Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-04-19
relative to u COnamo IN
Drain Across lbervilIe Point.
DE it ordained by the Police InxY Of the Parish

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re it ordained by the Police Jury Of the Parish
~ Of 1berville.
SEC. l. That . common drain be established
across and through lberville point, from the lands
Of John Hagan, IT,, or its vicinity; through and.
ACROSS the lands Of all intervening proprietors, till
the same shall reach Bayou Braud beyond the
lands Of Rene Arnous. Said drain to run in the
lowest place-and upon the lands of Joseph Walsh.
and Rene Amous. Said canal to be cut upon and.
through the slough or c~oolee, designated upon the
plat of the said lands, made by James Terrell. en-
gineer-and of Record in the suit of Walsh ct als.
vs.. Rene Arnous. :
SKc. 2. Be it further ordained &C., that said;
canal, shall when made, be a common draining
canal, perpetually, and that all inhabitants, near
where the same shall run, residing within the,
said point, shall have the night Of draining their.
lands into and through the same.
SEC. !. Be it further ordained, &c, that said;
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 1919, regula..
ting the power and authority of police iuries.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained &C., that John
Hagan jr., Sidney Robertson, Joseph Walsh. an3s
Bernard Allan fills, be and they are, hereby -
pointed commissiRners, to carry this ordinanceiaio
effect--andaihey daIaahereby empoweredto sm-,
ploy, one en9lnesr, 70 take the Ievelof said point,
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eide where the said canal shall be commenced. and
how the same shall run before it reaches the lands
OF Joseph walsh-toc contract for making the same
to make the estimate Of the proportion due for
the same by each proprietor, under the said acf Of
1913 aforesaid-to collect the amount Of the ,ame
Ito appoint and employ a collector, and generally
have full power to do all that may be necessary ii
the premises for the purpose Of carrying this ordi-
nance into effect-andt the said commissioners shall
no 4f1sVAhop opythcrfw>I ~ ro~ - (. &M%
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 commissioner aforesaid, at ones
to contract for the thorough cleaning out, wideninS
and deepening Of Bayou Breaud-as in their iudf-ss
ment shall seem best-and to this end-they anes2
entitled with full power in the premises-andshan II
nave the right, to tax and collect, pro rata, - 80
forth ~ the said act Of 1S13-of each proprietor
to the Spanish Lake-his proportion Of the cost
of widening, deepening, and thoroughly cleaning
out said Bayou Breaud.
SEC. 8. Whosever shall hereafter in any way
obstruct the natural flow of water, in the said
bayou, by making ~ievees, dams, telling trees into
the same.-or in any other way-shall be liable to
= fine of not less than than ten nor more than fifty
dollars-to be recovered before any Justice of tho
Peace-one halfto the use of the Parish-the 9TH
eE nalI 70 the lm0fneF-and De tnlther condemned
to remove the said obstructions-or to pay the cots
Of removing the same.
SEc. 7. 'Thatthe commissioner named in this
ordinance, shall receive I reasonable compensation
for their services herein, not to exceed five dollars
a day, for each day they shall be actually engaged
in discharging the duties imposed upon by this
notices oftheir appointment issue
to them forthwith BY the clerk-and that after
shall have completed the duties devolving
upon them under this ordinance-that it shall
then be their duty to make a full Report Of the Y
same to the Police Jury.
SEC. 8. That this ordinance take effect at ones
upon its passage. 4
Passed and approved on this 14th day Of April, Is
1851.
x R. A. UPTON,
WIN. C.. ADAMS, q
: A. G. STRINGER,-
THOS. C. BROWN,
atrFrs4sT CHAS.A. SLACK,
LOUIS HEBERT,
JAMES E. ROBERTSON,
s~asssC - ts President.
Attest, ADosls Prrx, Clerk.