The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-03
The following ordinance was read
AN ORDINANCE.

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 Oh
THE PARISH OF ASCENSION; constituting
said board of commissioners of said drainage
district body corporate with all the powers OF
q corporation, and carrying into effect the pro-
visions of Act No 1853 of the general assembly OF
the state of Louisiana of 1902, approved July 8,
1862 as amended by Act No. 1875 of the general
assembly of the state of Louisiana of 1966 ap-
proved July 10, 1906; Act No. las OF the general
assembly of the state of Louisiana, approved
July 8, 1902, amt the subsequent amendatofy
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
of immense benefit to the property owners OF the
sixth seventh and eighth wards of the parish Of
Ascension state of 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, and that by virtue of aud IN pur-
suance of the power vested in This body by Act
No. 1853 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 follows:
Beginning at point on the Mississippi river
the line divides the Maria Taylor Grant, sections
40 and $50 in the center to the south boundary OF
section % or Madam Judice claim; thence, along
the south boundary of said claim, eaSt8a to
DOint from WINCH q line running north through
said claim will equally divide it; 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
30 81 and o. to the corner of sections ID, Is. %
and % thence, north on line between sections
Ia and Is to Edward Babin's south line; thence,
east along Edward Babins south line TO his east
line; thence north along his cast line to the
south line of section 81, or Paul Chaisson claim;
thence west along the south line of section "a to
the public road leading from Dutchtown % Hope
sections 81 and IL, and as far through section 80
tor John AIrnon claim as the line between Ber-
teau and Zimmerman; thence, east along line
betw cen Berteau and Zimmerman to q point in
tersecting the proIongation south of the line be-
tween sections and 1.-THE line through sections
81 and II takes in about ne-thlrd OF those sec
tions; the line through section 80 takes in about
two-thirds of that section1; thence, north
through section 30 to and along the line be-
tween sections and 3 to the line between Willie
Delaune and l.. G.. Landry; thence, east along
the line between Willie DeIaune and l.. Ii. Lam
dry to their east line; thence, north along the
east line OF L. e. Landry to the south line oil
section SO: thence, east along the south line of
sections 80 and IS to the southeast corner or east
line of section IS; thence, northwest along east
line of section IS to the township line between
townships s 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 3,
range 3 east, 10 the center of section s; thence,
north between the northeast quarter and north
west quarter of section 6, township south,
range 3 east, and the southeast quarter and
southwest quarter OF section 81, township 3,
range east, to the center Of section 81, town
ship s, range east thence, east on north line OF
southeast quarter of section 81 and southwest
quarter of section 81 to the center of section 81;
thence, south on line between southeast quarter
and southwest quarter of section 50 to the town
shin line between township s. range east, and
townships range east; thence along township
line to the quarter section corner OF section 81.
township 3. range east, ana sectlan 1, Town
shin o range 3 east thence. south through
center of section to its south line; thence east
along line between sections and9 and sections
3 and 10 10 quarter section corner of sections IL
and 3; 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 north
east Quarter of section 10 to the center of the
northeast quarter of section TO- thence, south
through and equally dividing the southeast quar-
ter of section 10 to the north llne Oh sectl9n 10
thence. along the north line of section Is and IA
to the corner of sections H. H. ID and Il; thence
south on line between sections Is and ID to the
quarter section line; thence. EAST on horth ilne
of southwest quarter of section 10 to the center
of section thence south on east line OF south
west quarter Of section IL and northwest quar-
ter of section "a to the centre eI sectlon q
qnarteF of section q and the southwest quarter
of section 10 to the center OF section 10; thence
south on east line of southwest quarter OF sec
fion 10 to the north line of section 30; thence.
east along the north line sections 3d. % and Is
10 the corner of sections Fl. % u and %; thence
1 so9tb ON line between sections II and % to the
corner Of sections 81 % 3 aud "a; thence, east
along north line of sections g. IS and 36 to town
shin line between township 9, range east, and
township g. range 5 east thence, south on said
township line to meet the Bayou ConWay= drain
age district. thence, south on said township line
fc{f1e southeast corner OF section q. TOWNSHIP
10 sonff range east; thence. west along the
lines south Of sections q, Is. a. 81. 20 and 10.
township TO- range east; thence. north along
west quarter of section !. township 10 range