New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-06
No. 30.


10 prOVlde Tor draining and recIaiminG
swamp lands IN the parish of Iberia.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con
vened, That for the purpose of carrying into
effect the provisions of this act the Gov.
ernor is hereby authorized TO appoint a
board OF commissioners, consisting Of three
persons, residents of the parish Of Iberia.
who shall be known as drainage commits
sioners for said parish.
SEC. ?. Be it further enacted, etc.. That
the said board of commissioners are hereby
invested with all the rights and powers
necessary to thoroughly complete the drain
age of the Grand Marie, in said parish of
Iberia, and TO that end shall have the right,
at all times, OF entering on the lands Gov
cred by said Grand Marie, and such lands
as may be necessary to furnish proper drain
age OF the lands TO be reclaimed, and of
placing thereon machinery, and of freely
passing over and using the same, and of
digging all necessary canals and drains,
making all necessary entertainments and
levees, and Of doing all things which may
be useful OF necessary in draining the said
Grand Marie; provided, sufficient Ievees be
made to protect the. owners of lands through
which the canal or canals are to pass.
SEC. 3 Be it further enacted ETC., That
said board Of commissioners shall have the
right 10 contract for the work necessary TO
be done under this act, according to plans
and specifications TO be furnished them by
the State engineers, whose duty it shall be
immediately after the passage of this act
to cause an accurate survey to be made of
the work necessary to carry out the pro-
VISIONS OF this act, and shall furnish to said
board Of commissioners complete plans and
specifications of the work necessary TO
drain the said Grand Marie.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
said board Of commissioners shall have the
right TO proceed, and are hereby empowered
70 drain the said Grand Marie. and thew
shall cause a plan thereof to be made. ae-
curately designating the lands to be drained
and the names of the prOprietOrs Such
plan or plans shall be deposited in the Office
Of the recorder Of mortgages of the parish
OF IBERIA, and notice shall be inserted in
one newspaper published in said parish.
once each week during four weeks in sue
cession, announcing that such board Of com
Inlssloners will proceed to drain said
Grand Marie, describing the place where
-he plan thereof is deposited, and the
probable cost of the work. After such
publication, provided the mortgages
est only on the land known as the Grand
darals, said board of commissioners shall
lpply by petition to the district court of
and parish OF Iberia, which court, upon due
root being made of the publication of said
notices aforesaid, shall decree that each |
Dortlon Of the property situated within the |
limits OF the property TO be drained, and all |
property to be benefited by said drainage. |
eslgnated on the plan made by said board |
I commissioners, is subjected to a first !
mortgage lien and privilege in favor of said |
GARD OF commissioners for such amount as |
lay be assessed upon such property fer its !
roportion of the costs Of draining said
7rand Marie, and interest thereon at eight
er cent per annum from demand thereof:
1e decree OF the district court shall be re.
orded IN the office of the recorder of mort
ages IN said parish, and a certified copv of
le aforesaid plan shall be deposited in said
mce Tor the information of the recorder.
AID recorder shall be entitled to ten dollars
" the recording of said decree and the
eposlt of said plan; and in case he
2 required by said board Of com
to record the said decree |
the name of any or all of the proprietOrs
real property designated on said plan.
shall he entitled to receive fifty cents
r such special recording; and whenever
le recorder may be required to deliver a
rtlfcate of mortgages on any real prop
ty embraced within said plan, as desig-
lted by said board of commissioners, each |
corder shall mention therein that such
'operty is subject to a lien, privilege and
st mortgage in favor of the board Of com
of said parish, for such sum of
oney as may be assessed on such proDerty |
r the drainage thereof. Said lien. priv
&c and 1rst mortgage shall take prece-
nee over all mortgages, liens and priv
ges whatsoever, whether conventional |
gal or Judicial, and shall attach to said
operty until the amount assessed and the
-eerest thereon shall have been paid in
SEC, 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That
i'd board of commissioners shall have the ]
Int, and are hereby authorized and en-
wered, to levy such uniform assessment
assessments upon the lands benefited
the drainage of said Grand Marie, to de-
~ the construction of the canals, levees,
.chlnery and other works necessary for {
purpose of carrying out the provisions
this act, which shall be collected as the I
nts OF such board Of commissioners may +
luire. .
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, etc, That c
of the amount of the assess. 4
mt made by said board of commissioners q
-gment thereof shall be recoverable be- + Il
e the district court, and the lands so as
SEQ snail be sold according TO law. Such 4
essnent shall be sued for by the follow 3
mode Of proceeding, to wit As soon as il
? assessment has been made. and notice d
'feoI shall have been given, a copy q
5eot shall be fled in the district court of e e
u PacIsh, IN which tableau of assessment | G
- 20 oe Med the property assessed shall in
SCI forth, together with the amount as 10
seq and the names of the owners thereof. n
-noWn and if the owners names are not q
own, lhen 1t shall be stated in said as 10
sIleht roll that the property assessed be- Sc
n 70 owners unknown that petition re re
" De lled with said assessment roll nrav- b5
for an order that all persons whom Il 81
? concern do show cause within thirty Al
. from the frst publication of said or vs. vs.
, Il any they have, why said assessment sa
shall not be approved and homoIogated
t said order thus rendered shall be nnb,
ed at least once each weak for o. |