The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-08-16

hJS, IlSn6S duu powers hereinafter
stated, shall take charge, of, man
age, control, construct, maintain,
repair and keep in repair, all the
levees in this State or the MisSis-
Sippi river, its tributaries and out
lets, and such levees in the State
OF Arkansas as may be necessary
TO protect any of the lands of this
State from overflow by The waters
of the Mississippi or Arkansas
rivers; provided, however, that
the consent of the State of Arkan-
saS be first had and obtained to
the building, constructing, main
tenance, management and repair
ing of said leveeS in said last men-
toned State.
3. That for the purpose of carry
ing out the provisions of the pre-
cedent article, the said Louisiana
Levee Company is hereby vested
with the sole and exclusive cuSto-
dy, management and control of all
the leveeS of this State for the
period OF twenty-one years from
the day when this act shall take eff
feet; said corporation shall have
full right, and authority at all
times, to enter upon and occupy,
as far as may be necessary, by
their surveyors engineers, contrac-
tors. agents and servants, together
with all necessary carts, animals,
tools, materials and equipments,
all such lands as may be neceSSa
ry, and to remain as long as may
he necessary for the purpose of
doing and performing all and sin
gular the matters and things re-
quired to be done and performed
in and about the inspecting, build
ing, construction, maintenance,
repairing or management of the
leveeS as aforesaid, and to take
free Of cost, from said land, stone,
gravels, earth timber, as the same
may be necessary for the purpose
aforesaid, with full right of way
and the right and power to use and
| occupy a sufficient portion oil land,
without remuneration TO the own
er or occupant thereof, for the
purpose Of locating, erecting con-
tracing, repairing and extending
said levees; and the said corpora
ton shall have all the rights, pow
erS and preogativeS with respect
to all the location. construction,
maintenance and management of
said hveeS, as are now vested by
law in tue State, parish or NUM-
clpal authorities; provided, how
ever, that said corporation shall
have no power TO lay, assess or
impose any tax, impoSt, fine or
penalty whatever, nor to compel
the owner or occupants of lands
to construct or keep in repair any
levee or parts of the same or to
coutrbute to the same.
4 That said corporation shall,
whiting sixty days from the receipt
Of the report of said commission,
commence the construction Of said
levees, and shall thereafter con-
Struct not less than three million
cubic yards per year, until said
leveeS shall be completed accord
Ing to the standard required by
the report of said commission.
,. That OH and after the com
pletion of any and all sections of
said leveeS said company shalt
maintain the same at the standard
dimensions required by the report
of said commission, and in the
event of said corporation failing
or neglecting to do so shall be
liable in damages to any person
or persons injured by reason OF
said neglect or failure, provided,
that said corporation shall in NO
case be liable where such injury
shall be caused by or said failure
shall result from acts of violence
of men, the wrongful acts of indi-
viduals, the existence of obstacles
interposed by the action OF cOnrtS,
or the operation Of causes over
which said company can have no
control, or Oh account of the floods
rising above the standard height
determined by said commission.
6. That within thirty days af.
ter the receipt of the report of said
commission, the Governor OF this
State shall cause an estimate to be
made of the cost of constructing
or completing said levees accord,
ing to the standard required 10y
said reports, and estimate to be
made at the rate of sixty cents per
cubic yard of said work, and to
transmit said estimate to the Aud,