The Donaldsonville chief., 1911-07-15

for the waters of said drainage d districI,
shall have authority to extend cailals
or bitches, or both canals and ditcnes'
beyond the limit of said drainage dls-s
trict, with the same power and autnor-
Nv of expropriating the right OF way III
fhe same manner and to the same eX-5
cent as if such canals and ditches were
Wholly within tie said drainage DIS
srict. The domicile of this drainage dis
erict bayou Bijou Drainage Dlstfict1
shaall be, and the same is hefe9y
liked at Germania, Hohen Solms +. ~,
in the parish of Ascension, at when
Of citation made on the president, either
N person or on some person in charge
IF the office.
Section a. Be it ordained ETC., That
the drainage commissioners, after they
shall have been duly appointed and
qualified, shall convene at the court
louse, within fifteen (15) days after
Iii OF them have been duly appointed
Ind quaiiied, and a majority OF said
commissioners snail constitute quo
rum for the transaction of business,
when they shall organize by electing,
from their own number, president and
i vice president. 1t shall be the duty
IF the president to preside over the
meetings OF the board and to perform
such other duties as are usually re-.
Iuired of presidents of corporations. It
snail be the duty OF the vice president
% act in the absence Of the president
n case OF absence or disability; said
,trainage commissioners shall also elect
4 secretary and treasurer, who snail
-urnish bond in sum to be fixed by
mem and whose salary they will also
TX at a sum not to exceed fifty doll
-ars per month, and he snail perform
Ill duties required OF him by said board
of commissioners, said drainase COM.
-niss1onerS shail select one OF the SOL
vent chartered banks of the state,
Where all moneys shall be deposited,
Which bank Shall pay interest at not
-tss Ihan unree per cent per annum on.
LII deposits OF said drainage district.
Secllon 5. Be it furtner ordained,
etc., That said commissioners OF the sal
oayou Bilou Drainage District snail
AVE the power, and it snail be theil
4uty, TO open all natural drains Whlcn
.ney may deem necessary in said Drain
@unnected Herewith, which they may
4eem necessary, to make the openings
u said natural drains effected; they
snail also have the power to cut ana
lpen new drains or canals deemed nee
5ssary, and tney shall have the Turthel
s'oWer to divide said drainage disIricl
n sub drainage districts and to drain
NE entire district or sub-drainage dis
tlct by leVeelns, canallng and pumping,
u by any means Whatever they may
Iee1u most advantageous TO drain or re-
5laifn said lanus; and, whenever said
ifalnaSe commissioners snail deem il
-Apeuient Oh necessary, Tor the better
1ralnage OF SAID drainage district, TO
'.vlue The same in SUP p-dralnage dis
riots, they shall nave the right ana
lower to do so by simple resolution
. Inat effect, oeiinlng the limits OF
,ucn Sub-draAnage uiSllict; Such sub
llalnage districts, however, to be COM
Used only OF Sucn JANUS as are eS-
JccIally benefited by the particular re-
ILtstat1on Or draIna5e that is prOposeu
- pe lndusurated Tor tue purpose OF
IialnInS the same; Sucn SuD-uralnaSe
4lslrlcls may be composed entirely OF
Anvs OF one inuiyiuual or corpola liol.
SecCion o. lie 1t IufInef5 OF dalnea,
nat SAID drainage board OF coifll1lls-
5louers, Wnen appointed and quai1lee.
S Aforesaid, in order TO carry out the
alnaSe lands IN SAID drainage dlS-
met or SUB -urainage district as herein
provided, snail have the power to pro-
.lde the FUNDS necessary InefeIof Ds
.evying any lax or forced conLrlbuIlo1l
yn1tn is now, OF may hereafter, be au-
-nollzed by the constitution and laws
Jf the state of 5Loulslana; provided,
.oWeyer, tnat IN all cases, Wnere saiu
4rdinage board OF commissioners are an-
-Iorlzeu to levy forced CONTRIBUTORS o.
pG4 ease taxes WitAodI an electlons that
ley snail not be permitted TO levy
,acn forced contribution or acreage
1xes until and alter the land owners
ii said district, or their agents, al-
-norized in writing, representing Two
.uIfuS in acres or the land situated IN
ald drainage district or sup-dfalnagt
lis Lrict, nave peulrloned said drainage
,oard of commissioners to levy such
~treage tax or forced contribution
Section l. BE it furLner enacted,
tc., That whenever in the opinion ol
aIu board of drainage commissioners
1tner work of public improvement With
n the drainage district may be com
lined with the drainage thereof for the
public benefit the proposition TO com
zine same may be included IN ana sllaaas M
,art of the proposition to be supmltLeo
o the taxpayers, and sWiaehs sald ~ Y. e1lA
snail have been imposed and said aponus
ssued, they shall be for the com
5ined purpose of drainage and sucll
,ther works of public Improvement, is fs
nay. be mentioned in the pfopos1tioii
submitted by virtue of, and under Ihe I
authority that may now, or nefeaI1eI ter
oe, conferred by the constitution ana ana
avs OF Louisiana.
Section 5. Be it further enacted, etc,
That all of the provisions OF the con-
stitution of Louisiana, or as. subsequent
Y amended, and all laws now in force,
pr that may be hereafter enacted. reg
llating and relating to the collection OF
axes, and the creation Of tax-1lefls,
mortgages, tax penalties and of sales,
ina1 also apply to, and regulate the
objection of, any taxes which may be
imposed by said Bayou Bijou Drainage
District and the commissioners there-
IF, including any acreage tax or forced
contribution.
Section o. Be it further ordained,
ste., That the commissioners of said
drainage district, TO s be appointed as
Elereinbefore set forth, may meet as
often as they deem it necessary, pro