Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-08
AN ORDINANCE
Relative to one or more common Drains through
I6eruiXe Point.

~ or Htof Off'fc' ~ ~ "
I6eruiNe Point.
Gee. l.. Be it ordained that the Bayou Breaud
~ be cleared Of all distractions and made otsuch
width and depth, from the Spanish Lake to the
lake back OF B. Adams and X. {. Camps as the
commissioners appointed under this ordinance,
shall deem sufficient to pass off the walters falling
into the salne-and that all proprletors OF lands on
i either side OF said point shall he privileged to
drain into the levce, or into any intervening bayou
or tributary, to Bayou Breaud-provided. said trl-
hutary is cleared of distractions to the point OF
its confluence with said Bayou Breaud.
SEC. =. That a common drain be established
tor that portion of Ibcrviile Point commencing
below the lands of Rene .Arnous Esq, running
through the lands of said trnous. Eugene Babln,
and passing through u natural dram running up
through the lands Of Sigueneaud Lacave. Joseph
Walsh, Mdme. nayy and others. That said drain
| when made shall be a ommon draining canal
| perpctualiy. and that all inhabitants near where
the same shall run, shall have the right to drain
their lands III and through the same.
SEC. 3. That the canal authorised by section
2 of this ordnance 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 proprletors. whose lands
! shall be benefited thereby. In consideration OF
| which expense, the lands thus taxed shall be sub
leEl 10 a llDeIdi dttlu'tiD1a ltohi iHIll ripISiti'i VI
the cost of clearing out Bayou Breaud.
| SEC. 1. That all distractions to any ancient
drains. whether said drains, be Bayous, Cooleys,
or servitudes acquired by law, be forthwith order
ed to be removed by the persons making the same
and if not removed in ten days after the service
OF the order, the commissioners shall employ la
borers TO remove the same, at the expense OF the
persons making said obstructions-to be recovered
| before any court of competent jurisdiction.
Srr Po II f,rtbar ordained. that DIR. J. Pitt
chard, John Hagan, IT,, .Adolphe Babin, Zenon
Blouin and VIM. R. Boote, be appointed commas
sioners. a 4 majority of whom shall have the poWer
| to carry into effect the object of this ordinance.
That. drain described in section ? shall be located
forthwith, and also all Instructions as described IN
section 4 be also ordered to be removed forthwith,
and that they make their report to this body at It's
next regular meeting.
SEC. 6. That whosoever shall hereafter OBJ
struct the natural flow of water in said bayou,
cooley or canal. by making levees. dams, telling
| trees into the same. or IN any other way: shall De
subject to a fine OF not less than ten nor more than
| fifty dollars, to he recovered before any Justice OF
| the peace-one half to the use of the parisfl-the
other halt to the intormer-and be further con-
demned to remove SAID obsfructionS;5 or 10 pay the
cost OF removing the SAME.
Section I. That this ordinance take effect from
| its passage. and that the commissioners be notifled
0 tthelr appointments.
Passed and approved this lst day Of Sept, A.D.:
1851.
THONASC. BROWN, 81
r. A UPTON,
lSAlE LEBLANC,
CHAS. A. SLACK.
VIM. C. ADAMS.
LOUIS HEBERT, Pres't. pro tenn.
Attest, ApoSIs PETIT. Clerk.
NIXTiI DISTRICT COURT, Parish 0
- DerriHe, State Of Louisiana.
Pierre Beyin IS. Ellie Leblanc. Ne. AS.
By virtue of a writ of Alias Plurias Fierl
Facias to me directed from the Hon the atore.
said Court, in the above entitled and number
ed cause, | will offer at public~saIe tothe high
est and last bidder. for Cash, at the Court
House Of the Parish of Iberville, on SATUR-
/ DA Y, the 9Th Of December, 1851, at 100 clock
A. N ali the right, title: interest andSclaim of
the defendant Ellie Blanc, insand to the fol-
lowing described slave, to wit:
Elizabeth, negro girl, aged about c'even
years. Seized to satisfy the Judgment and
cost in the above canse.
JAS. H. ERWIN, Dep. Sheriff.
Parish Of Iberville. lst November, 1851.
rOUR DU GENE DISTRICT, Paroisse d.
~ berriAe, EtA de Ia Louisiana.
Pierre Bevin Us. Ellie Leblanc: No. 445.
En- vertu dun writ de alias p|urias Fl. Fa.
a moi adresse par lIlon'ble la sus-dite Cour
dams lie cause ci-dessus %intitult ct numtrotGe,
Jexposerai en- ven,e publieue au plus otfrant
ct dernier enchtrsscur, pour du compliant, a
la maison de cour de Ia paroisse d'Iberville,
A. NJ. .tous les droits, titres, intsrets ct preten-
sions d'Elie Leblanc en- ct a = propritte CT
apres d. critic, SAVIOR:
Elizabeth, nj gresse agte environ ONE ans
Saisie pour Satistaire au Judgement ct frais du
susdit process.
JAS. II. ERWIN, Dep. Sheriff.
paroiSse dIbpryiIlp 20 Ter NOvemhre. 1891.