Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-22
AN ORDINANCE

Re'ottre TO one or more common Drains through
IberriHe Point.
Gee. /. Be it ordained that the Bayou Brea,f
~ be cleared of all distractions and made ofsuct
"idti and depth, from the Spanish Lake to the
lake back of B. Adams and Il. c. Camp's as the
commissioners appointed under this ordinance,
snail 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 leyee, or into any intervening bayou
or tributary, TO Bayou Breaud-provided. said tri-
butary is cleared of distractions to the noipt of
Its confluence with said Bayou Breaud.
SEC. Z. That a common drain be established
lor that 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 up
through the lands OF Sigueneaud Lacave, joseph
walsh, Mdme. Davy and others. That said drain
"hen made shall be a cominon 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
: 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 of making the
same among the different proprietors, whose lands
shall be benefited thereby. In consideration of
winch 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. 4. That all Instructions to any ancient
drains, whether said drains, be Bayous. Cooleys,
or serv1tudes acquired by law, be forthwith order
ed 10 De removed by the persons making the same
and IT not removed in ten days after the service
OF the order, the commissioner shall employ la
DoIers 10 remove the same, at the expense Of the
persons making SAID obstructions-to be recovered
Dpt0ra any ColIrt of oo,o - =.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained, that DR.. J. Prit-
chard, John Hagan, ir, Adolphe Babin. Zenon
Biouln and VIM. R. Boote, be appointed commits
sloners, a majority of whom shall have the power
TO carry into effect the object of this ordinance.
mat, draln described in section Q shall be located
forthwith, and also all Instructions as described in
section be also ordered to be removed forthwith.
ana that they make their report to this body at its
next regular meeting.
DEC. 3. That whatsoever shall hereafter OBJ
stIuct the natural flow of water in said bayou,
lfees into the same, or in any other way; shall he
SUBJECT to a fine of not less than ten nor more than
n,fty dollars, to be recovered before any Justice of
me peace-one halt to the use of the parish-the
other halt to the informer-and be further con-
to remove said distractions, or to nav tho
of removing thesame. r
Section =. That this ordinance take effect from
fs passage, and that the commissioners be notified
their appointments. ~
1851.
So THOMAS c. BROWN,
R. A. UPTON,
ISAlE LEBLANC,
CHAS. A. SLACK,
WIN. c. ADAMS,
LOUIS HEBERT, Pres't. nro tom
ATTEST, ADoNIs PETIT, Clerk.