Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-08-18
ces verbal Of the same, which they shall

n correct, they snail order their ClefK
to notify all persons interested, by pub
LEGATION in the manner above specified in
Section third, that the assessment has
been filed with him, and that they will
have thirty days from the frst appear.
ance of the notice, within which time
they may have the same corrected by
application to the Police jury.
Sec. 6. At the expiration of said time
or at their next regular meeting, the
Police Jury shall proceeded after the
correction of all errors, to pass finally
upon said assessment, and shall issue an
order to the Sheriff Of the parish, or to
any collector whom they may appoint,
authorizing him.to proceed forthwith to
the collection of said assessment, in the
same manner and under the same penal
ties as fixed by law for the collection of
State taxes; Provided, That the whole
amount shall be collected and paid into
the parish treasury, to the credit of said
work within six months after his APP.
pointmcnt.
Sec. I. The Clerk of the Police Jury
shall make out q copy of said assess
ment, and deliver the same to the Sheriff
or Collector, and shall have the original
recorded in the Recorders Office of the
parish within thirty days from its final
adoption, and the I'M shall act as a
p~rivilegesor mortgage upon the proper
ty of the proprietor situated in the par
ish, with preference second only to State
and parish taxes.
Sec. 8. In case of n%on-payment of said
assessment, the Sheriff or Collector shall
proceed to the seizure and sale of any
personal property belonging to the pro-
prietor situated in the parish, of an
amount sufficient to satisfy same, and in
case he should not possess property in
the parish, other than landed property,
the Collector shall then proceed to seize
and sell any land Of which he may be
possessed, after the usual advertisement
of ten days for movable and thirty days
for land and slaves.
Sec. 9 Before entering upon the col
lection of said assessment, the Collector
shall enter into a bond equal to the
amount to be collected, with one Or more
securities living in the parish, payable
to the President of the Police Jury, and
conditioned upon the faithful perform
ance of the duties Of his Office, aud shall
receive such compensation for said col
lection as the Police Jury may deter
mine.
Sec. 10. Upon the final adoption of the
report of said commissioners, and the as
sessment of the taxes as above provided,
the Police Jury shall direct the commits
to proceed to let out the making
of said drains to the lowest bidder, after
publishing same for the space of thirty
days in a newspaper printed in the par
ish or in the nearest newspaper.
Sec. IL. The said commissioners shall
the contractor for said work to
give a bond with two good securities
living within the parish, for the sum of
one-half I'VE and above the amount of
contract, conditioned upon the faith
full performance of the same upon it's
terms, which contract and bond shall be
in the Recorders Office of
said parish, within ten days from their
date.
Sec. -. Upon the completion of said
and its reception by the COM
missioners aforesaid, which fact shall be
made to appear by their certiica ate, the
Police Jury shall order the money due
for the same to be paid out of the fund
to the credit of the work, in the
manner and according to the law under
which all accounts against parishes are
low audited and paid.
Sec. Ia The Treasurer of said parish
shall be the depository of said taxes
when collected, and shall give such bond
and receive such compensation as the
said Police Jury may determine; he
shall open an account with said work,
and the fund collected for said work
shall be kept separate, and not be used
for any other purpose.
Sec. IA. The compensation Of the COM
missioners, engineer, and all necessary
expenses attending the laying out and
Of any work under the pro-
visions. of this Act, shall be fixed by the
Jury, and shall be ordered by
them to be paid out Of the funds as
sessed for the making of said work.
Sec. Is. The said Police Jury shall APP
point overseers or inspectors Of drains,
and shall regulate the working Of the
by those interested, or shall levy
taxes on their property in the proportion
named above, for the repairs and clean
ing out of said drains.
Sec. Is. The. provisions Of this Act
shall not apply to drains already estab-
lished, or that may be hereafter estab-
lished npon lands of a proprietor for his
exclusive use and benefit, nor to canals
and drains made and kept up by agree
ment among individuals, unless the Po-
lice Jury after due proceedings had and
compensation made to said proprietors,