St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-18

And it shall be the duty of said COM
pany to provide in each year for the
interest on said bonds, and sinking
fund for the principal, so that the same
may be promptly paid on maturity !;
and to set apart for this purpose, suffi-
cient of the contributions authorized to
be collected, under this act; and in
addition to the rights hereinbefore con-
ferred on the holders of said bonds,
they or any of them respectively shall
have the right to enforce by manda-
mus or other proper remedy the estl-
nation and collection of such contrl-
buttons, the payment OF such interest
and principal, and the establishment
and maintenance, and application of
such sinking funds; provided that no
owner of lands shall be held liable for
any greater amount than the contrl-
button levied against his own land,
under the provisions OF this act.
Sec. 8. Be 1t further enacted, etc,
That it shall be the duty of the board
on or before the first day OF August, in
each year, to proceed to make an estl-
mate of their expenses, and of the
probable cost of the levee work to be
done and having made such estimates,
| they shall levy a contribution upon all
the lands protected by said levee. not
| to exceed twenty five cents an acre for
cleared and ten cents for wood land,
which money shall be appropriated by
them for the purpose of paying the in
terest and principal of their bonded
!, debt, and for building and repairing
/ their levees.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That the aforesaid board shall have an
assessment roll of all the lands in the
| district, subject to contributions, made
out each year, specifying the number
of acres cleared and Of wood land in
each tract, which roll shall he exposed
for 30 days at the office of the company
for inspection and correction, and due
notice whereof shall he given by adj
vertsement for thirty days in news
paper published in the parish.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, etc,
That it shall be the duty of the collec-
tor at the expiration of the thirty days
above required, to file a copy of the
corrected roll in the Recorders office.
which filing shall operate as a lien and
mortgage on the property of each con-
tributer, until said contribution shall
be paid, He shall then proceed on or
before the first Monday of October to
the collection of said contributions, by
serving on each party or his legal
representative, in the district, bill
for his contributions, and in case the
party and his representative both re-
side out of the district, the said service
shall be made 10y registered letter.
Sec. 12. Be it further enacted, etc,
That if any person or corporation shall
refuse or neglect to pay his coDtrihu-
ton. on or before the 31st day of De-
cember, the collection shall serve a
notice on him in writing, to come for
ward and do so within fifteen days or
he will proceed to seize, advertise and
sell sufficient property to liquidate the
delinquency, the collector shall, with
out any further formalities. proceed to
advertise and sell in the manner and
form provided for by law. for the COL
lection of State and parish taxes; and
the delinquent shall be liable for all
costs, penalties and interest that are
imposed in similar cases for delinquents
of State and parish taxes.
Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That the collector, before entering on
the discharge of his duties, shall give
bond with two good securities in such
sums as may be determined upon by
the board, the said bond to be made
payabl to and approved by the board
of levee commissioners.
Sec. IA. Be it further enacted, etc.,
| That the inspectors, each in his own
section, shall have full authority, dur
ing periods Of extreme high water, to
call out all males between the ages of
Is and so, and to put them to work un-
der his direction, on the levee; and in
case of the refusal Of any one of them
to comply with the said order without
valid excuse, he shall pay fine of two
dollars day, for every day he may so
refuse, which amount shall be collected
by suit before the nearest justice of the
peace; and in default of the payment
whereof, shall be imprisoned not more
than five days in the parish Jail; and
said fines shall be paid into the treasu-
ry of the levee company.
Sec. Is. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That in case OF any crevasse occurring
of such magnitude that the hands of
the section in which it happens shall
be unable to close it, it shall be the
duty OF the inspector to call on the
commissioners or any one of them, who
shall order the inspectors of the adj
joining sections to proceed with suffi-
cient force to aid in closing same.
Sec. 16. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That whenever it shall be necessary to
call out the hands in accordance with
the proceeding sections, it shall be the
duty of the inspector to keep their
time, which shall he by him estimated
and fixed, and give to each one certi-
ficate Of the same, and the Board of
Commissioners, after approving the
same, shall issue warrants on the
treasurer for the amount due each one
said warrants shall also be receivable
in payment of any contributions due
to the company.