The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-04-08
POLICE JURIES
FOR THIRTY YEARS.
18S3.-NO. 26.-1S83.
BY UNCLE SILAS,

May lOth. ISS3.-Ihe jury too in
to consideration ordinance No. 1873,
presented at the last session by the
President IN relation to IL more etfec-
tlal drainage of the lands throughout
the parish. and after some slight al
te,atinns. it was unanimously adopt
ed.
Section | divided the Parish into
drainage Districts;
No. | extending from the upper line
of the parish, West side, 20 the lower
line Of the Rldget1eld plantation.
No. = extending fIom the lower line
of RidgeticId plantation to the upper
line of Acadia plantation.
No extended from tie upper line
OF Acadia plantation to the lower line
of Sosthe..c Folse's Abatement plan
t%ation; including Bayou Blue.
No. + from thence to the Gulf.
No. 5 extended from the upper line
of the parish, East side, to Laurel
Valley %Iantation. including the inte-
Nor settlements OF Choupic, Baton
Pilon and Chackbay as faI down as
Bayou Ronpomqor.
No. 8 extended frcm lower line of
No. 5 to Raceland, including Coteau
Boudreaux, Malagay, Coteau Folse
and Bayou BRnf.
No. Z from lower line of No. 6 to
lower line of Mathews plantation, in
GLIDING Love Ridge and Nacherie
Livaudais Dugue.
No. s. extenled from lower line of
No. Z to the narang's Canal, and No.
8, thence to the Gulf of Mexico.
Section 2 enacted that the Jury
should elect three commissioners for
each District, residents therein and
property holders.
Section 5 explained "that the duties
of said commissioners. shall consist in
opening all the natural drains in their
respective districts. giving them full
power to make contracts for opening
said drains, to approve the work when
completed; and in case new drains
were deemed necessary, and the ma
j0rity of the land holders resident
therein should approve the cutting of
the proposed drain, power was given
to have the work done.
Section 1 provided that said COM
missiOners should give a written ap-
prevail of the work done, when accept
ed upon which certificate the Presi-
dent Of the Police Jury was authoriz-
ed to draw a warrant for same, pay
able out of the fund credited to the
proper district.
Section 5 assessed a tax Of 2 mills on
the dollar, which when collected was
to be paid to the Parish Treasurer and
credited to the respective districts.
Section 6 provides that commission
ers shall receive no salary, bu: shall
be paid all necessary expenses incur
red in fulfilling their duties.
May 23d, 1883 The Jury was call
ed together in response to a petition
signed n~umerously, asking aid to close
the "Fournier crevasse."
A letter from Gov. McEnery was
read authorizing an expenditure Of
$15OO.0O of the State Levee fund to
aid in closing the said crevasse, to be
spent under the supervision of the
Police Jury Of the Parish. A letter
from Henry B. Richardson. Chief State
Engineer, was read, stating that in
case the Police Jury of the Parish pay
100000. the State would pay $500
for the purpose OF closing the Four
nier crevasse.
On motion of Mr.. Coulon, the sum
of 100000 was appropriated from
the General Fund of the parish, and
in order to have the State Engineers
appropriation made available at once
the Sum Or x7I0 in cash ant Of the
Bridge and Improvement Funds was
appropriated, said amount 70 be re-
placed from the Engineers appropria-
ton when paid.
Ordinance No. 152 was adopted
making the wilful discharge of fire.
arms on the public road, levee, or
other public place, a m~isdemeanor
and providing a penalty therefor.
July I'd, 1SS3.-The Assessors rolls
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