New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-08
LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

AN ACT
Prescribing the manner of ascertaining the
amount due the Louisiana Levee Com
pany from the State on the first day of
October, 1873, and to provide for funding
the said debt.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives OF the State
OF Louisiana in General Assembly con-
vened, That the standing Committees On
Lands and Levees of the Senate and House
OF Representatives are hereby constituted
joint committee for the purposes Of this
act. and are hereby directed and required,
within ten days from the passage thereof,
to ascertain tie entire amount due the Lou
isiana Levee Company from the State of
Louisiana for work done up to the first day
of October, 1873, after deducting all paw
ments made by the State on account of said
work up to that date, aid the said joint
committee shall within the said ten days
make detailed reports in duplicate, one to
the Governor Of the State and one to the
president of said company, said reports to
be accompanied by their certificates stating
the exact amount due the said Levee Com
pany from the State on the first day of
October, 1873, and the said Joint committee
is hereby continued and authorized to re-
main in session for sufficient time after
the adjournment of the General Assembly
to enable it to make the examination and
report herein required.
SEC. ,. Be it further enacted. etc, That
should the Joint committee, as constituted
bv the preceding section of this act. fail to
perform the duties imposed upon it by this
act within the time prescribed therein. the
said duties shall be performed Immediately
thereafter by the commission of persons
appointed under act No. q of the session of
1871, ratifying and confirming a contract
between the State and the Louisiana Leyee
Company, approved February q, 1871.
And the reports and certificates made by
said commission of persons shall have
the same force and effect as though made
by the joint committee herein provided for.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
it shall be the duty Of the board of liquida-
ton created by act No. 3 OF the session of
1874, approved January "A, 1874, upon the
presentation to them OF a report and certiti
cate made as prescribed in the preceding
sections Of this act, and Of demand made
in person or in writing by the president of
the Louisiana Levee Company, to issue and
deliver sufficient number of the consOlida
ted bonds OF the State of Louisiana, Of the
den minations and description prescribing
e( in the act creating said aboard Of liGui.
da .Yon,' to cover the Indebtedness of the
State to said company as ascertained IN
the manner herein described; provided,
however, that the Louisiana Levee Com.
pany shall, upon receiving said bonds, file
with the Secretary of State resolution of
its board Of directors accepting said bonds,
and releasing the State from any further
obligation or indebtedness up to the first
day of October, 1878; and provided further,
that all back taxes for the levee cOnstruc-
ton and repair funds due and payable in
the years 1872 and 1873, which shall be col
lected after the acceptance by the Leyee
Company OF the bonds Of the State in
liquidation of the claims Of said company
shall, from and after said acceptance be
placed to the credit of the general fund for
the years in which said taxes were due and
collectible.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all acts and parts Of acts inconsistent with
or conflicting with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
SEC. ). Be it further er acted, etc, That
that this act shall take effect immediately
(Signed) MICHAEL HAHN,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
tSigDedl c. G. ANTOINE.
Lieutenant Governor and President Ct the
Senate.
Received il the House of Representatives,
Tuesday, March 2, 1875, and on the same
day the House OF Repressn tatives pro-
ceeded. pursuant TO the provisions of
the constitution of the State, to re-
consider the bill to be entitled IAN
act prescribing the manner of ascer-
tanning the amount due the Louisiana
Levee Company from the State on the
first day Of October, 1873, and to
provide for tne funding of said debit
which was returned to the House of Rep
resentatives by his excellency the Governor
with his objections, and it was resolved
that the bill! do pass, two-thirds of all the
members present in the House Of Repre-
sentatives having agreed to pass the same
(Signed) WILLIAM VIGERS.
Chief Clerk Of the House of Representa-.
tives.
Received IN the Senate Tuesday, March 2,
1879, aud on the same day the Senate pro-
ceeded, pursuant TO the provisions of the
constitution of the State, to reconsider the
bill to be entitled IAN act prescribing the
manner of ascertainng the amount due the
Louisiana Levee Company from the State
on the first day of October, 1873. and to pro-
vide for funding the said debt which was
returned to the Senate by his excellency
the Governor with his objections; and it
was resolved that the bill DO pass. two
thirds of all the members present in the
Senate having agreed to pass the same.
tSigned) ?. E. BECHTEL,
Secretary of the Senate.
A true copy:
?. q. DEsLOSDE,
Secretary Of State.