The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-17


levy q tax Of one mill for levee and public in-3
provement purposes; TO divide the State into
levee districts; to provide for the appoint
ment OF Boards Of Layee Commissioners
therefor" etc,
Being the unfinished business on which the
House was engaged at the time OF adjourn
ment, March IA,
Was taken up
Pending the consideration of section 7,
IMr. Lyons in the chairl
Mr.. Singleton offered the following amend
ment to section Z, as follows
In the twenty ninth line, strike out oil be-
tween the words and" and "on,' and insert
east, do,wn 70 Bayou Dss Glaizes,. slong
Bayou Des Glaizes to the Bayou Rouge,
along Bayou Rouge to the Atchafalaya river.
down the Atehatalaya river to the north
boundary Of st. Martini along this line To the
Teche, and Themes down the Teche'
The amendment was adopted
Mr.. Washburn offered the following amend.
ment:
In line 4, section 7, strike out the words '.aa
follows" and insert the words "of the alluvia
lands within the following limits, to wit"
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Bowden offered the following amend
ment to section 8:
provided any tax levied by the Levee
Com missioners under this act shall be subject
to the ratification or rejection OF the Police
uhas or sne several aa at,s 2, pl's " pt
NJ washt,rr ' nsrasad tha s,,,n,.,n,, aa1f..
t;ona, ~ ord,n a1+ ~ thn sa,t,o, ard s,,,,sti.
stit,,, t ~, M pn,udo ~, a,nandr,ant.
pra,,,ea the oct,or, ~ The poard - ,evs,
| Commissioners in lsyying a tax ,lpon any
district shall be submitted to the police iuries
II r si Islf hy maiarfv 81 aid bo liz ires
their action shall be legal and valid
Mr.. Hill, OF Ascension, moved that the
Ianendrnent ri Mr. Rt,xvden and the anbsf;f;,ta
r1,',, - - ~, o-. ''1.A ,lo
Vi nr' washouih w aa'u upon t,ie a'ple, s11a0
upon this motion he called for the yeas and
nays, with the following result:
veaa Meeerr Ald,oa Ro,1 preora 4 r..,,,,
,sa 1n e n;is Dor 1,is, n.owns
Dink grav woY Bunree nrnrv Fobh gnru fsaas
kns 5iraeien hammond iiill ~ Ascssn,s da
MdGiI nn, parait, poyter kabw Rornern ~ ~
nna ahahss,,,oro " noie a.,,nst
sSna,,es singntnn Tranon,,let ane nev w.
mnth Noshbmrn Wa1ann Wilds "n ana VII
iI inms, a. m"'"0a'n ""'Son "hoe anu w
l'i Nave Measrs graav R,,,,eu Rraota
R Retnnins, Fisnnyatr Gary antt asda
Tnhulnr 'Rnhsrt Jnhn,san KeIw ~ e,reayse
yo otnevn I snnhsrg o Of Orleans f.vona Mas,
a lei,. artim 1 Means M1sabes Nawaa ,,u
NM, N p;tts Rnndoinh Picbardaon ,o Rnliss
| Rontnn sariain Smart Sniiar Tnier. Tnis
jiwer Vonrpisa Waihar Waahinoton wiaa 81
and Young Of East baton Rouee1s0. !" -
Line motloh 70 iay upon the taple was
| carried.
Mr. Washburn moved to amend section a.
u ~, nue. IT, ~ .nn,, 1870, =
line 2, by inserting, alter the word PRODUCES
| the words land property"
The amendment was adopted.
~ ua.,,,n $1,000 ~ yo,,o.,,n 8.
substitute for section 10:
n n t If The severai parshe Of I'm the se as
hereby invested WITH the rnanagernAnt ana
control OF all public levees OF the State and of
all completed public works which may ~
& g'a H. ~ appa, "a
Guired to make such regulations as arc
necessary and proper for their repair, preser.
poses they are hereby invested with the
bower and authority TO appoint watchmep
and guards for levees or other public works
during periods of threatened danger; to dis
tribute the work Of repairing the levees or
other public works amongst the citizens of
the parish, subject to road duty, according to
the ROAD laws OF Inc nIate anu PARISH
ievees and otber nuhlic works were ], mart n
the public roads Of the parish; and they
oas'. "A'o - ~. - ~ -
naSse y, IL, ILL ~, ~ z,,o vi ~ ~
Of the road hands Of Tho entire parish, and r.
Concentrate them uuon any poir1t Of danger.
and to keep them employed thereon as long
as may be necessary Co avert the danger, 81
until il is evident that it cannot be ayerted.
provided. that Tor this emergency service 90
rendered, ali persons 90 called olt and en-
ployed shall be paid at a rate to be fixed by
the Police Jury 81 not less than one 81 nor rners
than two dollars Der day. for Inc time they
are employed. and any persons who shah
refuse to serve on such emergency service,
when properly notified, shall on conviction 81
not less than two dollars and fifty cents Der
day. '''- '-%'>N - -
~. a,,h.ti.,,+o x,o., oaox4.<,
.ho r nuo1'0uoo "' ~ auvp.u
Mr. Washburn offered the following as a