The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-08

4. !, ], =; yl.-41 ~ & Ascension 81
- iracfin
thence q sloltfasas1etkg IN hacl1
ea1.,.s,. ean,no,,9 3 MeManM and New
a. tfans thence Afs A south
q to,,. s If7saotion along. the line between
MeManor and New Hope plant to
the Mississippi thencesfup the right
bank of said river and along the mean.
der thereof TO the point oI speslniliag.
Section 2. Be 1t further ordained.
etc.. That there shall be five com
| missioners for said drainage district
VINO, or whose wives, shaH 5pe sassesss -
with at least five hundred dotiafs Wo ,ll
OF real estate IN saaa ~ M a,,
shall be citizens OF the state OF Lou
lslana; two OF Which said commissioners
shall be appointed by the ponce jury OF
the parish OF Ascension, Wh2ch mas the
! greatest area in said drainage district
one by the police jury of the parish
| ~ TTherville. and two shall BE appointed
hv the governor nf the state of Lou
| ;siana
section g. Be it ordained, ETC., That.
said drainage district is hereby con-
ssisussu = oor,,a1a tion. II shall have
powers - ~, ~. s,oII have the now
- i1,c,r ahts and contract
| er ana llgn1 ~ 49, n',a and he sned. to
| oollsallohs, 70 sue aiiu - an5
have corporate seal ana 70 ~. 70 an
perform any ana an acts - - ~ q
porate capacity ana N It's oLpola.S
/ name necessary and proper Iol enI s4 esats
rying out OF the purposes , an LIZ
1 80 nistrict IL created under this or
/ &C., r shall have the power OF
axnrnnriating property for the purpose
esplo op,, is sites for pumping stations
Of acauiIlns ssi,a nacessary;it shall also
that 1t may ltilu soo.,,i,a5 machinery,
nave the power e, a nia,,ts mr. anv ma
o maintain pumping III p+an nav he found
I chinerv whatever that s..al.,1. ~ draining
/ necessary for the pu w, po lands embraced
or retaining any OF sne st shai, own the
| within its limits, any = avd e ditches and
right of way TOT eau a,,ira either by
all sites which II may a az,r,onriation. in
donation, purchase OF 1,is Ell for
| full ownership us coii,i', 1,,.oner outlet
the purpose Of securi1s 9 ;l 20 district.
for the waters OF salu - axtend canals
| shall have auliiosilS ~ apd ditches.
or bitches, or poIh ceaIa1s ,.ai,a aa dis
/ beyond the limit o. saIu =, ~ sYtl,nr-
| trict, with the saIlAe poN. - - tI,ya1, in
ity of exproprlatlns the Isl ~ " INC ey
/ the same manner ana 70 = sl ditcbas were
4 tent as II such csiAehis io 5rai,,ag a dis
| wholly WITHIN tHe s snl 49,; % dis
trct. The domlclle OF tnis Tistrict1
trict bayou B1Jou IIalna5e barahv
shaall be, and the sa.iie a is p O..
sixed at GefIhahla, IloileH ct which
in the paf1sh OF y s,Iad and service
domicile 1t small DE su e..ee.;da,.+ Snither
Of citation mace on Tue - oharge
in person or on some person y c1is'l E :
Of the office. s ,a.,~aa a+o that
| SecIlon 4. De y %. y. ;.o.1no' $50, tbay
the drainage colillliissions, ?, and
snail nave p '7i =. - 4t,a co,Irf
qualaIled, siiah fs uptnse 1sn daus after
mouse, Wiehln Illt1en IL FL a5nnoint al
al OF tne.n nav peen ,,,aia,i+u # said
ana qualllieu, a hu,, 2 ans}it,,ts a,1o-
;oiiliiissioilshs silsali 49, .f etn,.s;nass
rum Ior Inc ~, aiaatine
wien sns rhar nrssiaant y nl;
itoi s,,.a}aa.+ staI1 ha fhe d11fv
~ - r,a";5aa+ ~ ,,rasida ,I,ar the
,aaa4;ngs - If 4ba hoard and 10 perform
as a9ia 5,,t;as 90 80 ,1s,,a ~, re-
sun ,;raa ot ~ nrasiden+s If CONTRIBUTIONS r
j shalI ha the dirty II the vice nresidant
1 - ACT in rho absence af the president
! in case of ahsence or fIisa hitity. said
Irainaea commissioners shan also elect
4 -. s,anrat.ry1 and treasurer uhn shall
G,,rnish bond in sum to he fixed by
| them and whose salary they will also
tix at a sum not to exceed fifty doll
lars per month, and he shall perform
I all duties required of him by said board
1 If commissioners: said DRAINAGE COM
inissioners shall select one of the SOL
| vent chartered banks Of the state,
/ where all moneys shall be deposited,
! which bank shall pay interest at not
/ less than three per cent per annum on
all deposits of said drainage district.
| Section s. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That said commissioners of the sal
Bayou Bilou Drainage District snail
nave the power, and 1t shall be their
duty, to open all@naturaI drains which
/ rney may deem necessary in said drain
Il age district and to perform all work
connected herewith, which they may
4 deem necessary TO make the openings
o. SAD natural drains erected; they
snail also nave the power to cut and
open new drains or canals deemed nee
essafy, ana they shall have the further
power TO divide SAID drainage dlstrict
IN sup-dfalnage. districts ana TO dram
the entire dlslfleI or sup-dfalnage DIS
trict by leveeing, canaing and pumping,
or by any means whatever they may
deem most Advantageous to drain or re-
clam SAID lanes; and, whenever sa1d
drainage commissioners snal .deem
/ e2pedlent or necessary, Tor the DeIIei
drainage OF SAID drainage #dlstrlcl, C
divide the same IN SUB drainage dis.
trlcts, they shall nave the right ano
power to do SO by simple resolution
co that effect, defining the limits o.
such sub-dralnage district; such sup.
drainage districts however, 70 pe colil-
posed only OF such lands az aie g
peclally peneI1tted by the particular particular e.
tlaniatlon OF dfalha5e lhat Is. propose.
to be lnaugurated 1or tne pufpose ~ =!
dia1nlns the salne, sucn s,..ees.s
uiseilels may oe $500 s;,
lehue u oiie
Section o. be II Luz liiel $ y .is.in5 =.
mat sag ~ ,1os, NJ ,a1ifief
sloners, When appolhleu anu qus.liI ~.
as aforesaid, in order 10 carry on. I la,S
drainage OF iands IN salu uisailass 80,
trlcG OF SUP dfalilase 90 ,,a.
provided, shall nave the poNei - = !.
vide the funds necessary thefeIoF,.ps