The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-29

i bayou poWer. and it shall be their
49, ~ onen all natural drains winch 3
they may deem necessary In sal Ni, - . cor,
80 eepnaafad herewith, which they may ]
deem necessary, to make the opeA atiss
OF said natural drains elieeeeu, md
shall also have the power 70 GU 81 &C.
omen new drains or canals deemed nee
essary. and they shall have the iurlnel
mower to divide said drainage dls s.la;,,
in ub-drainage districts ana 70 u a Is :
the entire district or SUD III ails.se
trict py ieveelng, caaallns ana puilip .lia,
or by any means Whatever they may
deem most advantageous to drain OF r.
calm said lanas; and whenever seiu
drainage commissioners shall oee 7,44 -.
exueulent OF necessary, Tor the Dellea
Ira1nase or said drainage DISTRICT "
DIVIDE lne same in suD-ufainase w.
trlcts, they shall nave the rlsht anu
mower to do $50 by simple issoiuSAs t
"a ruat erect, defining the inlitS
s,cb- s1ib-ursinage sulslIict; Such SUI
| iralnape districts, however, TO pc com
posed only oi SUCH ianus as aie
| uac1ally =DeneIltteu# ny the particular "a I
| lIanallon or drainage Inat rs pfopo9se.5
/ ~ he inau.,1raIed Tor the purpose VI
Irrainlng the same; sucn sup- uISit1s1sSs
/ ulsurlcLs may De composed en l.aa'.ia,,
/ anus OF one indiYlduaI or coIpoi a .l,a |
1 Sect1on s. BE it turther ordaiAs .%
/ ss.,d rainage board OF coIIiliis, |
| s.,n,,ers when appointed ana qualllaeu
i 4s aforesaid, in order to carry - - 40
~ alnase OIL lands IN sald " s1Atis5s araln
4 fric1 OF SUP drainage dlsIflcL 40 - 49,
provided, shall nave the ,poI roarefor by
s1de the funds necessary Ing.
Wing any TAX or forced cohLil IVY .lsA
men is now, or may hereafter, pe 81
,no1.iZed by the constitution a iiu 10
of the state OF Lou lSa.,.. ,,vhera said
| ~. =, .pa shoa rd OF commissioners aIe -
snoIIzeu to levy forced cohatIlu .s.s,A ia =
1creaae taxes without an elecelolA' lew
tney shall not ne peIlill.len acreage
i sncn forced contribution OF az slsass
,os mill and after the land o"AA 80
~ Said a1strict, or their agents, &C
I1norized in writing, fepie es ai4,a tod in
, .nirds in acres OF the lshu a.s5na "a
aid drainage district or SUD e1i.sat,. .
tisIricI nave peIitloned sald ufaiiiesss
,oard az commissioners 70 leVy = -
Icreage tax or forced 7conIIi Iaar, oted
Section I. Be it fufti1e s,aia,, II
ETC., That whenever ~ 1n com.nlssioners
, -. work Of public improvement w. 49,.
: In the drainage district may ut 81 the
: l,ined with the drainage thereol Nam ~
: public benefit, the prop propose ~ and made
ONE ssfA the proposition to be supli1e te
! - Tho taxpayers, and When say haaas
: ~ have been imposed and salu 49,
+ ssued, they shall be ,,5 ZOE ea and such
plhea 1 par $50 Of public improvements 81
oehsA Ia mentioned in toe pfopoaA@ tba
q submitted by virtue OF, ana u hasaafte1
!, authority that may now, . - an6
Le BE- conferred py tIe
n section s.. Be it further eiia eng 49, eon.
It That all of the provisions VI s,,h rS
q stitution of Louisiana, Oh DIS ", farce.
. n1ended. and all laws now ~ loisa,
=, or that may be hereafter enacleu, les
20 ,atins and relating to the collecli1a
2 1apas and the creation OF taA-l lN3a
) mortgages, tax penalties anu s.ao,l =. ~
- ;nall also apply to, and regula1e ~ -
IN IN .a11act;an. of. any taxes which may o
20 unused BY said Bayou Bijou Drainag
- District and the commissioners s snel
r. Of, including any acreage eaA u
l ie o Section 3. Be it further ordain nee
AZ atc That the commissioners OF sal
ed drainage district, to be appolnt at 9 9
81 81 nereinbefore set forth, may meet a
=, ~ aften as they deem it necessary, pro
~ vided it shall hold at least one meet
no every year Ali expenses OF tn
ne administration of said board; s a,,4
no any funds in the hands of the treas
OF 4,rer belonging to said district W Us
ny he item bills, salaries, or 1pens sss
70 shall have been approved at g Isgn Us
NJ meeting of said board Of eomm1ssloI
ia srs. provided, however, that said drali
m age Commissioners, themselves, shall NJ
ne oe allowed any compensation Tor Ine
- services as members OF sald dla w. $
- ooard. but they shall only pc rein
to bursed the actual expenses incurre
NJ in performing the duties upon them.
~ Section 10. Be it further enacte
.ae etc., That said board OF COMMISSIONS ~ =
IF said drainage district are autho
ed .zed and empowered, whenever in the
M opinion it is necessary for the draal
ct, age of said drainage district, or al
seq Of its sub drainage districts, to lev
rtil5 INV portion thereof and pump the wi
mo ter tnerefrom, to incur debt and 1851
~ negotiable bonds therefor, in an amou
ers sufficient to drain and reclaim Z
OF lands of said districts; provided, ga
the drainage commissioners shall first ma
cL, said drainage or sub drainage distri
ISL surveyed and the costs of draining u
tea | particular area embraced therein asce
1u | lained per acre; said drainage cor
,nissioners shall have power, under Il
hat authority of the constitution and lay
on of this state, to levy annually
the acreage tax or forced contribution
aye. whatever amount is necessary per ac
W. Upon the lands embraced within sa
oct district and drain or reclaim as afor
to said, to pay the interest on the sa
mn lbonds and the principle at maturit
or and also an additional sum to malnta
ata the drainage of said district after t
a. lands therein have been reclalme
1T the money to be realized from the SO
IN If said bonds to be used exclusively ]
~ said drainage district for the purpo
OF ~ of draining and retaining such lant
SO and such acreage tax shall DE lmpoS
ose upon such lands only as are especial
o oss benefited by drainage
'o Is Section II. Be it further enacte
also etc, sThat whenever, upon a petition
Ply, provided for by Section S, said boa
ma Of commissioners of said drainage d
oIlu lrict shall decide to drain certain Ian
nllg IN said district by levyins a forced &C
e,su -rlbution or acreage tax thereon, Sc
ano :. "a ~ "a, ~, rasol,tions of motion. fin
~ setting forth and giving in detail
81 ~ number OF acres in said district to
10 iot trained. as SHOWN by survey, the amot
~, - that a report as made by the state 6
a III, gineer viii show it will cost per az
has 70 drain said lands, and said drama
dis % p 80 - drain =
VI IN lands as authorized by the CONSTITUTE
~ - and laws of the state of Louisiana
we're ,otifiad - +ha sssassors ri tha n.
W. as, lshes of Ascension and Iberville,
, ula forwarding to them certified COP
, .n;t: snereof in order that they may eale
- The acreage tax or forced contribut
,ich thus levied upon the assessment rolls
1rica said parishes.
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