Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15
AN ORDINANCE
Reldtsre TO one or more common Drains throurb
Ibc,riWe Point.

IbcrriWe Point.
SEC. l. Be it ordained that the BAYOU Breau,
~ be cleared of all distractions and made ofsucf
width and depth, from the Spanish Lake 10 thf
lake back of B. Allain's and R. c. Camps as the
commissioners appointed under this ordinance
Shall deem sufficient to pass off the waters falling
INTO the sane-and that all proprietors of lands on
either side OF said point shall be privileged to
dram INTO the levee, or into any intervening bayou
or tributary, to Bayou Breaud-provided, said tri-
butary is cleared of distractions to the poipt of
its confluence with said Bayou Breaud.
DEC. :. That a common drain be established
ior mat portion OF lberville 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 m
through the lands of Sigueneaud Lacave. Josenh
"alsh, Mdme. Davy and others. That said drain
"hen 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.
oEc. 3. That the canal authorised by section
( OF 1his ordinance being altogether partial. the
expense of making said canal Shall be horne bv
the parties interested, and the commissioners shall
have the right to apportion the cost ofmaking the
sans among the different proprietors, whose lands
snah he benefited thereby. In consideration of
winch expense, the lands thus taxed shall be sub-
!ect to a liberal deduction from their proportion Of
the cost OF clearing out Bayou Breaud.
SEC. 4. That all distractions to any ancient
drains, whether said drains, be Bayous. Coolevs.
or servltudes acquired by law, be forthwith order
ed to be removed by the persons making the same
and II not removed in ten days after the service
OF the order, the commissioners shall employ la
oorers 10 remove the same, at the expense Of the
persons making said obstructions-to be recovered
before any court of competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 8. BE it further ordained. that DR.. J. Prit-
chard, John Hagan, jr., Adolphe Babip. Zenon
6louln and VIM. r. Boote, be appointed commits
'loners, a majority of whom shall have the power
o carry into effect the object of this ordinance.
. ma, orain described IN section 2 shall be located
olta"itn, ana also all distractions as described in
echon 4 be also ordered to be removed forthwith.
md thatthey make their report to this BODY at it's
regular meeting.
SEC. 6. That whosoever shall hereafter oh
truct the natural flow of water in said havop
ooiey or canal, by making levees, dams. feline
into the same, or in any other wav. shall he
ao)ect to a fine of not less than ten nor more than
ny dollars, to be recovered before any Justice of
1e peace-oneh half to the use of the paIrish-the
lner nall to the informer-and be further con-
,s ni as TO remove SAID distractions, or to pay the
Section 7. That this ordinance tak foot from, :
8 passage, and that the commissioners he not;6ad I
their appointments. !,
Passed and approved this LIST day of Sent. A. n 7
.... THOMAS C. BROWN, =
R. A. UPTON, :,
ISA1E LEBLANC. =
CHAS. A. SLACK,
VIM. c. ADAMS, (
=, LOUIS HEBERT, Pres't. pro ten. !
.\ttcs1, ADoNIS PETIT. Clerk, y