The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-14

No Ral AN ACT
Ordering the State Engineers to- survey Bayou
Teche. and report to the next General
Assembly the cost Of locking the same and
rendering II navigaho with Bayou Cour-
tahlenu.
SECTION 1. Re IL eHacfeH hu the Senate md
House of Representatives. OfMc !Siuie of Lonia-
snnu, in General Assembly conurnrd That
tho state Engineer he and Is hereby. ordeiel
to furnish tho next General Assembly with
such reports plans, specifications and est
mates as arc to be found ~ tho archives Of his
office any way relating to the locking Of Bayou
Techc. In accordance with M act Of tho
General Assembly Of this State. passed in the
year 1857; To report how much Of the funds
appropriated under said net. were paid, to
whom paid how much Of said appropriation
was expended. aud whether any portion Of sud
appropriation remains unoSpendcd. and what
disposition was made Of Tho material pu,-
chased.
SEQ. 3. Ef II further enacted. etc, That tho
State Engineer he and is hereby ordered to
furnish the next Geuoral Assembly with re-
port md proper estimates, showing tho cost TO
the STATIC uf locking Bayou 'Tccho and Bayou
Courtubenu Mt such points as will insure per
| mancut navigation from or near tho town rf
SAINT MariInsville. in Tho parish OF STINT
Martin, into Bayou Cuurtnblrau. in The parish
Of St Landry. Said estimates to comprise the
cleaning of the banks of tho Tcchc Of such tim
hnr as will Interfere with tho safo passage 1T
| steamers, aud such work TO establish per
| mancnt cgrrss and ingross from the Tocho
into tho tuurtahleau, thence to tho Atchafa-
laya. Tho estimates 10 bn based upon actual
surveys to be made by the State Engineer aud
| such data az are tobo found in tho archiyto Of
his Office.
SEu g. Re il further euufird etc. That all
| laws Or parts of laws conflicting with the pro-
visions Of this act he and are hereby repealed
SEC !. BE further enacted etc. That this
act shall take effect from aud after it's pas
| sage o Q
,lsignoD LOUIS BUSH.
Speaker Of tho House Of Representatives,
lSigne,D LOUIS A. WfITz,
Lieutenant Governor AMI President of the
SHlatc.
ArEroved March ~, 1873.
(Signed, FRANCIS +. nCHOLLS.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
A true copy
WILL A. STRONG,
Secretary Of State
TO authorize police iurics to make such rcg,-
latiuus as they may deem proper to pro
hibit or regulate tho snIo, barter or
exchange of Intoxicating liquors or mer-
chhndisc. on Sunday.
SECTION |. BE Il enacted by The Senate and
| House OF Representatives Of The State 0b Lou
iaid'a. IN General Assembly courfncd. That
the several police juries throughout this
| state. shall have full aud plenary authority
| to mako such regulations as they may deem
proper III iNgHtu W inc SAFE, barter or en-
change OF Intoxicating liquors or merchandise
on Sunday. and to Totally prohibit tho Same
on Sunday, II in their judgement necessary
Violations of all ordinances duly passed and
promulgated according to tho provisions of
this act. shall be considered misticmeanors,
aud tho penalties fixed In said ordinances for
violations thereof. shall be enforced by indict-
ment or informStion in any court Of compe-
tent jurisdiction,
SEQ, 2. Be il further enacted rfc., That the
powers thus conferred upon police juries
shall extend over, and apply 10 all neorpora-
tod towns and villages within the limits al
the respective parishes.
SEQ, g. Be q turtle enacted, etc, That all
laws in conflict with thtOprovisions of this
act be and the same arfo hereby repealed,
and that this act take ctfeS, from aud after
its passage,
lSigDeD LOUIS BUSH,
Speaker OF tho House of Representatives.
(Signed) LOUIS A, WILTZ.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate. n
Approved March H. 1870
tSigned) FRANCIST. NICHOLAS,
Governor of tho State of Louisiana.
true copy: q
WILD A. STRONG,
Secretary of State.