The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-19
OFFICIAL.
LAWS or THE STATE or LOUISIANA.
PUBLISHED by AUTHORITY.
REGULAR SESSION, 1878.

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REGULAR SESSION, 1878.
No. 1861 AN ACT
To appropriate, In kind, and to donate to
the police ,iuries, Of the parishes Of La.
pverfowed lands belonging 10 the State,
Tying between bayous tafourcbe and
Terrebonne; to provide for the sale Of
said lands; TO provide fol. the appoint.
inenG OF local board Of swamp land
commissioners; fixing their term Of office;
providing Tor their removal, and filling
vacancies; to provide for the appointment
81 u secretary and treasurer, to define
the powers and duties Of the board, to
authorize the police iuties of said parishes
to levy an annual tax not to exceed one
per cent. on all lands between said bayous;
20 providc Tor the collection and payment
thereof: TO provide for the custody and ",
10 Fix the meetings Of the bonrd; to de.
terinine how many members OF the board
shall constitute 9 quorum; TO Tx the sal
aries OF the members and OF the secretary
and treasurer aud provide for their pay
meflt.
SECTION 1. Be Il enacted bu ne Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of he State Of Lo,as-
sd,su, III General Assembly cot,vefed, That,
For the purpose Of draining and reclaiming
tho lands lying between the bayous Lafourehe
and Terrebonne In the parishes Of Lafourehe
and Terfebpnne, the State of Louisiana, by
this net, appropriates, In kind, donates and
codes to the police iufies OF said parishes all
The swamp and oyerilowed lands belonging to
the State, lying and being between the said
bnyous, rellnuuishing the said lands to the
said parishes, ON tho terms and conditions
hereinafter. expressed; provided, that IN case
menced within twelve months after the pas
sage of this uct, and conducted continuously,
shenceforward, as rapidly rs the funds raised
nv taxation to DO hereinafter provided for, and
Nae Ira LAM fpr
tho term VI ten years or until the work Of re-
y aARining tho said lands In completed, then,
I sad In that case this donation shall be null
and Of no effect.
SEu. d. Be II further er,acted, ETC., That the
i police iuries I'll said parishes shall. each. np-
point two members OF a board to be known
Il and designated rs "the Local Board Of
Swamp Land Commissioners, and the Coy
ssr1ur shall appoint another member who
Hiall be President Of the board. That the
sirst board shall enter upon the discharge Of
their duties on the first April, 1873 and q new
board shall be appointed every Tour years
iuries shall have power to remove the n,embers
appointed by them respectively, and to fill
the vacancies, for the unexpired term. That
The said board shall appoint secretary who
shall be treasurer, and who shall give bond to
the satisfaction vf the board In the sum Of
\ &ive thousand dollars, and who shall hold his
office during the pleasure Of the board. Pro
utded, that OIL contracts shall be Let. at either
TO tho lowest responsible bidder
SEC. g. Be Il further enacted, etc., That
the board shall have the power OF suing and
being sued q contracting and being con.
ArRcted with, OF selling In tracts, Of convenient
size. tho lands donated by this act for such
price and Oh such terms and conditions as
they may deem proper; OF causing the neces-
sary surveys ana levels to be made, and Of
and proper for the drainage and reclamation
4 nf said lands. The tax collector shall, In re-
ceipt for the special tax assessed Under the
provisions Of this section, issue q separate and
special receipt, OF such form as may be pre-
scribed by the Local Board Of Swamp Land
Commissioners" and any surplus which may
remain IN the treasury OF tho said board when
the work OF Proclamation is completed. and all
amounts subsequently, derived from the sale
auf lands reclaimed hereunder, shall be devoted
fo refunding the taxes assessed and paid
under the provisions of this act.
SEC. 4 Be 1t further enacted, etc, That tho
Police Jury Of the parish OF Lafourche shall
be aud IL hereby authorized to levy tax on
ail lands IN said parish west Of the Bayou La,
fOnrche, below. the town. of Thibodaux and
between the Bayou Lafourche and Terre-
bonnie, and the Police Jury of the parish of
Terrebonne shall be and is hereby author
lied to levy tax on all lands In said parish
east vi the Bayou Terrebonne Said tax shall
not exceed one per cent annually. and shall
he collected by the State tax collector In the
said parishes respectively, who shall make
treasurer OF the board
SEC. s. Be 4 further enacted. etc, That the
proceeds OF the sales Aforesaid, and OF the
lakes. mentioned in the preceding section,
shall be held tby the secretary and treasurer
I US q trust fund, and shall be applied. exclus-
\ lively, to the surveys and levees and to cut
ting canals, cleaning and dredging bayous,
Y and other drains and such other work as may
10 directed by the board necessary to drain
4 and reclaim the said lands.
SEC. 6. BE it further enacted etc, That the
board shall hold their meetings at Thibodaux
on days to be fixed by the board, The first
April, 1878. A quorum shall consist OF the
president and two other members Of the
hoard.
SEC. 7. Be IL further enacted etc, That the
members of the board shall each receive. fifty
dollars per annum for their services, and the
secretary and treasurer shall receive two and
q half per cent on all money which may come
into his hands, said salaries to be paid out of
any money In the hands Of the secretary and
treasurer.
SEC. 8. Be Il further enacted, etc. That the
board may enact such rules and regulations
not inconsistent herewith necessary to carry
into effect the objects and purposes OF this act,
and shall make q detailed report annually to
the said police iuries of their operations dur
ing the preceding year.
SEC. 8. Be ii Further enacted, ETC, That this
act shall take effect from and after its pas
sage. "
(Signed) LOUIS BUSH,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
(Signed LOUIS A. WILTZ,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Approved March IS, 1873,
lsigned) FRANCIS T. NICHOLS,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
WILL. A. STRONG,
Secretary OF State.