New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-01
TIE ANSWER.

State Of Louisiana ex rel. Simeon
Belden, Attorney General, va. Fl. t.
Burgess ct als.-Eighth District Court
for the parish of OrIeans.-Now into
court comes the Louisiana and Texas
| Canal Company, a duly ineorporated
body located within the city of New Orleans,
the real defendant in this cause and the
other defendants herein, and for answer to
| the demand made, denies all and singular
the facts and allegations in the petition
contained except such as are hereinafter
specially admitted. These respondents re-
| present that in pursuance of the act of the
/ Legislature, approved fourth April, 1865
| No. 81, ITO enable certain persons herein,
/ after named, to construct steamboat canal
| from VermilliOn bay to Sabine river at a
point near the Neehes river in Texas a
certain number of parties In interest, did.
on the twenty-eighth of March, 1866, by
notarial act passed before Michael Gernon,
organize and form corporation known as
| the Louisiana and Texas Canal COMPANY
for the objects and purposes set forth Ia the
act aforesaid, as will more fully appear by
duly certified copy Of act made part hereof,
lettered A.
That at and after the formation of said
company, your respondents engaged the
professional services of Henry A. Peiler,
civil engineer, who, with others, commenced
survey OF the can't and lands on the
sSftAAtA "a apr luuug &uQ uLllHAlEO
the work on the first Of July, 1866 showing
the practicabilitys utility and the great nd.
vantages to the inhabitants of this State by
tue cutting OF said steamboat canal AZ an
pears by his report and map made mart
hereof, and Iettered b and G; that said man
has been duly deposited with the Secretary
Of State and the chief Of the land Office. AZ
required BY said act, "a win be shown ~
the trial Of this cause.
houF respondents further represent that
on the first day OF July, 1866, they enl-
ploysd nuEaber of lnbOrers in tlais CITY
ana transported them down 70 Schooner
bayou, az point designated on the man
where re canal was 20 be dug, and there,
on the tweuty-eeventh day Of July. 1866
respondents broke grOnaa and com
menced the work ofscntting. the canal. -
required By the third section Of said sci. IS
viii be more fully shown on the trial 81
this cause. Your respondents aver that at
TINS date she company found its credit ina
paired BY Che passage Of She joint resoln-
non Of the General Assembly, approved
thirteenth Of March, 1856. instfucffnw the
Attorney General Of the State to take legal
proceedings 70 forfeit tho grant given by
no Aforesaid act; and as the Attorney Gen
81 iasled or refused to take proceedings ~
aifeeted, the General Assembiy, az II
liekt session, on the thirteenth Of March.
100 passed oct No. 81 over the veto OF the
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