Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-05-10
ordnance relative to a Common
Drain Across lbervilIe Point.

1t ordained by the Police Jury of the Parish
II Of Iberville. sgsss45 s@1ssS
sEe.l. That a ommon drain be established
across and through Iberville point, from the land,
Of John Hagan, jr, or its vicinity; through and
across the lands of all intervening proprietors. tI
the same shall reach Bayou Brald beyond IN
lands OF Rene Arnous. Said drain to run in tho
lowest place-and upon the lands of Joseph Walsh
and Rene Arnous. Said canal to be cut upon and
through the slough or coolee, designated upon the
plat OF the said lands, made by James Terrel. en-.
glneer-and of Record in the suit Of Walsh Of sIs
VS.. Rene Arnous.
SEC. 2. Be 1t further ordained &c, that said
canal, shall when made, be a common, drain;nu
canal, pe,rpetually, and that all inhabitants. near
> Wnere the same shall run, residing within the
sala point shall have the right of draining their
lands into and through the same.
= SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, &C.. that said
fnai, snail pc made,ln conformity with the de.
rec OF the Supreme Court in the Aforesaid Tcaso
% Joseph Walsh, ct ais, VS.. Rene Arnous-and IN
svery respect conform to the act of 1919, regula-
Jug inc power and authority of police juries.
uI oEs. :. re u further ordained &C., that John
nagan y. sidney Robertson, joseph Walsh and
bernard Allan fls, be and they are. hereby an
Po.hled commissioner, to carry this ordinances intfo
enect-and they are hereby empowered 4 ~ oms
pioy, one engineer, to take the level Of said Mint
IN their opinion, the same be necessary. IL d.
cide where the said canal shall be commenced. and
ncW the same shall run before it reaches the lands
OF Joseph walsh-to~ contract for making the SANE
TO make the estimate of the pronortion dns snr
me same by each proprietor, under the said Al 81
1919 aforesaid-to collect the amount Of nc same
10 appoint and employ a collector, and generally
nave fuil power to do all that may Be NECESSARY n
tne premises for the purpose of carrying this o1rdi.
nance INTO edect-andt the said ommissIionerssh shall
that may exist in said point. T -
SEC. 5, Be II further ordained o.. .i4.a
said canal shall reach Bayou Breaud-it shall then
oe the duIy OF the commissioners aforesaid. 1T once
70 contract fr the thorough cleaning out. widening
and deepening of Bayou Breaud-as in theirgiudg.
nent shall seem best-and to this end-they are
entitled with full power in the prennises-and Shall
esxe me rlgnt, to tax and collect, pro rata, as set
forth N the said act of lS13-of each PROPRIETOR.
through whose lands the said bayon shafi pass-on
70 ne Spanish Lake-his proportion Of the cost
q Wlden.ng, deepening, and thoroughly cleaning
SIC. Z. Whosever shall hereafter in any way
'Dstfslct the natural flow Of water, IN the said
bayou, BY making levees, dams, telling trees into
'ns sane-oTi IN any other way-shall be liable to
!, s. .iI.. : sot less man lhan ten nor more than fifty
roiiars-to be recovered before any Justice Of the
peace-one halfto the use of the Farish-the oth. Y
half to the informer-and be further condemned Il
9 remove the said Neutrality-suspicious. nav ia costs
removing the same. H
SEC. z. That the commissioners named IA this
rdlnance, shall receive a reasonable compensation .
tnelr services herein, not to exceed five dollsre :
adey for each day they shall be actually engaged
Q alschazglng the duties imposed upon ~ this
rdlnance--tha notices oftheir appointment Issue
; then, forthwith by the cierk-and that after
snal have completed the duties deyolvine
pom them under this ordinance-that III shall
zen be Their duty to make . full Report Of The d
line 70 lne Ioilee Jury. ss&N-saa a
SEC. !. That this ordinance take effect Il once
pom its passage. :
Passed and approved on this l4th day Of April,
"A. UPTON,
sWM &c. ADAMS, i
G.sSTRINGER. 8
= THOS. CT BROWN 4
CHAS. A..sSLACK. II
LOUIS HEBERT. !,
JAMES E. ROBERTSON. =
es4aE z4ssa@1s $500
Attest, ADosls PETIT, CierL. -