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ground adjoining the Mississippi river, and lying between the said
What part ofshe river and the street to be laid off in conformity with this act, fron-
Battore is to be
left open. ting said river, shall be left open, and so kept for the accommoda-
tion of the public, and the convenience of commerce.
Sec. 4. Be it furher enacted, &c., That in the event of an agree-
ment between the original parties to the said compromise of eigh-
Duty of the u teen hundred and twenty, for the sale of said Batture, it shall be
nicipality No 2. the duty of the said Council of Municipality No 2, to lay off into
in case of a cer- lots, all that portion of said Batture, not reserved in the foregoing
tain tranlsaction
being effected. acts for streets, and the accommodation of the public and conve-
nience of commerce, and dispose of the same, according to the terms
and conditions of said agreement; Provided, that, in the aforesaid
agreement a provision is made, that one-third of the net proceeds
Liquidation of of the sale of the aforesaid lots shall be appropriated to the liquida-
the debt of the tion of the debts or liabilities of the General Sinking Fund of the
Sinking Fund. city of New-Orleans.
E. W. MOISE,
Speaker of the House of Representives.
J. B. PLAUCHE,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate.
Approved March 21st, 1850.
JOSEPH WALKER,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
No 258.] AN ACT
For the relief of the legal representatives of the heirs of Thos. C. Lawrence, deceased.
Section 1. Be it enacted by tie Senate and House of Representa.
Appropriation lives of the State of Louisiana, in General .Rssembly convened, That
of $37.10 on be- the Auditor of Public Accounts be, and he is hereby authorized to
C of widow issue his warrant in favor of Mrs T. C. Lawrence, widow of T. C.
Lawrence deceased, of the parish of Tensas, for the sum of thirty
seven dollars and ten cents, being amount over assessed upon five
negroes, slaves owned by said Lawrence, as appears upon the as-
sessment roll of 1848.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, &c., That the said sum of thirty-
seven dollars and ten cents is hereby appropriated for the object of
this act.
E. W. MOISE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
J. B. PLAUCHE,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate.
Approved March 21st, 1850.
JOSEPH WALKER,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
No 259.] AN ACT
To authorize the Police Jury of the Parish of Rapides to levee a special tax for
Levee purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the State of Louisiana, in General .ds.iembly convened, That pow-
Authorization er is hereby given to the Police Jury of the parish of Rapides to im-
given to raise a pose a special Tax on lands subject to inundation by the overflows
Levee pur0s of Red River, for the purpose of building and maintaining levees
in the Parish of on both banks of said River, and on Bayous where a majority of
Rapides. persons interested desire levees to be made, and shall signify such
desire by petition or otherwise to the Police Jury; provided, how-
ever, that the Police Jury shall first divide the lands to be taxed into](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsla0355&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)