The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-03-01
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SEC, 4. BE il further enacted. That
, said Board Of Levec Commissioners of
the faaoo. Mississippi Delta, shall have
! power, and IL is hereby made their duty
tn build, rebuild, strengthen, elevate and
! maiAtain the leyees upon and along the
Mississippi river front, in and through
the counties Of DeSoto, Tunica and
Coahoma 20 the line Of lcvee now owned
and maintained by the Mississippi Leveo
district. They shall have power 10 de.
! termine the base. height, slope and
width of the levee; aud may abandon
any portion of the old levee that
they may. regard as improperly built
or unsafe, and may repair the
old lcvees and build new levees
on such ground as they may select, and
may make all contracts for the work and
all needful regulations and do all acts
necessary TO protect their said district
from overflow by the water Of the Mis-.
sissippi river.
And they shall also have power and
authority TO join said levee TO or with
any levee, either private or public, with.
in said iazoo-Mississippi Delta district.
to the end of making and preserving
continuous aud unbroken line of lcvee
along said Mississippi river front; Pro
vided, That said commissioners in exer.
cising the power and authority confer
red upon them by the provisions of this
act may in their discretion adopt,
strengthen, repair, elevate and rebuild
the present line Of the levee as il now
exists in the said counties of DeSoto.
| Tunica and Coahoma wherever or
whenever II is Practicable for them 10
TO do; and in the location Of any new
levee, or the elevation, repairing or re-
building Of any old levee, said commits
sioners may in their discretion, wher-
ever practicable, adopt and conform to
the plans, specifications and views of
the Mississippi River Commission and
cooperate with said Mississippi River
Commission Provided, That the Board
OF Levee Commissioners shall not in any
case pay for any levee or part of levee.
either private or public, now built or
erected.
SEC. 8. BE it further enacted That
the president Of said leyee board shall
preside at all meetings thereof and sign
the minutes of the proceedings He
shall exercise a general supervision over
the works and levees herein provided
for, and may do all acts and things that
said board may empower or authorize
him to perform; and in his absence
from any of its meetings, said board
may appoint member 10 preside. The
president of said board shall annually.
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In each yeaf, make to the Governor
full detailed report Of all the business
tranacted by said levee board, showing
in detail the receipts and disbursements
of said board, and said report shall be
published in the official newspaper of
the State, and IL there be none, then in
some paper at the Capital. The Cover.
nor may, at any time, appoint com
mlttee OF three 10 examine into the
books, papers and all the affairs Of said
levee board, and said committee shall
make their report TO the Governor; each
member of such committee shall be al
lowed five dollars per day for the time
he is actually engaged in making such
investigation, and ten cents for eyery
mile necessarily travelled in the dis
charge of his.duties, 10 be paid out of the
levee fund as the other liabilities Of said
board are ordered paid.
SEC. 6. Dc 1t further enacted, That
the Secretary shall hold his Office for
such time as the board may fix, but the
board may at any time, for cause, re-
move such Secretary, and elect success
sor In case OF removal or vacancy. Said
Secretary before he undertakes to dis
charge the duties Of HE Office, shall exc
cute bond with three or more good and
sufficient sureties to be approved by said
board in such penalty as said board may
require, payable to said board and cen.
ditioned for the faithful performance of
the duties of his Office. The bond of
said Secretary when 40 given and ap-
proved as aforesaid, shall be filed with
the clerk Of the chancerv court of the
county, of the domicil OF said board
there to be recorded as the bonds of
county officials are now by law required
10 be recorded. The Secretary shall do
all things required of him by the pro-
visions OF this act. He shall make and
safely keep true record and minutes of
all the proceedings and acts of said
board, and perform such other duties a.
may be prescribed by said board The
Treasurer OF said board shall be required
tn give bond in snch amount as NAV from
time to time be required by said board.
payable to said board and conditioned
for the prompt and efficient discharge of
the duties required of him TO be per
formed under the provision of this act,
and for the safe keeping, accounting for
and paying over Of all monies, property
or effects that may come into his custody
and possession under this act and by
direction Of said board, as said board
may require or direct. In addition 10
the duties herein specifically required of
him, II shall be the duty Of the Treas
urer to receive, safely keep and account
for all moneys required to be paid TO. or
received by him, by the provisions of
this act or by the direction of said
board; and all other moneys, property
and effects for which he is properly ac.
countable as such Treasurer. He shall
pay out the same on properly authen-
ticated copy Of the order of the board
signed by the President and counter.
: signed by the Secretary, and not other
wise, and faithful record of all such
orders shall be kept by the Treasurer
and also by the Secretary: and said board
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