The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-12

to the Senate. We are assured by the CLERK
of the House that the insertion of the letter
ct" before the word thereafter ia forgery,
and we are informed that the Secretary of the
Senate joined the clerk Of the House in in
forming the Secretary of State to that effect.
The fraud is, in fact, evident and palpable.
AS the bill is an important one, We give it
as promulgated:
AN ACT to authorize the city Of New Orleans to
assume exclusive control OF all drainage
works in the drainage districts; to authorize
the purchase OF certain rights and property OF
the Mississippi and Mexican Gulf Ship Canal
Company, and its transferee; and to provide
for the manner of making said purchase aud
for paying therefor in drainage warrants.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives Of the State OF Louisiana in
General Assembly convened, That the Common
Council Of the city of New Orleans is hereby au-
thorized and empowered to transact and contract
with the Mississippi and Mexican Gulf Ship
Island Company, and the transferee thereof, for
the purchase and settlement OF all or any rights,
franchises and privileges created, authorized or
arising in favor OF said company or said trans
feree under and by virtue of act No. 30, Of acts
Of 1915 also for the purchase and transfer to the
city OF New Orleans, OF all tools, implements,
machines. boats and apparatus belonging to said
company or its transferee, and by it or him used
for or pertaining to drainage work authorized to
be done by said act No. 80.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That should
it be deemed advisable by said Council to make
said purchase and settlement, 1t shall be the duty
of said Council Of he city of New Orleans to pro-
vide by ordinance for the appointment OF appra is
ers to estimate the value of the rights and things
to be purchased or settled for and the duties aud
powers of said appraisers shall be specifically as
signed in said ordinance.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, etc.. That all
amounts to be paid, when agreed upon, shall be
paid in drainage warrants by the city of New Or
leans, which said warrants ehall be issued in the
same form and manner as those heretofore issued
to the transferee Of the said company, under act
No. 30 of acts of 1871, for work done. They shall
be made payable out of the drainage assess
ments, and shall be issued as soon as any agree
ment shall have been completed.
Sec. f. Be it further enacted, ETC., that when
act shall be completed. and the drainage war
rants issued in payment of the price agreed
ON and fixed, the city of New Or
leans, through its. officers, shall have
exlusIve control of all the rights, powers
and franchises granted by act No. 30 Of acts
Of 1871, relative to drainage or other public
works, to the Mississippi and Mexican Gulf Ship
Canal Company or its transferee the city OF New
Orleans shall alone have the power, either
through its own officers and employees or by
dredging, ditchins or drainage work required to
be paid for by assessment upon property or from
the city treasury.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, ETC., that there.
after the City Council shall fix the dimensions OF
all canal excavations and protection levees re-
quired for the city of New Orleans.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, etc., that all laws
and parts Of laws in conflict with the provisions
Of this act. Inconsistent Herewith, be and are
hereby repealed, and that this act take effect
from and after Its passage.
If the fifth section is to read thereafter,
the action of the City Council is made to de-
pend upon the action of the transferee and
present representative of the Mississippi and
Mexican Gulf Ship Canal Company but il
instead that section is to read as it was passed
in both houses, thereafter, the City Coun
Gil can act in the premises at once. We have
little doubt that the law will take effect as il
was passed, and that the ingenious scamp
who forged the fraudulent ct" will take
nothing by his motion.