St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-11

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 tt
be collected, under this act and ir
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 contri'
buttons, the payment of such interest
and principal, and the establishment
and maintenance, and application OF
such sinking funds; provided that nc
owner of lands shall be held liable fol
any greater amount than the contri-
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 esti-
mate of their expenses, and of the
probable cost of the levee work to be
done and having made such estimates.
they shall levy 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 be exposed
for 30 days at the office of the company
for inspection and correction. and due
notice whereof shall be given by aa-
vertisement for thirty days in a 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 davs
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, a 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 by registered letter.
Sec. 12. Be it further enacted, etc,
That it any person or corporation shall
refuse or neglect to paw his contribu-
ton. on or before the 31st day of De-
cember, the collection shall serve a
notice on him in writing, to c6she for
ward and do so within fifteen days or
he will proceed to seize, advertise and
sell sufficient property to liquidate the |
due, and in case of further
delinquency, the collector shall, with
ont 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
;he board, the said bond to be anade
,ayabl9 to and approved by the board
IT levee commissioners.
Sec. IA. Be it further enacted. etc.
That the inspectors, each in his own
ection, shall have full authority, dur
ng periods of extreme high water, to
all ont all males between the ages of
5 and 80, and to put them to work un-
Ter his direction, on the levee; and in
ase of the refusal of any one of them
0 comply with the said order without
aid excuse, he shall pay fine of two
o!iars day, for every day he may so
efuse, which amount shall be collected
y suit before the nearest Justice of the /
eace; and 10 default of the payment |
thereof, shall be imprisoned not more 4
han five days in the parish Jail; and
aid fines shall be paid into the treasu- |
7 of the levee company. Fl
Sec. 15. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
hat IN case OF any crevasse occurring
such magnitude that the hands of !
le section in which it happens shall
9 unable to close it, it shall be the a
uty OF the inspector to call on the 8
or any one of them. who c
lail order the inspectors of the ad- a
lining sections to proceed with sufi- n
ent force to aid in closing same
Sec. 16. Be it further enacted, ETC., !,
bat whenever it shall be necessary to Z
VI ont the hands in accordance with >
e proceeding sections, it shall be the {,
lty Of the inspector to keep their q
me, which shall be by him estimated g
I'd fixed, and give to each one certi- J
ate of the same, and the Board of g
commissioners, after approving the q
me, shall issue warrants on the v
easurer for the amount due each one g
i'd warrants shall also be receivable L
payment OF any contributions due 9,
the company. y
Sec. IL. be it further enacted, etc., q
nat all sums collected for levee pur- T.
ses by the State of Louisiana, and o