Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-10-18
AN ORDINANCE
Relatire 10 one or more common Drains through
IbcrriNe Point.

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IbcrpiAe Point.
Gee. 1. Be it ordained that the Bayou Breaut
be cleared of all distractions and made ofsucl
width and depth, from the Spanish Lake TO thu
lake back of B. Allain's and Il. c. Camps as the
commissioners appointed under this ordinance
shall deem sufficient to pass of the waters falling
into the same-aud that all prorr;ctors Of lands on
either side of said poilt shall be privileged to
drain into the levec, or INTO any intervening bayou
or tributary, to Bayou Breaud-Froviaed, said TIL
butary is cleared of distractions to the point G.
its confluence with said Bayou BTeaul.
SEC. 2. That a common Dram be established
Tor that po:tion Of ibcrviIlc Point COMMENCING
below the lands Of Rene ARGUS TsQ. runrlLg
through the lands OF said .lrnous, Eugene Balm,
aud passihs through a natural drain raining Up
through tic ianls Of Sisnenea1d L-acave, 1cse!l
Wash: Mime. Day and others. That SAID dam
when NAE shai! be a common Grai3.iag ca4ai
!erpetually, and that all inhabitants neSr wnere
the same Stall TIT, shall have the right 70 Hiain
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 commissioners shall
have the right TO appor;loI the cost ofrahing the
same among the different proprletors, whose lands
shall be benefited thereby. In consideration Of
which expense. the lands thus taxed shall be sub
lect to Il liberal deduction from their proportion OF
the cost Of clearing out Bayou Brea'd.
SEC. 4. That all distractions 10 any ancient
drains, whether said drains, be Bayons, Cooleys,
or Servltudes acquired by law. be forthwith order
et 70 tc removed BY the persons making the same
-andit not reno cd III endays after the service
OF the order, the commissioners shall employ Ia
borers to remove the same, at the expense Of the
persons making SAID obS1Tl!ctlons-to be recovered
before any court OF competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained, that Dr.. J. Prit-
chard, John Hagan, ir., Adolphe Babin. Zenon
b'ouln and VIM. Il. Boote, be appointed commits
sloners, a majority of whom shall have the power
to carry mic effect the OBJECT of this ordinance.
That, drain described in section 2 shall be located
forthwith, and also a.. distractions as described IN
section be also orderedto be reno ed forthwith,
and that they make their report to this body at its
next res liar meeting.
SEC. 6. That whatsoever shall hereafter OBJ
struct the natural flow of water in said bayou,
cooley or canal. by making levees, dams, feHsng
trees into the same, or in any other way; shall be
subject to a fine OF not less than ten nor more than
fifty dollars, to be recovered before any Justice of
the peace-one half to the use of the parish-the
other halt to the Intormer-and be further con-
demned TO remove said distractions, or to pay the
cost of removing the same.
Section 7. That this ordinance take effect from
its passage. and that the commissioners be notified
OF their appointments.
Passed and approved this LIST day of Sept, AID,
1851.
THOMAsC. BROWN,
R. A. UPTON,
. ISA1E LEBLANC,
CHAS. A. SLACK,
VIM. C. ADAMS,
LOUIS HEBERT, Pres't. pro TEN.
Attest. ApoN1s PETIT. Clerk.