The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-10-24
An Act.

the navigation of Red River shall
be improved by filling up at a
proper point ON Old river so as to
prevent the waters of Red River
from running into Tones Bayou
during the low water season, and
by removing logs trees, stumps
and other distractions to the nav
igation Of Twelve Mile Bayou,
Red Bayou, Polson's Bayou, Pol
sons Lake, and other lakes above
Shreveport, and also by making
cutoffs on said bayous at different
bends.
Sec. 2. Beitfurtherenacted ETC.,
That in order to have the above
works completed during the pres
ent low water, William S. Mud
| gett, Charles w. Keeting, M. H.
Crowell, be and are hereby ap-
pointed commissioners in behalf
of the State, and are hereby au-
thorized to employ a competent
engineer, and to have him with
out delay examine said works,
and prepare plans and specifica-
tions of the work to be done, and
to make the same so as to show
| the proposed and necessary work
in convenient sections, with esti-
mates of the just and proper cost
of each section and OF the whole
work.
See. 3. Be it further enacted,
etc., That as soon as said esti-
mates, plans and specifications
are prepared, said commissioners
shall and they are hereby author
| lied to contract in the name of the
State of Louisiana with a compe-
tent person or persons to do said
word according to such plan or
specifications, payable in install
ments at the completion of each
section and upon the certificates
of said commissioners that the
section has been completed ac-
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Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That the total cost of said i'm
provements shall not exceed the
sum of S135,000, for which the
contractor or contractors shall
bind themselves to receive the
bonds of the State Of Louisiana,
| payable to bearer at twenty years
after tho date of the contract, and
bearing seven and thirty hun
dredths per centum interest per
| annum.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That the Governor of the State of
Louisiana shall cause to be pre-
pared and printed the number OF
bonds necessary for delivery to
the contractor or contractors on
presentation of the certificate OF
said commissioners that they are
entitled to the same, which bonds
shall be for the sum of $1,000 each.
with twenty coupons for theannu
J al interest appended thereto, and
which said bonds shall have been
} signed by the Governor and coun
tersigned by toe Secretary oi
State under the seal Of the State,
the Auditor of public accounts
and State treasurer, they shall be
, delivered to the Auditor, and is
/ sued by him TO the the contractor
or contractors upon the preSenta
ton of the aforesaid certificates
of the said commissioners.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, etc.
That at maturity of said coupons
! of interest and bond respectively
e the State treasurer be and he il
e hereby authorized and required tC
i pay the same to any bearer there
of, out of any funds in the treasu
I ry of the State not otherwise ap
], propriated.
: Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, etc.
t That as soon as q Board Of Publ,
Works may be created for thi
State, and the members thereo
shall qualify and organize as ma,
be provided by law, the commits
sioners appointed by this act shal
turn over to such Board of Publ
Works, whatever they may hav
done under and according to th
requirements Of this act, and sue
e, Board of Public Work shall tax
e possession and control of sue
j works, and contract for the maE
ing the same if not already unde
contract; and if already under COZ
a tract, shall superintend the wor
and direct the same according I
the contract, and do all things r
mi quired to be done by said commi
4, sioners by this act.
See g Re If further enacte,