The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-03-23
NJ. l06. AN ACT

Pi1S i'tc lDf tut sale OF ~2li ltlids to
provide toy til appointment Of a 10
Cd board Of swamp Lame commissions
tr-; hA'ng heir term Of office: pro
E1diag IDF tn II removal. and filling
vacancies; to provide iar The appoint
meat OF IL secretary andsfea5arer. to
define the powers and Duties Of the
board TO authorize the police iurics
81 Sad parishes to levy al ANIMAL tan.
lot 10 exceed one per cent, on all
la !ds between said hay0uS; to pro
vide f1r the collect on and payment
thereof; 20 provide for the custody
aud disbursement of any money by
tAc board to iy the meetings Of he
board; 70 determine how many mem
hers Of tiie board sita | constitute a
41oI"ni; TO hx the salaries oft!e mem
btrs and # the secretary aud treasG-
rer an! provide for heir payment.
SECTiO> l. BE it enacted bp tie Senate
end House Of Represehtd tires of the State
81 Louisiana IN General .4Ssemblg con-
usaei, fna5 los the purpose Of draining
.ild recIailning the lands lying between
the b'y,uS OF Lai0urche aud Telrebonne
n the parishes OF LatUurchc and Terle
bonnie, the SITE OF Louisiana. by thi,
act. apPf0priatcs. in kind. donates and
cgdes to he pc ice %iuries OF Il Il parish
Is al the swamp md oyartiawei lands
belonging TO Ie tale, Lying and beng
between the said bayo ;. re,.nquishing
th said lands TO the said parishts, on
the terms and conditions hereinafter eX
press d: pr0yided, that in case the work
of rec.aiatilg these lands i not cor
menced within twelve months after the
passa-e Of tAi, acl and Conducted con
ilnlotsly, ,I>nceforwar,l. as rapidly as
the taut5 raised by taxation to be here
i1aft + provided ior, agd by the sale Of
reclaimed lands will permit. for the
term oi ten Yeas or ant | the work of
reclaiming tue sal Ia DIS is completed,
then, and IN that case, this donation
shall be nj / and of n effect
5 c. BE it further enacted, etc, That
the police jules Of said parishes shall,
each appoint two members of Il ioara to
be known and designated as the Local
Board Of swamp Land commissioners
and TIE Governor shall appoint another
member who shall he President Of the
board. That the first board shall enter
upon the discharge If their dnties on
th first April, 1878, and d new board
shall be appointed every four years
thereafter; prOrided. the Governor AID
pc. ice %jurie> shalI have p wer to enov
the members appointed by them respec-
t veiy, and 10 TIL the v~acancles for the
%ln"XPired term. That the said board
shall appoint a secretary. who sha | he
treasurer aud who shall give bond To
til satisfaction of the boaltkin the sum
of five thousand dollars, and who shall
hoid ITS office during the pi ASSURE of
the board Froridad. that all contracts
snail be let, at e ther at public anctIna
or through sealed proposals, o the low
est res- ns'bie h oder
f ), he Il tarta>F' eNGfted. etc That
the board shall hav the power of s1iug
and bel gs ed,oI contracting ANA being
Contracted VITA. 81 selling III tracts. Of
convenient size, tlc Lands t"tiattai by
taIS acc Tor ; "a prlce AID on such
terms aad e"A'liftars a. hey miy Gecl
proper 81 causing the nee S~;lrr SUI
Y - ai'i .eF"is t. be ~ de, and o. con
''aStt Z 10Y ~ ana IL. work necessary
ana pro. 81 iaf Tie drainage ana roc.a.
Aiat'oA q; SAT! i@isSs; he tax collector
Stall. III receipt :oG tn special tax -
aessfd i'ndar Tile p~r"}i5iolsof this see
ton Issue Il separate and 50 cid recei It.
OF sncA i"rm rs may be p r'scr.Ied by
the Local Board "i Swamp Land Com
hi'S>ioitrrS' and any Surplus VIII eli
may remain IN the II aSgry Of the 81 d
boa'd WIN He work Of clamation i.
completed. and all amounts Subsequent
~ derived from the sale Of lands claim
ed hereunder shall ne dr.oted to re-
funding the taNes assessed and paid ua-
derthe proNisfo Of is act.
SEc.4 BE HteTtheT etacted, etc. That
the fo.Ice Jury O the pa irh Of Latour.
enc sl'ali be nd IS hereby authorized to
levy a tax on All lands in sa.I par h
west OF me ayoH Ldtonrch". below thu
OF IN boaa N and between the
Bayou Lato tche aud Terrel,oD e ana
the Pol &c jury II the parish of Terre-
p"hlle shail be anu IS hereby authorized
10 ieVy a TX on III lands Ii said Parish
otthe Bayou !errebonne. Said tax
mall not exec 's one per cent annually.
ana shall oe collected ny tn" s tie tax
c'Oectof IN IN" III parishes respective
y, VINO stall make settlements qua ter.
with the secretary and tryasu.er Of
ooafi'
SEC D. be Il .fpF{hef enacted etc That
procees'S OF tbe ,a'es aor6said. and
OF the taN.S mentioned in til. preceding
section shalt Be held by the se,retpry4
ana treas 'rer as . trust fund, and shall
bo APPLIED. exclusively. tn the surveys
ieVecS and to cutting canals, clean
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