New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-13

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n1fS6goes, eugineets and oefyAntA enter
| upon 81 Lands md tenements situnsGd With
81 tie Gid corporate limits Of the city Of
New Orleans apon which they may con.
cludo to establiah said park or parks, and
survey, and lay out, and construct the
easue, and may agree and contract for the
| land with the owner Of the land which they
may think necessary for the said park or
parks. Ifsaid land belongs to the estate of
any deceased person, then with the executor
or administrator of such; or in case of the
Same belonging to minor, or person non
coMpos nseatis, then with his or her
held by trustees Of echO0l sections or other
representatives Of estates, then with such
representatives; and said executors, admin
istratOrs, tutors, guardians and representa-
tives are hereby declared competent
for SUCH estate, person or minor
to contract with said commissioners
to nee, occupy and possess the lands of such
estates, persons and minors, go far as may
be useful or necessary, for the purpose Of
the park or parks, and the act or deed of
such executors, administrators, tutors,
guardians or representatives in relation
thereto shall pass title in such lands in
the same manner as if said deed or act was
made or done by legal persons Of full age
and sound mind; and such executor, admin
istratOr, tutor, guardian or representatives
shall account to those interested in their
respective bonds for the amount paid him
in pursuance Of such agreement and cOmpo-
sitiOn; and If said commissioners and the
parties representing lands prefer, they may
refer the question Of compensation to arbl-
traitors mutually chosen, whose award, Of
that of their umpire lin case of disagree
mcnt) snail vest title according to its terms.
"Be it further enacted, etc., That one-half
Of all the money in the city or State treas
ury, or to be collected, derived from any
tax for park purposes, be reserved andap-
prOpriated exclusively to the City Park,
now located below Canal street."
Section seventeen, which reads as follows:
"Be it further enacted, ETC., That said CON-
missiOners may drain into the New Canal
all the lands constituting the park; and in
case they shOuld determine to do their own
drainage, the said lands shall not be liable
to any drainage tax" be and the same is
hereby amended and re-enacted SO as to
read as follows:
"Be it further enacted, ETC., That said com.
missioners may drain into the Claiborne
Canal or any other canals within the cor
pOrate limits of the city of New Orleans all
the lands constituting the said park or parks,
and in case they should determine to do
their own drainage the said lands shall not
be liable to any drainage tax"
SIC. 81. Be It further enacted, ETC., That
all laws or parts of laws conflicting with
the provisions of this act he and tire same
are hereby repealed, and that this act shall
be in full force and effect from and after its
passage.
(Signed) GEO. w. CARTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved April g. 1871.
(Signed) II. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. E. BOvEE,
Secretary Of State.