New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-15

purposes of right of way and the construc-
ton or extension Of levees than have been
exercised by the State, parish or municipal
authorities heretofore foe the like purposes
according to law.
3 The power 20 mortgage or pied &c accord
ing TO article eight of said section two OF said
act, or according TO any provision OF said
&C. shall only extend to the fund known as
the construction fund and at no time shall
the company, party hereto OF the first part,
sell or dispose Of bonds for the payment of
" hlch said con structi0n fund is mortgaged
or pledged to an amount exceeding the
value of the work done by more than i've
hundred thousand dollars: and that Il
Auditor Of Public Accounts and the StaH
Treasurer shall not register bonds OF
the company exceeding, q: any time.
by more than five hundred thousand
dollars the amount of work done.
3. A commission 10 consist of three per-
sons. one TO be appointed by the board of
directors of the company, hereto of the first
part, and one 60 be appointed by the Presl-
dent of the United States land in the event
of the last appointment failing to be made,
then the other two shall actl, who, with the
Chief Engineer of the State, shall inspect all
work performed by the company, and make
monthly reports thereof to the Governor OF
the STate. Said commission shall also, on
the first day of each month, or oftener If
desired, on demand of the president of the
company, inspect all work performed for
which no certificate has been issued, and
certify TO the same, stating the amount
thereof. and shall deliver a copy of said GER
titcate TO the Governor of the State, and
another copy to the president of the COM
pany, and said commissioners except the
one appointed by the company, shall be
paid by the State at rate OF six thousand
dollars per annum. Whenever timber shall
be required by the commission of engineers
to be used IN the construction of any levee.
this commission shall be authorized and re-
CURED to determine the amount Of earth
work which would, in their judgment, be
equal in costs to the timber used in said
leyees, and certify TO the same as such
earthwOrk.
1. A commission of one per cent on the
amount collected shall be allowed as a com
pensatiOn to such officers on whom shall
devOlve the collection of the taxes imposed
by the act of the General Assembly here
matter referred to, to be deducted and paid
out of the funds Of the company.
Thus done ard passed in my office. at the
city OF New Orleans, in the presence of wit
nssses oflawful age. and domiciliated in this
city, who hereunto signed their names, to-
gether with tho said appearers. and me.
the said notary. on the twentieth day of
February, in the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and seyenty-One.
NJ. A. BRYSON.
JOHN N. BOFINGER.
JAMES S. CLARK,
JOHN J. ANDERSON.
GEORGE 7. SHERMAN,
y. Y. BARBOT,
4. G. BRICE,
CHARLES T. HOWARD,
JOHN A. NORRIS.
A. D. BANKS,
II. C. MILLAUDON.
,. G. REMlCK,
NJ. 4. SOUTHWORTIl.
II. T, burgess,
DURANF DA PONTE.
MICHAEL HAHN.
II. c. WARMOTH,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
SIC. ). Be 10 further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after the
date OF the acceptance thereof, and the filing
OF such acceptance in Che Office OF Secretary
of State by the Louisiana LeVee Company;
provided, tho said acceptance shall be made
and filed within ninety days from and after
the passage of this act.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc. That
all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed.
(Signed1 CHARLES w. LOWELL.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
tSigned) e. G. ANTOINE.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Approved March {, 1873.
tSigned) WILLIAM p. KELLOGG,
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana.
a true copy:
p. G. DEsLosDr.
Secretary of State.