Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-03
LA w S
OF THE
State Of Louisiana.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITYl
EXTRA SESSION OF 1870.
No. 100.

receptiorfor immigrants unde
the auspices OF that Society.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by tn
Senate and House of Representa-
, tives of the State of Louisiana, il
General Assembly convened, Tha
the sum OF twenty thousand dollars
be, and the same is hereby appro
priated out of any moneys in tn,
treasury of the State, not otherwise
appropriated, to the German Society
OF New. Orleans, for the purpose.
and on the conditions following, tc
wit:
| Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc.
That the German Society of New
Orleans shall hold OF acquire by
purchase a house of reception in the
city of New Orleans for immigrants
who may come to the State under
its auspices, or be entitled under its
rules to the good offices and assist
ance of said society, wherein said
immigrants may, if INDECENT and
unable to pay for food and shelter,
be received for a reasonable time to
enable them to obtain homes and
employment. The said society shall,
in addition thereto, use its infu-
ence, assistance and advice to favor,
so far as may be proper, the enter
ing upon industrial pursuits and
settlement within this State of all
such healthy and able bodied per-
sons of good character as may be
received into said house of reception
under the rules and auspices of said
society.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That the German Society of New
Orleans, aforesaid, shall erect or
acquire. for the purposes before
mentioned, building of the full
value and cost, including the ground
upon which it stands, of thirty thou
sand dollars. The plan and equip
ments of the same shall be approx
ed by the Board of Commissioners
OF immigration of the State and the
Governor. Upon such approval,
and exhibiting proof to the Gov
ernor that property and. buildings
have been acquired or constructed
to the full value of fifteen thousand |
dollars, the Governor shall issue his |
warrant for ten thousand dollars of
the aforesaid appropriation; and
upon the completion of the build
ings, or exhibiting proof that full
thirty thousand dollars in value of
and buildings have been
acquired or erected, and the ground
paid.for, he shall issue his warrant
for the remaining ten thousand dol
lars OF said appropriation.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc.
That upon the delivery of said war
rants the German Society of New
Orleans aforesaid shall execute in
[avor of the State an act or acts of
mortgage, approved and signed on
the part of the State by the Cover
nor for the sums appropriated by
The State, to remain a first mort
gage upon said property, without
interest, and conditioned as follows:
So long as said property shall be
1sed for the purposes hereinbefore
named, the said mortgage shall be
lnenforceable, and shall not be
oreclosed but shall otherwise be
lue and payable and in in full force
md vigor whenever the Attorney
ieneral by the authority of the
Governor may enter proceedings
n a competent court for the en-
orcement and foreclosure thereof:
provided, that in case of the OPEN
ng by the German Society of New
Orleans aforesaid. of another house
II reception, or the removal of the
Institution to another site, the Gov
'rnor may consent to a transfer of
he mortgage or the execution of
another on the place of the site
adopted in lieu of the former one,
md may for that purpose release
the said former mortgage.
Sec. g. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That all laws and parts of laws con-
with this act be and the
and they are hereby repealed 30
Tar as they may conflict, and this !