Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-09-27
AN ORDINANCE
Relative to one or more common Drain, through
IberriHe Point.

Relative to one or more commo Drain, through
IberriHe Point.
Gee. /. Be it ordained that the Bayou Bread
~ be cleared of all distractions and made ofsuch
width and depth, from the Spanish Lake to the
lake back of B. Adams 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 OF
either side of said point shall be privileged to
drain into the levee, or into any intervening bayou
or tributary, to Bayou Breaud-provided, said tn
butary is cleared of distractions to the point Of
its confluence with said Bayou Breaud.
Sec. 2. That a common drain be established
tor that portion of lberviile 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 o. making the
same among the different proprietors, whose lands
shall be benefited thereby. In consideration Of
which expense, the lands thus taxed shall be sub.
iect to a liberal deduction from their proportion Of
the cost of clearing out Bayou BTeaud.
SEC. 4. 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 Ia
borers to remove the same, at the expense Of the
persons making said obstructions-to be recovered
before any court of competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained, that Dr. J. Pitt.
chard, John Hagan, jr, Adolphe Babln, Zenon
Blouin and VIM. r. Boote, be appointed commits
sioners, a majority of whom shall have the power
to carry into effect the object of this ordinance.
That, drain described in section 2 shall be located
forthwith, and also all distractions as described Il in
section be also orderedto be removed forthwith,
and that they make their report to this body at its
next regular meeting.
SEC. 6. That whosoever shall hereafter OF.
struct the natural flow of water in said bayou,
cooley or canal, by making ~levees, dams, felIirg
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 informer-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, A.. D.,
1851.
THOMAS C. BROWN,
r. A. UPTON,
ISAIE LEBLANC,
CHAS. A. SLACK,
VIM C. ADAMS,
LOUIS HEBERT, Pres't. pro tenn.
Attest, ADoNIs PETIT, Clerk.