Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-01-03
Am ORDINANCE
Relative to one or more common Drains through
IberuiUe Point.

4ACtNttCC " OtC VI HtOf hiH |' S"o
IberriUe Point.
CEC. l. Be it ordained that the Bayou Breaud
~ be cleared of all distractions and made OF such
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 of the waters falling
into the same-and that all proprletors OF lands on
either side of said point shall be privileged tc
drain into the levee, or into any intervening bayou
or tributary, to Bayou Breaud-provided. said tl-
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 lberville Point commencing
below the lands of Rene Arnous Esq, runnin.
through the lands of said Arnous, Eugene Babln,
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
pelpetually. 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 otmakins the
same among the different proprietors, whose lands
shall be benefited thereby. In consideration OF
which expense: the lands thus taxed shall be sub
lect to a 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, lie Bayous, Cooeys,
or servitudes acquired by law, be forthwith order
ed 10 be removedby the persons making the same
and if not removed In ten days after the service
of the order. the commissioners shall employ Ia
borers 70 remove the same, at the expense OF the
rro .o1,, rr,iI Djpt III, I n la ropny4rpI
before any court of competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained, that DR.. J. Prit-
chard, John Hagan, jr, Adolphe Babin. Zenon
Blouin and VIM. r.. Boote, be appointed commls-
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 in
section 1 be also orderedto be removed forthwith,
and that they make their report to this body at its
next regular meeting.
SEC. 6. That whatsoever shalt hereafter OBJ
struct the natural flow of water in said bayou,
cooley or canal, by making levees, dams, telling
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 paTlsh-the
other halt to the iniormer-and be further con-
demned to remove said distractions, or to pay the
cost of removlng the same.
Section 7. That this ordinance take effect from
its passage, aid that the commissioner be notified
OF their appointments.
Passed and approved this LIST day ofsept, A.D.,
1851.
THOMAS C. BROWN,
r. A. UPTON,
ISAIE LEBLANC,
CHAS. A. SLACK,
WIN. c. ADAMS,
LOUIS HEBERT, Pres't. pro tenn.
Attest, ADoNIs PETIT, Clerk.