The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-08-04

Ordinance No. 10S.
An ordinance to amend and reenact ordi |
narce No. l53 approved May 10. 1883,
and ordinance No-amending ordinance
No. l53, passed July l3 1886, and resolu. !
tion amending ordinance No. 1853. passed
May %. 1888, and to divide the parish in ]
to drainage districts, to provide for the |
appointment of drainage commissioners
and to define their powers aud duties and |
creating u drainage fund.
Considering the necessity of drainage and
the great benefits that the inhabitants of the
parish of LafOurche would derive by the
cleaning AID opening of its natural drains. to
ing the value OF the laLds, and increasing the
products thereof;
Re it resolved by the Police Jury of the pa
rsh of Lafourche, That ordinance No. l53, APP
proved May 10, 1853. anil ordinance No.,
amending ordinance No. l53, passed July l3,
1885, aud resolution amending ordinance No.
l53 passed May 29. 1888 be and are hereby
amended and reenacted as follows:
Section !. Be it resolved. That the parish
of Lafourehe shall be divided into ten dis
trcts. to he known and designated as dram
age districts, tOwt:
District No. shall extend from the upper
line Of the parish of LafOurche on the right
descending bank OF bayou Latourche to the
lower line Of Rdgetield plantation.
District No. 2 shall extend from the lower
line of R.dgefeld plantation, right descend
ing bank of bayou LafOurche, to tue upper
line OF the Acadia plantation.
District No. 3 shall extend from the lower
boundary Of Dist. No. : to the lower line OF
Sosthene Folse's Autemant plantation, the
bayou Blue section not included.
District No. 4 shall extend from the lower
boundary Of Dist. No. 3, right descending
bank, to the Gulf of Mexico.
Distrlc: No. 5 shall extend FROM the upper
1. 1.,tf nj
ing bank Of bayou LafOurche, to the lower
line of the Laurel Valley plantation, includ-
ing upper aud lower ChOupic, Baton Pilon
and Chackbay as far down as bayou Ramp0-
pom.
Distri No. 6 shall extend from the lower
boundary OF Dist. No. D 10 the upper line ot
Raceland plantation, including Coteau Bou-
dreaux, Malagay, Coteau FOlse aud bayou
| Boeuf.
District No. shall extend from the lower
boundary OF Dist. No. to the lower line OF
the Mathews plantation. including Utopia,
Love Ridge, Vacherie and Dugais Livaudais.
District No. 8 shall exteud from the lower
boundary Of Dist. No. to the Harangs canal.
| District No 9 shall extend from the lower
boundary OF Dist. No. 8 to the Gulf OF Mexico.
District No. 10 shall comprise the entire
bayou Blue settlement. from the lower line
OF the Acadia plantation to the iowermost
settlements on bayou Blue.
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there shall be not less than three commission
ers elected by the Police Jury. who shall be
residents of tho district for which they are
elected, aad possessing property therein
They shall hold their Offices - long as the
Police Jury shall deem advisable.
Section ). That the duties Of such cOmmis
siOners shall consist in opening all the natur al
drains in their respective districts; they
shall have tull power to make contracts fol
tho opening OF said drains, and approve and
accept same from the parties with whom said
contracts are made, and IN case the cutting
or opening Of new drains shall be deemed
neces -ary in any district, and the majority o.
the land holders. residents Of said district
shall 80 decide, by election or otherwise, they
shall have in tho matter Of said cuts ant
drains the same powers as above.
Section 4. That when parties with WHOM
the district commissioners have cOntracte,
shall have fulfilled the conditions thereof
the said district commissioners shall give
written approval Of the work done, if tn
same meets their approval, and shall certif
that the amount claimed for said work is col
rect, and upon the presentation Of said cert
icate Of approval to the President Of the Po
lice Jury he shall warrant for tho sam
: against the funds of that district.
: Section S. That each and every year tn
Police Jury shall provide in the revenue o
! dinance by the levy of y tax to be set asid
!. for carrying out the intentions Of this ord
nance.
8 In collecting said tax it shall be the dut
!. of the parish tax-collectOr to keep separat
!. account Of the same, as paid by the tax-pa
. ers in each drainage district, aud the Treas
rer in receiving the same shall credit eas
district with the sum to which it is entitle.
, which funds shall be used only for paymel
10 of work done in each respective district
Section 8. The said commissioners shall +
|. ceive no salary, but all actual expenses
| k,x,f iyafh ho # he
duties shall be paid "ut Of the drainage ful
of their respective district funds.
Section I. That this ordinance shall ta
effect from and after its PRONUNCIATION, a
that all laws aud parts OF laws conflict
Herewith shall DO and the Same are here
repealed,
Whereupon Mr.. Ago duly seconded
Mr.. Claude moved the adoption Of orlinau
No. l6S recommended by committee on dra
age Carried by the following vote:
Yeas-Presidsnt GrisalnOro, Seely, 0au,
,,a Claudet, Bourgeois, Lepine, Ago, Leril
-, Christian and PARA.
:" Nays-None.
-, The committee OH public buildings presen
~. the following report which was duly recei,
- and upon motion duly seconded, the rect
meudation therein contained were adOp
by the following vote:
=, Yeas-Presidcnt Grisamore. Seely, Gau
Claudet, Bourgeois, Christian, Lepiue, A
Lerille aud PARA.
Nays-None.
he Thibodaux, La, July l2, lS8
To the President aud Members Of the Po
ge, Jury:
the Gentlemen-Yoar committee On pu
"a building present the following report.
roy That they have examined the cOurtho
hat and Jail and find same greatly benefited
the work lately done upon them as we'll
Mn being improved in appearance.
lpt- We recommend that the President he
S of thOrized to have the root of the cOurth0