Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-03
HOUSE BILL NO.

sissippi Levee Commissioners in its
discretion to take into its district
the territory south thereof, between
the intersection of the Yazoo River
and Mississippi River and the south
line of the present levee of said dis
trict, or such parts thereof as
they may deem: best, and to o
struct and maintain a levee there
on, and to authorize the Boar
of Levee Commissioners for the
Yazoo-Mississippi Delta in it's dis
erection to contribute money of tn
district for the erection and main
tenance of said fine of levee
The said levee to be constructed
east of the Mississippi river and
west of the channel of the Yazo
River, connecting with the Missis
sippi Levee district at or he's
Brunswick, Warren County, Missis
sippi, running in a s%outherly direc-
ton to, or near the west bank of
the Yazoo canal, near V~icksburg,
Mississippi, and to provide for the
issuance of bonds, and the levying
of taxes for the construction and
maintenance of said levee, and for
other purposes.
Sec. BE it enacted by the legis-
lature of the state of Mississippi, that
for the material benefit, and protec-
ton of certain lands, situated within
the two levee districts herein men,
toned, from overflow from back
water, and from other causes, the
Board of Mississippi Levee Commits
sioners are hereby authorized and
empowered by resolutions entered
upon their minutes, to take into the
said levee district, as a part there
#, all lands now embraced in the
Warren County Levee District, and
to build and maintain in the said ter
ritory a line of levee in the discre-
ton of the said Board of Mississippi
Levee Commissioners, and they are
especially authorized and empower
ed to expend money, and to issue
bocds las authorized, in order to pro-
vide for the same if necessary to con-
;truct and maintain the said levee
asst of the Mississippi River, and west
Of the present channel of the Yazoo
River, connecting with the Mississippi
River, and running in a southerly
direction, to or near the west bank
# the Yazoo canal, near Vicksburg,
Mississippi.
Sec. 2. That the Board Of Levee
Commissioners for the Yazoo-Missis-
sippi Delta, be, and they r here
by authorized and empowered, in their
discretion, to cooperate in the con-
.struction of said levee, with the said
Board of Mississippi Levee Commits
%s;oners, and each of the said boards
S authorized to cooperate with the
other in said construction, and to
share the expenses of the same in
such proportions as each may deem
proper. or, the said board of Missis-
sippi Levee Commissioners may CO.
7aeeate separately or jointly, with
Warren Cou ty Levee Board in
ne construction of said levee, or to
cooperate jointly with the consti-
ed authorities of the federal gov
me t on such terms as may be
reed upon, for the construction of
! levee. and the Board of Levee
commissioners for the Yazoo-Missis-'
,ippi Delta may contribute money,
and i-sue bonds for that purpose for
he assistance OF the said Board Of
Mississippi Levee Commissioners in
Re construction Of said levee.
Sec. 3. That all authority now
listing in the Board of Mississippi
Levee Commissioners, authorizing
he appropriation of private proper
y in their district for the purpose of
constructing, maintaining and repair
ing levees therein, is hereby confer
red upon the said levee board for
the purpose of constructing the above
mentioned levee, and this power of
appropriation may be exercised, and
The expenses Of construction paid in
ouSA pAOpOA IAOAo do may NC dSIccul
upon jointly by the said two levee
boards, or separately by the said
Board of Mississippi Levee Commits
sioners, or in conjunction with the
Warren County Levee Board.
Sec. 4. That nothing in this act
shall be deemed to be mandatory
Upon either of the said levee boards,
but that it shall be optional with the
said Board of Mississippi Levee Com
hereby empowered and authorized
in their discretion to issue bonds in
such sums as they may deem proper
not exceeding SIN an amount in
any one year for the purpose of de
fraying any expense of any appro-
priation that they may make under
this law, towards the construction of
the said line of levee, the bonds to
be issued and payable as now pro-
vided by law, and the proceeds there
of to be expended solely in the con-
struction Of the said line of levee.
the payments for damage for
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