The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-26

River, Ma ehitoches and Hapides.
The object aimed OF In arranging these par-
ticgl4r sbb-divisiyhs is to have no territory
attached TO any one district which ID dependent
for protection upon any other levees than thosS
In that oistfiet, md TO combine 30 lar as posslDle
community of interest In each separate district
nJng the owners of land therein subject 10 ovsr-
AJw, and 10 facilitate the local evee ntsresss
as ars hereinafter provided for and specified.
SEC ., Ab5lishss ths Board OF State Engineers
nbd provides for the appointment OF a State
engineer and two ass staats, and assigns them
10 certain districts sud prsacrbss their duties.
rE6. H. Provides for the appointment OF a
council Of levee commissioners III zach Hubsdis.
trlot4-s commissioner to b5 selected from each
parish or fraction OF parish.
tEo. 8. Tue Stale Engineer and the two dis
triet engineers aud one prominent citizen rom
Zach sub~lsvss district shall constitute Central
board OF control TO sapbrsede the Leyeo Conn
pany commission and Commission OF Engineers.
The scott II tt9n provides for tho organization OF
the board and It's meetings
The amount Of work to be done in each year
shall be regulated by the tax TO be collected, as
pr oyided Tor by law, and shall hS duly appor-
toned and assigned TO certain locations by the
board ut Its regular session in October or eaFlsr,
MT d enoa session, II the waters shal have sub
sided so as TO enable tho district engineers 70
make their reports before that time. ct this
meeting separate Glassifiesti9ns shall be made for
each engineer dtst lot, aud for tho snb4distrets,
Of ai leyee work required therein, - shown by the
Surveys DI bil5 tUHtHB6IE III ailFluiHSs bhe
eams into three classes VIZ. First Diass - Io iu-
cluds all works Of primo 1mpDrthnoe built TO cover
breaks reGsntly made or imuitt snt III existing
leyg5s. Bee3Bd Glass-To include Gll proposed
Ieyees whore tho object is to protect lands ID
actually under cultivation. Third Glass o i'd
eiide all proposed ieye6s Or canals for the
reclamation or drainage OF wild lands belonging
tho state. Aud llsts shall bs made Of the
work In each class. giving preGsdence 10 all cases
10 thoee portions 0f the greatest public import
L stalI then bB HRgETkH1tIgl from The
State Treasurer Whist AMOUNT OF money is or Will
likely be in the treasury for l6vse purposes, and
from estimates OF probable cost. the meney
arising from State tazss shall then be divided
and app1rtioned among the several engineer dis.
tIicss pro rata according to the ameunt of ths
first class work required therein. The remainder
Of that fund shall then in Ike manner be app0r-
toned for the second class aud again In hke
manner for tho third class. And tho money
arising from the local taxation In the sub-dis-
trets shall likewise b8 divided and app6rtioned
according 10 the same rules OF classification.
SEC. 6. Be II further endeted, eto. Thai In
ca Oh OF eaving banks, breaEing or endangering
the ieyees, Occurring after tha annual award, the
Board of Control, or when meeting ID tmprael-
| cabls. either engineer, III his own department.,
| shall make ths necessary neasuFements WITHOUT
delay, and aftsr adv ftisemeit, II praehcabis, IN
any paper published III the parish where the
work IN to be- cone, for tue space Of five days, or
posti q in some public places, stall lot tho ssme
10 the lowest bidder, and the amounts for IL small
| be paid out of the funds eolleefed In the levy
rnade by the Council OF Leyee GomnissiJners, u
any remains, and If not the Council Ia empowered
| to levy tpec al tax, not exceeding one mill, W
| meet the emergency.
| sEe Z. The board Of contrpl shall have tho
| right to order The removal vi houses or other
| private property On ths limo OF the proposed
svees. and take and uss raaterisls, stc, provided
/ that for yalu tble timber and materials taken
/ compensati0n shall bs made.
Sgo. 8. Provides for the compensation OF ths
State Engineer and the district engineers and
| their asgistauta-s $4,000 to the first and S55D0 TO
| the district euginsefs.
sEo 8. No msmber Of the Board OF Control
shalI be allowed compensation except Tor miighg'
or travelling expenses TO bs determined by th'
board, The Council OF Bsvss Commissioner
shall have tho powor to establish police rsgula
/ sioDs on the lines OF their ley6as,
see 10 The Board of Control is authorised h
| Cooperate with The authorities OF ths State o
Arkansas or county officials, for tho construction
Of ieYeeB, provided both Pty pro rata OIL Id
cost. :,
FEC. IL. All expenses to be paid out Of tb
lsvee fund.
sEo. IL. The Mayor and Council OF New Or
leans are vested with the powers conferred o.
the Council OF Levss Commissioners.
SEC 49, That the Auditor be and is hereby ai
thorIzed to levy an annual asssssn6nt OF one ant
tlalf mills on tas dollar Of slt the taxable prop
erty Of tho state for isyee purposes, To be collect
cd by the same officers aud in tho sartse nanne
= | and al In same time and rate fZed for tho COZ
lection OF the general fund tax OF the State; pre-
yided the said aBsegamept OF ono and q half MILL
: shall not b. msde until the contract between th
State Of Louisiana and The Louisiana Levee CON
papy entered into aud ratified by acts NO. an
No. IN, Uf tho session Of 1871, and acts amends
. tory thereto, shall have been annuled and b
order for tae levy Of tax OF three mills there
under snail have been cancelled. The amour
raised by the sid tax sha be called the saer
0 eral J,eyee Fund," aud shail be paid cut on th
, certificate OF the Chief Engineer. Us provided
, section OF this act.
SEC. IA. Be IL further enacted, etc., That tf
Board OF Control bs and il hereby authorIz
and required to investigate the elaifns arisin
, under ontracts heretofore made for constru
: ton Of ievee4 ia tho state OF Louisiana, and
. provide for their payment ont II the gener
ievee tax for such year as the leyees wei
: ordered constructed.