Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15
AN ORDINANCE
RelGire to one or more common Drains through
IberriHe Point.

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IberriHe Point.
OIC. /. Be it ordained that the Bavou Breaud
~ be cleared of all distractions and made otsuch
width and depth, from the Spanish Lake to the
lake back OF g. Allain's and r.. c. Camps as the
commissioners appointed under this ordinance,
shall deem sufficient to pass OIL the waters falling
into tie sanle-and that ali proprietorS of lands on
either side OF said point shall be privileged to
drain ialo the levec, OF into any intervening bayou
OF tributary, to Bayou Breaud-provided, said tri-
butary il cleared of distractions to the point OF
its confluence with said Bayou Breaud.
SIC. ?. That a common drain be established
Tor that portion OF lberville Point comn encing
below the lands of Rene Anous Esq, running
through the lands Of said Arnous, Lugene 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 neal where
the same shall run, Shall have the right to drain
their lands in aud through the same.
SEC. 3. That the canal authorized 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
same among the different proprietors, whose lands
shall be benefited thereby. In consideration OF
which expense, the lands thus taxed shall be sub
iect 10 a liberal deduction flon their proportion of
lie cost of clearing out Bayou Breaud.
SIC. 4. That all distractions to any ancient
drains, whether said drains, be Bayous, Cooleys,
OF <ervitudcs acquired by law, be forthwith order
ed TO he removed by the persons making the same
and if not removed in ten days after the service
ofthc order, tho commissioners shall employ Ia
borcrs 10 remove the same, at the expense Oh the
persons making said obstructiors-to be recovered
before any court of competent jurisdiction.
Src. S. Be it further ordained, that DR.. J. Prit-
clard, John Hagan, IT,, Adolphe Babin, Zenon
Blouin and VIM. r.. Boote, be appointed commits
s~iopers, 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 4 be also ordcredto be removed forthwith,
and that they make their report 10 this body at its
next regular meeting.
SEC. 6. That wbosoever shall hereafter OBJ
struct the natural flow of water in said bayou,
cooley or canal: by making levces, dams, telling
trees into the same, or in any other way; shall be
subject 10 a fine ofnot less than ten nof4nore than
ff1v dollars, TO be recovered before any justice OF
The pcace-one half to the use of the parish-the
other half to the informer-and be further con-
demncd 10 remove said distractions, OF 10 pay the
cost Of removing the same.
Section 7. That this ordinance take effect from
its pa sage, and that the commissioners be notified
oft'leir appointments.
Passed and approved this LIST day OF Sept, I'D,
1851.
THOMAS C. BROWN,
r. A. UPTON,
ISAIE LEBLANC,
CHAS. A. SLACK.
VIM. c. ADAMS,
LOUIS HEBERT, Pres't. pro tenn.
Attest. ApoNys PETIT. Clerk.