The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-20
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and made the special order Of the day for thai
day and hour.
On the motion OF MFR. Washburn, House bill
No. Isl, An net 10 authorize and instruct the
Attorney General 10 bring suit against the Lou.
isiana Loves Company, for the forfeiture o.
their charter and the annullment OF their con.
tract with the State. 10 enioin said eompauy
from further action. and TO a1thorizs the said
company TO plead in raeonvsntion their claims
II any they have. against the State"
Was taken up on It's second reading.
Mr.. Washbarn offered Joint resolution as D
substitute for the bill, and requested that his
written argument in support OF said resolution
be- read by the clerk bef,re his resolution was
read. # % at
Leave WIS granted and the argument was
do not approve the substitute offered by the
Judiciary Committee for the following reasons:
1. Begause the suit ordered to be Instituted
may fail, and the position Of the Levse Company
will be rendered stronger thereby;
q Because II the suit is successful and the
charter is overtfirown. the claim which will be
adiadged TO the company By the court will be
the State TO the company, and after an expensige
litigation the company will have less ability and
less inclination TO make concessions than IL they
o. Because the institution of legal proceedings
will cause contractors who ars now at work, as
third parties acting In good faith. to cease oper~
and ay aoss t rlantna interests ~ III atan II
very great Increase 81 danger from no overflow "
4. Because an attempt at an amieable adjust
nnent will probably lead 20 u voluntary surreu-
der Of contract and 10 q liberal deduction Of the
amount due the con- pany- and IL no speedy
aInieabls settlement is found practicable. the
onen .e 'f'po'01 oAN0' ''''' "'' S'''i i0"'A'"'
Let us examine each OF these propositions and
Can the sorfeitnIa ri ehartsr he abtsi osd t,v
a decree of COURT ''''- ~ ''''''''0N ~
s;thss ftst tbs cS,aptes uas III vnafin, n
hee Yorfstsd 10 he fai1nre ~ ne y, II nt.
Isl us iook M fbs legal form of the instrn
ment and ascertain firgt whether any flaw can
he fou nd 'A'' ''"' "''" '''"
The Loqsans Lsyse g9pRpa,y was insorp POI
hefora },barlss fsavfiar natagu nrhlia suhsa,
guently hy het Ma Of the I,sosiafrtre II isT1
the existenee oil this Company as o body DO itie
d ri@.s syd a ~ 49, "e
firrasd. "'.0 WIZ
anreiv there Ia n, doubt of their riof,ta In do
.b;s ia npigilags s,nssantsad r. ne n;tilsns
Of The state Tor the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of anv lsnal
ibsr aneo w ~
geayysssfnre aa sneh "Is nonfirns ne fant ~ hi
does not add to or dstraet from fbe LEGALITY Of
their oct. ' " '. 1850 =, ''0 'S''''''' y
.tsnnt; e,,d raysa;r - fLa iot pasn ~ =
ssL The arst clause 81 section provides for q 3
I'm and dimanai5ns If The isyesa IL 'i hs Dos-
strnetad' rsnajrsd or stfsnetbened and 'Y tt.e
ssa a 70 70 tnsd lna nd saart elass roaa
- ~ ocnst r,,ntian ra,ai s,d
or Inc ss @ lsp N s G nse "a
Xxi ~ III ~ Eo
ana t a, II III VIZ eho Y, II
W. nav names hspa ~ nte fiia irn IN ~
sera may ZIP s m yee ,ms sara
- he ad fhs lgH2gS - 10y geEs
Tbsrs 81 no obligation upon fhsn, and there
never mas oeen to construct all the ievees OF the
risi,aa see. d of the art rrovides thai after
tte ocIo ,letion III anv ievas fhev abaii rnain
tsin The same 10 to the standard reat1irad t,y
he engineers "sg,d in the svsnt ~ aaad cfTnnr
afinn 2aiiino or nsoientinD Il, do ID h anal he
liable 10 what? 10 the Slater Shall this
WORK aforfeiturs of cbartsr? let us sse@-r aa
The words III shail be- iiable in damages to
anv nsrsap ar meTsona Injured he paasnn ri
said nevieff or failnI =
And svsr this clause the only onson whief, 70
bano tba anf,at III a bo,a for ohtain;n ~, rsdress
rom Ills niantuous Incubus Y vas rseeaIsd by
an act Of tie IegisIature' approyed March 4.
is5s, and duly agreed 70 and ratifsd By TIE com
cganses sig and seven provide for tf,s raising
of money By the assessment and collection 81
3 tax as compensation TO the Levee Company
rsnsatinn and The dnratioI Of the eortran act
fwe1fy-ons years.
The eighth and ninth sections provide for the
by the Issue oil bonds secured BY the State.
Nv aet 40, ri OF the same wear certain rnedia.
cations were intro s Tmitine ts AMOUNT Of
bonds. and proyiding FOR the acesptancs Of The
work. fPp. 81. ssi. - VIZ ''N'''''i0 ~
ad sp Nh nv wees s 2, S ra - m
30 Cents Der cubic YARD. (Pp, 90 to 81 W W.
And finally. by act No. Sc OF Is74, for a. con-
sidsration. VIZ: the repeal of the fifth clause sec
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