The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-10
The following ordinance was read:
AN ORDINANCE.

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The following ordinance was read:
AN ORDINANCE
An ordinance organizing and creating q 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 DRAINAGE 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 9,
1902 as amended by Act No. 1856 of the general
assembly of the state of Louisiana of 1906 ap-
proved July 10, 1896; Act No. 145 of the general
assembly of the state of Louisiana, approved
July s. 1902 and the subsequent aInendatory
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 win be
of immense benefit to the property owners of the
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 pur-
suanceof the power vested in this body by Act
No. 159 of the general assembly of 1902 as
amended by Act no. l35 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
30 and 55) in the center to the south boundary of
section 72G or Madam JUDGE claim; thence, along
the south boundary of said claim, eastward to
point from which 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
90 81 and o. to the corner of sections IA, Is, %
and %; thence, north on line between sections
IA and Is to Edward Babin's south line; thence,
east along Edward Babinss south line to his east
limo.
south line OF section a. or Paul ChaiSSon claim;
thence west along the south line of section "a to
the public road leading from Dutchtown to Hope
Villa; thence, along said public road through
sections 81 and IL, and as far through section 30
tor John Almon claim 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 and tthe line through sections
81 and II takes in about one-third OF those sec
tionS; the line through section 33 takes IN about
tWo-thirdS of that sectI0nl; thence, north
through section 80 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 Delaune and l.. G.. Ian
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 s. 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 8, south range2 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 Inei thence, east
along south line of northeast quarter of section
and northwest quarter OF section 8, township 8,
range 8 east, to the center of section g.; 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 8,
range 3 east, to the center OF section II, town
ship g. range east; thence, east on north line of
southeast quarter of section 81 and southwest
quarter of section 81 to the center of section 3d.
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and southwest quarter of section 80 to the town
ship line between township g. range east. and
township S, range east; thence, along township
line to the quarter section corner OF section 50,
township g. range 8 east, and section 1, town
ship 8. range 3 east; thence, south through
center of section to its south llne thence. east
along line between sections and 3 and sections
and 10 to quarter section corner 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 Sectlon
10. thence east along the south line of north
east quarter of section 10 to the center OF the
northeast quarter of section 10; thence south
through and equally dividing the southeast quar-
ter of section 10 to the north line OF section l5
thence along the north line of section 10 and IA
to the corner of sections H. L. Is and IA; thence
south on line between sections IL and IA to the
quarter section line; thence, east on north line
OF sOuth quarter of section ID to the center
of section thence south on east line OF south
west quarter of section - and northwest quar-
ter of section "a to the centre OF section a
thence east on the north line OF the southeast
quarter of section q and the southwest quarter
of section 80 to the center of section 49,; thence
south on east line of southwest quarter OF sec
ton 10 to the north line of section 30 thence
east along the north lire of sections 50, % and q
to the corner of sections 81 %. q and IS thence
south on line between sections q and q to the
corner of sections 81, o, 30 and 81; thence, east
along north line of sections "a. IS and IS to town
shin line between township 9, range east. and
township 9, range east; thence. south on said
township line TO meet the Bayou Conway dram
age district: thence south on said township line
tothe southeast carner of section "a township
10. south range east; thence. west along the
lines south Of sections "a, q. Y, Il 70 and l9
township TO- range east; thence. north along
The vest lines of sections IS and Is ana south
west quarter of section 4 township 10, range