Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-01
LAW S
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 4.
An Act
Relative to the Louisiana Levee
pany, corporation organized un-
der the general laws of the State
constituting it body, polite and
corporate, with certain powers,
privileges and franchises, and con-
tracing with said corporation for
the construction, maintenance and
repairs of certain levees, and pro-
viding for compensation therefor.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representa-
tiyes of the State of Louisiana in
general assembly convened, That
the Louisiana Levee Company, a
corporation organized under the
general laws of the State by nOtori-
al act passed on the eleuenth day OF
February, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-one, be-
fore P. Charles Cuviller, a notary
public in the city of New Orleans,
and recorded in the Office OF mort
cages, in the parish of Orleans, on
the eleventh day of February, one
Thousand eight hundred and sever
ty-one, in Book Society s, 247, 24S,
and 249 foios, is hereby recognized
and approved as body polite and
corporate, with all the powers, pri-
vileges, rights and franchises speci-
fed in said notarial act, hereby
adopting, confirming and approving
all the provisions Of said notarial
act, and making the same part Of
this act, as follows:
United States of America, State OF
Louisiana, city of New Orleans.
Before Inc, p. Charles Cuvillier,
notary public in and for this city
and parish of Orleans, duly COM
missioned and sworn, and in the
presence of the witnesses hercinaf-
ter named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared the persons
whose names are subscribed hereto,
who severally declared that avaiing
themselves of the provisions OF Che
laws of the State of Louisiana rela-
tive to the organization of corpora
tons in said State, they have cove
nantcd and agreed, and by these
presents do covenant and bind them
selves and those whom they repre-
sent, and those whom they may
hereafter join and associate with
thsnselves, to form themselves into
and constitute corporation for the
objects and under the articles and
siipulations following, to wit:
ARTICLE FIRST.
} The name and style Of the cor
poration shall be The Louisiana
Levee Company" and the place
chosen for its domicil is the city o1
New Orleans, in the State of Louisi.
l ana.
ARTICLE SECOND.
The object and purpose of the
company are declared to be the re
, elimination and protection from
overflow of the alluvial lands in thu
State of Louisiana, and to enable
. the said company to accomplish sale
purposes and object, it shall have
power
l. To contract with the State o
Louisiana, and under such contrac
: to locate, construct, build and owl
maintain, control and use leyees OF
bo.h banks of the river Mississippi
. and of such tributaries and outlet
of the Slme as may be deemed ne
& cessary by a commission Of compe
= tent engineers, appointed as ma.
: be so agreed upon in said contract
% 2. To construct, establish or pur
chase, and thereafter to own, main
tain and operate all lines OF tele
graph, railroads, steamboats, an
such other machinery as may con
tribute to the above expressed am
: :. all other purposes and objects Q
4 the company.
>, 3. To obtain, acquire and receive
:. by contract, purchase. grant, git
:. devise or bequest, and to have an
- to hold real and personal estate
!, and all such lands, tenements an
) bereditaments as shall contribute