The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-05-20
No. .45.
AN ACT

AN ACT
10 amend and re-enact sections one, three
and five of an act entitled "an act to
provide for the removal of distractions in
Bayou Bartholomew, and to improve the
navigation of the same, and making an
appropriation therefor" approved March
8, 1870.
WHEREAS, The internal Improvement
fund.- out of which the money appropriated
by the act referred to in the above title,
being act number tifty-nne of the regular
session of 1870, has been abolished, or to
the credit of which there are no funds in
the State treasury, and the estimates of the
work required by said act made by the
Engineer of the Board of Public Works,
shows that the cost of completing the work
will considerably exceed the appropriation
made by said act therefore,
anc House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in general assembly convened,
That section one of an act entitled "an act
to provide for the removal of distractions
in Bayou Bartholomew, and to improve the
navigation of the same, and make an ap-
preparation therefor" approved March 5,
1870, be, and the same is hereby amended
and re-enacted, so as to read as follows!
That the sum of forty thousand dollars,
and such additional amount, not to exceed
the estimate of the Engineer of the Board
of Public Works, necessary to complete
the removal of the wrecks of steamboats,,
trees, logs, stumps and other distractions
to navigation in the Bayou Bartholomew,
beginning the work Of said improvements
| ut the mouth of said bayou, where it emp
ties into the Ouachita river, and working
up to the State line, be, and the same, or
so much thereof as may be necessary, is
hereby appropriated out of any money in
the State treasury not otherwise appro-
priated.
SEC. q Be it further enacted, etc, That
section three of said act number tifty-nine
| be and the same is hereby amended and
xe-enacted, so as to read as follows: That
the Board of Public Works shall, imme-
diately upon receiving the estimates pro-
yided for in the second section of this act,
advertise the proposals to perform said
work, and shall award contracts for the
same to the lowest bidder, who may offer
the hesp security to complete the work in
a reasonable time. provided said bids do
not exceed the estimates made.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
section five Of said act number fiftv-nine
be and the same is hereby amended and re-
enacted, so as to read as follows That
upon the completion of any section of said
work, as laid off and estimated by the en-
gineer according to the requirements OF
section two of this act, it shall be the duty
of the Board of Public Works to cause
such completed section to be examined by
an engineer of the board, and if according
to the examination and report Of such en.
gipeer such section has been completed ac-
| cording to contract, then the amount due
the contractor therefor according to the
contract. shall be paid by the State Treasu-
rer on the warrant Of the President of the
Board of 6ubiie Wor rs paon the Auditor
| of Bubble Accounts, and it shall be the
duty Of the President of the Board of Public
| Works to draw such warrant in favor OF
the contractors; provided that if any war
rants have been drawn upon the internal
improvement fund by the PRESIDENT of the
Board of Public Works anterior to the
date of the passage of this act as part pay
ment of the work, the State Auditor of
| Public Accounts is hereby authorized, and
it shall be his duty, to take up such war;
rants of the President of the Board OF
Public Works and issue therefor his war
rante upon the general fund of the State.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc.. That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
| lSigned) GEO. W. CARTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
/ (Signed) OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
A true copy:
GEo. E. BovEE,
| Secretary Of State.