The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-09-22

request Mr.. Ssvin to send IN . written resig.
nafiUa.
On notion of Mr.. Folse. seconded by Mr..
Aathegs the following nepart We received:
"a t LAfearchs, La. Septenber IL, 1873.
To the President ~sd Mca,l,ars Of tho Police
Jury Of tho Parish of Laf0urche !:
Gentiemen.-Your special committee ap'
pointed to report upon the subject matter 81
the petition now befor" yo,r Honorable
Body from the residents of the Bril-. Drainage
Diatrict Ut this Parish. beg to submit this
their report upon the question.
Recognizing the equity Of the prayer Of the
petitioners, your committee is impressed ia
.Orahly thereto. They feel that the district
praying ia u snrelv tried one. needing to q
high degree all the drainage and in fact ali
the agricultural enc"ura cement that we tho
legal representatives Of the fsood people
Of the entire parish can un-
der the law extend to them. They have been
good and faithful ~citizena, honest and ounc.
tnal taxpayers ard as such they have our en-.
tire sympathy. Your committee therefore
respectfully suggest that the following assis-
tance, in answer t" their prayer. be extended
to them and here affirm thai same is tn the
fnIl exteut that your committee can recon-
mend, considering the financial condition Of
the Parish Treasury and the special interest
W. luz Tue NfCtIutIS W tSe pafI0U tH8S We
are in the same degrae obligated TO protect,
The aa~istance proposed by .y"ur commit tee.
YOU will find act forth in the form Of u resO.
luton attached hereto and submitted for your
consideration.
Respectfully.
(Si9ned} G.. =. MATTHEW'S.
SOSTHENE FOLSE,
NJ. DELAMNE.
H. N. COUL0N.
T n~->N--n. VN-AN. ~ - NJ
lAh at LNfONrche in special session assembled
That the susu "f four hundred and forty six
4l!lOO dollars or rs much thereof IA may be
cOllleeted from the 3lI. Drainage District and
destined to the general fund of the parish rs
PER ordinance No. l55 ana known as "seven-
ne Ordinance' adopted August 9th, 1888 by
this Jury, he and the same - hereby loaned
to the sail Bird. Drainage district and q like
sum emanating fr"n the same fund for the
following years. 1874 IS and 81.
Provided: That the fmnda Thus loaned be
solely basel andhppropriated for)the;effectu al
drainage If the said 3rd. Drainage district,
and Provided that the electors residing in
jrrl. Drainage Diatrict Mt an election to be
ordered by the Police Jury Of this Parish.
shall give = majority vote tn al ordinance of
this Jury, Taxing the said Bird. Drainage Dis.
trict mills in exceas Of the amount If their
drainage tax ~ fixed by ordinance No. l53
adopted by this jury at its session Of May 10.
1883. Thu said drainage tax ~ no fixed and
adopted by . majority vote Of the ~eioct0rs
voting ut aaid election. shsll continue in aid
Of the drainage Of said district for the period
Of four f41 years, 1883. 1874, 1885 and 1886,
and shall continue thereafter for = sufficient
perial to reimburse in full the amount loaned
s.id 3rd Drainage District by tho parish ~
above ret forth.
Resolved That this ordinance shall take
effect Immediately after tho PRONUNCIATION OF
the ordinances asluDsed by clectiOn hv the