Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-12-06
AN ORDINANCE
Relative to n or more common Drains thru

Retoaare 10 one or more common Drains through
IberriAe Point.
Gee. 1. Be it ordained that the BAYOU Breaud
~ be cleared of all Instructions 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 ti-
butary is cleared of distractions to the point OF
its confluence with said Bayou Breaud.
Sec. z. That a common drain be established
Tor that portion of lberviile 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 IN
through the lands of Sigueneaud Lacaye, 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 commissioner shall
nave the right to apportion the cost ofmaking the
same among the different proprietors, whose lands
snail De benefited thereby. In consideration of
which expense, the lands thus taxed shall be sub.
Ject to a liberal deduction from their proportion OF
the cost OF clearing out Bayou Breaud.
SEC. q. That all Instructions to any ancient
drains, whether said drains, be Bayous, Cooleys.
Or seryitudes acquired by law, be forthwith order
ed 10 be removed by the persons making the same
-andi If not removed in tendays after the service
oithe order, the commissioners shall employ la
oorers to 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. Prif.
chard, John Hagan, jr., Adolphe Babin. Zenon
blouln and Wm.R. Boote, be appointed commits
sloners, q majority of whom shall have the power
70 carry INTO effect the object Of this ordinance.
mat, dram described in section 9 shall be located
loftnWlln, and also all distinctions as described in
section 4 be also ordered to be removed forthwith.
and thatthey make their report to this BODY at it's
next regular meeting.
SEC. 90. That whosoever shall hereafter obi
struct the natural low Of water IN said bavor Il
cooley or canat, by making levees, dams, Telling
trees INTO the same, or in any other way: shall be
SUBJECT to 2 fine of not less than ton nor more than
my dollar, to be recovered befors any Justice Of
the Peace-one half to the use Of the parish-the
other halt to the informer-and be further con-
yea oeIneat % Islnoye said distinctions, or to pay the
Section I. That Ills oofdiinance take affect f,or
lts passage, and that the commissioners be notified
their appointments
,e Passed and approved this 1t day of sept., AID,
1891. z Ess Z
sss THOMAS C. BROWN.
r. A. UPTON,
'aa lSAlE leblanc.
~ assCHAS. A. SLACK,
VIM. c. ADAMS,
LOUIS HEBERT, Pres,t. nnro tam
A.see1, Anonls PElIr, Jerk