The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-12
PROCEEDINGS OF POLICE JURY.
REGULAR MEETING.
Parish of Ascension.

NOTWITHSTANDING Ld.s JuAy ASs 1879
The police jury of Ascension par
ish met this day in regular session
at the courthouse, and was calAee
to order at 1880 o'clock a. m. Pres
ent-G. B. Reuss,- president, IRIS
ward; K. A. Aucoin, second ward;
Adolphe Meter, third ward; II. Il
We'll, fourth ward; L. w. Armltage
fifth ward; J. G. Klos, sixth ward
Oreal Gonzales, seventh ward. AD
sent-H. A. Webb, eighth ward.
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The following ordinance was read:
AN ORDINANCE.
Organizing and creating a drainage
District, composed OF certain lands
situated in the parishes OF Ascen-
sion and Iperville; 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 PSI OF the constitution OF
1898.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the po-
lice jury of the parish of Ascension,
that whereas, in the opinion of the
police jury of the parish OF Ascension,
general welfare of certain property
owners of the parishes Of Ascension
and Ibervile that drainage district
oe organized and created comprising
certain LANDS situated in the said par
1snes of Ascension and Iberyllle, fol
me purpose of more readily draining
ne said lands in said parishes;
1t Is, therefore, ordained by said po-
ice Jury, That, by virtue or, and in
pursuance to, the power vested in TINS
aooay by Act No. 81 OF the General
Assembly OF the year 1910, all thar part
"a =.,f Il a md
VILE lying on the right bank OF the
mississippi river, and embraced within
lie boundaries following to-Wlt, shaD
constitute and form, and be embraced
n, the lilnlls OF d drainage district to
Je known and styled .'BAYOU BIZ OF
DRAINAGE D1SItlCT:
beginning az the right bank of the
Mississippi river IN lDervllie parish,
thence on the line between cannon anu
Seieste plantations TO tue upper line Oh
Old Hickory plantation, thence alonb
said line OF Gid ttickory plantation to
me ne, eignty afpenta line, thence. following
town the elesKsa arpent line OF OLD
hickory. Gtaasane. Chatham. Ascen-
sion and New nope plantations to the
sIlne between New Hope and A1cManol
plantations, thence along said line q
dlons the right bank or said river to
lie mississippi river, Inence up ana
.ne point o. beginning, being partly in
lie PARISH OF lDerVllle and partly in the
section = BE it further ordained,
&c, Ihat there SNAIL be five com
tllssionerS for said drainage distrlcr
VINO, Oh whose wives, snail ne assesseu
WITH at least i've hundred dollars wort1.
ii zeal estate III salu district, and wac
'nalI De cItlzeus OF the Srate or Lou
s1t~iia, Two Oh Wnlcn SAID commlsSIuu
'iieaH pe appuinttu ny tue ponce lury q,
eLe PARISH OF ascension, WLicn mas tn.
sheaeest area III sad drainage district,
3ne ny the ponce Jury OF lne PARISH
u lpervllie, ana Two snail be appo1nteu
.siana.
Section 3. Be it ordained, etc., That
5alo drainage district is hereby con
stltuled body corporate with all the
lowers OF a cofpoIation; it shall have
perpetual existence; shall have the DOW
e ana right TO incur debts and contract
Jpll5atlons; to sue and be sued: to
lave corporate seal and to do ana
perform any and all acts in it's cor
1orate capacity and in it's corporate
lame, necessary and proper for the car
sy1ng out OF the purposes and objects
or which the said Bayou Bijou Drain-
age District is created under this or
finance. 1t shall have the power of
sXpropriating property for the purpose
of acquiring sites Tor pumping stations
Or acquiring lands for any other purpose
that it may find necessary;it shall also
lave the power to acquire machinery,
% maintain pumping plants. or any ma
2hinery whatever that may be found
necessary for the purpose of draining
,r retaining any OF the lands embraced
WITHIN its limits, and it shall own the
light of way for canals and bitches, ana
Ill sites which it may acquire either by
purchase or appropriation, in
:ull ownership. Its commissioners, for
he purpose OF securing a proper outlet
,fc n Irair n SfTin
snail have authority to extend canals |
u ditches or both canals and bitches, |
beyond the limit of said drainage dis |
riot, with the same power and author |
ty of expropriatlng the right of way in |
ne same manner and to the same ex-
ent as if such canals and bitches were |
Fholly Within the said drainage dis |
riot. The domiciie of this drainage dis |
riot (Bayou Bijou Drainage District) |
naall be, and the same is hereby |
liked at Gernania, Hohen Solms F. o., |
n the parish OF Ascension, at which |
lomicile it snail be sued and service
II citation MADE on the president, either |
n person or on some person in charge I
# tie office.
Section 4. Be it ordained, ETC., That |
ne drainage commissioners, after they |
nall have been duly appointed and
Shall convene at the court
iouse, within fifteen 15) days after
III OF them nave been duly appointed
no 4uanIled, and majority OF said
commissioners snail constitute a quo
UNI for the TRANSACTION of business. /
anen they shall organize by eIecting,
Ola thelf own number, a president ana
wee president. 1t Shall be the duty
I the president to preside over tho
1eetlhss OF the board and to perform
uch other duties as are usually re-
,ulted OF Presidents OF corporations It
iiail De the DUTY of the vice president
Q act IN the absence of the president
case OF absence or disability; said
falnage commissioners shall also elect
secretary and treasurer, who shall
urhlsh bond in sum to be fixed by
nefn and whose salary they will also
TX at sum not to exceed fifty dol
as per month, and he saall perform
II duties required of him by said board
I commissioners; said drainage COM
lissioners shall select one of the SOL
emit chartered banks of the state
there all moneys shall be deposited
men bank shall pay interest at not
sss than three per cent per annum on
ar. &