The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-17
NO, 81 AN ACT
To requisite the Office OF Wardsns for the port oil
New Orleans, and TO repeal sections 22i7 and
1928 OF the Revised Statutes of I,nu1siana

To requisite the Office OF Wardsns for the port Of
New Orleans, and 70 repeal sections 22t7 and
1928 OF the Revised Statutes Of Louisiana.
Section |. 30 II enacted by he Senate and
House IF Representation Of he State Of Loutsiaaa
IN Generat Assembly conDenaed. That section 22l7
OF the Revised Statutes OF Louisiana be repealed;
and that tho Governor, BY and with the advice
and consent OF tbs Senate, appoint Is Wsrdens
for the port Ct New Orleans, two competent per-
sons familiar with sea service, snd that said
Wardens shall hold their offises for term Of two
years.
SEQ, Q. That said Wardsns shall keep an Office
IN central position, and shall cause 10 be made,
In book or books kept for that purpose,
an entry OF gil their surveys, TO which al
persons may have access at reasonable times:
and that certified copies Of sad entries.
unaer tue oficisI signature OF either Of
said WardeDs, shall bs admissible In evidence
without further prsef.
BIC. 8. That either OF said wardens shall,
when called upon by the master Of any ship or
vessel arriving from sea, inspect the manner in
which the matches of said ship or vessel were 30.
| cured previous TO the opening OF The same for
the purpose OF discharge, and shall certify to the
| condition OF the cargo In sight, for which survey
and certificate he shall be entitled to three dol
lars, snd for every subsequent survey Of the
same ship or vessel TO one dollar, and for every
duplicate certificate to one dollar.
| bee. 4. That IL shall be the duty OF said War
| dens TO note the marks, numbers, description
and location Of oil damaged goods 80 surveyed,
4
| dunnsge and sto9age.
SEC. 5. That IL shall be lawful for tlls Wardsns
Jointly TO survey damaged goo1s In store, 10
| tify to tho nature OF snch damage, and TO order
the sale thereof at public aaetion, TO bs sdver-
Used twice in two daily papers before the sale,
for which survey and certificate they shall DO en-
titled TO fee OF ten dollars; and II required TO
attend the sale and to certify TO the account
thereof they will be entitled TO further fee Of
| i've doll RS.
FEC 6. That /. shall be lawful for the Wsrdens
jointly 10 survey the condition Of damaged ships
Or vessels arriving in the port OF New Orleans
and to certify TO the same, and for said survey
and certificate they shall be entitled TO fee Of
ten dollars, and for each subsequent survey Of
the same TO . fee Of FIVE dollars.
SEC. 7. That it shall be lawful for the Wardsns
to survey damsged cargo on board OF any river
steamboat arriving ia the port OF New Orleans,
and 70 certify 10 the condition OF the same, for
which survey and certificate they shall be enti-
tied to q fee Of FIVE dolais.
SEC. 8. That section two Thousand two hundred
and twsnty-nins If the Revised Statutes Of
Louisiana be and ID hereby repealed.
sEc. 8. That this act shall take effect from the
day OF lite passage.
t5igned) LOUIS BUSH.
speaker OF the House of Representatives.
tSigned1 LOUISA. WILTZ,
Lieutenant Governor and prssideat of the Senate.
Approved March 10, 1877.
(Jigned) FRANCIS T. NICHOLS.
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
OSCAR ARROYO,
Assistant secretary Of State.