The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-13

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| yvees and otbsr dependent works required a for
me reelan a atd pr?teetien of the allayiaI
planned esseatsd and mslntaihed under tho
with certain Parish and district Com misso5nsrs.
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sse. q Be II FURTHER enacted. etg., That the
State shall hsneef9rth be divided into three en-.
.Dlstriet No. j, embracing oil Of, the. area cast
& s9 I'M msp saa v q ss9 pt the hifpg
| the centre Of the channel Of South Pass TO tho
o nls gr NJ !, embracing Tim, portion 81 tbe
area Of the State west 81 the Mississippi river.
ming nj Tie mouth Of The Sabine river. thence
up said river 70 the basis fatgs line ii the pres
range line TO ths township line bstsesn faages
gs ah h5 me aas2 viii sa
| thence down Bsd river % It's junction with tho
Mssissippi and thence down The west bank Of
around Tic shore ii said Cutie t6s point 81
o9BB issai@ No shah embrace a the rest Of Tho
Stat. principally north u BOD rlZsr, not II.
| bYhhao
gneer districts shall lks"is5 p5 ,sub-dIvidgd
II Ena,nssg a.sre, 70. shsit esgosiss t9gss
ION 1:9aas SUD. district esV 9rl9aasga district
ana aapi sF. H. ihs Baton
ttns1 in tbs following bguqds. VIZ tlle parish
of Jefsrsop. left bank; 3t. IN. left bank; .sE
Japss sit bank A g9s52t lsfi gank 20, .td g te
feeiaea., Tho Neg pr!ean ssub.dis9tr,lct aball
embrace ne nrsa lngi9s II W. ~ pafi2a 81 oF
sag ID district sHsl include sfg entire parsa =
~ RsthIru Ah" e'e pt'ffSh u Fi1lashtttss' ieIt
ba ts1E.,.onv a,a..,. " aaa,, oa.ss.,,o ..,a
leyee dlstrlfts p be s4o Z. fsgbee1ygly, % AZ
gisrs snb-3lsttiet nnd lPlaqug,mne anb,dlstriet.
contained IN tho following k5nInds. viz; the
parish Of st. James. right bank. st; John, right
bang. the entire parish Of =. 80. Chariss, Lag
fSgrehs' easI 9ikhe gsyg; eiptsrson, Eint eks
bank. ,,.Is.-.s..I... -, ,.-ls.s.'.,.., =
| the pladuefnitfsa sub district shall embrace
tho area centained In tho following bounds VII
| the parish Of Ayeyolles,, south OF Red river,
Ascension. right Bunk. The entire parishes Of
iBsria' b. Mary, ierrabonne. md Lsfoanr ssh'
VIZ Ese|nssf axgtaies Mo- shall comprise four
levee DISTRICTS, TO be k1gYn rssoeetissly as the
Delta sub district. The Monroe sub district. the
i sThe Delta sub district shall embrace thg area
ire narlsbss 81 csnsord catahoal Ie fs Fen v
| Madison and Carroll. md that portion OF Ayoys
| elies nortlof Red lHiyer.
area contained In Tho following bounds. VIZ the
sntirs parishes OF Moreheuss, ouachita. Hich-
ia NJ galawss M Efnfi n
contained in the following bounds, viz, the en-
tlre parish oil Bossier. Red kygr. left bank:
Grant. and the parish q Bapldgs. left bank.
| Inc arand Eeors snD-dlstrlet saall enbraeo
t ts e eIsfrs naria II S ad r Rags XXX
/ Ied River, NatehitoeJes and Hapi les.
| The object aimed ut in arranging those par
itaehed 10 any one district which Is dspsndsnt
for protection upon any other leyses thar those
Y ds dsr ha Il = nra ~ if g. ges
district among the owners Of land therein SUBJ
eet % overflow, and ago % facilitate the local
and Sd Gifted,
/ SIC 9. BeN J1rthy eJtdcted &C.. That Act No.
I7 Of 1871 creating Board Of State Engineers.
and the sane are hereby repealed and oil ofifgeg
created hereunder. are also hereby. abolished.
4 soon thereafter rs practicable. tbs Governor
shall appoint state Engineer and two District
Eeafs y hn 2 s s II
connection With The leyeeg AZ ars Hereinafter
spe Office duties 's % nay Be assigned 70 HIM h.
shall take charge Of all fed work In engineer
local No. 4ta ar and ss s oer f sna d e
gineers shall be assigned for duty respectively
In such districts as the Governor In his 40.
p6intmenis may direct. The state engineer
and the engineer Of district No. d shall each Of
them establish and keep their aonaiei!e ct the
State capital and the engineer Of district No Il
shali do likswlse at some central and accessible
point In his di triet. Each 81 them shall exer-
else gu peryision over ths location, construction
and maintenance OF all Ieyees and other public
works in their HsSeral districts, and they shall
be specially cffafRed with making surveys aa
soon as possible after the annual Subsidence Of
can be made both to the State and local authori.
ties for the amount OF work to be done during
the ensuing g. ason, e. (. sae..-..
| SEC. T. Be IL ftyAter enacted. ac,, That
there shall De ofGanizsd la each sub dfstriet
Council Of Leyee Commissioners who ghali bga
Il the Governor and tSbn a44li 1sxer.@