The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-12
Section 5. Be It further ordained,


Bayou Bijou Drainage District snail
have the power, and it shall be their
duty, to open all natural drains Whlcn
they may deem necessary in said drain
age district and to perform all WORK
connected Herewith, which they may
deem necessary, to make the openings
Of said natural drains effected; they
shall also have the power to cut and
open new drains or canals deemed nee
essary, and they shall have the further
power to divide said drainage district
in sub drainage districts and to drain
the entire district Or sub-drainage dis
trict by leveeing, canaling and pumping,
or by any means whatever they may
deem most advantageous to drain or re-
claim said lands; and, whenever said
drainage commissioners shall deem it
expedient or necessary, for the better
drainage of said drainage district, to
divide the same in sub drainage dis
tricts, they shall have the right and
power to do SO by a simple resolutlon
to that effect, defining the limits o.
such sub-drainage district; such SUD
drainage districts, however, to be COM
posed only of such lands as are es-
pecially benefited by the particular re-
rlamation or drainage that is proposed
to be inaugurated for the purpose OF
draining the same; such sub drainage
districts may be composed entirely OF
lands of one individual or corporation.
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
That said drainage board OF commls,
sloners, when appointed and qualified
as aforesaid, in order to carry out the
sirainage OF lands in said drainage ais
srict or sub drainage district as hefe1n
provided, shall have the power TO pro
vide the funds necessary therefor ny
Nnlch is now, or may hereafter, pc au-
1horized by the constitution and laws
of the state of Louisiana; provided,
however, that in all cases, where said
drainage board OF commissioners are au-
tnorized to levy forced contributions. OF
acreage taxes without an election, that
they shall not be- permitted to levy
such forced contribution or acreage
taxes until and after the land owners
of said district, or their agents, au-
rhorized in writing, Representing Two
thirds in acres OF the land situated in
said drainage district or sub drainage
district, have petitloned said drainage
ooard of commissioners to levy such
acreage tax or forced contribution.
Section Z. BE it further enacted,
etc. mat whenever in the opinion OF
,a1u board or drainage commissioners
3lIer work OF public Improvement With
m the drainage district may be COM
1ined with the drainage thereon Tor the
1ubIic benefit, the proposition 20 com
,1ue same may be Included in ana mace
,art Of the proposition TO be submitted
% the taxpayers, and when SAID tax
Snall nave been imposed and Sald po1las
ssued, they small be Iof the coi il,.
uned purpose OF drainage ana sucii
otner WORKS OF pubic Improvements ae
nav be mentioned in the proposition
.,upmilted by Virtue or, and undef Lne
1uInorlly that 1nay now, or hereafter
DC, GOMEZ by the constitution ana
VS. OF LOUISIANA.
Section s. BE 1t further enacted, etc.,
That all OF the PROVISIONS OF the con-
sllIutlun or Louisiana, OF as subsequent
y o.laeiiueI, I'M all Jaws now IN force,
or that may be hereafter enacted, reg
4laIinS siilu relatlnS To the collection OF
axes, and the creation OF tax-l1ens,
mortgages, tax penalties and or sales,
,,lal ALSO apply TO, and regulate the
Collection OF, any taxes winch may be
imposed by sad Bayou Bljou Drainage
.JisLilcl and the commissioners there
ii, including any acreage tax or forced
section 8. Be it further ordained,
etc, That the commissioners OF said
lralnage district, to be appointed as
-te1 eIilueIoIe SET forth. may meet as
yided it SNAIL hold at least one meet
4le eyefy yeaI. All expenses OF the |
of said board, salaries
= ulI4cels, etc, snail be pald out OF |
1ny funds in the hands OF the treas
Irer pelonglng to said district, Wnen |
lie item, DlllS, salaries, or expenses. |
snail nave been approved at a regular /
meeting of SAID board of commission
srs, provided however. that said drain
tge commissioners, themselves, shall not I
services as members OF said drainage /
ooard, but they shall! only be reim-
cursed the actual expenses incurred I
n performing the duties. upon them.
Section ~. Be 1t further enacted,
etc., Ihat said board OF commissioners
If said drainage district are aurnor-
1ed ana empoW cred, whenever in their
opinion 1t is necessary for the drain |
ase OF SAID drainage district, or any
IT its sub-drainage districts, to levee
ny portlon tneteof and pump the wa
.er rneretrom, to incur dept and issue i
leSotlabIe bonds THEREFOR in an amount
sufficient to urain ana reclaim the /
ands OF said districts; provided, said
lidinase commissioners snail first have
' ~ III drainage o. sun-drainage district
~ seseQ ana the costs OF draining the
'aftlcular area embraced therein ascer-
Lined per acre; SAID drainage COM
iiissIoners shan nave power, under the
l : OF the constitution ana laws
4.,oa a LII STATE, TO levy annually an
lcfeage tax or forced Contribution NJ
Whatever amount is necessary per acre
'pon the Ianus embraced within said
Iisallct' and drain or reclaim as aIora-
, 80, 20 pay the interest on the said
mn alsn u ne principle at maturity.
ne drainage OF SAID district after the
Illus therein nave been reclained
~, = money 70 be realized from the sails
= sald bonds to be used exclusively Nv
st1u ufSlhase district Ior rIe n,1,.nnsa
~ aihlns and retaining such lands,
no sucn acreage tax snal! De imposed
l''' sdeh lahus only as are especially
eiieilttea by drainage.
! ooeetlon IL Be it further enacted
&C., Ihat whenever, upon peti1lon eea a.
foylaed Tor by Sectlcn s, SAID hoarI
60 commissioners OF said uralnage H.
, ic 80 shal decide to drain cereal. l,,,as
.,n sag district by levylng a forced cons
Aoueiol OF acl cage TAX unereon sa,a
is'ihttse commissioners sI1au ACT in
az latter ny Resolution OF motion f,1,11
7.eiiis loith and giving in detail tha
' uniper OF ACRES in said distflcr - nc ne
,a+asu, as SHOWN by survey the a1,o,,nr
&c, la "a d report as made by the stare an
lAieei WIN show it wiz cost psr anra
draln said lands, and said drainage
- Lrs snail proceed to nrov1de
e -, 1uilus W1th Which to Grain $40
, 49, = as authorized by the constitution
aa laws OF the STATE Of LouIslau., sAo "a
- 80 Time; Waicn resolution Sail "a
: - enieu ts the assessors OF the n.ra
Us, LES 81 Ascension and IberyiIle ~ -, ,
= !" 81 olnS TO them certified conis',
, IS. III erder chat they nav ay p1es
-, s,e1 e@se TAX or forced conr,in,,sin