Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-29
AN ORDINANCE

Relative 10 one or mere common Drains through
UerriHe Point.
SEC. i. Be it ordained that the Bayou Breaud
~ be cleared of all distractions and made ofsuch
width and depth, from the Spanish Lake to the
lake back of B. Allain's and r. c. CAMPS as the
commissioners appointed under this ordinance,
shall deem sufficient to pass off the waters falling
into the same-and that all proprietors of lands on
either side of said point shall be privileged to
dram into the leyee, or into any intervening bayou
or tributary, to Bayou Breaud-provided, said tri-
butary is cleared OF distractions to the point of
its confluence with said Bayou 2reaud.
SEC. Z. That a common drain be established
tor that portion of Iberyille Point commencing
below the lands of Rene Arnous Esq, running
through the lands of said Arnous, Eugene Babin,
and passing through a natural drain running up
through the lands OF sigueneaud Lacave, Joseph
Walsh, Mdme. Davy and others. That said drain
when made shall be a common draining canal
perpetually, and that all inhabitants near where
the same shall run, shall have the right to drain
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 apportion the cost ofmaking the
same among the different proprietors, whose lands
shall be benefited thereby. In consideration of
which expense, the lands thus taxed shall be SUBJ
Ject to- liberal deduction from their proportion OF
the cost Of clearing out Bayou Breaud.
Sec. 4. That all distractions to any ancient
drains, whether said drains, be Bayous, Cooleys,
or servitudes acquired by launbe forthwith order
ed TO De removed by the persons making the same
-andlt not removed in ten days after the service
1.-THE order, the commissioners shall employ la
oofers to remove the same, at the expense Of the
persons making said obstructions-to be recovered |
before any court of competent jurisdiction.
SEC. $. Be it further ordained, that DR.. J. Prit-
chard, John Hagan, jr, Adolphe Babin, Zenon
biouln and VIM. r. Boote, be appointed commits
sloners, a majority Of whom shall have the power
70 carry INTO effect the object Of this ordinance.
That, drain described in section 2 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 its
''ext regular meeting.
SEe. 6. That whatsoever shall hereafter OBJ
o ~ the natural flow of water in said BAYOU,
trees INTO canal, by making @leyees, dams, telling
subject to a ? same, or IN any other way; shall be
fifty dollars, to h ~. ? .hal Ten nor more than
the peace-one hail., the nse oe ~ "a any Jaslice o.
other halt to the infoanl.nnee use an 81 Inc pallsh-the
demned to remove said obs -,a.t;o ue iuItner con-
cost of removing the same. S'AS' VI " pay tue
Section. 7. That this ordinance.
itspassage, and that the commissioohhskte e1ect from
OF their appointments. oe hotlnea
Passed and approved this list day of Sept,
q THOMAS c. BROWN,
R, A. UPTON,
lsA1E LEBLANC,
CHAS. A. SLACK,
VIM. c. ADAMS,
LOUIS HEBERT, Pres't. pro tenn.
Attest, ADosIs PETIT, Clerk.
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