Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-10-04

Relative 10 one or more common Drains hru<gh
I6erril.s Point.

Relative 10 one or more mn Drains through
I6erriLs Point.
GEO. /. Be it ordained that the Bayou Eresud
~ be cleared eff all obotruct.ons md made OF such
width and depth, from the Spanish Lake to tbs
lake back of 3. Affairs and r. C.. Camps as tiAe
commissioner sp1o;nted under this o1diIance,
shall deem sufficient to pass Oh tne waters iali:Es
into the san--ald that ali pTopEietors OF lands &C
either SIDE of said point shall be privileged g
drai. into the legee, OF into ally intervening tayoa
u tributary, 10 Bayou Breaud-provided, sa!1 tn
lut.ry g cleared Of distractions 20 the port OF
It's confluence with said Bayou Breaa1.
SIC. T. That a common drain be established
t3- that potion of ~Iterviile Point colnlle@c.@g
b.lcw The lands Of Rene Arncus f"., rCa2Hg
sharougtl the lands OF said ..rncus, Eugene bah.i!,
ard passing through 9 natural dram running -
through the lands OF sisueueaud Lacare, ,osePh
Wash, Ndme. Davy and others. That said dram
when made shall lie q common draining canal
perpctuaiiy. and thar all inhaDltants ncar where
Inc sane shall rur. sta" have he right to cram
their lands in and through tine same.
Sac. 3. That the canal authorised bv section
: of TINS oEuinance Icing altogether partial, the
expense Of making sslA canal shall oe borne cy
the parties interested, ard the commissioners shall
have the right 10 appoGtlou fac cost G. making Tie
same among the different proprletcrs, whose iahcs
shall be benefited thereby. In consideration %
! which expense. tie lands thus taxed shall be sub.
iect to 4 li'era! deduction from their proportion u
! Inc cost OF cieatius cut Eayou breaud.
Sc. 4. That al. o.strue;ions TO any ancient
drains. whether said drains, I've Bayous, Cooleys,
| or seryi,@Les acquired by law. be forthwith order
| ed IL. be remoTed by the persons making the sa:s's
and if MOI removed in ten days after the service
of the order. the coinsnissip ners stall employ la
borers 70 remove the same, at the expense OF the
! ne rsons making said obs,ructions-to tie recovered
before any court OF competent Jlrisd,ttion'
SEC. ). Be If further ordained, that Dr.. } Ptit-
chard, John hasan. Jr, Adolphe Baum, Zenon
Blolin and VIM. r. Boote, be appointed commits
s;oners. a majority of when shall have the power
TO carry into effect the ot,ecs Of this ordinance:
That. IRAN lc,t..ret IN seGtlon : shall be iocatec
Eo1iL." til, and also all oastruct sons as described IN
section 4 re a,se ordered 10 be relno.e ell fotIhWitn.,
: and tAat llev make their report to this body hlU
next regular meeting.
SIC. 6. That whosoever shall hereafter or.
stract the natural dow Of water i'll said bayou,
cooley or cauai. ny making ievees, dams, fellns
trees into the same. or in any other way; shall 10
subject 10 a l!ae OF not less than ten nor more THAI
fifty dollars. to lie reco"aIed before any justice OF
! the peace-ore hat % the use OF the paIlsh-the
DINER hall to the intorn1es-and be further con-
demned to remove said qtsstructlons, or to pay the
cost Of removing the same.
Section 2. That this ordinance take effect troE,
its passage, and that the commissioners be nouneo
oftheir appointments.
Passed and approved this lst day Of Sept, AID,
1851.
r. A. UPTON,
ISAIE LEBLANC,
CHAS. A. SLACK,
WIN. c. ADAMS,
LOUIS HEBERT, Pres't. pro tom
Attest, ApoN1s PErrr, Clerk.