The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-23
Improvement of Red River,

An act to provide for the improvement of the naviga
ton OF Red river.
Section t. Be it enacted Jy tic Senate and House or
Representatives Of tie State Of Louisiana, in Geneal
assembly conveaed, That the navigation OF Red river
shall be improved by filling up at Il proper point on
Old river TO prevent the the waters of Red river
from running into Tones bayou during low water
son, and by removing logs, trees, sumps and other
ohstructions TO the uavigatono Of Twelve Mile bayou,
Red bayou, Polsons bayou, Polsons lake, and other
lakes above Shreveport and also by making offs on
said bayous at different bends ,
Sec.e2. Be2t further euactea, etc., That in order TO
have the above works pleted during the present
low water, William S. Mudgett, Charles w Keeting
and Nj. H. CroWell, be and hereby appointed Com
mssioners in behalf of the State and hereby author
Used TO emPioya competent engineer, and ha him
without delay to examine said works. aud prepare
paas and specifications of the work to be done and
to make the same so as to show the proposed and
necessary work in convenient sections with estimates
OF the ustad proper cost Of each section and of the
| whole work.
See g. Belt further enacted etc., That Ms soon al
shid estimates, plans and Specifications are prepared
said Commissioners shall and they hereby author
sed to contract in the of the State OF Louisiana
with competent person or persons to do said work
according to such plan and Specifications payable in
insalments at the completion of each section and up
on the certificates Of said Commissioners that the sec
ton has been completed according to contract.
Sec 4. Be it, further enacted, etc., That the total
cost of said improvements shall not exceed the sum of
one hundred and thistyfye thousand dollars for which
the contractor contractors shall bind themselves to
receive the bonds OF the State of louisiana PAYABLE to
bearer at twenty years after the date of the contract
aud bearing seven and thirty hundredths per centum
interest per annum.
Sec. 5. lie 1fufther enacted etc., That the Cover
nor ofthe State of Louisiana shall cause to be pre-
pared and printed the number of bonds necessary tor
delivery to the contractor contractors on presenta
ton OF the certificate of said Commissioners that they
are entitled to the same, which bonds shall be for the
sum of one thousand dollars each with twenty cou-
pons for the annual interest appended thereto and
which said bonds shall have been signed by the Gov
ernor and countersgned by the Secretary Of State un
der the seal Of the State the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts and State Treasurer they shall be delivered to
the Auditor and issued by him to the contractor or
contractors upon the presentation Of aforesaid cerif-
Gates of the said Commissioners
See. g. Be IL further enacted, etc. That at maturity
of said coupons of interest and bonds respectively the
State Treasurer be and is hereby authorised and re-
qured to pay the to any bearer thereof out of
any funds in the treasury OF the State otherwise
appropriated.
See. 4 BE 1t further Enacted etc, That as soon as
Board Of Public Works may be created for this State
and the members thereof shall qualify and organise as
may be provided BY law, the Commissioners appointed
by this act shall turn to such Board of Public
Works, Whatever they may have done under and ac-
cording to the requirements of this act, and such
Board of Public Works shall take possession aud con-
troll of such works, and contract for the making the
same, if not already under contracts and if already
under CONTRACT shall superntend the work and direct
the same according to the contract and do all things
required to be done BY said Commissioners by this
act.
Sec. s. BE Il further enacted ect., That this act
shall take effect from and after its passage
(slsned) CHAs. w. LOWELL,
y. Speaker of the House of Representatives
tsisned) OSCAR J. DUNN,
ST. Lieut.. Gov and President OF the Senate
Approved September s, 1865.
(signedl II. G. WARMoTH,
Governor OF the State Of Louisiana.
true copy:
GEO. E. BoVEE.
Secretary Of State
Secretary Seward will support-whos