New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-09
laws 0F TIE STATE OF LOUISIANA
PUBLISHED By AUTHORITY.
No. . g..
An ACT

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Authorizing George Colmer TO build tolI
bridge across Natalbany river, at the
base OF navigation Of said river.
SECTION L. BE It enacted by the Senate
End House OF Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con-
%ened, That George Colmer, d citizen Of
SLis State, be and he is hereby authorized
10 build and maintain over the river Nat
albany, at the present head OF schooner
navigation, II good, safe and substantial
bridge, of which and of the rights and privs-
ipges connected Herewith he, his heirs and
assigns shall have the exclusive ownership
nntil the end of the year 1899, said bridge
E- be open to all travellers, without unrea-
sonable delay, at all reasonable hours,
zines and seasons, and that ror the passing
UyeC or crossing Of said bridge il the day
!fne Ire or they shall have The right to
shSrge and collect the same rates ia at
present charged or fixed by the police jury
az livingston parish for crossing said river
Az ths public ferry nov in operation near
rs. BY night ii shall be lawful to charge
s@nh collect double the day toll.
SEC >. BE it further enacted, etc, That
"a d consideration foe the rights and prlvl-
irges herein granted, each and every per
con, whenever going oh military duty iR the
&ePyirp OF the STATE, together with his bag
gage, wagons, horses and aCcOutrtments
belonging to the State, aS also all children
going to or returning from any public
schO,l in tho neighbUrhn0d for the two
nours next preceding the daily opening
and for tho two hours next following the
siaily closing OF said school. shall be al
lowed 80 pass over free of all charges.
SEC g. BE il enacted. etc. That at any
SIme before the first day of January, 1874.
Che police jury of Livingston parish shall
slave the right of making said bridge com
Non property for tho gratuitious USE of the
public, on the payment to the proprietor or
his lawful representatives iii current money
Shs iu'l amount and value Gf whatever
labor time or money he o. they may have
expended on the same, with tho addition OF
9Iy per cent thereon.
SIC t. BE it further enacted. etc, That
4 any person shall cross or pass over said
bridge IN defiance of the Tighliul will Of the
owner. without paying the customary toll,
he shall be seemed guilty of q misdemeanor,
tUq Shich, on the complaint of the owner
or his representatives, and on conviction
thereof. hc shall for the first o.
fease bs tiu@d i'll the penal sum Oh
fifty dollars, and for every repetition
0t tlre otente double tie amOuat
said sine 20 be recoverable before any court
IN the parish of competent jurisdiction,
one fifth of which fines, or of whatever pro-
portion of it may be collected by them,
after deducting all other law charges
thereon, il any there be. TO 90 10 the prose
cutting attorney, and the remainder TO be
divided equally between the proprietor or
proprietOrs of the bridge and the common
school fund of the parish. In case the of
fender can not or will not pay said fine, he
shall be imprisoned in the parish Jail for
the term of thirty days or more, at the dis
erection of the court.
SEC. ; Be it further enacted, etc, That
If any person shall for pay, profit or com
pensatiOn in any shape whatever, cross or
transport over said river within three miles
of said bridge, whether on bridge or on u
raft, or in or on any other cOntrivance, any
person, animal or thing, or any person, ami
nal or thing gratutously not being a mem
Der of his own family, nor exclusively in
his own individual employment, he shall
be deemed guilty of the same offence as that
mentioned IN section four OF this act and
shall be liable to the same penalty, pains
and punishment.
Sec. 3. BE it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect and be in full force
from and after its passage.
tSigned) CHARLES w. LOWELL.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
tSigned) c. G. ANTOINE,
Senate.
Approved April 4, 1873.
tSigned) WILLIAM F. KELLOGG.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
true copy:
p. q. DEsLONDE,
Secretary of State.