New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-16
:. Wilcox, Williams, Wittgen.

jerks, Je"ell, OHutt, Og0o0-o.
Mr.. Todd, under suspension of the
rules, introduced the following resolution:
Resogued, That the Sergeant-at Arms is
hereby authorized to employ Waterman Of
the Senate chamber during the interval
between this and the next session, his ser
vices to be paid out of the contingent fund
on the warrant Of the Sergeant-at-Arms.
Adopted.
Under a suspension of the rules Mr..
Wilcox called up from third reading file
House bill No. 321 (fle of 1862, /" For
the relief of William II. Hunt, Henry
Dibble and John B. Robinson"
Which was read its third and last time,
and finally adopted with its title.
The special order was then taken up
Mississippi Valley Levee Company.
Section one was then read and adopted,
after an amendment in the last line but
one, striking out the word thirty" and
inserting the word "twenty-one."
Section two was read.
Mr.. Ray moved, after the word out
let's" in line fourteen, to insert and such
in the State of Arkansas as may be ne
cessary to protect any part of the
State of Louisiana from overflow from the
waters of the Mississippi or Arkansas
rivers; provided, that the consent of the
State of Arkansas to the building of such
levees be first obtained
Adopted.
Mr.. Campbell moved to strike out all
after the word "less," in line twenty-seven,
to and including the word 'less," in line
twenty-nine.
Adopted, and the section, as amended,
adopted.
Section three was then read.
Mr.. Campbell moved to strike out all
after the word "act," in line seven, and to
insert the following: "And for that pur-
pose it is hereby vested with all necessary
powers and powers of inspection, with the
necessary right Of access to said levees,
and the said company is hereby charged
with the duty and responsibility and obli-
cation to maintain said levees in proper
condition, and for failure or neglect in the
performance Of ssjd duty, shall be respon-
sible in damages to the party injured;
Provided, That any municipal corporation
or Police Jury shall have the right, after
due notice, to compel said company to
construct, repair or maintain any of said
levees, and in case of default, then the said
levees shall be built, repaired or main
tanned by said corporation or Police Jury
at the expense ofsaid company; Provided,
further, That the said company shall make
to the Governor annually report of its
operations during the current year."
Adopted and the section as amended
adopted.
Section four was then read.
Mr.. Campbell moved to strike out all
after the word ''levees, in line six, to and
the words eighteen hundred
and sixty-fve," in line nineteen.
Adopted and the section as amended
adopted.
Section five was read.
Mr.. Ray offered the following as sub
;titute for the section:
sBe it further enacted, etc., That said
shall be liable in damages to
any person or corporation injured in con-
sequence of overflow occasioned from the
eyees not being up or sufficient to pro-
tect them. from any cause whatever, ex-
cept from the acts of such person or cor
poraion."
Adopted.
Mr.. Campbell offered the following to
be numbered six:
Be it further enacted, ETC., That all the
earth for the construction Or repair of levees
shall, whenever it is practicable, be taken
rom the lands on the river side of the levee;
that the company shall be liable
% damages for injury resulting from taking
Earth from lands ON the inside of the levee,
laid damages to be assessed by two land
lolders, one to be selected by the land
,wner, one by the company, with the au-
hority of the two TO call on third in case
If disagreement, and the award OF the CON-
nissioners shall be final, and operate as
Judgment against said company.
Adopted.
Section six was then read as section
even.
Mr.. Ray offered the following amend
nents.
Strike out from the word damages" in
inc six, to and including the word |
evees," in line eight, and insert CAS- pro-
ded for. in section FIVE of this act
And to strike out. in line seventeen,
rom the word damages" down to and |
including the word "levees.r in line |
wenty-one, and insert, 'As provided for
q section five Of this act"
Adopted.
Mr.. Ray offered the following:
To strike out from the word "them,' in
inc forty-fve, all the balance of the Sec
ion, and insert 'This company shall be ipso
acto at an end and dissolved, and this act
nd contract void, and any tolls at that
ime due, or afterwards to fall due to said
are RENTED.
Mr.. Campbell moved to lay the amend
lent on the table.
Lost by the following vote:
Yeas: Campbell, jerks, Monette, Pinch.
ack. Todd, Wilcox, Wittgenstein-7.
Nays: Anderson, Antoine, Bacon, Beares,
'lackman, Braugbn, COPELAND. Darral,
cute, Futch, Jewen, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch,
,ffutt, Ogden, O'Hara, Packard, Poindexter,
'ollard, Ray, Thompson, Williams-23.
Mr.. Ray moved 10 postpone the consid-
ration Of this section.
Adopted.