The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-27

levee fund, which will be available therefor.
The District Board Qf Commissioners shall
sheo pFoSeba I'd s t. b. dma sb y Igee ths
raise, and for that purpose they are hereby
authorized and empowered to levy tax not
to exceed one-half Of one per. cent. ad ualorcm
on cotton, sugar, molasses, rice and tobacco,
and any other product raised therein for the
purpose of shipment and sale, and one mill
nd yntorem on all real estate and taxable
property within these several districts. They
shall at the Same time prescri be the manner
in which this tax on products shall be col
lected, and shall furnish the several tag col
lectors In their district with written instruc-
tions setting forth the mode and manner
in which the same shall be collected,
and these Instructions shall have the
force Of law. No tax shall be levied on any
product raised and kept for home con-
sumption; provided, that for the parishes OF
Caddo, Bossier, Red River, De Soto, Grant
and Rapides, no Board of Levee Commission
ers shall be appointed; but each Of said par
ishcs shall form a separate b-district, and
In each Of these sub-districts the Police Jury
shall discharge separately, for their own par
ish the duties assigned to the Board Of Levee
Commissioners In the other districts, and they
are hereby empowered to act separately, or
that in the Fourth District the tax on pro-
ducts may be Increased to one per cent ad
pdtOrem.
SEC. 9. Be IL further enacted, ETC., That the
1 on ~ ha m lug t iyle ta auu
nv and ahal no p known 'u a 81 the "District
+ o y, . F,nd Tha a,mo,,nt r,ised IN Zach
district shall be kept separate and shall be
expended only on works within the district in
haianca ~ r"m,;nino ,,nar nrnnded lar the vear
il which ~ wac raiisod ehaII no nnaaed ~ tho
credit of the district for future years.
SEQ. 10. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That the
State are berebv invested with the manage p
,n"nf and contro, If a]I nuhlic laveea nf Inc
State and Of nil comp}eted pubic works
W. nreservaton and p thew are berebv amth ~.
iza Hand and renmired tn make snch r,,yy1Iatinna
a 70 s. nacossaru orG nrnnnr fnr tbair ranoir
n ,T and nrdtaction. and for fhaae
purnoses thew are hereby Invested with the
and Guards for ieveea or nther n,,Iic works
a,r;sn eriods - threotnne uI dnnpna o 7" d;s,
trih,te t The worl. If r"nairng the Ieveea ~.
o+har n,,hlic works amnngat tha cit;zane n
~. puGo wb;ns - LIZA Ip nnerd W
tn tho or road laws Of the State and narish IL
ali al ', reanecta the sama aa If the lawees and
a. har ,ip,,hio ,ynrks .nnra mort ~ +ho ruhiin
roada ~ the narsb and tbev ehoi, alaa m
the bower. in cases Of a creyasse, OF Imminent
may as u NAV be- necessapv Of bn road hands
Of the entire parish. and e. concentrates them
mon an anw noipt RI danner and to Lean them
endowed thereon a. long as NAV be NECESSARY
70 avert, Che danger. or Until It Il evident That
Il cannot he averted. ,,romided that for this this
emergency service so rendered nil nersnns 20
called out and employed shall be Maid ut a
rate to he fixed bv he Police .Jury ~ not Iess
than one. nor more than two dollars ncr dav
for the time they are employed, and any
nerson who shnlf refuse to serve on such
emergency service. when Dronerlv notified.
shall on Conviction Of such refusal Id con,
demned to nav a fine OF not less than two dol
lars and fifty cents per day
SEQ II. BE It further enactcd etc.. That both
the general leyee fund and the district levee
fund shall be expended bv the Governor nm