Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-01-31
AN ORDINACE.

1UClNIIC L OiILs aAu ptofiuihS loT the TIL
dening, deepening and thoroughly cleaD;,r
out Bayou Braud. s
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners an.
w pointed by the Police Jury of the par;sbb
by the ordinance of Sept. l, 1851, entitled an o-'
dinance relative to one or more drains Through n,
erville Point have, in conformity with said orH.
nance, made this day their Report to the police h.
ry. Now, in conformity with said Report, Beh
ordained by the Police Jury of the Parish of n.
erville:
SECTION list. That the coolies in the rear of and
running across the lands of A. Sidney Robertson.
Joseph Walsh, Eugene Babin, Rene Arnous, and
others, be declared perpetually to be a common
drain for the proprietors upon which lands the
same exists; and also, the canal made and TO BE-
enlarged by Rene Arnous and others, in c~onformitr
with said Report, to its confluence with BAYOU
Braud.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, &c. Thet who.
ever shall hereafter obstruct said common drain,
shall be liable to a fine of not less than fifty nor
more than one hundred dollars, for each Offence,
one-half to the informer, and one-half to the pa.
IRISH; and shall be further liable to pay all cost Of
removal of said distractions, and damages to aD
persons injured by the same; said fines, costs am
damages recoverable before any justice of the
peace of the parish of Iberville, or other court of
| competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, &c, That all per.
sons interested in said drain, may at all times re.
| move any distractions placed in the same, resery-
ing to him his right of action for the cost and da.
| IMAGES against the party who obstruct the same.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained, That the fupc.
tions of the commissioners aforesaid be and the
| same are hereby continued; and that they be here.
by empowered to provide for the widening, deeD-
ening and thoroughly cleaning out of Bayou
| Braud, to such width and depth as they may here.
after determine; said work to be commenced stthe
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| commissioners deem necessary. not a less distance
| than the lower plantation of Rene Arnous. That
the commissioners be empowered to contract for
the performance of said work, in accordance with
plans and specifications of the same, which they
Shall cause to be made, advertising the same in the
official Gazette of this parish, and one or more
newspapers in the city of New Orleans. Tha.
the whole expense OF said work shall be borne by
the people owning lands, benefited directly or in.
directly by the same: and that the payment of said
work shall be contracted for payable in one, tive,
three and four years; first payment to be madeia
the month of January, 1853. That said work
shall be commenced on or before the lst day Of
March, 1852, and finished or or before the lst day
of January, 1853, or iaaer in both cases, if the
commissioners SO decide; in which case, the pay.
ments be proportionable extended.
Sell. S. Be it further ordained. &c, That to pro.
vide for the payment of said works, a special tax
be levied upon all the inhabitants OF the parishd
Iberville, owing lands lying upon said Bssvu
Brand, any of its arms or tributaries. or lands which
are directly or indirectly interested In the works
here proposed to be done in said Bayou Braud; said
tax shall be called "the Bayou Braud special taxi
and shall be collected in four annual instalments,
by the sheriff of the parish Of I~berville, in suf.
cient time TO provide for the paymentof the bonds
hereafter mentioned.
Sec. 6. That when said work shall be compile
ted, or at other times during the progress of the
same, when the commissioners so direct. The
President of the Board of Commissioners shall IS
sue to the contractor or contractors, their bonds pay
able one, two, three and four years after date. with
interest upon the same at the rate of eight per
cent per annum from date of issue; said bonds to
be signed by the President of the Board, and coun-
t~ersigned by the Secretary of the Board; and TO
secure the payment of the same at maturity, said
special tax aforesaid shall be annually collected by
the sheriff aforesaid, twho shall be allowed the
same per ~centage foEcollecring the same as he re-
ceives for the collection of State taxesA thirty
days at least before said bonds respectively fall
due.
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, &c, That said
bonds shall only be issued upon the order of the
Board of Commissioners, and that they shall be
negotiable.
Sec. s. Be it further enacted, &c, That the said
commissioners shall be empowered to perform IN
the premises all acts necessary to carry out the
provisions of this ordinance; to make the contract
or contracts aforesaid. TO superintend and direct the
said works, to order and decide what the width
and depth of the same shall be in different places,
and generally to do in the premises whatever may
be necessary and proper to carry out the said work,
and finally, complete the same. That all trees
which are in said Bayou Braud be also removed,
they be standing trees or trees which
have fallen down; that all persons who shall here.
after obstruct said bayou in any way, shall be fined
not less than twenty-five nor more than one hun
dred dollars, one-half to the informer, remainder
to the parish, recoverable before any Justice Of the
peace, and be further condemned to the costs OF
the removal Of the Instructions.
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, &c, That syn
lie be annually appointed, at the time of the aP-
pointment of syndics for roads and levees, VINO
shall be called the syndic for Bayou Braud; ne
shall receive an annual salary Of fifty dollars, and
MS duty shall be to see that Bayou Braud is clear
ID of all distractions, and to prosecute all persons
who shall obstruct the same, to be paid by tae
parties interested
Sec. 10. Be it further ordained, &c, That alter
he work contemplated by the 4th section of tins
shall be completed, all persons border
ng upon the same be compelled, annually or OF
ener, if ordered by the syndic, to work upon the
anne, and keep the same at all times open, clean
and cleared of all distractions.
Sec. II. Be it further ordained, SC, That the
Jerk Of the Police Jury notify the passage oil TINS
to Henry Doyal, Esq, by forwarding 70
i'm an official copy of the same to his residence
n the parish Of Ascension, and requesting his CO.
peration, by subscription or otherwise, in the com.
'letion of said contemplated works in Bayou
,raud.
SEC. 12. Be it further ordained, &c, That the
ost of the whole of said work shall not exceed
he total tax paid to the State by the parish OF ib-
erville or khe left bank of the Mississippi during
ne past four years.
SEC. Is. Be it further ordained, &c, That said
'ayou Braud be, and is hereby declared to be, per.
a common public drain, for the beneftof
Il persons whose lands drain directly or indirectly