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No. 227.] AN ACT
To compensate C. J. Nixon, of the parish of Winn, for pursuing and arresting
Nicholas Kieffer, charged with murder, and the slave Toney, charged with shoot-
ing with intent to kill
SECTION 1. He it enacted by the Senate and louse qf Repre-
sentatires of the Sta/c of Louisiana in General Asscmbly con-
$o25 to be pal 0. vCned, That the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars be paid to C. J.
f1. cin fogr Nixon, upon his warrant, by the State treasurer, out of any unap-
propriated moneys in the treasury, in compensation to him (and such
other persons as may have assisted him) for the pursuit and appre-
hension of the prisoners Nicholas Kieffei, charged with murder, and
the slave Toney, charged with shooting with intent to kill. said prison-
ers having broke jail in Winn eparish and behig _at the time fugitives
from justicc.
$2W) appropriated. SEC. 2. Be iR further enacfed, J.r., That thesum of two hundred
and fifty dollars be and the same is herehy appropriated out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay the comipou-
sation allowed in the first section of this Act, to C. J. Nixon, of Winn
parish.
JOHN 31. SANDIDGE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ROBERT C. WICKLIFFE,
President, of the Senate.
Approved, March 15th, 1855.
P. 0. IEBERT.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy,
ANaIEMw S. TERON,
Secretary of State.
No. 228.] RESOLUTION
Requiring the Engineer to put a dredge boat in Bayou Lafourche.
liesolved by the Senate and ITonse ,f Reprcsentatives of ie
State of Louisiana in General Assembly convened, That on or
State Engineer re- before the first day of October next, the State Engineer is iereby
qutredl by tot October
next to place a snag authorized and required to place a dredge boat or snag boat in the
boat or dredge boat bayou Lafourche, for the purpose of removing the snags, logs, stumps
and other obstructions that endanger and hopefle the navigation of
Proviso. said stream in low water; provided, it interrupts not with works of
gicater importance.
JOIN 3. SANDIDGE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ROBERT C. WICKLIFFE,
President of the Senate.
Approved March 15th, 1855.
P. 0. TIEBERT,
overntr of tIe State of Louisiona.
A true eopy,
ANDREW S. IltatnoN,
Secretary of State.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsla0417&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)