New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-09
No. -lO.
AN ACT
GEO. l.. BOEEE.
secretary of State.

Granting an appropriation OF money to re-
move the distractions from the Amlts
river as high up as the Governors Bluff.
the BAYOU Manchac 10 HamptOn's ferry.
tie Tickf;.w river TO Lorin Chapman's
the Blood river To Duncau's Bluf! and
the Netalbany river TO Springfield
SECTION ]. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House of Repre- OF the State
Of Louisiana. in general assembly convened.
That Charles Selassie, Dnnis Bowman. Sr..
l.. ID. Cooper. James Penn and William A.
Davidson be and they are hereby appointed
commissioners for and TO examine. receive
au,i report the work Ia be done on the
Amitc river contemplated hy this act: THAI
William, : Round Marcus L. Carter. John
Seton and James II. Baily be and they are
hereby appointed commissioners Tor the
work 10 be done in th. Tickfaw. Blood ami
Nttaibany rivers contemplated by this Ui!!.
4 ma jority Of each board shall he sufficient
20 transact the business they are appointed
for hy this act.
SEC = BE il further enacted. etc. That
the sum of t1ty-three Thousand five hun
bred dollars be and the same Is hereby APP
prupriatcd To remove the ob>tructlon> from
the Amite river AS high up as Governors
Bluff: the Bayou Manc!Iac as high up rs
one mile above Hampton'> ferry: from the
Ticllfaw river as high up as Lorin Chap
mans: from the Blood river as nigh as
D,,ncau's Bluff: and from the Netalbaay
river a> high up AS Springfield.
Sc. 3. BE II further enacted. etc. That
ont OF the appropriation the sum OF thirty
thousand dollars Is hereby appropriated 20
remove the distractions from the naviga-
ton OF the river Amite and Bayou Nanchac
to the point desi .nated by the second sec
ton u. this act: that the sum of ten thou
sand dollars be and is hereby appropriated
20 remove the distractions from the river
Ticktaw: that the sum of ten Thousand
dollars he and is hereby appropriated 10 re-
move the obstruction from the Netalbany
river: and that the sinh Ot three Thousand
five hundred dollars Is hereby appropriated
To remove the Instructions from Bloot!
river To the points in each river designated
/ i'll the second section OF this act.
SEC. 1. BE it further enacted. etc. That
the contract for the doing of the work
shall be let by the Governor of the State oi
Louisiana. who shall take good and sutfi
cient security from the contractor or con
tractors for tho faithful execution of the
contract let out. that the work shall be
done under the supervision of the commits
siOners appointed for each river, under the
provision of the first section OF this act
and that no money shall be paid until the
of this act. or the majority thereof. shall
| certify to the Governor that they have eS
| amincd. approved and received the work
| done under this contract: whereOn the
| Governor shall issue his warrant upon the
| Treasurer under the form OF law to psy
| for the same. which warrant shall be paid
| by the Treasurer ont OF any moneys IN the
| treasury not otherwise appropriated.
GEO W. CARTER.
| Speaker of the House of Representatives
OSCAR J. DUNN.
Lieutenant Governor and President o. the
Senate.
| A true copy:
| GEO. t.. BOVEE.
Secretary OF State.