The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-31
mo. 1861
mo. 1861
AN,AcT TO AUTHORIZE THE COMPILATION OF A NEW
AND OFFICIAL MAP OF THE STATE.

mo. 1861
AN,Acr TO AUTHORIZE THE COMPILATION OF A NEW
AND OFFICIAL MAP OF THE STATE.
lsEcrros 1. BE ii enacted by tie Senate and
House of Representatives Of The State Of Louisiana
ia,General Assembly conuened. That the COVER
not is hereby authorized to appoint q special en-
gseer whose duty 1t shall be, under his direction,
toicompile geographical, historical ana statistl-
cal map of the State said map not to be less than
fve feet by three feet in size, to contain such
information as the governor in his judgment may
object and before publication to receive his sane
fiop and photographic approval.
SEC. 2. Be IL further enacted, ETC., That the
spkcial engineer thus created shall receive no
re kular salary or compensation for his services,
brt shall be bound by the terms hereinafter to be
msde as part of the provisions of this act.
kEC. 3. Be IL further enacted, etc., That the
copying of said map shall be vested in the spe-
Gil engineer and he shall receive from the State,
on,the completion of the work, the sum OF twenty
dollars per copy for each map, to be furnished as
aiding in the expenses of engraving and publica-
-fi,sn But the engineer shall be required TO enter
in,o good and acceptable bond and security, In
the full sum received for the delivery to the State
without further compensation than that which
Is hereinbefore and hereinafter provided and for
the use and benefit of the State, of such num-
beg of the copies Of said map as will carry out
ihf following schedule for distribution, viz: The
secretary of state, to whom the maps will be de-
lSsred, shall cause three copies to be furnished
to(each parish In the State, to become the pro-
ptrty of said parish, and for use respectively IN
such Offices the parish authorities may direct;
ri o shall furnish one hundred copies TO the su-
pe,.intdndent of public education, to be distri-
btsed to the different public schools throughout
thu State, as the superintendent may order and
ditect He shall also supply the different State
Offices at the capital each with copy, and shall
BID furnished such additional copies as win enable
fht governor to exchange for maps Of the other
6thtes and Territories OF the United States, and
thi maps 90 received In exchange shall become
pGrt of the property of the State library.
Sec. 4. Be IL further enacted. etc.. That 1t shall
BIZ the duty of the different parish officers through
oft the State TO afford said engineer every facili-
= fyjfor obtaining such information as he may re-
odire in compilation of said work.
SEC. 8. BE IL further enacted, etc., That on
fbis completion of the work, the governor shall
authorize the auditor to issue his warrant for the
cum TO be received under the provisions Of this
act.
SEC. 6. Be II further enacted, etc., That this
act shall take effect and be in force from and after
iti passage:
(Signed) CHAs. w. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR j. DUNN,
lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate.
Approved October 20, 1868.
iSirned) ii. G. WARMoTH,
Governor OF the State of Louisiana.
GEo. e. BovEE. Secretary of State.