The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-27
cal AN ACT

Relative to taxing lands in the parish Of Ia.
fourohe for drainage purposes.
srertos l. Be Il enacted BY The Senate and
House Of Representatives Of Tho STATE q Loufss-
at,d, IN General Assembly concerned. That the
landowners residing ia the parish of Lafourohe,
on the right descending baGk of the bayou La
feurebe, and between tho towns or Thibodaux
and Loekport and whose lands lie adjacent to
and are stfeeted by tho drain OF any natural
ptream or bayou, DO and they are hereby author
sea AMI empowered to AJAX Themselves for the
cleaning out or dredging any such stream or
bayou. ., -,
police Jury OF said parish shall, nj the request Of
any ten landholderH residing in said district,
provide by ordinance for the submission 10
vote OF nil the landholdors In said district, the
proprsty OF lsvynR q tax for the purpose or
draining any natural stream or bayuu or quitting
any canal for 81 d purpose Of drainage, and II
majority OF the landholders In said district vote
that suoh tax be levied then eaii police jury be
| and they are hereby empowered to levy aud e5l,
,ect said tax and to fix the manner OF levying aud
collecting the came
Sec. =. Be Il further cnaoted, etc., That said
tax shall be collected Ia the same manner ~
other parish taxes are now collected nndor the
laws OF this STATE, and shall be paid 10 currency.
SEQ. 4. Be II further enacted, etc., That said
tax shal BIZ paid to the parish treasurer, who
| shall designate II on his books rs q I'd ainage
tax" 4 the same shall be trust fund. aud
shall not be diverted for any other purpose under
| the penalty now provided for by law for tho
diversion Of crust funds.
SEQ. 8. Be IL further enacted, CO.. That th.
| said lapdho dsrs Ia said district snail from
| am ng themselves, by vote, or by public meet.
| ing, afer ten days previous notice to BIO given
| BY the president OF the police jury, who shall
prescribe tho manner OF voting or holding uch
public meetings as the case may be designated,
Iseleotl three ciaeps Reading within the distr ct
| to DO Grained, who shall be ut, led the drainage
| committee for said district, said committee 10
have fall power to warrant on SAID drainage tax,
aud the parish treasurer shall pay to the extent
Of the drainage funds in his hands to diHburse
| the same in any manner they deem proper FOR
the purpose Of drainage within the limits Of said
| district and further, said committee shall have
| power to CONTRACT with any person or persons TO
let the drainage by contract or otherwise, the
full intent OF this act being 81 give said drainage
committee plenary power IN the premises.
| SEC. 9. Be 1t further enacted, etc., that said
| drainage committee shall have the power to
| choose from among themselves one person TO
supervise all contracts Of labor performed, and
| to nay for same, il they d EN- it best; and on
official notification by the said committee OF the
choice of suoh person, the PARISH treasurer shall
in like manner pay his warrants, rs is provided
| in section five OF this act.
SEQ. 7. Be 1t further enacted, etc., That said
| committee or the person chosen as Ill section *,
AZ the case may be, shall make monthly reports
to the president OF the police jury Of said parish
| OF the amount OF work performed ana the
amount of monev spent for said work which re-
port shall be published in the official Journal,
Ale ng with other prnceedings of he police jury;
i and the parish treasurer shall keep III accurate
i account OF expenditures, which shall be submit
| ted to the pulice jury at each iegu'ar session,
| and any negligence on the part OF sal parish
| treasurer 80 to do shall op rate dismissal from
IL ce, AID the police jury shall proceed to fill
| such yscsncv as pr. 'vded by law.
Sec 8. BE IL fastke, enGcted, etc, That the
police Jury, on the petition of enc hundred land
no ders residing in said district, setting forth suf
ficient cause, ehall have the power by majority
vote, to dismiss from office the said drainage
committee, aud such vacancy shall be filed as
PROVIDED f r in Section five If this act.
SEC. y. Be ii further enacted etc., That the
police jury Oh az estimate made III conjunction
| with said drainage committee shall tx Che
amount o be levied annual. for drainage pur.
poses within said district. to fix the rate OF taxa
| lion bs ed the assessment rolls OF that year
preceded, t'zG Id rate shall not exceed the IA t.
| nov tixe by law for Sta'e taxes for all purposes
SEC. 10. De IL further enacted, etc., That this
| act shall take hect from and after Its passage.
| (Signed) LOUIS BUSH.
| speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
4 Is gredl l. JUS A. WILTZ,
Lieutenant dovernor and President OF the Senate.
1 Approved March a. 1877.
| tSigned} FRANCIS T. NICHOLLS,
| Governor OF the State of Louisiana.
4 A true copy:
| WILL a. ErRosa,
] Secretary Of State.