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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0324 and id is 1 raw text is: No. 93.] AN ACT
Relative to Internal Improvemer.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the State of Louisiana, in General Assembly convened: That the unex-
EstablishlOnt pended balance, together with all that may hereafter be received from the
of a road and five per centum of the nett proceeds of the sale of the public lands of the
levee fund. United States in this State, appropriated by the fifth section of an act of
Congress approved February sixteenth, eighteen hundred and eleven, for
roads and levees, be, aitd the same is hereby, set apart for that purpose,
to be called, RoAD AND LEVEE FUND: to be expetided hereafter for
How expended the sole purpose of making roads and levees; and that the unexpended
balances of the appropriations made by the provisions of the acts number
All other ap- one hundred and fifty-one, approved April twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred
propriations and forty-seven, and number two hundred and seventeen, approved twenty.
acts, rertaint eighth April, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, and the resolution number
anay be made, one hundred and seventy-nine, approved twenty-eighth April eighteen
reods andg 0o hude anwith ayand all aporain eeo
oads and ei- hundred and forty-seven, together any appropriations hereto-
'ees are to b fore made, or that hereafter may be made, for roads and levees, shall
fund. be charged to said fund, and no other.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc.: That the unexpended balance in
Establishment the Treasury, together with all that may hereafter be received from the
oifnrointra proceeds of the public lands granted to the State by an act of Congress
fund. approved September fourth, eighteen hundred and forty-one, shall be set
apart as a special fund, to be called the INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT
WhatexpensesFUND; and the salaries of the State Engineer and assistant, also the
are to be paid salaries of the superintendents, engineers and maes of the State boats,
ontof thatfund together with all expenses that may be incurred for the support of said
boats, the hands and slaves, and for tools and apparatus, shall be charged
to said INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT FUND, except in the cases hereinaler
Appropriations stated; and all the unexpended balances of appropriations for Internal
ma c card Improvements made by virtue of the acts number fifty-eight, approved
aob acts, anit-egtapoe
others thatmay February twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, number seventy,
S'band ,are approved ninth March, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, numbers one
to the said in- hundred and seventy-four and one hundred and ninety-four, approved
tnoli d.o t'venty-eighth April, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, numbers two hun-
dred and eleven, two hundred and forty-seven, approved third May, eigh-
teen hundred and forty-seven, number two hundred and sixty-eight,
approved fourth May, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, together with all
other appropriations that have or may be made for Internal Improve-
ments, be also charged to the said Internal Improvement Fund, designat.
ing each specific appropriation.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc.: That whenever the State hands
Certain expen. shall be employed in making or opening any road, or constructing any
ses which are levee, all the expenses for the time being while therein employed, except
tt, bo charged I
to the road and the salaries of the State Engineer and assistant, shall be charged to the
levee fund. Road and Levee Fund.
SEc. 4. Be it further enacted, 4-c.: That so much of the seventh see.
Reeal or ation of the act entitled, An act authorising the Governor of the State of
ceietion; Louisiana to sell the unlocated lands belonging to the State of Louis.
modcerping inae apfrt-fur
th dde payl ig approved March twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and forty-four, in
bythState for these words, to wit: That it shall be lawful for all said lands to be paid
Ineren tn- for by the purchasers in warrants or debts proper now due, or which may
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