The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24
The following ordinance was read
AN ORDNANCE

/ An ordinance organizing and Creatinga drain
age district composed OF lands situated in the
sixth, seventh and eighth wards of the parish o.
| Ascension, state of Louisiana, to be known az
| the NEW RIVER DRAI AGE DISTRICT OF
| THE PARISH OF ASCENSION; constituting
! said board OF commissioners of said drainage
district body corporate with all the powers oil
| a corporation, and carrying into effect the pro
visions of Act No I59 of the general assembly OF
| the state of Louisiana of 1902, approved July g.
| 1902 as amended by Act \ o. 1876 of the general
| assembly of the state of Louisiana OF l9G6 ap.
| proved July TO- 1906; Act No. 145 of the general
| assembly of the state of Louisiana, approved
acts thereto
/ Section 1. Be it ordained by the police jury OF
/ the parish Of Ascension, That whereas in the
opinion of this body it is necessary and viii be
i of immense benefit to the property owners OF the
sixth, seventh and eighth wards of the parish OF
| Ascension statesof La that a drainage district
be organized and created comprising lands stu
ated in the said SIXTH seventh and eighth wards
of the parish of Ascension, for the purpose OF
more readily draining said lands in said portion
of said parish, ana that by virtue OF and IN pur-
suance of the power vested III this body by Act
NO. 159 of the general assembly of 1902, as
amended by Act no. 1876 OF the general assembly
of 1906, all that part of the parish of Ascension
on the east bank of the Mississippi river, and
described as folloTS
BEGINNING at a point on the Mississippi river
the line divides the Maria Taylor Grant, sections
30 and So in the center to the south boundary of
section &c or Madam JUDGE claim; thence, along
the south boundary of said claim, eastward to a
point from which a line running north through
said claim will equally divide 1t; thence, north
through the center of said claim. to its north
line; thence. along its north boundary to section
%; thence along the north boundary of sections
49, 81 and q, to the corner of sections Ia, 49, %
and %; thence, north on line between sections
IA and Is to Edward Babin's south line; thence,
east along Edward Babin'S south line to his east
line; thence. north along his east line to the
south line of section a. or Paul Chaisson claim
thence, west along the south line OF section "a to
the public road leading from Datehtown to Hope
Villa; thence, along said public road through
sections 81 and IL, and as far through section 33
Tor John Almon claim as the line between Rer-
teau and Zimmerman; thence, east along line
between Berteau and zimmerman, to point in
terSeCting the prolongatlon south of the line be-
tween sections and THE line through sections
"a and II takes in about one-thlrd OF those sec
tions; the line through section 30 takes in about
tWo-thirdS of that SeCtlonl; thence, north
through section. SO to and along the line be-
tween sections and to the line between Willie
Delaune and l.. G. Landry thence, east along
the line between Willie Delaume and l.. u, Lam
dry to their east line; thence, north along the
east line of l.. e. Landry to the south line of
section So thence east along the south line of
sections 50 and IS to the southeast corner or east
line of section 81: thence, northwest along east
line of section So to the township line between
townships and 8, south range z east; thence
east along said township line to the quarter sec
ton corner of section |; thence, south on line
between northeast quarter and northwest quar-
ter of section to their south lines thence, east
along south line of northeast quarter of section
and northwest quarter OF SeCbi0n TOWNSHIP u
range ) east, to the center of section 6; thence,
north between the northeast quarter and north
west quarter of section 6, township south.
range 5 east and the southeast quarter and
southwest quarter Of section 81, township .,
range 3 east to the center OF section 81, town
ship g. range east thence east on north line Of
southeast quarter of section 81 and southwest
quarter OF section 30 to the center Of section ~;
thence, south on line between southeast quarter
and southwest quarter OF section 80 to the town
ship line between township ., range 3 east and
township s. range east; thence, along township
line to the quarter section corner of section SO,
township s, range 8 east, and secFloH 4, town
ship 9, range, 3 east; THENCE, south through
center of sections to its south line; thence east
along line between sections and 8 and sections
and 10 to quarter section cernef OF sections 10
and 8; thence. south on line between northeast |
quarter and northwest quarter OF section 10 to |
the south line of the northeast quarter OF section
10: thence, east along the south line OF portn- |
east quarter of section 10 to the center OF the'l
quarter OF section 10; thence south /
through and equally dividing thesoutheast quar-
ter of section 10 to the north line of section 15
thence along the north line of section ID and IA t
to the corner of sections IL. II. Is and IA thence
south on line between sections ID and IA to the
quarter section line; THENCE east on north line
Of southwest quarter of section ID to the center
of section; thence, south on east line OF SOUTH
west quarter of section Is and northwest quar-
ter of section d to the centre OF Sectlon "a;
thence, east on the north line OF the southeast
quarter of section "a and the southwest quarter
Of section 10 to the center of section l9 thence,
south on east line OF southNE st 4GdItEf u SCI
ion 10 to the north line of section 30 thence,
eaSt along the north line of sections 3D. ~ ana Is
% the corner of sections 81, o. q and 81 thence,
south on line between sections q and 2S to the
corner of sections q. %. SO and 81; thence east
llong north line of sections 81 35 and S. to town.
ihip line between township 9, range east, and
ownship 9, range 3 east; thence, south on said
ownship line TO meet the Bayou Conway drain
lge district; thence, south on said township line
the southeast corner of section "a. township
o. south range east: thence, west along the
ines south of sections q, %. y. II. 20 and 10.
ownship 10, range east; thence, north alongSf
he west lines of sections 10 and ID and south
rest quarter of section z, township 10, range