The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-04-13

thence in line towards Paul Landry's store
III seventh ward, and excluding herein the
William Hodgeson's settlement; and Nc. =
includes the remainder of tho eighth ward.
The foregoing resolution was voted upon
and adopted.
On motion of B. Lemann:
Resoired. That the President DO directed
to inform the Governor that in case he can
not comply with our first request to build
our levees, private citizens are willing in the
present emergency to advance the funds,
provided he order the work and issue bonds
for the payment thereof. Adopted.
Joseph L. Brent offered the following:
AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO
LEVEES.
The Police Jury of the parish of Ascension
do enact as follows:
SEC. l. 1t is hereby declared unlawful for
any person to cut public levee in this par
ish without the consent of the Levee Conn
missioners of the district in which said levee
is situated. Any person unlawfully cutting
a public levee shall be fined sum not ex-
ceeding fifty dollars and imprisoned fora
term of thirty days and until such fine aud
the costs of conviction shall be paid pro-
yided, that no prosecution shall be begun
until the parties violating this section shall
have failed to close the cuts after notice TO
do so by the Levee Commissioners.
SEC. =. Any person who may already have
cut public levee, or any riparian owner of
land on the Mississippi river or Bayou Lat
fourche i'll said parish, on whose front pub
lie levee may have been already cut or n
pathway made on Or through the same, shall
be required to fill or secure such cuts or
pathways in safe and substantial manner,
and in the mode and form and at the time
specified by the Levee Commissioner of his
district in notices to be served ON the above
described parties or left with their agents in
or about said lands, or ut their dwelling
houses; and for the purpose of this act all
lessees or rentees of lands shall be held re-
spOnsible and subject to the same punish
ment as owners of lands.
All persons violating this section or per-
hitting cuts, roads or pathways to remain
untitled or unsecured contrary to the re-
quirements of the Levee Commissioner of
the district, shall be liable to a fine of fifty
dollars for each and every day during which
the levee shall remain untitled or unsecured.
Sec g. The parish of Ascension is hereby
divided into three levee districts, as follows:
District No. / shall include all that part of
the parish East OF the Mississippi river.
District No. 2, all that part OF said parish
West of the Mississippi river and North of
Bayou Lafourehe and
District No. 3, all that part of the parish
West of the Mississippi river and South of
Bayou Lafourehe.
There shall be appointed by the Police
Jury one Levee Commissioner for each of
said districts, who shall hold office for tire
term of two years, and who shall receive 10
pay for his services and the said Leyee
Commissioners are respectively invested,
as far as each of their districts is concerned,
with the same control and power over the
leyees and III relation to protecting and Sc
curing the same, as MAY have been or may
be conferred on the Police Jury by law, or
ON them by this or any future ordinance OF
the said Police Jury.
SEC. A. 1t shall be the duty of tho said
Levee Commissioners in their respective
districts, to inspect all cuts made in the
public leVees for the purpose of cultivRting
rice, and to examine the fumes and the
method of securing the san G, and the levees,
with power to direct the parties making or
using these cuts and fumes to eonfine to
such requirements and conditions in and
about the same and the use thereof as the
Leyee Commissioner of the district may
judge right and proper; and any party re-
fusing to comply to such requirements shall
be subject to a fine of $3.50 U0) fifty dollars
for each days neglect, and to an imprison-
meut for the term of twenty days and until
such fine and the costs thereof are paid.
Aud the said Leyee Commissioner is further
authorized to close said cut and hume, ami
to forbid water to he drawn through the
same, except upon such reasonable eondi-
tions as may appear safe and right to him.
All persons are foi hidden from drawing
water from the river and bayou through Q
hume contrary to the prohibition of the
Leyee Commissioner of the district, and any
person doing SO shall be liable as last above
declared.
SEC. 5. All suits and prosecutions for vio-
lating any provisions of this Or,linanee shall
be brought by the Parish Attorney in the
name of the parish aud before any compe-
ta,, nd bo fin and ahuIl
be paid into the parish treasury for the ben
eft of the district in which they were in.
Cured.
SEC 6. That fifty per cent. of the money
received from parish licenses shall be set
apart us parish levse fund, and the Same
shall be payable by the Parish Treasurer,
one-lllf ON the warrant of the Levee Com
missioner of District No. |, and one-qnarter
on the warrant of the Levee Commissioners
of Districts Nos. 2 and 3 respectively; pro-
yided, that the warrants before payment
shall be approved by the President of tho
Police jury, or i'll case of his refusal, by
resolution Of the Police Jury. Adopted.
On motion of b. Lemann
Resolred, That the President of the Police
Jury be requested to write to the Governor
recommending the appointment of Mr. Henry
Cook as Levee Commissioner for the district
North of the Lafourche, Mr.. for the
Ben. Gibson for the district ON the left bank
of the Mississippi river; anu the persons SO
appointed by the Governor shall be the Par
ish Levee Commissioners as provided by
levee ordinance passed this day. And in
case any OF the parties recommended decline
to serve, then the President is authorized to
recommend other suitable parties.
The following petition was read;
To the President and members of the Police
Jury of the parish of Ascension:
Ge1ttieDen--I would call your attention to
the fact that tho fencing in the rear and on
the Chetimaches street side of the jail is in
a dilapidated and tumbling down condition,
and that new fence is seriously needed.
An iron grating door about ten feet from the
back door of the hall or alley of the jail
would give bettor security for the safe keep
ing of prisoners-the same is absolutely
necessary.
The well III the Jail yard is eaying in, the
wood frame rotten. 1t nseds deepening and
q now frame. Two or three horse racks are
needed on the square in front of the Court
House. Parish of Ascension, April 4. 1873.
p. A. JONES, Sheriff.
The following resolution was adopted;
ResoLped, That the President be author