The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-10-08
Ordin amce No

the 4th inst, in regard to Oyster
Fisheries in tins parish
Ordin ance Ne.
SECTION LIST. Be it ordained by the Police
j Jury ot the Parish of Latourche in regular
session assembled. That all capital interest
ed, and all things of vaiua employed in the
oyster industry IN this Parish shall be asses
sed. and the tax oD same shall be collected
in the mann r now provided by law for other
property, and it shall be the duty ut the
Parish Assessor when he assesses the other
property OF this parish. to require n! persons
depOsi.ing or planting oysters or shei : To
state upon oath the cash value of I'LL STA h
oysters on shells epnsited or planted during
the preceding years, ending on the 3uth day
OF November. or remaining in their posses
sion from the planting OF former Wears,
which amount shall I've entered by the said
Assessor in his list IN a sparate colunr, AMI
the person thus depositing or planting such
oysters or shells. shall pay i tax upon their
assessed value equal to the tax imposed
upon othei species of property and the SAID
tax shall be collected by the Collector of the
parish. as now provided by law, and the
revenue due he parish therefrom shall be
paid into the treasury of the Parish where
sail IL X Is collected to the credit
OF the School fund OF this parish, after pay
ing the retrnm the salary of the Inspector
provided for in the late state and othet e>-
pense that. may he incurred in the enforce.
ment 81 the pro, isions OF this ordinance.
SEC. End. Be it further ordained. etc.
that amy person or persons alesirin. to locate
places tar the bedding. and planting OF oys-
trt% hinn the water front OF any laiids own
81 ny the STAFF. within thu. territory Ut this
parish. shall make application to the Police
July OF this parish. stating the number III
acres, the description Of the pace and wiIcfs
situated, accompanied by a map or sketch
and process verbal, of survey by the Parish
Surveyor or IN default of any Parish Survey
or. by any recognized surveyor. showing
bfetesand bounds Tor which map or sketch
and process verbal said applicant shall pay
said parish Surveyor or other Surveyor. as
the ease may be, the sum Of $5 bv way of
lee Tor each and every such application
and the Police Jury shall thereupon lease
said described waite: front for Il term not ex-
ceetling ten years and the said applicant
shall bind himself in said lease to an annual
rental OF Twemy -iive p cents cents each TO
the state and parish for each and every acre
SO leased
Which rent shall be PAYABLE on the first
of October annually and if not then paid,
the Pc ice Jury shall declare such lease dis.
solved. and the rights Of the holder thereun-
to forfeited. intending all the oysters SO
planted by him that on the granting of said
lease said applicant shall have said bedding
or planting grounds staked off with poles or
tRHto W ~ SdHu PARISH SURVEY VI U biHtE
recognized surveyor i'll case this parish has
failed to appoint a parish surveyor who
shall by proper brands upon SAID stakes so
mark them as to be able to identity them,
for which service the said surveyor shail pc
entitled to Il fee of s. to be paid by the APP
plicant, and thereafter the said lessee shall
have the exclusive right to the use OF such
location during his lease. so long as he com
Plies with the PROVISIONS of the law requirin.
the avmpn OF the aforesaid annual rental,
subject however to the right of revocation
by the General Assembly Of this State and
this Police Jury, and provided always. if anV
said water front or any portion thereof are
occupied with oysters actually planted there
oil at the time the location is sought to be
maae under this section. the occupIer ifa
citizen of this state. shall have he prior
right against all others to have said la nds
so occupied BY hial. assigned to him be the
Police Jury by preference, provided such
o~ccnlier shall have tine land SO occupied by
him ascertainea aud designated. as herein
before provided in this section, within sixty
days from the time that the adverse appilea-
tinn is made : provided that nothing in this
stctI.n shall vitiate any lease already mad
Haaer provisions OF section ) OF act l06 of
1856.
SEC. 3. Be it ordained further, that a IL
ceilse OF 80 cents per ton or each fractional
part the q II. shall be levied on and collected
loi1 tlt PslGS ' 4 II y L stlf nat
ur+ engaged IN fishing. taking. catching aud
carrying ~ov-ters within the territorial limits
OF this parish for sale barter or traffic; provi-
drd taat 10 license shall issue ioG a less sum
than 81 cents, and all licenses provided FOR
under this ordinance shall be enforced aild
collected under the lew now providing Tor
tile collection Of ether licenses. All Moneys
derived from said licenses shall be paid to
the TaX-Coliector who shall transfer same 10
the credit of the school nnd OF this parish.
SEC. 18th. BE It further ordained. etc,
That the Police Jury OF this parish shall ap-
point an officer who shall hold his office dur
ing The pleasure Of The Police Jury. to be
known as tbs Oyster Inspe ;tor Of this Paf-
istf. The said Oyster Inspector shall receive
u salary Of six Hundred $500. 00l dollars per
amman t. be paid quarterly by the Tax-Col-
ltctor out of any funds coming into his hands
from the rentals. licenses, fees. rceistta.ion
lees, fines and turteltures collected under the
provisions OF this OfdiGance and the Oyster
laws OF this state. And it shall he the duty
OF sand oyster INSPECTOR to zee to the EMO, ce-
nrnt Of the provisions Of act No. 40 of the
General Assembly OF 1892 and of this Ordi.
nance: and fof tina. purpose | G shall visit and
inspect all the Oyster fisheries. beds aud
plants IN this parish once every Two months,
or Of eiler il required; and ii sh;sil be his du-
- to make ii quarterly report to the Police
Jury ot this porlsh of the condition of the
Ons!ar lands and fisheries Of this parish, the
manner III which the provisions of this ordi-
nance aud Of the state law are being observed
titd carried out. aud OF violation thereof to-
getler with such recommendations and sue
~gestio!fs ilr the more effective enforcement
Of the laws IN his discretion he inay deem
pr"nr and the $ i'll Oyster Inspector shall
m IKE A SIMILAR biennial report to the Gener-
al Assembly Of this State, and shall have the
power "t il peace Officer, to arrest and larry
hetore the nearest Nagistt at amy person
i"uud Violating the provisions OF this Ord
nance ANA Of the OYSTER IL W OF this State:
ana iuttiItf. ha shall have the power oil ~,
pointing d deputy. liz shall have the power
To selze aud trtain aud deliver ovcr arg yes
etj, boat. skIt, csai!oe or ether craft found
El'iatittS tins ordinance tntt lii: oyster HaN>
OF this State.