New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-29
No. I00.
AN ACT
An act to authorize the Compilation of a
New and Official Man of the State

An act to authorize the Compilation of a
New and Official Map of the State.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives, of the State
OF Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That the Governo. is hereby authorized to
appoint special engineer, whose duty it sha !
De, under his direction, 10 compile a geo.
graphical, historical and statistical map OF
the State; said map not to be less than five
feet by three feet on size, to contain such
Information as the Governor in his iudg.
ment may direct, and before publication to
receive his sanction and autographic appro-
val.
SEC 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the special engineer thus created shall re-
MS services, but shall be bound by the terms
hereinafter to be made as part Of the pro-
visions of this act.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the copying of said map shall be vested
IN the special engineer, and he shall receive
from the State, on the completion of the
work, the sum of twenty dollars per copy
Tor each map, to be furnished as per sche-
dule to follow, and for the purpose of aid.
ing IN the expenses of engraving and publ.
cation. But the said engineer shall be re.
CURED to enter into good and acceptable
bond and security, in the full sum received,
Tor the delivery to the State, without fur
Their compensation than that which is here
inbefore and hereinaft, provided and for
the use and benefit of the State, of such
number of the copies of said map as will
carry out the following schedule for distri-
button, viz: The Secretary of State, to
whom the maps will be delivered shall
cause three copies to be furnished to each
parish in the State, to become the property
OF said parish, and Tor use respectively in
such offices as the parish authorities NAV
direct; also shall furnish one hundred
copies to the Superintendent of Public Edu-
cation, to be distributed to the different
puohc schools throughout the State as the
superintendent may order and direct. He
snail also supply the different State offices
at the capital each with copy, and shall
De 1urnisned such additional copies as will
enable the Governor to exchange for maps
OF the other States and Territories of the
United States, and the maps 30 received in
exchange shall become part of the proper
ty of the State Library.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
it shall be the duty of the different parish
officers throughout the State to afford said
Engineer every facility for obtaining such
Information as he may require IN compila.
ton OF said work.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
on the completion of the work, the Cover
nor shall authorize the Auditor to issue his
warrant for the sum to be received under
the provisions of this act.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
this act shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
(Signed) CHAs. W. LOWELL.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, |
(SignedD OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved October 20, 1868.
(Signed) Fl. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana. |
A true copy;
GEO. E. BOVEE.
SpcrafarI of GEaJo