The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-26
LEYEE MATTERS.
The Different Bills Relating to the
Protection of AIlnyiaI Lands.
synopsis Of the Engineer utli as il Passed
the House Of Representatives.

| lection Of the aluvial lands OF the state.
| We publish to-day, for tho information Of our
country readers especially, tho nature OF these
bills. and the condition in which they are as this
date.
The frst bill IL House bill which has passed
/ the House fnally, and was sent TO the Senate,
| where IL ID now, III the hands Of the Committee
| on Lands snd Lsyees, waiting tne1T action. The
/ bill is about ~ f6li6wst that the Attorney Gem
| efa1 be and he is hereby anthofizBd md ill.,
| sfucted to institute d sult IN the nan1s OF the
/ state of Louisiana aaatst the Louisiana L6vea
Company, for tho pm pose Of having he charter
Of tho 8 Id eompABy f6ffsi cd and their contract
with the state anbuIled and 10 etjein said COM
pauy frem further acting until the said cult shal.
/ bs ipsily decided. That should said company
i have any claims 10 asEstt agaiBst the State grow
ing out Of paid contract. that IL be aad ia hereby
! authorized to plead he Same b. wRy OF recon.
| vention IN sBid suit.
/ THE SECOND Btt1l
Is substitute for he bill introduced by ssnator
/ Efsatix mad has passed both houses and - now
being enrolled preparatory TO being sent to he
| Governor for bic higuatute. his bill IL 6sssns
TALLY local bill aga has connection Whatever
| with the engineer bill, except III so far M the
| general leyee tux is concerned. IL provides
1 .gr the protection Of portion OF Point
/ Cdupes and Iberia parishes from tho Hhter,
running thr ugh Grand Leyss crevssse. Ihe iins
Of protection starts from The Mississippi HiYsre
/ inst above Grand Lsyse and through the middle
Of ths first nnmed parish along tbs MariHgouin
and Crosse Tet6 Bay0us, tllabes along the said
/ Bayou Crosse Tete, through lberyili6 parish.
/ The lbyee will protect all lands between the At
cbafalayh and ts lower ltne ut Grand Leyee eT6-
vasse down 10 its iuBett IN With Bayou Plaque.
mine, in Ibsfylle parish, within which lay tom
sands sf acres Of the finest cotton and sugar
lands In tho b ate.
Nv This bill the construction Of tho levees ID
placed under the control Of Board OF Direct
srs, TO be annually elected By the people OF those
sections Of the parishes to which II applies, and
who stall have the fit ht TO make assessments 10
Il complete ievees to any fngnnt not TO exseed
tifty cents per acre for open lands and twenty-five
cents per aero for wood lands. After the frat
assessinent the assessments shall not exceed
one-9aarter OF these amounts.
Il TIE BsetsgaR BILL,
In other words, House bill No 22G, to provide
for o more adequate protection OF the aluylal
} lands OF the State, Gtc.
, Jhiy bill bas already bGen published IN ex-
tsusy, but it has since undergone material
changes. It has passed the House and ID now
before tho Senate for its action.
The bill provides:
: Teat sill l. wees and other dependent works 70
aured for tho reclamation ana protection of tho
allugal lands Of tho State, against tho dangers
and damages Of overflow, together with al other
works OF public natttrs, shall hereafter DO
pfanugd, exc rutsd md maintained under the
| direction Of Il Departsns OF Enaiuesfss acting
! in co cert with central Board Ut Control, and
with certain Parish and Dlstfie5 Oetnmissioners,
3 ID bg so constituted aud appointed, and vi b
sush powers and duties as ghail bs prescribed 81
hereinafter get forth.
b SEC .. Be IL further enacted, etf., That tas
\ State shall heneeorsh bs divided into three en-
gineer dlstrictB, VIZ:
q District No /, embracing all If the area cast
OF the Mississippi river from the mississippi State
line TO the head OF she Passes. thence by the cen
ire OF the channel of South Pas to the GulH of
~ Mexico.
!. These eneiaeer districts shall lilewiee be sub
divided into certain leves districts a. follows, to
4 | hf 4
b. leyee districts TO be known respectively as Baton
Rouge Subj District, New Orleans sub-Di.trics
and pointe- a-la-iIache sub District. TIE Ba on
Rouge Sub District shall embraces the area con-
u tanned 10 The foowing bounds viz the parish d
u Jeerson left bank; VI. Charles left bank; ST. Johr
n left bank; st. James, left bank; Ascension, ~
bank; Ibervls, left bank; and the entire pariat
% OF ast Baton Rouge. Inc Now Orleans enb
=, District shall embrace the area included Id tbs
g parish Of Orleans left bsuk. And thS Ponte-a
. ia-Haehe ub-Disttict shall include the entire
10 parish Of 81. Bernard and lte parish Of Plaque
~ mines, loft bank.
l. Dia}rict No. 3, embracing that portion Of tn
R area of the State west oE BIe Mississippi river
10 included In the following bounds, VIZ, besinains
F ut the mouth OF Tho Sabine river, thence up shis
river TO the line dividing TIC parish ot Cal
and Vernon thence east along esid line to tht
township line between ranges two ana three east
70 thence due north on the line TO its interseehof
with Bed River, thence down Bed HVer TO III
junction with the Mississippi ana thence doW.
sS the centre OF the channel OF south Pass 70 th'
o Gulf Of Mexico, and around the shore ef sait
b- Gulf to tbs point Of beginning.
W District No. shall embrace oil the rest OF tn
% State principally no tn Of Red river not includes
10 in the area already described for the bounds .
~ ~ the other two districts These engineer district
u shall likewise be subdiyided into certain leve
. districts, as follows, to wit:
y Engineer district No. / shall comprise thre
ID evee DISTRICTS to be knowo, respectively % Bao
OF Rouge sub.aisrict, New Orleans sub district an
10 PoiIte- ala Hache sub-district. The Baton Roug
ss sub district shall embrace the area contained II
re the following bounds viz: the parish Of Jefferron
~ left bank; St. John, left bank; st James, lei
OF bank; Ascension, left bank, and the entire pai
os os ishes OF East Baton Rouge aud West Eencinna
ht The New Ori ans suo-district shall embrace tn
area included In the parish of Orleans, left bank
ee Aud the Pointe-a-la- Hache snb-disriet Shall ln
en cude the entire parish of st. Bernard, and tn
~ parish OF Plsquemines, left bank.
1n Engineer Districb no. shall comprise w
ag leyee districts to be known respactiveJ &c Al
IT. oisrs sub -Dietrict and Bayou doula sub-Dla
or frict. The Aigiers sub Di stricb shall embrace
g the area contained in the following bounds, VIZ
10. The parish OF Ascension, right bank, south Z
y, Bayou LafourchG; the parish OF St. James, .lgn
,n bank: ST. John, right bank; the parish OF u
he Charles, right bank; Lafourehe, east et Ia Ia
bayou; Jeffsrson, right bank; Ofieabs' r6n
bank: aud paquem1nes, right bank
The fourth paragraph Of soctien was amend
ed so as to read az follows:
ss, The BAYOU Goul3 sub district shall embrac
the area contained IN the folloWihg poahGS, w VIZ
The parish of Avoy lies, south OF Red hiver
vd Acc. naion, right bank, north Of Bayou Ii
sh fourche; Ibervile, right bank; tho entire pal
ishes of Pointe Coupee, st, Landry, St. MsrtI
Assumption, Iberia, St; Mary, Ierrebonne an
ms Lafourche west If the bayou.
me- Engineer dlsnict No. shall comprise fot
tlevee diatr;cts. to be known respe lively as th
Data sub-district, the Monroe sub-dlstries, tl
ast Colfsx sub.dis!rict AMI the Grand Ecofe sn
90 district. A. .u
Ia The Delta sub-district shall embrace the arf
ny contained in the following bounds, VIZ Ihe 81
tire parishes OF ConcSTdi&, Oatahoula' senss
Madison and Carroll, and that portion OF AYo
NIB elies north of Red River.
on The Monroe sub-district shall embrace the ar
iot contained in the following bounds, VIZ the enti
rs. parishes of Morehouse 0uachita, Richland, Gal
we'll and Franklin.
The Colgax sub-district shall embrace tne az
60 a...az q. lie lInrrircr ho11rfas VIZ. the 81