St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-11
No. EO3.] Am Act

certain limits prescribed in thi
act; to empower said corporation
to levy contributions and to issue
bonds, and to provide for the pay
ment thereof, and under certain
contingencies to require under
penalty the performance of labor
by certain persons on said leveeS
to enforce the collection of sale
contributions, and for other pur.
poses.
Whereas, Due and timely notice of the
intention to apply for the passage
of this act has been given, and evi-
dence of the publication of said
notice exhibited to the General AS
sembly, as required by article 4S OF
the Constitution.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Gene
raj Assembly of the State of Loui-
siana, That the limits and bounda-
ries OF the levee district created by this
Z act shall be as follows, to-wit: that por-
tion of the fourth levee district lying
south of Red river and west of the
Atchafalaya in the parish of Avoyelles,
also that part Of st. Landry parish ly-
ing east and north of Bayou B8uf and
eCourtahleaux.
Sec. g. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That the said district shall be known
by the name of Atcllafalaya and Bayou
DeGlaise Special Levee District.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC..
That there shall be elected, on the first
Monday of October, 1888, and every
two years thereafter, by the land own
ers of said district, seven commission
ers, who shall be styled and constitute
board of ievee commissioners, who
shall hold office for two years, or until
their successors are elected, and until
the first election is held the following
named persons, to-wit: Anatnle Coco,
w. Burton, Leroy Havard, E. J. Nor
wood, E. w. Sylvester, Eugene Gau-
thier, Models Rabbalais, shall act as
commissioners, vested with all the
powers delegated to the elected COM
missioners by this act.
Sec. A. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That the board of levee commissioners
shall have the right to sue and be sued,
and compromise any matter pertaining
to the district; and shall have a COM
mon seal and certified copies of all
their proceedings or resolutions, and
certificate OF the secretary shall be
evidence in all the courts; they shall
have power to purchase and own
property purchased at the sales made
for the collection of contributions due
them; the domicile of the company
shall be at Simmsport in the parish of
Avoyelles.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, etc,
That the Board of Commissioners shall
give thirty days public notice of all
precincts, and provide boxes for them
to appoint three commissioners, for
each precinct, whose duty it shall be to
hold the election of commissioners to
permit all qualified persons to vote, and
keep registry of said voters; to count
the votes cast and make due return to |
the Board of Commissioners.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That it shall be the duty of the presi-
dent of the board, after the returns
have been canvassed, to issue commits |
sions to the persons who have received
a majority of the votes cast, whose
term of office shall commence on the
first Monday of January succeeding
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That the Board of Levee Commis-
sionersn shall be the judges of the cleo
tiOn of its members, and shall have
power TO prescribe all rules and regula-
tions necessary for determining same,
reserving to contestants the right of
appeals to the courts; they shall have
the power to appoint their president,
secretary, treasurer and inspector of
levees and collector of contributions,
and all other officers which they may
deem necessary; to fix the terms of I
their Office, and the causes for which
they may be removed, and to define
their powers and duties, and to do all !
further acts which may be necessary to I
carry into effect the provisions of this !
law. They shall have the power to |
locate all new levees, to establish their I
to make contracts for the I
building OF same; to make repairs on t
levees, to divide the district into sec s
tions, and to appoint inspectors over T
the same, to prescribe their duties, and
to exact penalties for the neglect there I
Of They shall be authorized to re a
ceive in payment for contributions due {
them, any Indebtedness of said board | b
arising from the making or repairing of d
evees, and TO make such rules and | 6
regulations as will facilitate the collec- 3
5ion of said contributions. i,
Sec s. Be it further enacted, ETC., G
That the Board of Commissioners shall
lave the power and are hereby autho- 7
lied to borrow, from time to time, c
uch sums of money as may be re- Il
Iuired, not exceeding the sum of fifty d
thousand dollars, for construction and ii
epair of levees, dykes and dams, and al
or this purpose may issue bonds or fl
ther obligations to such extent, Sc C
ured by mortgage upon all property, 81
cal and personal, of said corporation, ii
nd its incomes, receipts, contributions "a
nd other effects, in possession or ac- In
ion, and by such sinking funds and tc
ther Safeguards as may be deemed
xpedlent, said obligations to be pay T
BILE on such terms, and at snch times pt