Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-05-17
Ordinance relative to Il Common
Drain Across lberyille Point.

DE it ordained by the Police Jury of the Paris
IL of Iberville.
SEC. l.. That a common drain be established
across and through Iberville point, from the land
of John Hagan, jr, or its vicinity; through an,
across the lands OF all intervening proprietors, til
the same shall reach Bayou Braud beyond tn,
lands OF Irene Arnous. Said drain to run in thu
lowest place-and upon the lands of Joseph Walsl
and Rene Arnous. Said canal to be cut upon ant
through the slough or coolce, designated upon tn.
plat of the said lands, made by James Terrell, en-
gineer-and of Record in the suit OF Walsh ct ais
VS.. Rene Arnous. #
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained &C.. that sal.
canal, shall when made, be a common draining
canal, perpetually, and that all inhabitants, neal
where the same shall run, residing within the
said point, shall have the right of draining thcil
lands into and through the same.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, &c, that sale
canal: shall be made, in conformity with the de.
cree of the Supreme Court, in the aforesaid case
of Joseph Walsh, ct ais, VS.. Rene Arnous-and in
every respect conform TO the act of 1913. regula.
ting the power and authority of police juries.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained &c, that John
Hagan lr, Sidney Robertson, Joseph Walsh and
Bernard Allan fills. be and they are, hereby ap-
pointed commissioners, to carry this ordinance into
efect-and they are hereby empowered to en-
ploy, one engineer, to take the level of said point,
if in their opinion, the same be necessary, to de-
eide where the said canal shall be commenced, and
how the same shall run before it reaches the lands
of Joseph walsh-to contract 0 rmaking the same
to make the estimate of the proportion due for
the same by each proprietor, under the said act of
1913 atoresaid-to collect the amount of the same
to appoint and employ a collector, and generally
have full power to do all that may be necessary in
the premises for the purpose of carrying this ordi-
nance into etfect-and the said commissioners shall
be further authorized to open all ancient drains,
that may exist in said point.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained &C., that when
said canal shall reach Bayou Breaud-it shall then
be the duty of the commissioners aforesaid, at once
to contract for the thorough cleaning out, widening
and deepening of Bayou Breaud-as in their judg-
ment shall seem best-and to this end-they are
entitled with full power in the premises-and shall
have the right, to tax and collect, pro rata, as set
forth in the said act of 1s13-of each proprietor,s
through whose lands the said bayou shall pass~on
to the Spanish Lake-his proportion of the cost
OF widening, deepening, and thoroughly cleaning
out said Bayou Breaud.
SEC. 6. Whosevershall hereafter Hi any way
obstruct the natural flow of water, in the said
bayou, by making l@evees, dams, telling trees into
same-orm any otherWay--shall be liable to
fne of not less than than ten nor more than fifty
be recovered before any Justice of the
halfto the use Of the Parish-the 9TH
half to the informer-and be further condemned
70 remove the said ohstructions-o to pay the costs
Of removing the same.
SEC. THAT thesscommissioners named in this
ordinance, shall receive a reasonable compensation
their services herein, not to exceed five dollars
? day, for eachday they shall be actually engaged
IN alschargingsthe duties imposed upon by this
ordinance-that notices oftheir appointment issue
them forthwith by the clerk-and that after
hey shall have completed the duties devolvins
upon them under this ordinanre-tha If shall
hen bsstheir duty to make a full Report of the .
'ame to the Police Jury.
Sec. 8. That this ordinance take effect at once
1pon its passage.
Passed and approved on this 18th day of April.
Ls5l. ~
R. A. UPTON,
WIN. C. ADAMS,
A. G. STRINGER,
THOS. C. BROWN
CHAS. A. SLACK,
LOUIS HEBERT.
JAMES E. ROBERTSON.
President.
Attest, ADoNIs PETIT, Clerk.