The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-03-26
An Act
Granting to j. G. Head, VIM. e.
Hill and others the privilege of
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Bedeeau Lake and Bayou, at
Bellevue Ferry, on said Lake
and Bayou, in the Parish of
BOSSier.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representa-
tiyes of the State of Louisiana in
General Assembly convened, That
whenever JOHN G. Head, William
FL. Hill, William r. Head, j. Oscar
Hill, Green S. Raspberry and Elias
O'Neill, or either of them, with
any persons, not less than six in
number, shall have formed them
selves INTO corporation under an
act entitled "An Act. for the or
ganization of corporations for
works Of public utility and i'm
provement,' approved March IA,
1916. Said corporation, when so
formed, shall have the rights and
privileges hereinafter specified,
said grant ofprivilges hereinafter
made being conditioned and de-
pendent upon the previous t0rma-
ton Of said corporation under the
provisions OF said act.
See. 2. Be it further enacted,
etc, That to the said corporation
when so organized as aforesaid, is
hereby granted tie exclusive priv
ilege and right to build, cOnStrucc
and establish a bridgeacross Bod
ceau Lake and Bayou at or. near
what is now known as Bellevue
Ferry on said lake and bayou, in
! the parish OF BOssier, and to uSt
the public highway across said
lake and bayou, at the point afore-
said, for the purpoSe OF erecting
thereon said bridge.
/ Sec. 3. Be it further enacted,
etc, That said bridge shall be
built Of good and substantial ma
4 terials, and shall be at least II
feet wide, with a turnout 1Ol
yards long and Is feet wide, in.
Guiding the width of main bridge
at or near the middle of said
bridge.
/ Sec. A. Belt further enacted,
etc., That said corporation shall
be allowed, and are hereby EN-
powered to charge and collect fol-
passage over said bridge tolls not
to exceed the following rates, Il
| wit:
| For each foOtman, 8 cents; fol
each horse and rider, 10 cents; fol
each vehicle with one horse OF
mule, % cents; for each vehicle
with two animals, SO cents; fOl
each vehicle with four animals
70 cents; for each vehicle with 81,
animals, 81; loose horses, mules o.
cattle, per head 5 cents; hogs
sheep or goats, per head, 3 cents
all other vehicles or animals il
same proportion as above desig
mated.
, Sec. 5. Be it further enacted
etc, That TO procure means for the
completion of said bridge, til,
said corporation be and it is here
by empowered to hypothecate o.
mortgage said bridge, togethe.
with all the materials, animals, i'm
plements, tools or other stock II
be used in the construction OF til,
same, and also the privileges by
this act granted.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted
etc, That said bridge shall BIZ
completed On or by the expiration
of the lease OF said Bellevue Fer
~, across Bodceau Lake andBay
on, now in force between Bossie
parish, as lessons, and John q
Head, as lessee, to wit: First O
January A. d., 1873.
See. Z. Be it further enacted
etc., That the privileges by thi'
act granted to said corporation
shall continue and be in force
J subject to the conditions and pre-
visions in this act made, for th
term of twenty five years from tn
expiration of the lease of Bellevu
, Ferry, in the 9th section of thi
act mentioned, and for such add
uonal time as said corporatio
may obtain by purchase or other
wise from the present lessee I
c said Bellevue Ferry, with the COZ
sent of the Police jury OF the pa
ish of BOSsier.
: Sec. s. Be it further enacted
= etc. That it shall De unlawful I
establish any other ferry OF biidg
e upon which tolls shall be collectt
: for carrying or crossing With
three miles of the point or place Il
q which the said corporation sha
erect the bridge 10y THIS az
provided for; said distance to b
@ reckoned 10y the main channel {