The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-09-01

Sosthene Folse's Autemant plantation, the
BAYOU Blue section not included.
District No. 4 shall extend from tho lower
boundary of Dist No. 3, right descending
bank, to the Gulf Of Mexico.
Distrlc: No. 5 shall extend from the upper
line of the parish of L.fourchc, left descend
ing bank Of bayou Lafourche. to tho lower
limo of the Laurel Valley plantation, includ-
ing upper and lower Choupic, Baton PilOn
and Chackbay as far down as bayou Rampo-
pen.
District No. shall extend from the lower
boundary Of Dist. No. S to the npper line Of
Raceland plantation, including Coteau B0u-
droaux, Malagay, C0teau Folso and bayou
BOauf.
District No. shall extend from tho lower
boundary of Dist. No. s to the lower line of
the Mathews plantation. including Utopia,
Love Ridge, Vacherie and Dugsis Livaudais.
District No. shall extend from tho lower
boundary Of Dist. No. to the Harang's 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 tho Acadia plantation to the lowormOst
settlements on bayou Blue.
Section 3. That for each and every district
there shall be not less than three commission
ers elected by the Police Jury, who shall he
residents Of the district for which they are
elected. AID possessing property theron.
They shall hold their offices rs long as the
Police Jury shall deem al avisabie.
section 3. That the duties Of such commits
sioners shall consist in opening all the natura al
drains in their respective districts; they
shsll have tuli power to make contracts Tor
tie opening OF said drains, and approve and
accept kame 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 OF
the land holders. residents Of said district,
shall 90 decide, by election or otherwise, they
shall have i'll the matrer Of said cuts aud
drains the same powers as above.
Section 4. That when parties with whom
the district commissioners have contracted
shall have fulfilled the conditions thereof,
the said district commissioners shall give a
written approval of the work done, it the
same meets their approval. and shall certify
that the amount claimed for said work is cor
rect. and upon the presentation of said certi-
flcate of approval to the President of the Po-
lice Jury he shall warrant for the same
against the funds of that district.
Section ). That each and every year the
Police jury shall provide i'll the revenue or
0lnance by the levy OF IA tax TO be set aside
for carving out the intentions of this ordi-
nance.
In collecting said tax it shall be the duty
OF the parish tax-collec1or to keep Il separate
sooOunt Of the same, paid by the tax-pay-
srs in zach drainage district. and the Treasu
rar in receiving the same shall credit each
district with the sum to which it is entitled,
which funds shall be used only for payment
of work done in each respective district.
Section 6. The said commissioners shall re.
ceive no salary, but all actual expenses in
curred by them in the performance of theil
duties shall DO paid ,at of the drainage fund
Of their respective district funds.
Section Z, That this ordinance shall take