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Resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana. 1844 27 (1844)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0267 and id is 1 raw text is: of the Gretna Fire Company No. 1, and shall be liable to all the duties and enjoy all the immunities.and privileges granted to the several Fire Companies incorporated within the city of New OrleansN (Signed) C. DERBIGNY, Speaker of the House of Repke-tatives. (Signed) FELIX GARCIA, President of the Senate. Approved, Marich 14th, 1844. (Signed) A. MOUTON, Governor of the State of Louisialia. No. 53.-RESOLUTION. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana, in General Assembly convened, That the Superintendent of the colored convicts now employed on roads, is hereby ordered that as soon as he has completed the roads now ordered in the Parish of West Baton Rouge and elsewhere, to repair with that force, and make a road from Crain's Store, on Bayou Grosse Tate, to Brusl6's Landing, on the Mississippi River: .Provided,.that the persons interested in said road, furnish provisions for the fo and pay the guard. Be it further resolved, .4c. That said convicts be required to work on the road from Vidalia to Harrisonburg, and complete the same so soon as the other roads mentioned in the foiegoing resolution are completed, on the citizens of Concordia ana Catahoula supplying means to defray the expense of provisions. and supporting said hands and paying the guards. (Signed) C. DERBIGNY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. (Signed) FELIX GARCIA, President of the Senate. Approved March 14th, 1814. (signed) A. MOUTON, Governor of the State of Louisiana. No. 64.-RESOLUTION. Be it resolved by the- Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana, in General Assembly convened, That our Senators and Repre- sentatives in Congress, be requested to use their best exertions to have established in the Parish of Rapides, two companies of troops. (Signed) C. DYRHIGINY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. (Signed) FELIX GARCIA, President of the Senate. Approved, M1arch 14th, 1844. (Signed) A. MOUTON, Governor of the State of Louisiana. No. 5.-RESOLUTION. WHEREAS, there is great danger of the closing of the Mouth of Red River, and a great diversity of opinion exists as to the best means to be pursued to avoid it; and WHEREAS, the navigation of said river is of the utmost importance, as well to the Government of the#Jnited States as to this State and Texas in every respect- Be it therefore resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of-Louisiana, in general assembly convened, That our Sena- tors and Representatives in Congress, be, and they are hereby requested to call the immediate attention of the General Government to this subject; that they endeavor to procure a corps of Engineers to proceed forthwith to the mouth of said river, and make, or cause to be made, an accurate survey of the same, and report to Congress at its present session, the result of their investigations; and that they earnestly urge an appropria-

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