Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-07-05
NO. E
AN ACT

Authorizing George Colmer to build toll
bridge across Natalbany river, at the
base of navigation of said river
SECTION ]. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly conven-
ed, That George Colmer, citizen OF this
State, be and he is hereby authorized to
build a. maintain over the river Natalba:
ny, at the present head of schooner navi-
CATION, a good, safe and substantial bridge,
of which and Of the rights and privileges
connected Herewith he, his heirs and as
signs shall have the exclusive ownership
until the end of the year 1899, said bridge
to be open to all travellers, without unreal
sOnable delay, at all reasonable hours,
times and seasons, and that for the passing
over or crossing of said bridge in the day
time. he or they shall have the right to
charge and collect the same rates as at pre-
cent charged or fixed by the police jury of
Livingston parish for crossing said river
in the peblic ferry now in operation near
by. By night it shall be lawful to charge
and collect double the day toll.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, etc, That
as a consideration for the rights and privi-
leSes herein granted, each and every per-
son. whenever going on military duty in the
service Of the State, together with his bag
rage, wagons, horses and accoutrements
belonging to he State, as also all children
going to OF returning from any public
school in the neighbOrhoOd, for the two
hours next preceding the daily opening
and for the two hours next following the
daily closing of said school, shall be allow
ed to pass ever free of all charges.
Sec. 3. Be il enacted, etc, That at any
time before the first day of January, 1874,
4, Of I itrip chalI
have TIL, right of making said bridge COM
mon properly Tor the gratuitious use ofthe
public. on the payment to the proprietor or
| his lawful representatives in current money
tbe full amount and value of whatever la
Dor time o. money he or they may have
expended OH the same, With the addition of
! fifty per cent thereon.
Sec. 4. Be il further enacted, etc. That
| if any person shall cross or pass over said
bridge in defiance of the rightfnl will of the
owner. without paying the customary toll,
| he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemean-
| or, for which, on the compliant oftho owner
! or his representatives, and on convection
thereof, he shall for the first offense be fin
ed in the penal sum of fifty dollars, and for
every repetition of the olfeuse double the
amount, said fine to be recoverable before
any court in the parish OF competent Jurls-
| diction, onesfifth Of which fines, or ofwhat-
ever proportion of it may be collected by
them, after deducting all other law charges
thereon, if anywhere be, to go to the prose-
cutting attorney, and the remainder to be
| divided equally between the proprietor or
propri etors 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
cretion of the court.
Sec. s. Be it.furtber enacted, etc, That
If any person shall for pay, profit or CON-
| pensaticn in any shape whatever, cross or
| transport over said river within three miles
of said bridge, whether on>a bridge or on q
raft, or In or on any other continuance, any
person, animal or things, or any person, ami
NAL or tldng gratuitously not being mem
bea of his own family, nor exclusively IN
his own i,dividual 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. 6. BE it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect and be in full force
from and after passage.
passage.
(Sienes) CHARLES w. LOWELL,
Sneaker Of the House of Representatives.
| (Signed] G. Z. ANIolNE,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
| Senate.
i Approved April 4, 1873.
(Signed) WILLIAM p. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
| T. G. DEsLoNDE,
- Secretary of State.