The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26

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to order at II. 80 o'clock a. m. Pres
ent-G. B. Reuss, president, first
ward; K. A. Aucoin, second ward
Adolphe Meter, third ward; H. L
Well, fourth ward; L. w. Armitage
fifth ward; J. C. Klos, sixth ward;
Oreal Gonzales, seventh ward. Alb
sent-H. A. Webb, eighth ward.
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The following ordinance was read:
AN ORDINANCE.
Organizing and creating drainage
| District, composed of certain lands
| situated in the parishes of Ascen-
| sion and Iberville; declaring the
| powers of said body, and carrying
into effect the provisions of Act
| No. 317 of the General Assembly OF
the year 1910, and the provisions OF
Article Isl Of the constitution OF
1898.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the po-
| lice Ju,'y of tue parish OF Ascension,
| mat whereas, III the opinion OF the
! ponce Jufy or The parish Oh Ascension,
| IL is necessary anu conducive to the
aeneral Welfare Of certain property
| owners OF TIE parishes OF ASCENSION
| anu lperyllie that d drainage dIsLr1ct
pe organized and created comprising
| certain ianuS situated IN The sad pAf-
l
tne purpose OF more readily draining
| lie said lands in said parishes;
1t is, therefore, ordained by said po-
nee jury, mat, Dy virtue Oh, and III
| pursuance TO, the power vested III TINS
uouy ny ACT NO. oAi or enc General
| Assembly OF the year 15lU, ali that part
| or the PARISHES OF ascension and loer-
| vile lying on the rlsnI bank OF the
| A4lsslsslppI RIVER, anu embraced WITHIN
tie boundaries borrowing to-WIt, sIistA'
constitute anu#SIornl, aud be embraced
| ins inc NUTS #oI a drainage diSttlct TO
.e Known and styled BAYOU BlJOD
DR4INxAeEi IISII.ICI:
| beslnnlng AZ tie ilght bank of the
Mississippi river IN IpervIIte PARISH.
enence GA the line between Cannon ana
e,1d l1rehorg ssrsss9 lloI, tnence along
sad the OF Ola hickory plantation e
the e4gnty alpent lane, thence following
down the eIsn.y arpent line or Ola
, 11lchory, Claiborne, chatham, Ascen-
SION and New nope piantallons to the
ilne between New nope ana Mc1Ianol
piantaIlons, thence along SAID line 10
aloHS Tue right Dank OF Said river To
.ne MISSISSIPPI river, tnenee up anu
'ne point oI ueslnn1ug, being partly III
~ile PARISH or IDerVIiIe ana partly in the
parish OF ASCENSION.
oeGIIon z. Belt further ordained
ETC., lhat there silau De five cpiu,
.ulssioners for said drainage d1sfr,c1
'tltn at least ave hunureu do1ars Worth
" Aeal estate lii said uIsLIICt, and WHO
SHALL pe c1GAzens o1 The sCate OF Lou
.ststl4d, Two Oh Wlllcn SAD CuuiLut SSIo.te.is
'ieeiA We appointeu$ ny Ilie ponce Jury OF
lie PARISH VI ASCENSION, Wuicu mas rn.
oieatesL area Ill SAID urainage DISTRICT
one NY the ponce jury or lne parish
u 1pei,VlIie, and Two suau be APPOINTED
Wy tie SoNeI nor OF the state OF Lou
lSlana.
section 3. Be it ordained, ETC., That
aalo drainage district is nereuy coz
seltuteu body corporate with all the
powers OI a cOfp0tallOn; it snail have
perpetual existence; snail have the pow
or and right to incur DEBTS and contract
oollSatIOiis; TO sue aud be sued; to
nave corporate seal and to do ana
perform any and all acts in it's cor
porate capacity and in it's corporate
ZANE, necessary and proper for the car
rying out of the purposes and objects
Tor which the said Bayou Bijou Drain
age District is created under this or
uInance. 1t shall have the power OF
expfopriating property for the purpose
OF acquiring sites for pumping stations
or acquiring lands for any other purpose
that it may find necessary;it shall also
nave the power to acquire machinery,
to maintain pumping plants, or any ma
chinery whatever that may be FOUND
necessary for the purpose OF draining
or retaining any OF the LANDS embraced
within it's limits, and it shall own the
right of way for canals ana dltcnes' anu
all sites which it may acquire either by
donation, purchase or appropriation, IN
full ownership. Its commissioners, iol
the purpose of securing a proper outlet
Tor the waters OF said drainage district,
shall have authority to extend canals
or ditcnes, or both canals and dltches,
beyond the limit of said drainage dis
trict, with the same power and author
ity of eXproprfating the 1lSht OF way III
tie same manner and to the same eA-
tent as if such canals and bitches were
wholly within the said drainage dis
trict The domiciIe of this drainage dis
trict bayou Bijou Drainage Districtj
shaaI be, and the same is hereby
liked at Germania, Hohen Soms E. O.,
in the parish of Ascension, at which
of citation made on the president, either
in person or on some person in charge
OF the office.
Section 4. Be It ordained, ETC., That
the drainage commissioners, after they |
shall have been duly appointed and
house, within fifteen (15) days after
all Of them have been duly appointed
and qualified, and majority OF said
commissioners shall constitute quo
rum for the transaction of business,
when they shall organize by electing,
from their own number, president and |
a vice president. 1t shall be the duty |
Of the president to preside over the |
meetings of the board and to perform |
such other duties as are usually re-
CURED of presidents of corporations. 1t |
snail be the duty of the vice president
to act in the absence of the president |
N case of absence or disability; said
drainage commissioners shall also elect |
4 secretary and treasurer, who shall |
furnish bond in a sum to be fixed by
them and whose salary they will also
Tx at a sum not to exceed fifty doll /
airs per month, and he shall perform
all duties required of him by said board |
Of commissioners said drainage COM
nissioners shall select one of the sol I
vent chartered hanks of the state, |
where all moneys shall be deposited, |
which bank shall pay interest at not |
ess than three per cent per annum on
III deposits of said drainage district.