§ 10 - Waters in Louisiana Purchase as public highways

CHAPTER 1— NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL PROVISIONS

All the navigable rivers and waters in the former Territories of Orleans and Louisiana shall be and forever remain public highways.

Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification

R.S. § 5251 derived from act Mar. 3, 1811, ch. 46, § 12, 2 Stat. 606.