Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-10-11
AN ORDINANCE
ReIatlre TO one or more c0mlmo Drains through
BerriNe Point.

IberriNe Point.
Gee. /. Be it ordained that the Bayou Breaut
be cleared of all distractions and made ofsuct
width and depth, from the Spanish Lake to the
lake back of 3. Adams and R.. c. Camps as the
commissioners appointed under this ordinance.
shall deem sufficient to pass off the waters falling
into the sanle-aud that all proprietors OF lands on
either side of said point shall be privileged 10
drain into the leVee, Or into any intervening bayou
OF tributary, TO Bayou Dreaud-providel, sad til
butary IS cleared Of ol&'ructini3> 10 The point 81
lis confluence with said Bayou BIcaud.
SEC. .. That d common drain be established
tor that portion OF lheryI!le Point coliIllleilciug
below the laids OF Rene A!noys Esq. running
through the lands OF SAID .Arlous. Eugene Dabin,
and passing through q natural drain running up
through the lands Of Siguencaud Lacaye, Joseph
Walsh, Mdnc. Davv and others. That s4.l Gram
when made shall he a comrlon draining canal
perpetua!3y, and that all inhabitants near where
the. same Shall! run. Shall have the right to dram
their lands III ana through the same.
Sec. >. That the canal authorised by section
, Of this ordinance Icing 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 otnaking the
same among the different proifIetorS, whose lands
shall be benefited thereby. In consideration OF
which expense. toe land thus taxed Shall he sub
Jet 20 a liberal deduction from their proportion OF
the cost OF clearing out Bayou Brcaud.
SEC. 4. That ait instructions 70 any ancient
drains, whether said drains. be Bavous. Cooleys.
or servittHics acquired by law, be forthwith order
ed 10 be remoFedb by the persons making the same
-andl 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 making said obstructions-to be recovered
before any court Of competent jurisdiction.
Sec. >. Be 1t further ordained. that DR.. }. Prit-
chard, John Hagan, jr, Adolphe Babin, Zenon
Blouln and VIM. Il. Boote, be appointed commits
sloners, 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 distractions as described in
section be also ordered to be removed forthwith,
and that they make their report to this body at its
next regular meeting.
SEC. 8. That whatsoever shall hereafter OBJ
struct the natural flow of water in said bayou,
cooley or canal: by making levees, dams, telling
trees into the same; or in any other way; shall be
subject to a fine Of not less than ten nor more than
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 distractions, or to pay the
cost of remoying the same.
Section 7. That this ordinance take effect from
its passage, and that the commissioners be notified
oftheir appointments.
Passed and approved this 1st day ofSept, A D.,
1851.
THOMAS C. BROWN,
r. A. UPTON.
ISAlE LEBLANC,
CHAS. A. SLACK,
WIN. C. ADAMS,
LOUIS HEBERT, Pres't. pro TEN.
Attest, ADoNls PETIT, Clerk.