Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-13

per annum until paid, which condition
shaQ be st firth IN the form. Of rid
warrant or warrantA $3.50
Sec. 9. Be IL fmthef enacted, etc..
That in order to provide funds for the
payments Of the work to be done BY
the said company; the three boards Of
draining commissioners for the drain
ing districts Of Orleans and Jefferson.
established under the act Of March Is,
1863, of March II, 1859. and the
several amendments thereto, and any
and ill other person, persons, or cor
poration who may have them in pos
session, shall transfer to the BOARD Of
Administrators of New Orleans Ill
moneys, assessments and claim for
drainage in their hands or under their
control, all titles to real estate; all
books, plans, tableaus, judgements in
iavor Of commissioners, the Office fur
niture of said drainage commissioners
. true statement Of the claims Of said
draining commissioners against the
city, to be a1judicated and settled out
of the money collected py the city, and
everything pertaining to said draining
districts, that the Board of Admins
traitors of New Orleans be and is here
by subrogated to al the rights, powers
aud facilities possessed and enjoyed by
the commissioners of the several drain
ing districts, or of any other corpora
ton charged with the duty of drainage
snd ieveeing within the limits of the
city Of New Orleans and Carrollton;
that the Board of Administrators be
and are hereby authorized and direc-
ted to collect from the holders Of pro-
peaty within the said districts the
balance due ON the assessments. as
shown by the books Of the first, second
and third drainage districts, under the
acts Of March Is, 1853, that OF March
II, 1859, and the several supplement
tary and amendatory acts thereto,
which said assessments are hereby
confirmed and made exigible, at such
time and such manner as the Board OF
Administrators may designate; pro.
vided, that the said board shall col
lect the assessments herein authorized
ia time to provide for the payment OF
the warrants to he iss ued to the said
company at the date of their issues
also, to make assessments OF two mills
per superficial foot in those parts Of
the three draining districts, rs existing
under and created by the acts OF
March IL, LIS, and of March II. 1855
and amendment thereto, and on such
other lands as are brought within the
protection lcvecs contemplated by this
act, where no assessments have been
made; and to execute and enforce tn
same Us provided for by the several
acts of the Legislature, creating and
regulating said boards of draining
commissioners, provided that Ill mo
ey or moneys received hy the said
Board of Administrators from the said
commissioners vi tae drainage district.
cit:.er from the sale Of property IT.
ecived from the slid commissioners,
from the collection OF Claims FOL
drainage now due, frorl the collection
! of drainage assessments, and from an,
of the sources Of revenue cont ,inpl ,tct
! BY the provisions Of this section o
this act be placed to the credit of tn.
! Mississippi and Mexican Gull Ship Ia
nal Company. and held as fund to III
applied Only to the drainage OF Ncp
Orleans and C.rrolltou, in accorlsnc,
with til, provisions OF this act; am
that ali property, not money. SO re
cciyed, shall be held in trust for tn.
! p -ymcnt OF said Misiis :;pli and M~xi
can Gulf Ship Canal Company and III
timstely for the bsns ftof New Orleans
should the same not be required TO
the work of drainage; and provided
further, that the rights, powers an,
faculties possessed and enjoyed by sal,
Board Of Administrators Of New Or
leans, relative to drainage, shall he 81
construed as not to conflict with tn
rights powers and faculties acquired b.
the said company. in excavating ca
nails and building levees, us stipulated
in the various sections of this net.
Sec, 10. b. it further enacted, etc.
That all acts and parts of acts in con
dict with or inconsistent with tn
various provisions Of this act. ar
hereby repealed. and especially tn
set entitled, an net to repeal ali law
and parts of laws creating drainag
districts in certain portions Of the pa
ri hes of Orleans, Jefferson, etc, pas
SD March 2. 1869. generally known a
the Ship Island canal bill; also, an &C
amendatory thereto, approved Marc
l6. 1870.
Sec. II. Be it further enacted. ETC., Tha
it is hereby made the duty of the Board {
Administrators to SEQ that the partie
whose duty it is TO do the same, shall
Immediately after the passage of this net
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