Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-10-25
AN ORDINANCE
Relative TO one or more conmon Drains through
IberrlWe Point.

Relative TO one or more coRnon Drains through
IberriNe Point.
Gee. 1. Be it ordained that the Bayou Breaud
~ be cleared of all distractions and made ofsuch
width and depth, from the Spanish Lake to the
lake back of B. Adams and r. c. Camps as the
commissioners appointed under this ordinance,
shall deem sufficient to pass off the waters falling
into the same-and that all proprietors of lands on
either side of said point shall be privileged to
drain into the levee, or into any intervening bayou
or tributary, to Bayou Breaud-provided, said tri-
hutary is cleared of distractions to the point OF
its confluence with said Bayou Breaud.
SEC. 2. That a common drain be established
tor that portion of Iberviile Point commencing
below the lands of Rene Arnous Esq, running
through the lands OF said Arnous, Eugene Babin,
and passing through a natural drain running up
through the lands of Sigueneaud Lacave, Joseph
Walsh, Mdme. Davy and others. That said drain
when made shall be a common draining canal
perpetually, and that all inhabitants near where
the same shall run, shall have the right to drain
their lands in and through the same.
Sec. 3. That the canal authorised by section
2 Of this ordinance being altogether partial, the
expense of making said canal shall be borne by
the parties interested, and the commissioners shall
have the right to apportion the cost ofmaking the
same among the different proprietors, whose lands
shall be benefited thereby. In consideration of
which expense, the lands thus taxed shall be sub
iect to a liberal deduction from their proportion OF
the cost Of clearing out Bayou Breaud. &
SEC. a. That all distractions to any ancient
drains, whether said drains, be Bayous, Cooleys,
or servitudes acquired by law, he forthwith order
ed 10 be removed by the persons making the same
and if not removed in ten days after the service
OF the order. the commissioners shall employ la
borers to remove the same, at the expense OF the
persons nlsking said obstructions-to be recovered
before any court of competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained, that Dr. } Prlt-
chard, John Hagan, jr, Adolphe Babin' lemon
Blouin and VIM. R. Boote, be appointed commas
sioners, a majority of whom shall have the power
| to carry into effect the object of this ordinance.
| That, drain described in section 2 shall be located
forthwith. and also all Instructions as described IN
section 4 be also ordered to be removed forthwith,
and that they make their report to this body at Its
next regular meeting.
SEC. s. That whosoever shall hereafter OBJ
, struct the natural flow of water in said bayou,
cooley OF canal, by making levees, dams, telling
trees into the same, or in any other way; shaii DC
subject to a fine of not less than ten nor more thar
fifty dollars. to be recovered before any justice OF
the peace-one half to the use of the parish-the
other halt to the informer-and be further con-
| demned to remove said Instructions, or to pay the
cost of removing the same.
Section 7. That this ordinance take effect from
its passage, and that the commissioners be notlhec
of their appointments.
Passed aud approved this LIST day o Sept., A.D.
1851.
r. A. UPTON,
8 lSAIE LEBLANC,
CHAS. A. SLACK,
WIN. c. ADAMS,
LOUIS HEBERT, Pres't. pro tenn.
Attest, ApoS1s PETIT. Clerk.