The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-10-17
An Act

To Authorize the Closing of Ben.
otis Bayou in the Parish az
BOssier.
Sec. /. Be it enacted by fha
Senate and House Of Represents
tives of the State of Louisiana Il
General Assembly convened. That
whenever Frank j. Smith, w. Il
Hilton, Isaac A. billiard, Robert
T. Stinson, William G. Hamilton
William G. Naples, Thomas N
Gilmer, Rufus Y. Graves, Richard
w. Turner and John H. Howell
or any five of them, or such other
persons as may associate with
them, shall have formed them.
selves into a corporations, undar
an act entitled tan act for the or.
ganizatiOn of corporations for
works of public utility and i'm. /.
provenent," approved March IA
1856. Said corporation when 81
formed shall have the rights here.
matter specified, said grant ~
privilege hereinafter made beinr
conditional and dependent nDOO
the previous formation Of said
corporation under the provisions
of said act.
Sec. 2. Beitftlrther enacted, etc.
That said corporators be and Ar
hereby authorized and empower.
ed to close Benlot's Bayou, in the
parish of Bossier, by the erection
of levee, dam or other necessary
works at any place within 400
yards Of the point of which said
bayou flows from Red River.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted.
etc., That said corporators are
hereby furthermore authorized
and empowered to use the earth.
sand or other necessary materials
convenient to the point. they NAV
select, as hereinbefore provided
for the erection of said leyee or
other necessary works for closing
said bayou, by making compen,
sation therefor to the riparian
owners or proprietors, according
to the provisions hereinafter en-,
acted.
Sec. 4. Belt further enacted, etc,
That if said cOrporatOrs, said rip,
arian owners or proprietors, shall
be unable to agree upon the com.
pensation to be made for the use
of earth, sand or other necessary
materials convenient to the point,
they, the said corporateFs, shall
select for the erection ofBaid levee.
dam or other works necessary fnr
closing said bayou, then and III
that case said c0rpOratOrs shaIl
petition the Parish Judge Of the
parish of Bossier, which said
Judge shall Immediately order q
jury of twelve disinterested citi-
zens of said parish, to be summ0n-
ed according to law, assess the
damages occasioned BY such use
of earth, sand or other necessary
materials authorized to be used
by said cOrpOrators under the
provisions of this act, and upon
tender by said cOrpOrators to the
owners or proprietors of said earth
sand or other necessary materials
of the amount assessed by said
jury as aforesaid, as damages or
as the value of said earth, sand
or other necessary materials, said
corporators are hereby authorized
to use the same for the purposes
contemplated BY tliis act.
| Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, etc,
That either the said corp0rat0rS,
or said riparian pnOprietOrs, shall
have the right to appeal from the
decision Of the jury, provided for
in the fourth section of this act,
to the court having jurisdiction Of
the amount in controversy: Pro
Usded, hOtoeUer, said appeal shall
not delay the construction Of said
leyee, dam or other works.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, etc,
That this act take effect from and
after the passage thereof.
CHAs. w. LOWELL, II
I Speaker House Represen tatives.
OSCAR j. DUNN 4
| 1t. Gov. and President Senate.
Approved September %, 1858.
I'll. @. WARMOTH, sspa
i Governor State Louisiana.
j A true copy:
GEO, Il. BOVRE.