The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1880-05-22
). +. ALLAN, Secretary,
Ordinance No. l3O.
Dividing the Parish of Lafourche into II,
wee and Road Districts &c.

Dividing the Parish of Lafourche into L.
wee and Road Districts sc.
Section ]. BE IL enacted by the Police .I,-
1yof fhe Parish Of Lafou,ehe, That ali
laws enacted and adopted in regard to
Roads and Levees, by the late Police Jury
OF the Parish of Lafourche, be and t6ey
are hereby adopted and declared Of fnil
force aid effect.
Sec. 2. BE it further ordained. That the
Public Levees OF said Parish be AID thev
are hereby divided into Five Districts
and that each levee district, be and tho
same is hereby constituted Road District
as follows: ..c4
No. l. From the upper line of the Parish
right descendin. bank to Merville Rhome's
including Brule Guillot and all other back
settlements. FH' y
No.2. From the upper line of Merville
Rhome's, right descending bank, to lower
limits Of Parish. -'>'
No. 3. From the upper line of Parish.
left descending bank. to Raceland Station.
Including COteau Folse.
No: 4. From Raceland Station, left de-
scending Bank. to lower limits Of Parish.
including all back settlements.
No. ). From Cross Lane on Bayou La
| fourche out. including BayOus Malagay.
Chackbay, Baton Pilon and all ChOapic.
Sec: 3. Be it enacted, That for each Of
|
| this ordinance. there shall be elected by
| the Police jury an overseer, whose duty
| it shall be to inspect the roa,is aud levees in
his district and to use duo diligence that
the same be kept in proper and secure
| condition, said Overseers may be removed
during any session Of the Police Jury for
| the non tultillment of duty. s3.s'
| Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the
Overseers of Roads aud Levees appointed
! I'M Iapt ast g Sbn1 Iran
| pensaton, as follows, t0-wit; Overseer Of
! District No. l. $4,000 No. 9, $l5OOO. No.
;, $4,000, No. 4, $4,000. No. S. SI2j. .OO.
Provided that before the said overseers re-
ceive said compensation they. shall. each
produce certificate signed by twelve tax
payers and one member of the Police Jury,
certifying. that the roads in their rcspec-
tive districts, are in good condition.
Sec. B. BE it further enacted, That for
ed and to be inserted into the levces Of this
Parish to irrigate crops or for any other puP
pose there shall be paid by the owner there
OF, into the Parish Treasury an annual H.
cense OF hity cents, for every perpendicular
foot of levee cut. counting from the bottom
OF the ditch or fume to the crown Of tho
levee.
Sec. 6 Be it enacted, That so much Of
all monies paid into the Parish Treasury
for licenses for rice fumes and piping az
allowed bylaw, shall be set aside and used
exclusively III taking out old and aban.
doned humes and restoring the original
condition OF levee ..s i.Y-,{
See. 7. BE it further ordained, That thi.
ordinance take effect from aud after it's lss
sage and that all ordinances in conflict
, herewith be ard the same are hereby re
pealed. j tt
i, Duly adopted, by the Police Jury Of til.
. / Parish of Lafourche in special session con
vened this 4th. day OF May 1880.
, lSignedJ 8. r. GRISAMORE,
President Police Jury.
E Parish of Lafourche
Certified t
:. J. +. ALLAN. Secretary.