New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-05

of iberia, and notice hal be inserted in
one newspaper published in said parish
weslEdurinE 4ouR weeks iuHsug1
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
publication. provided the mortgages
rest only on the land known as the Grand
Marais. said board of commissioners shall
i apDlEmbE petition to the district court Of
said parish of Iberia, which court, upon due
proof being made Of tie publication Of said
notices aforesaid, shall decree that each
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
of commissioners, is subjected TO a first
mortgage lien and privilege in favor OF said
board Of commissioners for such amount as
may be assessed upon such property Tor it's
proportion of the costs of draining said
Grand Marie, and interest thereon at eight
per cent per annum from demand thereof;
the decree of the district court shall be re-
corded in the office of the recorder Of mort
cages in said parish, and a certified COPY Of
the aforesaid plan shall be deposited IN said
office for the information Of the recorder.
Said recorder shall be entitled to ten dollars
for the recording of said decree and the
deposit of said plan; and in case he
DO required by said board OF COM
missioners to record the said decree
in the name of any or all Of the proprletors
of real property designated on said plan,
he shall he entitled to receive fifty cents
for such special recording; and Whenever
the recorder may be required to deliver a
certificate of mortgages on any real prop
erty embraced within said plan, as desig-
mated by said board of commissioners, each
recorder shall mention therein that such
property is subject to a lien, privilege and
first mortgage in favor of the board OF com
m~issioners of said parish, for such sum of
money as may be assessed on such property
for the drainage thereof. Said lien, privi-
lege and first mortgage shall take prece-
dence over all mortgages, heRs and prIyI-
leges whatsoever, whether conventional,
legal or judicial, and shall attach to said
until the amount assessed and the
thereon shall have been paid Ia
full,
SECS. Be it further enacted, etc, That
said board of commissioners shall have the
and are hereby authorized and en-
ppwered. to levy such uniform assessment
OF assessments upon the lands benefited
by the drainage of said Grand Marie, to de-
fray the construction of the canals, leYees,
machinery and other works necessary for
the purpose of carrying out the provisions
of this act, which shall be collected as the
wants of such board of commissioners may
require.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, etc. That
IN n~en-payment Of the am0unt of the assess
menU made by said board of commissioners
Judgment thereof shall be recoverable be-
the district court, and the lands so as
;essed shall be sold according tolaw. Such
assessment shall be sued for by the follow
ng mode of proceeding, to wit As soon as
assessment has been made, and notice
hereof shall have been given, a copy
aid parish, in which tableau of assessment
TO be fled the property assessed shall
Je set forth, together with the amount as
essed and the names of the owners thereof,
known; and if the owners names are not
then it shall be stated in said as
essment roll that the property assessed be
TO owners unknown; that a petition
hall be fled with said assessment roll pray
ng for an order that all persons whom It
nay concern do show cause within thirty
avs from the first publication Of said or
it any they have, why said assessment
oil shall not be approved and -hOmOlogated
hat said order thus rendered shall be pub
shed at least once each week for four
in one newspaper published in said
arlsh, and after said publication the said
ourt shall, m motion of the counsel of said
oard of commissioners, approve and no.
said assessment rolls, which shall
g a Judgment against the property as
-SoChs anu JIG ONubES bloICOI, Oh WQLcn
Zecution may issue as on Judgment rem
cred in the ordinary mode Of proceedings
nd the court shall, at the same time and in
ne same judgment, order the DELINQUENT
to pay five per cent in addition TO
le amount assessed to pay costs and coun-
] tees.
SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, etc, That
compensation shall be allowed 10 said
commissioners for their services, but thew
lal have the right to appoint and employ
lch officers and employees as they deem
and tx their salaries and compen-
.tiOn.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, That
e 4 reclaimed under the provisions of
act shall be exempt from taxation until
e year eighteen hundred and eightv-fve.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc. That
IS act shall take effect and be in force
ON and after its passage, and that all
VS. or parts of laws contrary to or in anv
.se~ conflicting with the provisions of this
{ be and the same are hereby repealed.
(Signedl o. II. BREWSTER.
Of, the House of REPRESENTATIVES.
(Signed) p. b. S. PINCHBACK.
eutenan1 Governor and President Of the
Approved April %, 1872.
tSlgned) H. G. WARMOTH-
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
a true COW: