The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-17
The following ordinance was read:

An ordinance organizing and creating drain
age district composed of lands situated in the
sixth, seventh and eighth wards of the parish of
Ascension, state of Louisiana, to be known as
the NEW RIVER DRAI MAGE DISTRICT OF
THE PARISH OF ASCENSION; constituting
said board of commissioners of said drainage
district body corporate with all the powers OF
a CORPORATION, and carrying into effect the pro-
visions of Act NO. 159 of the general assembly of
the state of Louisiana of 1902 approved July 8,
1902, as amended by Act No. 1876 of the general
assembly of the state of Louisiana of 1906 ap-
proved July 10, 1906; Act No. 145 of the general
assembly of the state of Louisiana, approved
July 8, 1902, and the subsequent amendatory
acts thereto.
Section l. Be it ordained by the police jury of
the parish of Ascension That whereas in the
opinion of this body it is necessary and will be
sixth, seventh and eighth wards of the parish of
Ascension, state of La that 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 and that by virtue of and in prlr-
suance of the power vested in This body by Act
No. l59 of the general assembly of 1902, as
amended by Act No 1856 of the general assembly
Of 1906 all that part Of the parish of Ascension,
on the east bank of the MISSISSIPPI river. land
described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the Mississippi river
the line divides the Maria Taylor Grant, sections
10 and So in the center to the south boundary OF
section % or Madam Judice 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, ID y
and Is; thence, north on line between sections
ID and Is to Edward Babin's south line; thence,
east along rdv ard Babin's south line to his cast
line: thence, north along his east line to the
south line of section 81, or Paul Chalsson claim;
thence west along the south line of section "a to
the public road leading from OutchtoWn to Hope
Villa; thence along said public road through
sections 81 and IL, and as far Though section 81
or John Ailnon claiml as the line between Ber
teau and Zimmerman; thence, east along line
between Berteau and Zimmerman, to a point in
tersecting the prolongation south of the line be-
tween sections 2and 1.-THE line through sections
"a and IL takes in about onethird of those sec
tons the line through section 80 takes In about
two-thirds of that sectionl: thence north
through section SO to and along the line be-
tween sections 2 and 3 to the line between Willie
Deaune and L. G. Landry thence, east along
the line between Willie Delaune and l.. q. Lam
dry to their east line; thence, north along the
east line of l.. G.. Landry to the south line OF
section So; thence, east along the south line OF
sections SO and So to the southeast corner or east
line of section So; thence, northwest along east
line of section IS to the township line between
townships 8 and g. south range east; thence,
east along said township line to the quarter sec
ton corner of section L; thence, south on line
between northeast quarter and northwest quar-
ter of section to their south line; thence, east
along south line of northeast quarter OF section
and northwest quarter of section +, township u
range 3 east TO the center OF section o; tnence'
north between the northeast quarter and north
west quarter of section 3, township y south,
range 8 east. and the southeast quarter ana
southwest quarter of section 81, township 8,
range 8 east. to the center. OF Sectlon 81, TOWN.
ship s. range east; thence, east on north line OF
southeast quarter of section 81 and southwest
quarter of section 80 to the center OF section 81
thence south on line between southeast quarter
and southwest quarter OF section 80 to the town
ship line between township 8. range east, and
township 8, range 3 east thence, along township
lire to the quarter section corner OF sectlon 3d.
township 8, range 3 east, and section = town
shin g. range 8 east; thence. south through
center of section to its south line; thence east
along line between sections 4 and9 ana sections
s and 10 to quarter section corner OF Sectlohs ~
and 3: thence south on line between northeast
quarter and northwest quarter OF Sectfon ~ 10
the south line of the northeast quarter OF section
10; thence east along the soutn ltne % n9 ~ ~
east quarter of section 10 to the center OF the
northeast quarter of section 10; thence, south
through and equally dividing the soatheast quar-
ter of section 10 to the north line OF section 10
thence along the north line of section 10 ana IA
to the corner of sections H. H. IL and Il Guenee
south on line between sections ID ana IA to the
Quarter section line; thence, east on norm line
of southwest quarter of section 10 70 the cehteF
of section Hence south on east line of south
west quarter of section Is and northwest quar-
ter of section q to the centre OF section "A
thence east on the north line OF the southeast
quarter of section 81 and the southwest quarter
of section 10 to the center OF section ~ ttenee,
south on east line of southw est quarter of sec.
ton 10 TO the north line OF section ~ thence,
east along the north line of sections 30 29 and %
to the corner OF sections 81 % q and 2s thence,
south ON line between sections q and % to the
corner of sections 27 y, 22 and 81 thence east
along north line of sections 81 50 ana 30 10 toNI-
ship line between to anship 8, range east, ana /
toa nship s. range 3 east: thence south on SAID
township line o meet the Bayou Conway dram
ace district thence south on said township line
tofhe Southeast corner of section 81, township
10. south range east; thence, west along the
lines south OF sections "a, .. q, q. 20 and 49,
township 10, range east; thence, north along
fha west lines of sections 10 and Is and south
west quarter Of section Z, township 10, range