The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-03-30

District No. o.-Shail extend from the
lower hqe Of District Eo. l.. on the right
han1 ot fhe Bayon latnnrche. down to the
Cult q; Mexico inciuding all back sct;le
inents
District No SHALL extend from The
np'tr limits ni tie PARISH. r:t bank oi
.ay"o i.a'ourcte, tiown tn the G,!f OF
Met1ee. Including ali back se,tlements
SIC. -Be IL oidairttt. etc. That 10.
each Of ft- above banned Districts, there
shall ,,e elected each year by tue Police
Jury. 'hies commissioners. ~ho shall be
property h"deis aua residents ri the Dis
trict 'oe Inch they are elected. and Who
sitaii lie hn0wn as nra;rag. ommis>inpers
aha shaH hns'l their offices long as the
p"''"" Jury si.ati etem fl. or Hn.ii their
sGct. seats are elected IA aeove stiDniatrd
SIC. BE ii n,tiaired etc. that the
Gut'tS ef the said commissioners shall
c'ns'et IN opening. IL e.nii. ard cl. aung
all he natural drains in their respective
di Il lets from tine 10 time. as in the
Jud nitnt OF q ma iofIfV at said coauin sslOncrs
1t may ahpear Hetpss8ry: aud also ty
etE~clt 81 three-.ourrh vote OF the Police
Jury to cause to be cut such Artificial drains
;,t',i cut ifs as may ba required To aid the
existing natural drains. and to that end
they shaii make contracts and accept same
approve aud accept oil works dome in behalf
OF the Drainage. by their order from cout,ac
that when parties with wlnu, the district com
nisSioAers have cor tracted shall lia We fulfilled
tue condition OF their saiu contracts, the
said commissioners shall give a written
approval OF the works done. it same meets
with their approval. cert gying that the
amount el3 mctt ty said contractor or
contractors Is correct and justly due him or
them, as ihe case may he, when. on ,resenta-
tIon ot said certificate ct approval. signed
by at least two 0i said counit si0ners, the
President OF this .jnrr shall draw warrant
for sum covering the amount stipulated
i'll said certificate on the Drainage funds
herein after provided for the District in
whici, said work has been done: and provi-
ted further ihut said con nissoners shall
receive no salary. bui, the actual expenses
incur,td in the Ie, tor,uances OF their duties
;ts such. shall be- paid.
SEC. 4-Be it enacted etc. that all the
funds now III rhe parish treasury. not other.
wise appropriated to the credit ofthe various
Draita.e iistricts by virtne Of any pre-
vnusy enacted Draina ge ordinant es. except
those "t the LIST Drainage District. be aud
the same are hereby set part and apP'o
priattd tor the purpose of buying and
paving for a Dret!ge Boat to he used for
dra,na@e purposes III the : AID = Drainage
Districts end fui ther. that rhe Revenues
acc rum. annually IA ,h,s PARISH from The
Tfibodaux Bridge over Eayoa Laiourche
hy the Bridge commirtee having control of
said Bridge by the joint authority Of the
Town C0unrii III Ih,no,iany and this jury.
be- and the same are hereby pledged aud
appropriated as follows f"-wit: Ninrty per
cent IL all in The paS ncai ol II prc.i.t
Boat. ten per cent th,rs.at saHl' bt set apart
and appropriated lar Drainage purposes iu
flie LIST. Drainage District III Ills parish,
provided, tha- tue ilrd. .r AMI appropriation
presently nla,lr. shall h"t, good and he
operative only until The Isl. day "l January
$50
SEC. a-Hc il enacted eir. Il a, the
President oi the l'n,itr jury atd he is
hereby aut nor zed tn.i empowered. to hny
or cause ic "nIsttucttd. AT Il so>t not To
exceed six thousand p"li.l>. dr., d.e
boat on such terms and comnii ions "a he
may Geem meet or piop,i. tnr e list and
n1n"iii nf all HE Drainage Districts III this
n.iil-h. S.iYc ana "Aceff titr ltfa5nagr
pi>jttct No l.. ami for that ,nri,u>t hr Is
h..tehy authorized to draw such Warrant or
warrants rs may he required on the Parish
Treasurer. 10 he paid on al the iai,,"@,
fumes iitgein before prov i'ie,i ion. SAVE ai'I
accept the Drainage funds of the first
Drainage District ard tur the like purpose.
he j. further authorized To draw from .lr
general funds of the parish and additional
sum not 10 exceed one thousand Dollars.
n,nety per cent of which said additional sam
shall be used for the payment OF the purchase