo.
piiatcd to the San Jacinto river;
That the sun, of three thousand dollars bc. and
the same Is hereby appropriated to the San Bernard
river;
That the sum of three thousand dollars be, and
tho same Is hereby appropriated for the Lavaca and
Navidad rivers;
That the sum of five thousand dollars be, and the
same is hereby appropriated for the Nucccs river
and
For the Mission, and the bay at its mouth; the
sum of three thousand dollars.
SEc. =. That a board Of Internal improvements,
consisting OF three members, shall be elected Tor
each OF the following rivers: Sabine, Trinity, Ira
EOS, Colorado, San Jacinto, San Bernard, Navidad.
Sulphur Fork of Red River and Nueccs; and ono
board, consisting OF three members, shall be elected
for the Nechcs and Angelina rivers and a board.
consisting of three members, shall be elected for
the San Antonio, and one for the Guadalupe and
a board, consisting of three members, shall be
elected for Ferry Lake and Cypress Bayou and
Jim's Bayou; and n board, consisting of three
members, shall be elected for the Mission river and
the bay Mt It's 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 ton
Thousand dollars pny,,lln IN tho Enynr,., ..J IL.
successor in office. for the faithful discharge of tho
duties which may be assigned them, which said
bond shall he approved by the Governor aud filed
with the Secretary Of State, upon which suit NAV
be brought, from time to time, and not To he void
upon tue first recovery, for a forfeiture thereof;
aud each member shall also take and subscribe the
following oath, before any person legally authorized
to administer the same: 81 do hereby solmenly
swear, Tor affirm, "a the case may bel that / will
well and truly discharge all the duties rs q member
Of the board OF Internal I%mproments to which l
have been elected, which may be imposed upon
me, 10y the Legislature, from time to time and said
members of the board shall receive two dollars per
day for each and evcy day they may be- necessarily
engaged in the discharge of their duties.
SIC. 3. That the several boards shall lay of tho
work to be done in sections of convenient Axe. Let
out the work to the lowest bidder, who shall enter
into bond In double the amount OF his bid, for the
faithful performance Of his work, with securities
~ ~ I'N W. " wv 'NsN' ttl'N tuIt
the work, and see that il is done in conformity with
the contracts, but neither of them slall either
directly or indirectly be interested In any bid or
contract.
SEc. 4. That the said respective boards shall
elect one Of their number President of the same.
who shall preside az all the meetings of the board.
should he be present: aud nc shall have the power
TO convene the board, with the concurrence OF one
other member, whenever he may deem il necessary
60 dO so and two members of said board shall con.
stitutc u quorum for the transaction Of business;
and the said board shall keep n record Of their
proceedings touching all their transactions in the
discharge oi their duties, a copy OF which shall he
hy them transmitted, once in every three months.
To- the Governor, for his inspection. and which shall
hy lin bc filed In the office of the Secretary of
state, Tor the Inspection OF NIL who may dcsir. IN
see it; and the said board shall, from time to time,
draw drafts on the Treasury, in favor Of tho con.
tractor, for such sums IA they may think necessary
aud proper, to enable such contractor to progress
sit, his work I'roriioi That Ia no ease slall they
draw Tor more than two'thirds ot the work actually
done aud performed, until the whole of the con.
taci shall have been completed,
Src 9, That all the proceedings Of the rcspcc.
tive boards touching their duties, shall tc hv them
ail hriorc ,is next sessioa of the Legislature, after
they ate had aisn, all the proceedings of the
noVcrnet, tnachtng his duties and transactions wild,
the said t,arts shall hc nv him laid before the next
SESSION 81 thc Iecisatntc, after they ar. had and
In ease of a vacanvy Ia the beari during the rcccs.
at ,hr Legislature, I, shall be filed by the two 10.
mas,.2s members, which appoinuneu, shall he In
forge 8ptl the mcc,lag ~ the neat Legislature.
ASH N ihe event that there shall hc at any time
only lnv member ot the toaui or io n,efnhct VI
lae trsri, /, .s,ail H. the da,y ~ tie t~'overncs 10
ti Zee YseagSs 90 vacancies, sluoh appointments
sA.aA. IN hike manner continue IN Onics until the
next ssssoa of the Legislature.
Sec a That each ssesalsef ef The l-oari fasy
make oat NJ. accoant every three aaan,hs. tef his
af,tecS which shsA te s.gscsi d, zach rsrmt,ef IL
thc besfd. snd salsaist.ss % The 1nsstssef Coz ~.
approval s,i u hy hsa approved. ~. TREASURER
sAsi ,AS the same; ts, stNoali ,hr Geysnsog di..
apsgesc ,he ssnr, be shsi rviasa u to tsc ~hi
bsssi stth has rcss,it. CO hss ,hNseprws&i