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An Act entitled an Act to reclaim and drain the Swamp and Overflowed Lands of the State of Louisiana, etc. 1854 93 (1854)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0400 and id is 1 raw text is: ( 93 ) No. 133.1 AN ACT Entitled an Act to reclaim and drain the Swamp and Overflowed Lands of the State of Louisiana, etc., a pproved oth April, 1853, and to appropriate the sum of three hundred thousand dollars to carry out the provisions of this Act. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House oj Repre- sentatives of the State of Louisiana in General Assembly con- State divided in four vened, That the first section of an Act entitled an Act to reclaim and Districts. drain the Swamp and Overflowed Lands donated to the State of Lou- isiana, by Act of Congress, entitled an Act to aid the State of Lou- isiana in draining the Swamp Lands therein, approved on the 30th April, 1853, be so amended as to read as follows: That the State shall be divided into four Levee and Draining Districts. Division of State in- SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, 4-c., That the second section of to Districts. the above recited Act be so amended as to read as follows : That all that part of the State south of the thirty-first degree of north latitude, and east of the Mississippi River, shall constitute the First District; and all that part of the State south of the thirty-first degree of north latitude, and west of the Mississippi River, (except the Parishes of Rapides and Avoyelles,) shall constitute the Second District. The Parishes of Avoyelles, Rapides, Natchitoches, Bienville, Claiborne, Bossier, Caddo, DeSoto, Sabine and* Winn, shall constitute the Third District; and the Parishes of Concordia, Tensas, Madison, Carroll, Morehouse, Union, Ouachita, Jackson, Caldwell, Franklin and Cata- houla shall constitute the Fourth District. Swamp Land Com- SEc. 3. Be it further enacted, 4-c., That the third section of missioners. So p h b pointed. i wtea ' the above recited Act shall be so amended as to read as follows : The ot office. Governor shall appoint a Commissioner for each District, who shall be a resident of the District for which he is appointed. The four Commissioners shall constitute and be called by the name of the Swamp Land Commissioners, and shall hold their office for the term of two years, dating from the 30th April, 1853, and until their successors shall be qualifided; provided the said Commissioners or either of them may be removed by the Governor, whenever he may deem it expedient. Manner of fitting SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, 4-c., That the Governor shall vacancies occurring have the power to fill any vacancy in said Board of Commissioners caused by death, resignation, or otherwise. Bond tobe furnished SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, 4-c., That each of said Com- by Commissioners. missioners before entering upon the duties of his office, shall give a bond to the State of Louisiana, in the sum of five thousand dollars, with two securities; said bond to be approved by the Governor of the State, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duty; and the Oath to be admin- Secretary of State shall administer to him the oath of office, prescribed istered to them, in the Constitution of the State. btertngs of the SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, 4-c., That the said Board of Com- Board. missioners shall meet at the Town of Baton Rouge, on the first Mon- day in May next, and every three months thereafter, and oftener if by them deemed necessary.

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