Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-08-23

OF ihultrtlik lNitifNiFu w uhA wa W h"'''''N'
whatrVeT Tor the improvement OF said rivers
bayOus, lakes, or bays,
SEc, !. Said engineer aud superintendent
shall, aileF, OF al the lime oi making his quar-
trTly report TO the Governor, draw drafts an
the collector and treasurer for said rvef, bayou,
lake, or lay, and also on The Treasurer OF the
State, in favor Oi the cOnstri'i0r 0r construct
or for such work as they mar fnd upnn exam,
inaIion io be entitled Ia the same provided,
that in no ease ,hall he draw for more Than
Ihree.iounhS Of the work actually done md
rarfnmel until the entire contract shall b.
completed and further, provi ed thai he shall
not draw said dmhs upOn the Treasurer ri the
State until corresponding dmfs 0f on"-iilIh al
the amount have been pid hy the collector
and treasurer fnr said river, bayou, lake. ar
bay aud The Governor, when satisfied ihnI
said corresponding nmnnnI has been paid nnl
ol the private subscr p ion, shall onnlcrsigm
the drafts so drawn ppm the Treasurer nPon
which navmrni shnll b mad 0ut Of said fund,
and no pnvmenr shall be mrdc on said drafts
upon the Treasurer until the same nre roun,
tersignrd bv the Governor.
SEc. s. That nny sum OF money which may
be appropriated By the State al Louisiana Tor
the Improvement Of the navigation oi the Sa.
bine rive-, shall auhnri2s the engineer 10 draw
on the Treasurer Of this Safe fnr the same
amount Of money, which SUN so drawn shalt
he Appropriated 10 the improvement Of said
rv r. under the provisions Of this act; and n
certified copy OF nm act OF The State of Louisi-
ana. making surh appropriation, shall br suiii.
rient evidence rhnf the appropriation has been
mnde provided the sum drawn from the
Treasury Of This State shall not exceed fifteen
thousand dollnrs under this provision. And
should the STATE Of Arkansas appropriate my
sum of money tor the improvements Of the
navigation Of Red river, or any amount he
raised in the Choctaw nation for the same
purpose. II like amount may be drawn from the
Treasury Of the State and used for the i'm.
proYcmcnt of the navigation of Red river above
the norlh.cast corner Of the State, under the
provisions of this act; provided The same shall
not exceed fifteen thousand dollars. And should
the Republic Of MEXICO, or any of lis States
bordering on the Rio Grnndc, appropriate any
amount for The improvement of the Rio Grandc
then a like amount for The same purpose may
be drawn from the Treasury of this State
provided the same shall not exceed fifteen
thousand dollars. But no part Of said nppro.
pralions shall be drawn from the Treasury
under the Sth section of this act, until CORES
ponding appropriations Of said adjoining States
and Republics have been actually expended
upon said streams, and good aud satisfactory
evidence shall be shown 10 the Governor Of
said expenditure.
SEC. 8. That money may be raised in the
same manner as provilcd for in this act ior
the construction of any canal b'tween any twt
navgabe points and any canal for the con.
struclion of which any amount may BE- so
raised by private subscription or appropriation
/ shall be entitled and subject to all the benefits
and provisions Of this act: provided thar M
money shall be drawn from The Treasury fo>
the benefit of any such canal until satisfactory
evidence has been shown to the Governor
together with the report of II competent cngiu.
eer, that the amount raised BY private sub.
scription, together with the omount to which
said private subscription shall cntille it from
the State Treasury, will b. amply sufficient, ID
construct and complete said canal so as to
connect two nnvig 'hle points with a good nav.
igah,e channel and, provided, that no canal OF
any river. bayou, lake, or 'nv, receiving the
benefits of the provisions of this act, shall at
any time receive or collect tolls for the nlvign.
ton Of lh" same. Aud that this act take effect
and be in force from and after its passage.