The Avoyelles pelican. [volume] (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?, 1863-01-24
AN ACT.
70 authorize Sam'l. Clark and his 1850
tiates,t to ebstruet the Channel Of Bed Rirer.

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Sec. /. BE II enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives Of the
State of Louisiana in general assembly
convened. That SAM |. Clark of ths:
Parish Of De Soto, President, and j. D.
Elder, OF tile Parish of Caddo, Il. @.
Cummings Of the Parish of Bossisr,
Thos. Hunter Of the Parish Of Match
itoches, Jasper Gibbs, Of the Parish Of
Bisnville, j. u. Strother, Of the Parish
of Winn, William Z. Scott, Of Harrison
county Texas, and Lawrence Sanford.
of the Parish Of Rapides, a COMMITTEES
appointed by convention Of delegates
held at. Shreveport on the 22d Of No.
vember 1862 from said Parishes and
County and styled t.The Executive
Committee" charged with the execution
Of such works OH the banks and in the.
channelof said River, rs they may deem
adequate to the defence of the same Be.
and they are hereby authorized and en-
powered to use such force and expend
such sums Of money as may be placed
at their disposal by the Police JuFies Of
said Parishes and County, or the State
--a.,d the said committee are authorized
to select the points on said River and to
deterinine the character Of the works to
be erected. They shall have power
to contract and be contracted with. to
sue and be sued IN their said name and
capacity under the style Of aThe Exc
cutive Committee, ;" to appoint Secre-
tary and Treasurer and such other of
fcsrs as they may require; and to have
plcnary power to do and perform s,icil
acts and things as they may deem ne
cessary to enable them to accomplish
the work with which they were charged
| by said convention.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
they have power to appropriate such
sums Of money and use such force as may
be furnished them by said Police Juries
and Conntyaor State Of Louisiana; ex-
propriate the timber on or near said
River andsto seize any other property or
material that may be necessary, ade-
quate compensation having been pre-
fIUuSly ili>slG lGIl(lCfGCs
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That
said committee shall keep an accurate
account Of all their receipts and dis
burscments and lay the same for all
sums received from the State, before the
general assembly, aud for all sums rH-
ceived from the Parishes before the
Paroclial authorities thereof and from
the counties in Texas before their Ga.in-
ty Courts and each Of tho members of
said Executive Committee sllail be en-
tisled to receive as full compensation
for his services while actually tsnplayea
five dollars per day to BE- l~ aimed ieut of
the funds to be placed at ,neir disposal
BY said authorities. -
Sec. A. BE it further enacted, That
the Police Juries of said Pas,shes. and
such others as may hereafter join them
in aid of the work contemplated, are
hereby authorized to appropriate such
sums Of money AND order out such furce
from the able bodied male slaves there.
in, as may be called for by said Execu-
live COMMITTEES; the money to be raised
BY tax 10 bo levied and collected by
said Polict, Jnries in thu salnc manner
as the general Parish taxes are levied
and collected by existing laws, except
that said Police Juries sI-.l not be re-
quirea to advertis,, the same, and they
shall prior to ordering out said forcemaks
a list ofall the able bodied slaves be-
tween the ages OF Is and As years, and
then make their requisitions on each ow-
ner for his pro rata portion Of the force
required. H.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That
the Presidents Of the Police Juries shall
cause notice to be made out and served
on such owner, agent or oversepr of
slaves notifying lin or her of the num-
Der detailed and the time and place when
they are to be assembled; and should
such owner, agent or overseer, refuse to
obey the order, then and in that case the
President is authorized to call upon any
Militia officer to execute the same, who
shall DO bound to obey the mandate Of
the President under pain Of dismissal
from service by his superior officer or
the GoyernorNf the State.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That
the Police JMries as aforesaid shall have
power to demand subsistence. working
tools, and implements, boats, wagons,
carts, oxen, mules and horses from the
owners thereof, for the use Of the force
50 ordered out, and the persons furnish-
ing them shall be entitled to demand ! !