New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-04
No. 1851
AN ACT

TO PROVIDE FOR ENCHANTING OR OTHERWISE rem
DERENG NAv1GABLE DURING THE WHOLE YEAR,
THE BAYOU PLAQUEMtNE AND IT'S OUTLETS no
GRAND LAKE.
WHEREAS, Under the provisions of an act
entitled an act for the organization of cor
porations for works of public utility and i'm
proyement approved March IA, 1855, cor
poration may be created for deepening or
otherwise rendering nayigable during the
whole year, the Bayou Plaquemine and
whereas no such corporation would have the
right of charging toll for the ingress or egress
of vessels and other water craft through such
channel, without privilege so to do, there
fore,
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State OF
Louisiana in General Assembly convened
That whenever J. L. Petit Samuel Warden,
David N. Barrow, Gervais Schlater, and any
other persons, not less than two have formed
themselves into corporation under said act,
said corporation when so formed, shall have
the rights and privileges hereinafter specified it
being understood that the grant OF privileges
herein made is conditioned upon the previous
formation of said corporation, under the pro-
visions of said act
SEC. @ Be it further enacted, etc, That
said company shall have the right to the ex-
elusive privilege Of excavating or otherwise
rendering navigable during the whole year, the
Bayou Plaquamine, from the head of nnyiga-
ton at low water, on the Crescent Plantation,
to the town Of Plaquemine, and the exclusive
privilege, during the period of fifteen years, of
charging toll for the ingress and egress of all
sailing vessels, vessels propelled by steam,
and all water craft whatsoever through said
excavated channel, except the vessels Of war
and transports belonging to the government of
the United States and State of Louisiana
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted etc, That
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caYate or otherwise render navigable, so as to
secure at all times of the year channel from
said head of navigation on the Crescent Plan
tatiOn to the town of Plaquemine, of at least
six feet in depth and twenty-five feet in
width.
SEC. L. Be it further enacted etc, That
as soon rs the work provided to be made by
the third section of this act shall be completed
and approved by the State engineer, the com.
pany shall have the right to charge the toll
hereinafter fixed, and whenever said company
shall have completed the improvement az
specified in said third section for one-half o
the distance between the head of navigation
at low water on the Crescent Plantation, and
the town of Plaquemine, said company shall
be, and are hereby authorized to charge ant
collect one-half of the tolls hereinafter men
toned.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted ETC., Tina
said company shall have the right OF remoyin!
all drift RATS or other distractions in any o
the outlets of Bayou Plaquemine to the Grant
Lake, but shall have no right to charge toll 70
any vessel navigating the same, unless they
shall pass above the lower line Of the Ores
cent Plantation.
SEC g. BE it further enacted, etc., Tha
the charge per toll, and all damages done b,
said vessels, by negligence to said company
works, shall be privilege on all vessels OWNS
the same, said privilege to be of equal ranl
and dignity with the privilege prescribed il
article 1904 of the Civil Code due by vessel
for pilotage, wharfage and anchorage.
SEC. Z. Be it further enacted, ETC., Tha
all laws and parts of laws repugnant to 0
inconsistent with the provisions of this act b
and are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc, Tha
this act take effect from and after its passage
(Signed) DUNCAN S. CAGE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) ALBERT VOORHEES,,
Lieutenant Governor and President of th
Senate.
Approx ed March %, 1866
(Signed) J. MADISON WELLS
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
j. H. HARDY,
Secretary of State.