New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-11
No. 30.


To provide for draining and reclaiming
swamp lands IN the parish of Iberia.
SECTION /, 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
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, il 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 NAV
be useful or 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 to contract for the work necessary to
y
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
thoroughly drain the said Grand Marie
SEC. A. Be it further enacted, etc. That
said board of commissioners shall have the
right to proceed, and are hereby empowered |
to drain the said Grand Marie, and they |
shall cause a plan thereof to be made. ac- |
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 /
missiOners will proceed to drain said 4
Grand Marie, describing the place where |
the plan thereof is deposited, and the /
probable cost Of the work. After such I
provided the mortgages
rest only on the land known as the Grand |
Alarais, said board Of commissioners shall
apply by petition to the district court of /
said parish of Iberia, which court upon due
proof being made Of the publication of said
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portion OF the property situated within the /
limits of the property to be drained, and all
property to be benefited by said drainage,
designated on the plan made by said board
II commissioners, is subjected to a first
mortgage lien and privilege in favor of said
board Of commissioners for such amount as
nay be assessed upon such property for its
proportion Of the costs Of draining said
Strand Marie, and interest thereon at eight
Ter cent nor aru1TTn from Iarnaud fharoof.
he decree OF the district court shall be. re-
corded IN the Office of the recorder of mort
RACES in said parish, and a certified COPY of
he aforesaid plan shall be deposited in said
Oftice for the information of the recorder.
said recorder shall be entitled to ten dollars
or the recording Of said decree and the
leposit of said plan; and In case he
nissioners to record the said decree
n the name of any or all of the prOprietors
4 real property designated on said plan,
Ie shall he entitled to receive fifty cents
or such special recording; and whenever
he recorder may be required to deliver a
ertlhcate OF mortgages on any real prop
rty embraced within said plan, as desig-
ated By said board Of commissioners, each
ecorder shall mention therein that such
roperty is subject to a lien, privilege and
rst mortgage in favor of the board of com
lissloners OF said parish, for such sum of
l0ney as may be assessed on such property | ,
Or the drainage thereof Said lien, privi-
sge and first mortgage shall take prece-
ence over all mortgages, liens and privi-
sges whatsoever, whether conventional,
gal or judicial, and shall attach to said !
rOperty until the amount assessed and the
lterest thereon shall have been paid in !
Ill.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That
aid board Of commissioners shall have the a
ght, and are hereby authorized and en- I
owered, to levy such uniform assessment
assessments upon the lands benefited :
y the drainage of said Grand Marie, to de- a
ay the construction Of the canals, levees,
achinery and other works necessary for a
le purpose of carrying out the provisions b
this act, which shall be collected as the 2
ants of such board of commissioners may y
quire.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, etc, That
nen-payment of the amount of the assess
ent made by said board Of commissioners
dgment thereof shall be recoverable be
re the district court and the lands so as
ssed shall be sold according to law. Such
shall be sued for by the follow n
g mode of proceeding, to wit; As soon as p
y assessment has been made, and notice a.
ereof shall have been given, copy g.
ereof shall be filed in the district court of ST
ID parish, in which tableau Of assessment Sc
US 10 De tiled the property assessed shall =
set forth, together with the amount as -
'sed and the names Of the owners thereof br
known; and if the owners names are not tn
own, then it shall be stated in said as BE-
isment roll that the property assessed be- Ii,
lgs to owners unknown that petition sa
VI be hled with said assessment roll pray nil
for an order that all persons whom it de
y concern do show cause within thirty FRI
rs from the first publication of said or I'd
:, If any they have, why said assessment cit
shall not be approved and homoIOgated: :
It said order thus rendered shall be pub
led at least once each week for four :