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In view of the many advantages and facilities that would result to the
public by the construction of such a road, the Legislatures of Ala-
bama and Mississippi, in promotion of the object, have incorporated a
Company denominated the Mobile and New Orleans Railroad Coin-
pany; and the Legislature of this State to the like end and object have
so extended the corporate powers of the Ponchartrain Railroad Com-
pany, in this behalf, that both said Companies are engaged in the
common purpose of constructing and maintaining such a road through
the three States of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, from Mobile
to New Orleans, and are cooperating to effect by their united exer-
tions the accomplishment of the enterprize.
Sensibly impressed with the great utility of this undertaking to the
country at large, as most essentially national in its comprehensive in-
terests, we respectfully ask of the Nation's Representatives in Con-
gress assembled, a grant of public lands within the State of Louisiana,
and upon the line of said road, equal to the alternate section, and in
the depth of six sections on each side of said road, to aid in the con-
struction of so much of said road as is within this State.
And as the line of said road is contemplated to pursue a course
bordering on the waters of the Gulf, and partly through swamp lands
already disposed of by Congress to this State for draining and levee
purposes, so that a quantity of lands equal to the grant sought may
not be found directly bordering on said road in such case, we ask in-
stead that said Company be permitted to locate and enter the defi-
ciency from any other of the public lands in this State-Wherefore
Representatives and Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of
and requested rela- the State of Louisiana in General Assembly convened, That
tive the above Mlemo-
rial. our Senators in Congress be instructed, and our Representatives re-
quested to present the preceding Memorial and this Resolution to their
respective bodies; and that they also use their best efforts to obtain
the concesssion above indicated.
to venorw rees of Be it further resolved, 4-c., That the Governor be requested to
the foregoing Memo- forward copies of the foregoing Memorial and Resolution to our Sena-
rial and Resolution. tOrS and Representatives in Congress,
JNO. 1l. SANDIDGE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ROBERT C. WICKLIFFE,
President pro. tem. of the Senate.
Approved, March 3d, 1854.
P. 0. ITEBERT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy.
ANDREW S. IIERRON,
Secretary of State.
No. 54.] AN ACT
Authorizing W. C. Wilson to emancipate his slave David.
SECTION 1. 13e it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of Louisiana in Gencral Assembly con-
W. C. Wilson autho- rened, That W. C. Wilson, of the Parish of Orleans, be and is hereby
rized to emancipate
his slave David. authorized to emancipate his slave David, by Notarial Act, to be
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